Having read some of the comments in this thread, I thought it was important to share my experience the past 4 months. My beloved Cmax has become completely unreliable and I am having to trade it for a more reliable vehicle. Since October 15, 2018, I have had my car out of the service department for about 7 days. The engine light appeared and I wish that was the end of the story. To make the story short, 4 visits, one not covered by warranty - power steering rack replacement for $1,000. Ford did pay a bit over $400.00 probably because I have a great service manager and I had my car back just a few days after it was in service for 5 weeks for a transmission replacement. During the trans replacement, they also repaired a cylinder misfire, replaced an axle that was leaking and the regular battery. I just picked it up for the 4th time after having all 4 fuel injectors replaced.
I love my little cmax energie. It has saved me so many trips to the gas station and so much money on gas. I cannot keep it tho because the warranty for the drivetrain is up in just a few months and I cannot afford to repair it!!
Fair warning people. Surely I am not the only one experiencing these problems. Can this be something to do with using the electric battery and the gas sitting on the components. (?) . Going to and from work I was able to use purely electric most days and sometimes did not fill up for months!! I kept a record (almost 100% complete) and averaged 70 miles to the gallon!!! It is going to be painful to move to a pure hybrid, but MUST be done. : (
Fuel injector failure every 37,000 miles
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Posted · Edited by Cindyf510
41,000 miles as of today!!!
Having read some of the comments in this thread, I thought it was important to share my experience the past 4 months. My beloved Cmax has become completely unreliable and I am having to trade it for a more reliable vehicle. Since October 15, 2018, I have had my car out of the service department for about 7 days. The engine light appeared and I wish that was the end of the story. To make the story short, 4 visits, one not covered by warranty - power steering rack replacement for $1,000. Ford did pay a bit over $400.00 probably because I have a great service manager and I had my car back just a few days after it was in service for 5 weeks for a transmission replacement. During the trans replacement, they also repaired a cylinder misfire, replaced an axle that was leaking and the regular battery. I just picked it up for the 4th time after having all 4 fuel injectors replaced.
I love my little cmax energie. It has saved me so many trips to the gas station and so much money on gas. I cannot keep it tho because the warranty for the drivetrain is up in just a few months and I cannot afford to repair it!!
Fair warning people. Surely I am not the only one experiencing these problems. Can this be something to do with using the electric battery and the gas sitting on the components. (?) . Going to and from work I was able to use purely electric most days and sometimes did not fill up for months!! I kept a record (almost 100% complete) and averaged 70 miles to the gallon!!! It is going to be painful to move to a pure hybrid, but MUST be done. : (