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Ford has told owners that Cmaxs built between Aug 8, 2012 and Jun 17, 2014 and Fusions Hybrids built around that time with eCVT transmissions have failed due to a manufacturing problem that was fixed on later models.  http://fordcmaxhybri...air/#entry60970

 

If you had a CMAX eCVT failure that required replacement, please post your car's build date.and mileage at failure

 

Since the Fusion has the same transmission I have started the same topic here

http://fordfusionhybridforum.com/topic/10342-build-date-for-ecvt-that-have-failed/

Post there if you have a Fusion

 

 

Model              Year    Build Date   1st Problem   Replaced    Notes                                             Member

Fusion Hybrid  2014                                                 12K                                                              scn101

Fusion Hybrid  2014                                                 14K                                                              Chris Campbell

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                55.7K                                                            ROB281

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                60.5K                                                            mje715

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                 71K                                                              gadgetguy

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                 34K                                                              gkinla

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                  22K                                                             MTGilby

Fusion Hybrid  2013    11/2012                                 40K                                                             cincidaddi

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                  50K                                                             GrayStrider

Fusion Hybrid  2013                                                  ??K      loud whine                                      halfelite

C-Max Hybrid  2013      9/2012             97K             98K       82% Hwy, noises                            ptjones

C-Max Hybrid  2013   10/8/2012                            63.5K      bearing noises, mostly highway      HannahWCU

C-Max Hybrid  2013    10/18/12          39.6K                         bearing noises, not replaced yet     HotPotato

C-Max Energi  2013   11/06/2012                            54K                                                               found on CARFAX

C-Max Energi  2013   11/07/2012                           70.5K      bearing noises,mostly highway      mitrals

C-Max Energi  2013     3/2013                                 44K       mostly highway                               Sparky

C-Max Hybrid  2013                             43K              50K                                                              PalmettoMax

C-Max Hybrid  2013                                                 82K        85% interstate                                bigalpha

C-Max Hybrid  2013     8/20/2012                            32K        grinding noises                               Bill-N

C-Max Energi  2013       3/2013                               95.1K                                                            slbenz

C-Max Energi  2013     5/24/2013                            27K                                                               GSMacLean

C-Max Energi  2013                                                 159K                                                             Middleofnowhere

C-Max Energi  2013                             23.2K            ??K                                                              ITFlyer

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My door plate says 10/12 and my window sticker says 10/18/12.

 

Do I have a failing trans? I don't know. I have two distinct dying-bearing noises that are quiet enough that service people won't yet take action to diagnose and fix, but loud enough that sales people hear a mechanical issue and won't take the car in trade. "Waiting for something to break" is not a great feeling.  

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My door plate says 10/12 and my window sticker says 10/18/12.

 

Do I have a failing trans? I don't know. I have two distinct dying-bearing noises that are quiet enough that service people won't yet take action to diagnose and fix, but loud enough that sales people hear a mechanical issue and won't take the car in trade. "Waiting for something to break" is not a great feeling.

 

... And your odometer says?:) At what mileage did you first hear the noise? My build date is 11/19/12

 

"Waiting for something to break" - yep, I know the feeling.

 

At 22 k miles on my 2009 VW TDI, we knew VW had a problem with the HPFP (about $8k at that time to repair), Mine failed at 44k (covered under power train warranty). VW has recently extended the warranty to 120 k miles on the pump (and collateral damage) provided fuel sample shows no gasoline. If Ford has an inherent problem with the early eCVT, we can hope that Ford steps up and extends the warranty on the eCVT well past 100 k miles - say 150k miles and 10 years.

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My door plate says 10/12 and my window sticker says 10/18/12.

 

Do I have a failing trans? I don't know. I have two distinct dying-bearing noises that are quiet enough that service people won't yet take action to diagnose and fix, but loud enough that sales people hear a mechanical issue and won't take the car in trade. "Waiting for something to break" is not a great feeling.  

As important as total mileage is type of driving, mostly City I won't worry about it, if HWY make sure you are covered by Warranty. ;)

 

Paul

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... And your odometer says? :) At what mileage did you first hear the noise? My build date is 11/19/12

 

"Waiting for something to break" - yep, I know the feeling.

