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Yes, mikeg, my C-Max had died 3 times by early May 2013, and then it didn't die again until early August. Then, it didn't die again until late December, just when I had started thinking the problem had miraculously been fixed (since the Ford maintenance guys didn't really do anything to it in August because they didn't know what to do). I almost never plugged anything into the usb port or electrical plug, though I did use the Bluetooth. There did not seem to be any rhyme or reason to when the problem occurred.

So, HotPotato, how long had you had your little potato before this happened?

Well, I had been unable to pull the trigger on changing my replacement case for my 2013 C-Max SE to a buyback case. I guess I just couldn't quite give up on the C-Max. But Donna's post above clinches it for me. I will get my money back and buy a very reliable car, and maybe in 5 or 6 years, when they have finally ironed out the kinks in the C-Max, I will trade that reliable car in for a reliable C-Max. In the meantime, I will be checking this forum to see how things go for Donna and Salman!

Thanks for the responses, folks. I'm sure salman thought the odds of his getting another lemon were very small, too. I just don't think I could manage to not worry about the possibility that next time the battery problem will not occur until it is too late for me to assert my lemon law rights. And if it did happen early on, well, it has been a real drag this last year going back and forth to the dealer, getting rental cars, waiting to see if they've got a real fix each time. I don't want to go through that again. Ford has had well over a year now to figure this out, and they don't seem to be getting anywhere. They apparently thought they had it figured out with the 13B12 update, but my C-Max has died twice since getting that update. So sad -- such a great car in every other way. One weird little thing -- every time my car has died (total of 6 times since I bought it in October 2012), I have had trouble getting the clock to reset to the correct time on the info screen, though it does reset on the dash. Eventually, it will accept the reset, though last time it was not until the next day. Strange. Anyone else experience that?

Oh -- one more thing -- salman, will you let us know what Ford says? Are they really going to make you go through the whole lemon law process (four attempts to fix problem, etc.) again?

Hi -- new poster here. I was in the process of getting a 2014 C-Max replacement for my 2013 C-Max lemon when I saw salman's post above! Now I think I would have to be an idiot to risk going through this all over again with a 2014 model. I really wish I could get reliable data on how common this dead battery problem is. I don't think Ford will tell us. I really love my C-Max. There's nothing else out there that compares, for me, but how can I take a chance on a car that may not start on any given morning? And Ford just can't seem to figure out what's wrong.