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As a motorcycle rider, I can tell you how important it is to show brake lights when you are slowing because some people snooze at the wheel and don't realize the vehicle in front of them is getting closer. Granted, it is far more important on a motorcycle since there is not simple "fender bender" when being rear-ended. So on motorcycles there are circuits you can add to your tail lights that use accelerometer to enable your brake light whenever the motorcycle is decelerating. (warning / signalling the drivers behind you) -Quentin

Here is the TSB that says the date August 15, 2015 is the ALL CLEAR fix date for car MFG. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148717-9999.pdf

The fix was put into cars after August 15th, 2015......here is the most recent (as of today) TSB talking about it. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148717-9999.pdf

I suspect the 2017 is a lot like this 2014 shown in this video....it is not right out in the open.

Yes, I used to work in Burlington, and when I had my Fit EV I would mostly come home on RT62 since the 64 mile run was close to the FITs 82 mile limit, and on cooler nights in the fall, I would have my "emergency" places I could stop for a FREE charge all mapped out. I remember on in particular in Hudson that was quite strategically placed along my route home. (Which was typically at night when it was colder) I stopped there a number of times not knowing if I would make it through Worcester.....and then even in Worcester, there were two more, one at WPI and another on RT9 that were last ditch places as I had quite a large hill to get up to get into my town. (about a 900 foot elevation) I had to have a decent charge left to do that last hill.....so I had it all planned. Life is so much better with an ICE back-up....having the FIT EV was like having an ICE only car that had a one gallon tank that took at least 4 hours to fill. -Quentin

That is a most excellent write-up of the warm-up process, and one i will have to read a few times to internalize so I can use it to my best benefit. I am a new to the family owner of a 2016, so I have a heavy learning curve. I am also an Electrical Engineer by trade, so you know I will likely "geek-out" on all this stuff too! ? Thanks for the pointer to that post.... -Quentin

I definitely have to learn all the "secrets" to high mileage because my commute is a bit longer than yours :-).....and I can't wait to get up there in MPG. I have a history of pretty good mileage cars coming off a Scion xA, a Hyundai and a couple of Honda's......but only with one of my Honda's could I even "touch" 40MPG.....and that took a lot of very careful hypermiling. My car is a 2016 SE in White with about 84K miles. I hope to drive it well over 200K miles, because that is the history I have with I think my last 7 cars. With the long work commute and a 2nd house in the Mount Washington Valley, I generally get in about 48K miles a year. (the reason I love higher MPG cars) Anyways, I have a lot to learn.....I do so I al looking forward to playing with the car, watching Youtube videos and reading the posts in this forum to educate myself. -Quentin

Excellent.....I live our near Worcester and work in Andover.....so I right through your stomping grounds on my work commute.

I believe this is the latest TSB on the transmission issue......it even includes some photos of torn up bearings. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148717-9999.pdf Just a an FYI......this YOUTUBE video does a nice overview on the transmission and how it "evolved" from prior versions sold to Ford by an Japanese supplier: -Quentin

To be fair, the newest HF35 transmission was an new one developed inside Ford and meant to replace the older one's they used to outsource from a Japanese vendor. So while it was loosely based on a prior vendors unit, it was totally new to Ford. So they didn't really have the "experience" with the prior units that might have given them the insights into whatever problem they came across. Having said that....besides not finding it in their DVT tests (Design Verification Testing), they really took quite a long time to come to the table with a fix. I mean the issue was visible in the 2013 cars, pretty much right off. There are cars with very low miles failing....and yet they didn't get a "fix" into a production transmission until something like August 15, 2015..... That's a long time in my book.....now grant it, I work in the computer industry, and product response times are probably much faster with computer hardware than with cars. BTW: I am sure most of you have seen it, but this guy on Youtube has some great videos on the CMAX transmission, and one on the different generations of Ford e-CVT transmissions: https://www.youtube.com/user/WeberAuto/search?query=CMAX Here is that last one I described about the generations of Ford eCVT: -Quentin

Good Day, I am in the midst of buying a 2016 CMAX Hybrid with 84K miles on it, and I am excited at the idea of having a nice car that gets good MPG. I have read up on the vehicle a lot before buying, and this is why I went for the 2016 over earlier vehicles. (I don't mean to say anything bad about earlier years) I hope to read through this forum and gather ideas and insights into the many features and functions of the car, and also be active enough to participate with helpful replies to others. I live in Central Massachusetts and have a home I hope to retire to in northern NH some day, so I am always interested in finding folks and gatherings of folks to get together with and chat up our experiences. I have some prior experience with a BEV having leased the Honda Fit EV for about a year, and I have to say the range of 84 miles of that vehicle was just not enough in New England winters because that range would easily go down to 30 miles in the cold....and I wasn't even using the heat! I have a bit above a 60 mile commute to work, so I like the idea of cars that get great MPG. Also, I like to keep cars a long time.....I think my last 6 or so cars (not counting the Fit EV) have gone over 210,000 miles with my current Scion xA having 233K (and running great) and my Honda Element just over 211K. So I hope this CMAX can eclipse both of those in the next number of years. (I'd say I drive about 45K a year) That's my intro....I look forward to the forum! -Quentin

Good Day, I am in the midst of buying a 2016 CMAX Hybrid with 84K miles on it, and I am excited at the idea of having a nice car that gets good MPG. I have read up on the vehicle a lot before buying, and this is why I went for the 2016 over earlier vehicles. (I don't mean to say anything bad about earlier years) I hope to read through this forum and gather ideas and insights into the many features and functions of the car, and also be active enough to participate with helpful replies to others. I live in Central Massachusetts and have a home I hope to retire to in northern NH some day, so I am always interested in finding folks and gatherings of folks to get together with and chat up our experiences. I have some prior experience with a BEV having leased the Honda Fit EV for about a year, and I have to say the range of 84 miles of that vehicle was just not enough in New England winters because that range would easily go down to 30 miles in the cold....and I wasn't even using the heat! I have a bit above a 60 mile commute to work, so I like the idea of cars that get great MPG. Also, I like to keep cars a long time.....I think my last 6 or so cars (not counting the Fit EV) have gone over 210,000 miles with my current Scion xA having 233K (and running great) and my Honda Element just over 211K. So I hope this CMAX can eclipse both of those in the next number of years. (I'd say I drive about 45K a year) That's my intro....I look forward to the forum! -Quentin