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To me I don't see this as a design flaw with a small number of trans failures, we do know high HWY % mileage seems to be a common theme with trans failures from the 20's k mi. to over 100k mi. , Mine at 97k mi. with 80% Hwy miles. Some have mentioned that they only had a bearing replaced in the trans. :headscratch: We will probably never know for sure. Paul

I haven't heard of anyone getting a Trans replaced without it failing. The problem isn't a design problem, we do know that it is a bearing failure which I'm pretty sure is a heat treating issue. This would explain why most Transmissions haven't failed. :) Paul

The Owners Manual says not too. :sad: I think a few have tried though. Paul

I know I got mine cheaper at FORD, I guess it comes down to whether they give you a discounted price or not. Paul

I think you are right! :) Paul

Well it's been awhile, it would be nice if you could check your voltage at Power point or under the hood. Here is one on eBay Motors fr the power point for $6.95: https://www.ebay.com/itm/us-seller-12-VOLT-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-VOLTAGE-BATTERY-METER-REGULATOR-CAR-TESTER/281271379056?hash=item417d14a470:g:ohwAAOxy4dNS0eXi&vxp=mtr Paul

How long has it been? Normally their good for 5 yrs. Paul

Have you replaced the 12v battery yet? :) That could be the problem. Paul

I think FORD is the only place I could find one, I think It was little over $100 to do it yourself. :) Paul

I also agree if you have 5yrs on the 12v battery it is time to replace if you have any electrical problems at all to be safe. :) Paul

If you had a voltmeter you could read voltage under the hood and also the power point between the front seats. Depending on what you get would help to determine where the problem is. Paul

Sounds like the 12v has got a bad connection, try jumping from the two terminals under the hood. I think there are other threads on how to jump the battery. Paul

I agree with obob that Dealers vary a lot and I'm lucky to have a good one and they aren't even an Electric one. I buy my Michelin's from them because they beat anybodies else prices. :) Check ups and oil changes are $30, I really can't complain. Paul

To me it looks like you talked yourself into wasting a lot of money and you will keep on wasting it with less MPG's. 1. At five years your car should be payed off and I'm thinking you are going to end up with payments on new car. 2. I'm unaware of any trans recalls and most 2013 don't fail, on this Forum we have only 23 that have failed between CMAX Hybrid/Energi and FFH with thousands of members between three Forums. BTW the trans is warrantied for 8yrs/100k mi. so it looks like you would have been covered for another three years anyways. 3. The OEM tires are rated at 55k mi. and with 5 yrs on the tires it is time to replace them. No problem here, normal maintenance. 4. Are you saying there is a problem with your brakes? That's unusual for CA car. Mine still look pretty new with 188 k mi. on them. 5. Then there is the cost for the extra gas you will have to buy with atleast 12 mpg loss in gas mileage and you are paying more than $3 a gallon too. OUCH! :sad: 6. The HVB will easily last the life of the car if you looked at the HVB Test thread and I'm not aware of any HVB failing on this Forum. Looks like you were trying justify your decision with negative emotions and not the real facts that are on this forum. I have currently 188k miles on my 2013 CMAX SEL and FORD has taken care of any problems I had, no complains here. :) Good Luck with your new car and hopefully you won't have any problems with it. Paul

To me it looks like you talked yourself into wasting a lot of money and you will keep on wasting it with less MPG's. 1. At five years your car should be payed off and I'm thinking you are going to end up with payments on new car. 2. I'm unaware of any trans recalls and most 2013 don't fail, on this Forum we have only 23 that have failed between CMAX Hybrid/Energi and FFH with thousands of members between three Forums. BTW the trans is warrantied for 8yrs/100k mi. so it looks like you would have been covered for another three years anyways. 3. The OEM tires are rated at 55k mi. and with 5 yrs on the tires it is time to replace them. No problem here, normal maintenance. 4. Are you saying there is a problem with your brakes? That's unusual for CA car. Mine still look pretty new with 188 k mi. on them. 5. Then there is the cost for the extra gas you will have to buy with atleast 12 mpg loss in gas mileage and you are paying more than $3 a gallon too. OUCH! :sad: 6. The HVB will easily last the life of the car if you looked at the HVB Test thread and I'm not aware of any HVB failing on this Forum. Looks like you were trying justify your decision with negative emotions and not the real facts that are on this forum. I have currently 188k miles on my 2013 CMAX SEL and FORD has taken care of any problems I had, no complains here. :) Good Luck with your new car and hopefully you won't have any problems with it. Paul

"Add me to the list... 2013 Hybrid SE, just shy of 75K. Last 40K are mine, mostly city. " That sounds like you didn't have the car from New. :headscratch: Paul

You should be in good shape if you transferred the warranty. :) Paul

And in two months it's gone up again to 49.6mpg LifeTime Score and in the Winter time too. :) Paul

At 30*F you have lost 8 mpg over 70*F and you are right that it keeps getting worse as you go down more. :sad: Paul

It has large openings screens now, no filters. Paul

Just to clarify a bit using Frank's diagram all the energy for our CMAX comes from burning gas in the engine(ICE), to do this efficiently the ICE WT needs to be above 202*F and judging by the way the ECM runs the ICE load of 2 Bars seems to give the best MPG's. In a perfect example of Max efficiency the ICE would have just enough power at max torque so you could go at a desired speed say 60 mph on level ground and you could probably get 60 mpg. This is totally impracticable, we would have a tough time going up hills. :sad: So to make the car useful the Hybrid was developed so that any excess energy from the ICE could charge the HVB when it's operating at a more efficient load. Also regen could be used to charge the HVB from slowing down or going down hill and used later to move the car by using electric motors. This recaptured energy and it's reuse is about 80-90% efficient as compared with coasting in Neutral is 100%. Strictly ICE car looses all that energy. :sad: Paul

I would have to try out a new CMAX to see if I noticed a difference, I don't remember any noticeable difference when I drove the 2017 CMAX, I think I got 46mpg on 20 miles trip. Paul

The only thing I've noticed is the HVB charges up quicker going down hill with regen. When the car was newer the highest HVB % charge was 65% going down hill, but now I have seen 70.5% a number of times. :headscratch: I'm guessing that I don't go as far in EV, but it isn't really noticeable and I'm getting as good as gas mileage as I have ever gotten. :) My EV to ICE usage is 51.7% which I think is very good considering 80% HWY miles. From my experience I have found the best use of the HVB is between 38% and 50% battery capacity to get the best MPG's. So I don't think loss of HVB capacity is going to hurt MPG's. Paul

Using OEM Michelin's will improve MPG's noticeably over any other tire. Paul

Just filled up and got 51.7mpg with 90% HWY, some cold and rainy conditions, curious to hear what others are getting with their Grill Covers on this Winter. YouTube views are up to 6200 now. Paul