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Forgive me if this has already been discussed, but I had a similar problem with my clock not being accurate. It turned out that when I selected, I believe, synch to GPS, it solved the problem. I'm not in the CMax so I don't remember if "Synch to GPS" is the correct button to select. Give it a try. It's worked for me eversince.

Honestly, I don't know. Check with the dealer.

Today the dealer installed the software patch TSB 13-3-11 to fix the Navigation System, and so far so good. It was quck visit, less than one hour.

Today the dealer installed the new software patch to fix the Navigation System. Took less than one hour. So far the navigation system is working fine.

Nav GPS TSB 13-3-11 - Fix for unable to locate vehicle, etc There is a Technical Service Bulletin that came out today for those of us whose Nav systems are having a hard time tracking where the vehicle is. Typically your car is shown as off the road or on the next block over, etc. This fix applies to cars built on 1/15/2013 and before. It involves a recalibration, apparently. Thanks to use ceemax71 for finding this

rtshinn - I just scheduled an appointment to fix the GPS in my CMax. Thanks for passing along the information. It was a little annoying that the Navigation System, at times, could not determine its position.

I've experienced the reverse issues a few times and followed someone's advice here, and it seems to be working quite well. Put foot on brake Push start Shift transmission into reverse Count to 10 slowly Car starts to go in reverse Seems to work like a charm, every time now.

Excerpts below from an article titled "Black Boxes are in 96% of new cars" from USA Today on 6th January 2013, If you happen to read every word of your new car owner's manual, then you already know that your car may be monitoring your driving habits. If you're like most people on the planet, though, it will come as a surprise that a box the size of a deck of cards — called an event data recorder — is on board, tracking your seat belt use, speed, steering, braking and at least a dozen other bits of data. When your air bag deploys, the EDR's memory records a few seconds before, during and after a crash, much like an airliner's "black box." This a handy tool for analyzing the cause and effect of crashes. It can be used to improve safety technology. But its presence is not entirely benign. The data have many other potential uses — for insurance companies, lawyers and police, for instance — and it's up for grabs. The EDR is the only part of your car that you don't necessarily own. Just 13 states have laws on the issue, and fewer — Oregon and North Dakota, for example — offer strong privacy protection. The devices, part of a car's electronic system, are almost impossible to remove. Last month, the federal government proposed that all new passenger vehicles be equipped with the devices. But 96% of new cars already have them, as do at least 150 million older vehicles. American makers, led by GM and Ford, have been putting them in cars since the mid-1990s. What the federal government ought to do is ensure that car buyers get prominent disclosure before they buy and that privacy protections are in place. But the trend is in the opposite direction. In 2006, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration first proposed regulating black boxes, it rejected calls for pre-purchase disclosure and opted for requiring a few obscure paragraphs in the owner's manual. It gave car makers six years to comply.

DaveofDurham: Here's another great quote from that article in the Raleigh News & Observer article "“People are being duped into giving away a whole lot of information that maybe somebody ought to ask us about first,” said Dorothy J. Glancy, a Santa Clara University law professor who studies privacy and transportation. “It seems to me you ought to get a choice.”

DaveofDurham: Thanks for the link to the Raleigh News & Observer article. I like the fact that someone is taking notice and trying to protect our privacy, from the article "In the United States, proposed new federal highway safety rules would require all new cars by 2014 to come equipped with “black boxes” to save vehicle information from the final seconds before and after crashes. The plan has prompted several privacy groups to lobby for an explicit declaration that data produced by a vehicle is owned by the motorist, with authorities having access only under certain conditions." As we all know, if we stay silent, we won't like the result.

So you don't mind if FORD sells your driving record/history to: a. your automobile insurance company and they decide to increase your insurance rates becuase you speed, park in bad areas, frequent the local drinking establishment or drive more annually than reported? b. companies who resell your personal travel habits to anyone interested in tracking you on a daily, weekly, monthly basis? c. people who might want to know when you are not at home?

valkraider, following your argument, I guess you are comfortable with the fact that FORD is tracking you. I for one would like to be asked for my permission. It's analogous to having an electronic bracelet strapped to your leg. I seem to recall that vendors usually ask for your permission to provide your private data to other companies. Don't recall being asked the same thing from FORD unless it was buried in the fine print on all of those forms you sign when you purchase a vehicle.

Read an interesting piece today called "Drive into the Future" in the Wall Street Journal and wondered if FORD is tracking our driving. An excerpt from the article "Drive into the Future" Privacy vs. ConvenienceIn the coming years, auto makers like Ford, Audi AG NSU.XE +0.34% and others see even more potential in big data. They envision taking information from customers' typical driving patterns, schedules and movements on the road to recommend routes the drivers might feel more comfortable with, either because they prefer city streets to freeways or don't respond well to bumper-to-bumper traffic.

I too am waiting for the new filler pipe to arrive to be installed in my CMax with a little over 2,000 miles on it. I brought it to the dealer on the 2nd January, to have the following two parts replaced that were deemed faulty: AU5Z-9C915-C Valve A FV6Z-9034-C Pipe The first part is a Vapor Management Valve (emissions related) and the second part a "Filler Neck" for the fuel pipe (?). Upon installation, the dealer informed me that the FV6Z-9034-C Pipe failed and that they ordered a new part again. So, my CMax sat at the dealer for almost one week without the part arriving from FORD. It was backordered, without FORD informing the dealer. So, I picked up the car after almost one week, and have been driving it since. The dealer said it was ok to drive. Sad that FORD is having this quality issue, but I still love my CMax, and missed it sorely when it was in the shop. The dealer loaned me the small Lincoln which I did not enjoy driving. I'm still chewing on the issue of whether or not to purchase an extended warranty and leaning more towards doing so in light of the numerous issues reported on this Community Forum.

