Bill-N

I think it's a very nice feature. To paraphrase the manual, when the vehicle is in reverse (and the rear wiper is turned "off"), the rear wiper operates in concert with the front wiper.

It's my understanding that each and every fob has a unique "address". Thus the car can be programmed to impose certain restrictions based on the fob used. If I'm right, this means that if you buy a new fob, the car will need to be programmed, or "trained," to recognize the new fob. I wonder what the max number of fobs is and who does the "training"? The dealer probably.

No issues when I changed the battery in my fob (other than getting the fob open; what a pain).

Yes, they should. But apparently, they don't. :sad:

Thanks for the reminder. Mine was about empty.

The original service bulletin made note of the transmission problem in vehicles in taxi service (search the maintenance forum), so I doubt that high-speed driving was the cause. As I understand it, the replacement transmission uses an upgraded bearing(s), and to my knowledge, there have been no similar problems with the replacement transmission. If someone has had a problem with the replacement, please let the forum know. Cheers.

That's my experience also. But it does seem as though the time-to-turn-off is getting shorter; probably going to need a new 12V battery soon.

I hate to say this, but if taking a different car is an option, I would recommend you do so. I had two incidents (documented elsewhere in the forum) about a month after the transmission was replaced that required the vehicle to be towed to the dealer. Note, the problems were rather easily fixed and were related to the replacement process not the new transmission.

Most of the dead battery problems were resolved with various software updates. Make sure you have all of them installed. Also, 4 or 5 years on the 12v battery is about par for the course. See if you can persuade the dealer to replace it since repeated full-discharge events are really hard on the battery.

Sounds like a plan.

FWIW, received my parts-are-available letter a couple of weeks ago. Haven't had the fix yet, so no info as to how long it takes or what's involved.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2017-ford-c-max-hybrid-test-review

You installed Sync 3 on your 2013 C-Max? How?

I had two problems caused by transmission replacement, both of which required the car being towed (and are documented elsewhere in the forums). First issue was the shift cable became detached. Second issue was the car becoming comatose after parking; it would neither turn on nor turn off! Both problems showed up within a couple of months following replacement and were promptly fixed. This was two years ago. New transmission has performed perfectly since then. So yes, there's cause for concern following major surgery, but nothing that can't be handled. Cheers.

Per my owners manual, 3rd printing (emphasis mine): The [110V] power point is not designed for electric devices such as:• Motor loads, such as vacuum cleaners, electric saws and other electricpower tools, compressor-driven refrigerators, etc.....

You can read Ford's press release here: https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2017/01/26/ford-issues-one-safety-recall-and-one-safety-compliance-recall-i.html. Note that a total of 17 vehicles are involved. Hope this helps. PS: Recall number is 17S03. Google it.

Meaning the part was defective or the installation?

Look here http://www.etis.ford.com for details about your car. Look under "Minor Features". Note the site confuses Energi vs non-Energi vehicles. There are, indeed, different FOB's. Your owners manual is the place to start. Just as a for-instance, my 2013 SEL without remote start has the three-button "Type 1" FOB. Cheers.

"... after I got home.....about 5 or 10 mins after turning off the Car I heard what sounded like a fan." This may well have been the evap test pump. There's discussion of this elsewhere in the forums. Cheers.

It's been more than just a couple of vehicles that have had transmissions replaced. However, it's been done under warranty (8 yrs, 100k) so just make sure the warranty transfers to you. FYI, the failures have typically occurred in the 30-50k mile range. Good luck.

Ford web sites do indeed work best with Internet Explorer :sad:

This is from my local dealers web site.

Not that I notice. I use insulation made for 1/2" pipe. The insulation straddles the horizontal bars and is notched around the vertical pieces. It stays in place by itself snuggly enough that the car wash has no effect.

Yep. And the real surprise came when going forward and the brakes engaged much sooner!

On my 2013 SEL, turning off the car works as expected whether or not the brake is pressed.