darrelld

That is covered under warranty and they should have fixed it. What did they say about fixing it? ;)

 

Paul

They called and said it was a communications failure from the firmware updates to fix the recall. The SA said this normally clears after driving the car for around 50 miles and one of the techs was out doing that. I never was told that the inspection had never completed when they called to come pick up the car. I am hoping this is an oversight.

I took my C-Max to the local Ford dealer to take care of the recall issues and get a State Inspection sticker. After 3 days the C-Max was returned without an inspection sticker and the service ticket had a note stating the emissions test had failed.

This car has less than 20k miles and the dealer failed to address a critical warranty issue with 2 weeks to state inspection sticker expiration.

Has anyone else experienced this?

See fuelly sig for current mpg.

Good information about the PHEV C-Max Energi charging the 12v battery when plugged in. I am seeing the Ford Partner site listing the C-Max Energi at prices equivalent or below the regular C-Max. If you live in a state that offers additional incentives for plugins this may not be calculated in the Ford site discounts. I know in Texas there is an additional $3,000 credit available Ford did not calculate.

I dunno darrelld - I really DO NOT WISH rear ending or the inevitable whiplash on anyone, my back is not the same since and I golf too. Ugh. I am very glad to hear you wife is OK. Mine was a BMW with the driver arrested under DUI influence at the scene and failing to render assistence as well. Morons indeed. By the way, it was not enough to wipe out Maxine (shes blessed) and now shes as good as new - infact, getting much, much better MPGs. Weird huh and no issues with creaks, steering nothing - the body shop (Ford Auto Body in Van Nuys) did a GREAT JOB and they were recommended by my Service Manager at Galpin. $14K worth of damage.

Sorry to hear about your back and I hope the other drivers insurance compensates for you pain/suffering and lost time. My damage was only $5,000 and there are still some minor things left on my punch list they need to fix.

My Cmax has been rear ended, fixed to almost new including the leather smell now and still getting BETTER MPGs than it before the crash, what a car. I don't care if they rate it all the way down to 3 MPGs, I know what this car is capable of in the right hands.

 

Now, the check will be a NICE bonus - if Tehuti has it, it must be close, checking the mail box.

 

Enjoy the  :happy feet:  $$$ :spend: fellas - lots of beer money in there for sure :rockon:

Your C-Max too, what is it with morons rear ending C-Maxes lately. Hopefully everyone in your vehicle is ok, my wife was amazed at how the C-Max took the 50 mph rear end collision from a Lexus RX. I told her the C-Max weighs about the same as the RX and its simply a matter of kinetic energy transfer and mass. She understood and now wants a C-Max Energi. ;)

Not that it matters, Paul, but here's the story:  I took it in for the recall that was supposed to fix the battery problem.  They told me that the battery was so run down that they replaced it. That was December of 2013, and that's incident number one.  In February, Ione fine morning, it was drained and would not start.  It could not be jumped, and was towed.  The dealer recharged the battery and did something, claiming that it was cold weather that caused the problem.  That was incident number 2.   I took it in for two recalls in June, and asked them to check the battery.  They told me they replaced it.  That's incident number three.  Now, today, it was dead, and that's incident number four.  No, I have not tried jumping it today.  You see, my previous car was a Toyota that I had for 13 years, and before that I had a Honda for ten years, and together, both of them spent less time in the shop in 23 years than the C-Max has spent in a year and a half.   So I, unlike you, am not used to cars that need to carry around a mechanical shop in the the trunk.

 

I think your attitude is indicative of what's wrong with Detroit.  If there are persistent problems, somehow it's the customer's fault for not doing something differently.   

I would have the dealer or maybe go to another dealer if one is available to verify the update was actually performed. I ran into a problem with my C-Max on the door chime recall, the door chime behavior has not changed since the update. I have to take the C-Max in anyway for items relating to the accident it was involved in.

" This was the first American car to take on Toyota ."

 

Ford deserves some credit for this. Shame on US car manufacturers for rejecting efficient energy transportation for so long. So they/we need to catch up. I'm sure CR noted that the Toyota Prius had its reliability problems back in model years 1,2 and 3 as well.

 

Will the Ford dealers support their customers as Ford goes through this learning phase? Hope so.

So far my dealer experience has been excellent and I wasn't naive enough to expect a first year car to be flawless. I take my Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid to the same Ford Dealer.

We purchased a portable battery booster my wife carries in the C-Max hidden floor compartment similar to this;

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Ll1000-Li-Ion-Battery-Starter/dp/B005IU28AW/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1406287256&sr=1-2&keywords=stanley+simple+start

There has been one occasion for its use, my wifes coworker had an F150 that wouldn't start. She let the coworker borrow her booster and within 5 min he was on his way.

Cheer up AS2014 - I totally hear you. Things are only as bad as you want them to be, still lots and lots of positives with the CMax.