My best guess......Ford is trying to fix the issues in the CMax rolling off the producting line, that people have experienced with the earlier productionruns. Most likely it's for your benefit, to have a less troublesome auto. I have 1,600 miles on my CMax and my wife and I really love it. I had a "check engine" light appear a week ago that was diagnosed as two defective components; emissions valve and fuel inlet sensor. I'm driving it daily with no issues and scheduled to return to the dealer early in January to repair the defective components. Most likely FORD is fixing these defects in the cars rolling off the production lines now before they are delivered.

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Ugh.....I too, at 1,300 miles, have joined the "check engine" light group of CMax owners. Love the car but not happy that I am now going down this rat hole. After a visit to the dealer, they determined the following parts need to be replaced, which I believe is similar to another posting earlier on this board: AU5Z-9C915-C Valve A FV6Z-9034-C Pipe The first part is a Vapor Management Valve (emissions related) and the second part a "Filler Neck" for the fuel pipe (?). Parts on order and should arrive in a few days. Need to wait until the first week of January to install them so I can leave the car for two days to repair and use a loaner car from the dealer. Dealer Service Manager said the car is new so they were on the telephone interpreting the cars diagnostic codes with the Ford Technicians in Detroit Should I be upset? Probably but appreciate that it's a new offering that will have some bugs and kinks to work out. I hope this is the only hiccup I will experience since I truly love the car and hope FORD shines with the CMax. I had a Prius, but purchased it in 2008 long after Toyota worked out the bugs from their first model year, probably 8 to 10 years prior. Must be a little patient with FORD. Hope FORD is listening;)

I just posted my answer on the poll. Thanks for correcting the polling "issue."

I have 1,100 miles on my CMax, without any problems. I answered "no problems" in your poll, but it did not like my response.

shadd: Sorry to hear about your battery problems. Try this with your new battery. When you are ready to shut off the CMax, put your transmission into Park, pull up the Parking Brake Lever and then push the PowerOff button (without your foot on the brake pedal). I believe that if you keep your foot on the brake pedal when you press the Power Off button, I'm highly confident you are putting the CMax into a "Battery Save" mode which, to me, means the car has not been shut down correctly and is probably allowing the electronics to keep running, draining the battery. When I picked up my CMax from the dealer, I noticed on the Synch Display that the car was going into a "Battery Save" mode when I kept my foot on the brake pedal when pushing Power Off button. When asked, the salesman said that you do not put your foot on the brake when powering off the CMax. This could be a reason so many people are experiencing Dead Batteries because they are putting their foot on the brake when shutting off/powering off the CMax. The "Battery Save" mode probably drains the battery until it's dead. Hope it helps. By the way, I have 1,000 miles on my CMax and no battery problems so far, knock on wood:)

I don't have any proof to support this, but I noticed when picking up my CMax a shut down procedure that differed from my Toyota Prius. Prius, when powering off you apply your foot to the brake pedal, push in the Park button, then Power Off. When I followed this process with my CMax at the dealer - put transmission into Park, put foot on the brake and then pushing the PowerOff button, I noticed on the Synch Display that the car was going into a "Battery Save" mode. When asked, the salesman said that you do not put your foot on the brake when powering off the CMax. This could be a reason so many people are experiencing Dead Batteries because they are putting their foot on the brake when shutting off/powering off the CMax. The "Battery Save" mode probably drains the battery until it's dead. Hope it helps. By the way, I have 900 miles on my CMax and no battery problems so far, knock on wood:)

I don't have any proof to support this, but I noticed when picking up my CMax a shut down procedure that differed from my Toyota Prius. Prius, when powering off you apply your foot to the brake pedal, push in the Park button, then Power Off. When I followed this process with my CMax at the dealer - put transmission into Park, put foot on the brake and then pushing the PowerOff button, I noticed on the Synch Display that the car was going into a "Battery Save" mode. When asked, the salesman said that you do not put your foot on the brake when powering off the CMax. This could be a reason so many people are experiencing Dead Batteries because they are putting their foot on the brake when shutting off/powering off the CMax. The "Battery Save" mode probably drains the battery until it's dead. Hope it helps. By the way, I have 800 miles on my CMax and no battery problems so far, knock on wood:)

I don't have any proof to support this, but I noticed when picking up my CMax a shut down procedure that differed from my Toyota Prius. Prius, when powering off you apply your foot to the brake pedal, push in the Park button, then Power Off. When I followed this process with my CMax at the dealer - put transmission into Park, put foot on the brake and then pushing the PowerOff button, I noticed on the Synch Display that the car was going into a "Battery Save" mode. When asked, the salesman said that you do not put your foot on the brake when powering off the CMax. This could be a reason so many people are experiencing Dead Batteries because they are putting their foot on the brake when shutting off/powering off the CMax. The "Battery Save" mode probably drains the battery until it's dead. Hope it helps. By the way, I have 800 miles on my CMax and no battery problems so far, knock on wood:)

Anyone interested in improving their real world MPG, should review this article http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1510

Bill: Upon reflection, I guess the topics a. through e. above could be separate topics posted on this forum with the information supplied by Ford.