Sundaycatt

thanks again to everyone who helped me on my topic! I did test the 12v outlet with my car charger in the one in front under the shifter. And you were correct, the blue light did go out. I tried to test the one inside the arm rest console but I had a hard time trying to crawl in through my open window to see if the light was still on. LOL I probably should have waited until it was dark. :/

Well you were right, it was the 12 volt battery. Went to the dealership after taking quite awhile to get it to start. Of course when I got there the problem didn't replicate. :( They took it back and did some testing and found that my 12 volt battery was bad. Replaced it free since still under warranty. Yay! But here's the kicker. The car is only a year old. How could the battery already be bad? I did buy it used, so maybe the prior owners drained it many times? the ONLY thing I could think of was that I have a cell phone charger I keep in the 12 volt adapter plug. As it emits a blue light, its always on even when the car is turned off. Do you think that it could have drained it? I know that sounds crazy, but in my old car, once I turned the car off, the charger went off too. I'm pretty sure it stays on in the Cmax.

Thank you for your reply! I went out after they left and it was not the interference. But the FOB still didn't work. You were right! I found a spare battery here at work. Changed it but, it's still not working. It won't come on unless I put the fob against the steering wheel. It seems to work, then not work. I was able to lock the car, and then I couldn't. guess I'll be calling the dealership. Thanks for your help. this sucks :(

Hi all, newbie here. I bought my 2013 C-MAX Hybrid used about a month ago. Everything is going great... until this morning. Came to work, parked the car. Was told I need to move it because they need to remove stumps where I was parked. They were working a little ways down from me with a (I assume it's called a Stump Remover) loud and large piece of heavy equipment. I get in to start and nothing happens. I follow the manual and put my 3 button key fob against the steering wheel and after a couple of tries, it starts! But.... I can't get into drive! None of the gears work. I keep going backwards until I am at the curb. I did see one error screen about my parking assist wasn't working other than that the panel was normal. I ended up turning it off. Tried again, got it started and was finally able to move forward and park across the way. But again, once I stopped and turned it off, the panel was dead again. I couldn't lock the car up or anything. The manual did say that interference (like metal and cell phones) can cause the vehicle not to start. But what about stump removers?? LOL I will test it again after they leave, but it was really freaking me out. Has anyone else had this happen?