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Two of my failures have been at home and in the am. The third and most recent one occurred while the car was in a garage at a condo we were staying at on vacation. This was also first thing in the morning. We have a 2013 SE - no MFT. It continues to appear that Ford has no solution for this problem. When the 4th one happens I will be looking toward the Michigan Lemon Law. Really hope it does not occur again.

Has anyone else had this part replaced? If so, has it been successful so far? Our C-Max will be due for oil change, etc when we return to Michigan and I'm planning to ask our local Ford Service Advisor if they have tried this. I don't believe it was done the other times our car has been in. I need to check our service records once I'm back home. I will update here if I learn anything. It sure would be nice to put this issue behind us.

We have a 2013 C-MAX purchased 9/12 and the 12volt battery has now failed us 3 times. Completely dead had to be towed each time. The most recent time was last week while we are vacationing in Florida. All recalls and "Fixes" have been applied still do not have any real answer to what causes this. One more occurrence and I will be looking to the Michigan Lemon Law. Really too bad because other than this problem we really love the vehicle. Does anyone know if the battery problem is only happening on the 2013 models? I might consider trading up to a newer model. Any information you can provide would be appreciated.

Excellent information and much appreciated. I'm probably going to see if Ford and/or our dealer will offer up something I can live with or I'll end up checking the "Lemon" route and ultimately leaving Ford. I drove Fords many years ago and after lots of issues back then, I thought I would give them a try again. Sure hope that does not prove to be a costly mistake. Living in Michigan I really want Ford to succeed especially with their Michigan built vehicles.

CMax Lover Thanks for the information you have provided. We are about to go to the Ford dealer here in Florida with our rental car bill and ask that we be reimbursed. We did use the Ford Road Assistance program for our towing. In the past when using this this we never had any cost with the towing. Also does anyone know if the problem is occurring on the 2014 or 2015 C-Max? In addition I have responded to Meagan from Ford Service with a direct email. (See above)

We have a 2013 C-MAX purchased 9/12 and the 12volt battery has now failed us 3 times. Completely dead had to be towed each time. The most recent time was last week while we are vacationing in Florida. All recalls and "Fixes" have been applied still do not have any real answer to what causes this. One more occurrence and I will be looking to the Michigan Lemon Law. Really too bad because other than this problem we really love the vehicle. Does anyone know if the battery problem is only happening on the 2013 models? I might consider trading up to a newer model. Also will Ford cover the cost of our rental car in addition to the towing charge? Any information anyone can provide would be most appreciated. Thanks.