 

For every negative, 1 post dumpers like the Lemon thread, I will post a positive one.

 

For every "the CR is right dumpers - this is not more than a 38MPG car", I will post my next nth 800+ mile tank.

 

I never had a more FUN car to drive than the CMax and saving $$$ - well compared to my wife's aging Jaguar Vanden Plas. Gas is still above $4 here in Los Angeles.

 

ps I'll keep my CMax till that make it a 100 MPG car or when Ford finally releases a 500+ electric beast in the same body shape. It's really a super utilitarian car to the snow, and city driving - KILLER city MPGs for sure.

Cheer up AS2014 - I totally hear you. Things are only as bad as you want them to be, still lots and lots of positives with the CMax.

 

For every negative, 1 post dumpers like the Lemon thread, I will post a positive one.

 

For every "the CR is right dumpers - this is not more than a 38MPG car", I will post my next nth 800+ mile tank.

 

I never had a more FUN car to drive than the CMax and saving $$$ - well compared to my wife's aging Jaguar Vanden Plas. Gas is still above $4 here in Los Angeles.

 

ps I'll keep my CMax till that make it a 100 MPG car or when Ford finally releases a 500+ electric beast in the same body shape. It's really a super utilitarian car to the snow, and city driving - KILLER city MPGs for sure.

Cheer up AS2014 - I totally hear you. Things are only as bad as you want them to be, still lots and lots of positives with the CMax.

 

For every negative, 1 post dumpers like the Lemon thread, I will post a positive one.

 

For every "the CR is right dumpers - this is not more than a 38MPG car", I will post my next nth 800+ mile tank.

 

I never had a more FUN car to drive than the CMax and saving $$$ - well compared to my wife's aging Jaguar Vanden Plas. Gas is still above $4 here in Los Angeles.

 

ps I'll keep my CMax till that make it a 100 MPG car or when Ford finally releases a 500+ electric beast in the same body shape. It's really a super utilitarian car to the snow, and city driving - KILLER city MPGs for sure.

I like the C-Max so much I traded my 2012 Passat TDI for my current Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium. The Passat TDI has over 100 cases of turbo failures on the tdiclub so like those tornado sirens that go off in an approaching storm I decided to run for cover to the FFH.

I totally agree with this assessment of the CR Methodology.

http://blog.bluespringsfordparts.com/233/consumer-reports-rating-methodology-flawed/

Generally speaking, Consumer Reports provides useful and informative buying advice and product reviews for a wide range of products. From flat screen TVs to vacumn cleaners to car seats, Consumer Reports often uses a careful and refined testing procedure that generates some great advice.

As a long-time reader and current subscriber, I am 100% satisfied with Consumer Reports…except for their automotive reliability rankings.

Here’s why: Car rankings are based exclusively on surveys offered by Consumer Reports (CR) readers. This, in my view, is a fatally flawed approach.

1. CR subscribers aren’t representative of the general public. Quantcast.com, which estimates demographic and user data for millions of websites, has provided the following demographic “snap shot” of ConsumerReports.org (see the original report here):

Demographic data about the ConsumerReports.org website audience, as determined by Quantcast.com

As you can see, the typical ConsumerReports.org visitor is more likely to be wealthy ($100k+ annual household income) and college educated. While there’s nothing wrong with being wealthy or educated, I suspect these consumers are a bit biased against American car brands.

• Hybrid buyers, for example,  are significantly more likely to be educated and wealthy (see Scarborough Research). The best selling hybrid? A Toyota.
• American cars don’t sell well in the country’s wealthiest cities, additional proof that wealthy people are biased against American vehicle brands.

For anyone who thinks that Quantcast’s data might be off, check out this 2009 study of CR’s auto buying guide, which was sponsored by CR. According to the data on page 34, the average CR reader (either online or via magazine subscription) is wealthier and more educated than average.

2. CR data is noisy. By “noisy,” I mean varying quite a bit from year to year. In this year’s study, Volvo and Chrysler fell 10 and 8 spots in the rankings, while GMC, Cadillac, and Audi skyrocketed 10, 14, and 16 (!) slots.

How can one brand’s reliability ranking surge from the bottom 5 to the top 10 in just one year? Because Consumer Reports data is very “noisy,” and hence not terribly accurate.

Are we honestly supposed to believe that Audi was ranked as one of the least reliable brands last year, and yet somehow ranked top 10 in reliability this year? This is obviously a result of a limited amount of data, which brings me too…

3. CR uses as few as 100 surveys to rate vehicles! That’s right folks – 100 measly surveys is all it takes for Consumer Reports to assess a specific vehicle’s reliability rating.

100 data points is hardly enough to form a scientific evaluation – it’s embarrassing that CR would admit to this methodology, but they’ve done precisely that:

While CR might “often” get 100′s or surveys, this hardly seems like a good system. It also explains Audi’s wild change in rankings, doesn’t it?

