BuffaloTony

What dealer in Rochester? That's where I work...

That's the thing...they might be qualified but they aren't known to be trustworthy or that good in matters like this, which is why I have been hesitating to take it in.

That's the thing...they might be qualified but they aren't known to be trustworthy or that good in matters like this, which is why I have been hesitating to take it in.

Hi everyone, Thanks so much for participating in this forum, it has been very helpful for me as a first time hybrid driver. Loving my CMax so far, but a few weeks ago I hit the brakes really hard while sliding on some ice. As of that moment, everything about my brakes felt dramatically different. It was very weird the rest of the drive since I basically had to relearn my braking technique. The brake pedal itself now gives no resistance back to my foot based on how deep or hard I press it. Before this happened, it felt like that was pressing against air-resistance from the pedal with that normal hiss, it felt like every car I have ever driven. Now, none of that exists and the brake pedal feels like it is on a toy car. It still kind of brakes based on how deep I push the pedal down, but if I want a full stop I have to go to the floor, then the pedal springs back up as you'd expect. I can get 100%s still, I just have to control how gradually I brake. This is the only way to brake, though, if I really have to slam on them, it's pretty weak and of course goes right to the floor and you can feel the friction of the brakes. One of the go-to brake solutions would be to pump the brakes, but that is exactly the mechanism that no longer works. There is no more pumping the brakes, nothing pumps, there's no changing pressure, it just springs back, up and down, floor to top. I took it to a mechanic friend and he looked at everything within his knowledge of the system - he took the wheels off and things looked new, brakes engaging perfectly (from his perspective), he tested the booster, did an electrical test. It took him about four hours. It is tough because he had never driven it before, so it was tough for him to process how different it really is, which is very different. If he checked all that, to me that means it must be high up near the pedal itself? Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have an idea as to the solution?

Hi all, I've had my C-Max for about a month now and was loving the MPG - I was typically getting around 42 on most trips. Shorter trips I could commonly pull off 50+. I tried plugging in an Alexa auto to the central console 12v port and found that I was getting significantly less efficient MPG. I unplugged Alexa after a day because I did not think it was worth the sacrifice, but I am still getting lower MPG. I haven't been able to top 40. Since that day, it just seems as though the car is more hesitant to kick into EV as I drive. Am I crazy? Has anyone else experienced issues from having an accessory that is plugged in all the time? Did I do something weird and how can I fix it? Thanks!