 

At 22 k miles on my 2009 VW TDI, we knew VW had a problem with the HPFP (about $8k at that time to repair), Mine failed at 44k (covered under power train warranty). VW has recently extended the warranty to 120 k miles on the pump (and collateral damage) provided fuel sample shows no gasoline. If Ford has an inherent problem with the early eCVT, we can hope that Ford steps up and extends the warranty on the eCVT well past 100 k miles - say 150k miles and 10 years.

 

Sorry--about 39,600 miles. But if people are going twice that long before a failure--around the time a totally healthy GM automatic would fail, in my experience--then I guess I should settle down.

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Today I decided to stop by my Ford dealer to see how things are going.  The car has been in the shop since last Thursday. The transmission has been delivered and THE guy who does C-Max transmissions will start on it tomorrow.  I felt much better when the SM told me THE guy has done one other C-Max transmission.  Experience is a plus ;)

 

FYI the SM showed me the cost of the parts (AKA the transmission) and the total was nearly $8k.  Supposedly that is not the retail price, but the price Ford will pay for the parts.  Labor is supposed to be rated at 10.5 hours for the job.  That's in a perfect world where every nut, bolt, and gasket is on hand.  I am sooo glad this is covered under warranty.

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Today I decided to stop by my Ford dealer to see how things are going.  The car has been in the shop since last Thursday. The transmission has been delivered and THE guy who does C-Max transmissions will start on it tomorrow.  I felt much better when the SM told me THE guy has done one other C-Max transmission.  Experience is a plus ;)

 

FYI the SM showed me the cost of the parts (AKA the transmission) and the total was nearly $8k.  Supposedly that is not the retail price, but the price Ford will pay for the parts.  Labor is supposed to be rated at 10.5 hours for the job.  That's in a perfect world where every nut, bolt, and gasket is on hand.  I am sooo glad this is covered under warranty.

So what did THE guy say the problem was?

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Add Mine to the list.  Build date 10-8-2012. Bearing noise, mostly highway miles.  63.5K miles, being replaced now under warranty

 

NOTE:  Was first diagnosed as a bad Half-shaft (at a cost of $600), I guess that didn't eliminate the noise, so now the transmission is being replaced.  Supposedly, the dealer is trying to get Ford to help on the Half-shaft as they said it needed to replaced anyway.  I don't understand how a Half-shaft can go bad in under 65,000 miles.

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Add Mine to the list.  Build date 10-8-2012. Bearing noise, mostly highway miles.  63.5K miles, being replaced now under warranty

 

NOTE:  Was first diagnosed as a bad Half-shaft (at a cost of $600), I guess that didn't eliminate the noise, so now the transmission is being replaced.  Supposedly, the dealer is trying to get Ford to help on the Half-shaft as they said it needed to replaced anyway.  I don't understand how a Half-shaft can go bad in under 65,000 miles.

That's weird, you didn't have a extended warranty? :)

 

Paul

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That's weird, you didn't have a extended warranty? :)

 

Paul

 

With the miles I tend to put on a vehicle the extended warranties are expensive.  Adding years to a warranty is cheap, but miles ...

 

The CMax is 32 months old and has ~63,000 miles on it, that is almost 2,000 miles per month.  So in 5 years I'll have ~120,000 miles on it.  5 year 120,000 miles extended warranties are not cheap.

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With the miles I tend to put on a vehicle the extended warranties are expensive.  Adding years to a warranty is cheap, but miles ...

 

The CMax is 32 months old and has ~63,000 miles on it, that is almost 2,000 miles per month.  So in 5 years I'll have ~120,000 miles on it.  5 year 120,000 miles extended warranties are not cheap.

That is true, I have mine extended to 132K, but replacing a Trans is over $6K. I have 106.5K now. ;)

 

Paul

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  • 4 months later...

Just picked up my 2013 CMax Energi from the dealer. The loud buzzing sound that I heard was the transmission failing. My car was built 3/13 with 95.1K miles on it when the transmission failed. Now I have a new transmission in the car and it drives like new! Transmission replacement covered under factory warranty. Thank goodness or this would have cost me $7200 to replace according to the dealer. :eek:

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