The bottom line: Don’t trust Consumer Reports quality and reliability data, at least as far as automobiles are concerned.

At best, use CR automotive rankings as a supplement to other data sources. See their official 2012 rankings here.

My check arrived today.

I completed the CR survey and the JD Power survey and dinged the C-Max for all those areas that legitimately should have have worked at launch. Keep in mind CR ranks Sync locking up as a problem equivalent to a VW fuel system failing with $6,000 worth of repairs.

I would certainly buy another C-Max again since it appears all of my complaints have been resolved satisfactorily and compensation received for the fuel economy discrepancies. I am still waiting for that last MPG adjustment check.

We dropped to +15 degrees in Dallas overnight.

http://www.edmunds.com/volkswagen/passat/2013/long-term-road-test/2013-volkswagen-passat-tdi-jump-starts-a-plug-in-hybrid.html

This morning our 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDI came to the aid of a car with a dead battery. We used the Passat to jump start a Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, whose battery had died while the car was plugged in charging. Yep, we got a laugh out of that one, too.

Hope you get better soon.

I see several in the North Texas area, usually daily now. At least 2 in my neighborhood besides mine.

Cool! Which fuses #'s did you use for ACC and live? I ordered the 2013 Ford service/wiring DVD off eBay to get a better idea of the electronics on the Max.

 

Btw - about an hour ago, someone sideswiped me. No damage thank god - just hit the offside mirror which flipped in, but got the usual "you were speeding" and "your lights weren't on" and "I had my turn signal on" bs - then showed him the dashcam, so he shut up.. Was doing 19mph, my lights were on, he didn't indicate, and he pulled over a solid white line. It paid for itself right there.

Some profanity was used, so don't think I'll be posting it up anytime soon.

You think TX drivers are bad (and they are - saw your YouTube videos) but FL is close!

I used F73 for battery and F86 for keyed power.

My step daughter is from Tampa and graduated from USF so I have heard the stories about Florida. My motivation for the dash cam was created after being a target of insurance fraud that ended with the case getting dropped just before jury selection. A video would have ended that case immediately.

I ordered one of these and a 2013 Focus spare;

A Prius was in a car chase in the Dallas/Ft Worth area last night.

I know the media has to make the story as interesting as possible.

 

BUT come on 100 MPH in a Prius :lol2: .

There is one famous incident involving a 100 mph Prius discussed here;

http://green.autoblog.com/2007/08/21/woz-gets-700-ticket-for-going-105-mph-in-a-prius/

It seems Gore Junior is not alone. Apple co-founder Steve "the Woz" Wozniak got a $700 ticket for going 105 MPH in a Prius back on March 28. When asked, Woz playfully denied the charges. "Not true," Wozniak replied, "104 MPH. I pleaded guilty, with an explanation." In an e-mail exchange with Mr. Roadshow, he explained that since he's been all over the world, he'd "gotten used to kilometer speeds." The judge smiled and fined him anyway.

 

The March incident is not his first time speeding in the Prius. He had previously taken it that high last Thanksgiving en route to a Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. He was "surprised" his Prius showed itself to be "very stable, even with major gusting winds" compared to his HUMMER. Yep, you read that correctly: Woz has a HUMMER, too. He advised the judge that he now observes the proper speed limit.

 

"I'm not a fast person or a fast driver," he says. "I'm very laid-back and patient and don't mind going slowly at all." Besides, fuel efficiency goes down when you go faster. Instead of 55 MPG, you might only get 31 MPG. Well, depending on the wind speed, says Woz... and he would know.

 

[source: San Jose Mercury News]

Followed kc1174 instructions with the exception that SEL models have different voltage presence at these fuse taps.

I used Hemostats to remove and insert the fuses, very difficult location to work in. Confirmed Powermagic Pro shutdown when voltage dips below my programmed 12v level.

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I watch for people like that.

 

 

SHAME on me I very carefully cut them off, I've left more than 1 :lol: setting in the middle of the intersection :happy feet: .

PLEASE NOTE      ^

A couple of times the car behind me has also left them in the middle of the intersection :lol2: .

 You will notice an alert Nissan driver avoided gettting T-Boned.

IMG_6236.jpgYEP they wont fit, bicycle mirror mount wont either.

I'm using suction cups.

Anybody have a belter method?

I have ordered one of these and will report back on how well it works with my V1.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0065LWCYA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

In my area bad drivers aren't limited to any make or model, check out this Chevy Suburban passing me in a single car left turn lane and running the red light in the process. Click the 1080p option in the lower right corner for full HD.

Thanks for the write up, Planning to install the wife's C-Max Blackvue and Powermagic Pro within the next few weeks. I have the same setup in my Passat and post my videos here;

http://www.youtube.com/user/darrelld3/videos

Have you posted your experience on the Ford Facebook page?