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Ok..........gotta ask...........don't anybody laugh................what's a computer flash?

Laurel, I'm going to run the SYNC status checker in my car tomorrow and then upload it to syncmyride.com...........see if any new updates show up......based on what the lady told me today....maybe something will show in my profile? Man, I sure hope so, because you're right.......people are getting discouraged. I may call her back tomorrow....

Oh, I'm with ya CatSailor! I just drove a loaner Focus for 2 days while mine was being evaluated for some SYNC/Nav problems and I had to totally regress in my driving habits! Even tho this was a 2013 and had some decent technology, it wasn't what I was used to in my C-MAX. Not to mention seeing 30 mpg totally freaked me out!! :spend:

hybridbear and nsteblay, you guys crack me up!!! :hysterical: I lived in Duluth for 7 years. Nothing Michigan has thrown at me has scared me yet!!! :sing_rain:

You're breakin' my heart Matt!

I hope we ALL get the update...........all of us whose cars were built before mid-Feb this year!

Valkraider, please see my reply in the 3.5.1 thread.....

Valkraider, have you had them run your VIN # lately for news of the update? I just learned today, while on a phone call with a FORD rep who had my VIN # up on the screen, that *the letter* describing the *corrective action* should be issued within the next 2 weeks and the dealership should have the information. I asked her specifically if this was the 3.5.1 update and she said yes. We were talking, and she said, *Wait a minute, something just popped up on your car.* She put me on hold and came back and told me about the letter. In all previous times I've called, they have said that *I have the most updated version available for the C-MAX at this time.* Hopefully this applies to all of us early adopters......that we will get the letter of corrective action within the next couple of weeks. Good luck to us all!!!

No, I just really wanted to say that. We don't always tell people how much we appreciate them, so I'm *paying it forward*. :wub2: Even tho I don't really *know* any of you, we still share a common bond in our desire to learn as much as we can about our cars.

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Jus, we don't say the **S** word now. Aliens, however are ok.

Jus, I don't know if they pulled the GPS or not. I was in a hurry to get Asia to running practice and didn't get the paper work.....just my fob. I called and asked them to fax it to me at work, so I'll know tomorrow......But.....I got the replacement phone and did the re-SYNCing on April 18, and the first problem was on 4.26 with the SYNC and 4.28 with the GPS, so maybe they are on to something. I guess I'll take it a step at a time. But I will check that paperwork tomorrow. Thanks Jus.

I seriously wonder who I would talk to about my car if it weren't for you guys. I can brag, b!t_h, moan,and ask questions til the cows come home, and there is always someone here with an answer....or at least a shoulder. I think to our spouses and friends, SOME of us may seem obsessed?!?@ When we were adopting our first daughter, we were in, for us, uncharted waters. We were directed to an adoption parents support group, who had all been down the road before us. Their counsel and support got us thru those anxious months waiting for our daughter to arrive. Had it not been for them..........well, let's just say we were grateful to find them, and still call many of them friends. We couldn't wait to return the gift to other prospective adoptive parents. Now I have ****adopted**** a car.......not just any car..........a car that is a computer on wheels with technology that smokes the competition and has taught me a newer, better way to drive. I have learned so much from all of you who went before me, and it is my sincere hope to be able to help some of those who start down this path after me. I love being able to cheer on new accomplishments! Thank ALL of you!

First of all, let me say how thankful I am for having found this forum. :wub2: I don't know who I would talk to about my car if not for you guys. You are the BEST!!! Ok, so the service manager called me this afternoon. The good news is they couldn't find anything wrong with my car :yahoo: .....................the bad news is.........they couldn't find anything wrong with my car. :censored: In other words, they couldn't duplicate either of my problems. :banghead: They checked the GPS and I have the latest version. They deleted my phone, did a master reset, let it cook in the sun for a while, and when they started it, SYNC worked fine. They drove it (Seriously messed with my soon-to-be 550 tank, but that's another story :stirpot: ) and the GPS worked fine. The mgr SYNCed his phone with the car and let it cook in the sun............and SYNC worked fine. So, the working theory, for now, is that my phone may be the problem, and that it may be the cause of both issues, but the jury is still out on that. :headscratch: We are going to treat it like a food allergy. For any of you who have had food allergies, you'll know exactly what I mean. When I picked the car up this afternoon, I did not SYNC the phone. I'll drive it that way thru the weekend. If at any time SYNC is non-functional when I get in, I'm to call them. If everything works fine, then next week we'll SYNC the phone, without any apps. Next, if things work ok, add apps........then phone book. If at any point it's not working we regroup. If we get back to fully uploaded phonebook and all apps running, then I guess we wait and see if it happens again and go from there. I'm just happy they are not saying *Well, it's your phone, it's not our problem* They are willing to work with me to get a resolution. The only downside (in more ways than one) is that the temps are going to be in the 60's :rant: from Thursday thru the weekend.........and historically nothing has happened in lower temps........so I may have to go longer with no phone SYNCed but I can live with that, (if I can resist the impulse to pull that paddle to voice dial :sos:

Uh, yeah. I think that's a colossal understatement Matt!!! Way to go..........AGAIN! :rockon: :worship: :happy feet: :salute:

But what if the battery were built before a certain date? Is there any way to find out that info? And......do the SE trim models get a different battery from the SELs? Or is it just that like trim models are built at the same time?

Note to self: Careful getting in the loaner Focus! Whacking your head on the lower door frame HURTS!! :drop:

And we pretty much knew that already :woohoo:

Yeah, the engine noise bugged me, but it's got some ok technology. Maybe this is what SYNC w/o MFT looks like? Radio has good sound. And it's gonna get me back and forth to work, so I'm happy. Frankly, the GPS was the least of my concerns. I have a Garmin if we were to go anywhere new. But it will be good to have it working the way it should. But not having ANY SYNC functions, no radio, no phone, nuttin', now that was annoying. I hope they can figure it out. I hope they are wrong about 3.5.1 being the only fix.........then I'm stuck with this til mid-June!

StoBro2, you can hijack any of my threads with pix of your Jelly!!! Just look at those eyes?!?!? What a sweetheart. Thanks for sharing the picture. (I'm a critter person.)

Ixnay. Not THE 3.5.1. But some nav update. Maybe the same one Jus got. Yeah, 11 out of 12 times it's been above 75* outside. They're trying to figure that one out. They gave me a red Focus. I'm having to learn how to drive it. I miss my Jelly!

Last week, at the urging of a friend of the family who's now retired but still very active with Ford racing, I sent an email and a hard copy letter to the executive offices about my SYNC malfunctions (that are happening almost daily now) and the Navigation issue from a couple weeks ago. On Wednesday I got a call from them, and they conferenced me in with my dealership. We set up an appointment for today with a loaner for me. They are going to do the navigation update and see if they can figure out why, on hot afternoons, none of the SYNC functions work. The person from the exe offices promised to call me later in the week to see if things were fixed to my satisfation. I never expected a phone call from the ex. offices. I just figured they'd have the dealership call. I was really impressed with her concern, professionalism, and handling of everything. I'll let y'all know how this all turns out.

Well done Homestead!

Spectacular pix!!! Love the sunset one....red sky at night, sailors' delight