Tom

When the power went off in Texas could/did a hybrid owner plug into the C Max for house use? 

I drive around my community mostly.  Less than 5,000 miles a year.  Still have the original tires except one replacement -- which is the same as originals.

My C Max is a 2013. It is serviced by time rather then miles but do it very regularly.

I had been getting mileage in the mid to high 30s and now am getting low to mid 40s.  No change in driving pattern to explain the difference.  Anyone else having a similar experience?  

While I was cleaning out the leaf debris on my 2013, I had my lift gate open and noticed that one of the bolts holding the operating units had backed out enough to be noticeable.  I tighten it and checked the others finding them all needing tightening.  I assume this is caused by the operation of the tailgate.  Just a heads up.  

On 8/27/2019 at 6:55 PM, Tom said:

My 2013 C Max  is missing 7 out of the 20 lug nuts it is supposed to have!  

 

I discovered this situation today as I approached my car in a commercial parking lot and just happened to look at one of my wheels and noticed that a lug nut was missing.  Checking further, each of three wheels was missing one nut each and the fourth wheel was missing four of the five nuts.

 

I have been experiencing dashboard warning lights indicating my traction control and brake assistance were not working.  I took my car into the dealer for service and was told it was safe to drive and that I needed to bring it back when they had the time to do a thorough electronics exam.  Have appointment for tomorrow.  I called dealer back today to inform him of my discovery, which he agreed may be the problem.

 

Anyone else ever experience anything like this?

To finish the story, my dealer said that the lug nuts on C Max's, and other cars with wheels that don't have hub caps, use decorative lug nuts, lose their shape with wrenching to rotate the tires, etc.  Mine were worn and replaced at my expense.  This is not a safety issue so far so no recalls.  Problem is that after the nuts have become misshapen a regular lug wrench of the proper size no longer works.

Still don't know why I lost some on my car to begin with.  Maybe the deformed lug nut didn't tighten up enough when the tires were changed for rotation -- in which case, if proven, it would be a safety issue it seems to me.

Tom

I was getting on the Washington Beltway (I 495) today and had to floor my accelerator pedal to merge with traffic (something I almost never do as I am a very careful driver).  I noticed a cloud of white smoke coming from my exhaust while accelerating. Should I be concerned?

Does this mean Tom's wheels have fallen off and can't get back on to reply? :headscratch:

 

Paul :)

The rest of the story:

The dealer fixed the electrical problems of ABS and TRAC lights being on by repairing the wheel speed sensor harness which had a broken wire.

As for the missing lug nuts, they were replaced at no cost but no guilt admitted.

Tom

My 2013 C Max  is missing 7 out of the 20 lug nuts it is supposed to have!  

I discovered this situation today as I approached my car in a commercial parking lot and just happened to look at one of my wheels and noticed that a lug nut was missing.  Checking further, each of three wheels was missing one nut each and the fourth wheel was missing four of the five nuts.

I have been experiencing dashboard warning lights indicating my traction control and brake assistance were not working.  I took my car into the dealer for service and was told it was safe to drive and that I needed to bring it back when they had the time to do a thorough electronics exam.  Have appointment for tomorrow.  I called dealer back today to inform him of my discovery, which he agreed may be the problem.

Anyone else ever experience anything like this?

You can start the car with the radio on, then turn off the car and see how long the radio runs before turning off.

It should run 10 minutes if they reset the BMS.   If not take it to a different dealer to have it reset.

I did the 10 minute radio test and my C Max passed!

Thanks to all for your advice.

Did the dealer reset the 12 V Battery Monitoring System to indicate a new battery? Otherwise, the charging algorithm will continue to use the calculated energy losses of the old battery in determining the appropriate charging regime. It will mean that the new battery will likely be charged to a lower SOC than it should be.

The dealer seemed to think the 12V Battery Monitoring System is a computer issue and not related to battery replacement. He kind of blew me off on the matter.  I'm not sure he even knows what the 12V Battery Monitoring System is?

Just replaced my 2013's 12 volt and key fob batteries.

My 2013 C Max has a manual lift gate and I'm having a similar problem.  My key fob controls are off and on.  Sometimes everything works, other times nothing.  Today, I had to unlock the driver's door with the key and noticed that the interior lights didn't come on when the door was open. 

 

Could it be a BCM problem?

 

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

I took my car into the dealer to see what's going on.  Needed new key fob batteries and a new engine battery.

My 2013 C Max has a manual lift gate and I'm having a similar problem.  My key fob controls are off and on.  Sometimes everything works, other times nothing.  Today, I had to unlock the driver's door with the key and noticed that the interior lights didn't come on when the door was open. 

Could it be a BCM problem?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Battery?

It may be. My wife's key fob has the same results so I thought it might be something else.  I think I'll replace our battery before I go to the dealer.

My key fob control no longer works to lower all the windows when I hold the unlock button down a second time.  Any similar experiences out there?  Fixes?

Tom

Ant thoughts on replacement due to time?  I have my original tires on my 2013.  Curent miles of travel is 32,000 so I have plenty of treadwear left but calendar time may be running out.  I think the tires' manufacturer's data indicates that six years is the maximum recommended.

 Thank you.

My C Max's plastic front bumper cover has cracked -- probably from dragging over high curb stops while parking.  Replacement is $500 plus from dealer.

Any experience with repairs.  Epoxy cement perhaps?

Tom

Body parts still available?

How many miles do you have on your CMAX?  I extended my warrant out to about 130k miles.

 

Paul

Paul,

How do you extend your warranty and how much does it cost?

Tom

I have a 2013 C Max that I bought new in December of 2012.  It has run 30,000 miles.  The tires are the originals and have good tread life left. Should I be concerned about dry rot or some other issue and replace the tires now?

Thanks for your input.

I just noticed that one of my blue Ford disks that go in the center of the wheels is missing.  I had my tires rotated recently and that may have something to do with it?

Any similar experiences or suggestions?

Thanks,

Tom

What is wrong with the mats that come with the car?

Forgot to include my MPG -- it's 40.7.

Brake              97

EV                  16507

Regen            1923

Total               29089

I just checked my 2013 -- clear as the day we bought it.