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Wow, amazing! How dirty was the transmission fluid at 150k? My daughter has my old 2013 SEL with 80k , and no repairs so far. My son has 2016 Energi with 85k and no repairs so far. Doesn't go as far on battery only though.

Heh heh, yeah good idea to do stretching exercises before doing that one. 😀

I would focus on the electrical problem first. You said "Seat has absolutely no power. Checked with volt meter etc. " Once you get power to the seat & motors you can see if the if the track has a problem. Good Luck!

Sounds electrical, maybe motor. lots of repair shops can work on problems like this. Call and ask them.

What happens when you push the button to move the seat? No noise or movement check fuse. If fuse is ok check electrical connector under seat for a pin(s) not making good connection. Some noise/movement but not normal movement check for something jammed in the track. If the track is really bad take it to non-dealer repair shop and ask them to use used parts from a salvage yard.

There are lots of used sync 2 modules for cheap on ebay from people that have upgraded to sync 3. If a bad module is your problem that would be a cheap way to go.

Good luck! Our C-max has gone 11 years about 80k miles with no major problems.

Depends on how many daily miles you drive. You can get by with 120v if you have short commutes and live in a warmer area. If you have long commutes and live in a colder area then 240v will work better. Get an estimate on adding a 240v outlet. Fords can now charge at Tesla superchargers too.

I went from 2013 c-max to 2023 Mach-E in Nov last year. Really like it, So far no problems. Have gotten about a dozen over the air updates. Sold my old c-max to my daughter and it is still running ok.

Wow, do you drive the car when the cabin is 90-100? Does the AC function? Our radio died when we had a heat wave 110+ outside. Once the temps came down the radio started working again.

You can disconnect the ANC connector and see what that does. I believe it is under the dash on the passenger side.

Another tip when replacing the 12V battery in rear of the car hook up jumper cables & 12V power source under the hood and you won't lose any programming in the car.

Wheel bearings, hope it's not the transmission.

I suggest... Just fully charge the battery first. Jumping the battery and short drives don't last if the battery was dead. After fully charging if you are still having problems take it to a battery place and have them test the battery, usually no charge for this. Then if the test shows the battery is bad replace it.

Do you have the sync app installed on your phone? check the prefs in sync app. Are you running IOS beta software on the phone? I think 3.10 is the latest version of sync for your car.

I guess I would suspect the wiring harness. What was the harness for? Would check voltage on the 12V battery. Maybe something is drawing down the 12v and the DC-DC is trying to keep the 12V charged which is draining the high voltage battery.

What year/model c-max do you have? If it is 2013-2015 then you can also consider upgrading to sync 3.

Yes those are the same ones I bought. Just looked here.

I’ve seen them for sale on eBay. Compare that with online Ford parts dealer.

Short drives won't fully charge the battery. Stick a battery charger on it and charge it fully. See how that goes before changing anything.

Lots of old data on this forum going back to 2012 when the c-max came out. Suggest you do a search for the cv boot problem before laying out $$ for that one.

Tire noise can be bad on c-max. Finding a mechanic you can trust is key. How many miles does the car have on it?

My daughter's c-max had a dead battery when she accidentally left headlights on one night. She kept jumping the battery and it would only last a couple days. We put a charger on it and charged it to 100% and no issues now for a couple months. Her battery was so low initially that the radio wouldn't even work.

Depends on the failure mode. If the pack goes lower and lower as time goes on it should still work fine on gas with shorter and shorter distances on battery. Also some people have the energi model and for various reasons never bother to charge the battery. It will still run fine as gas only. Not as efficient as the hybrid but still good mpg's. What is wrong with your battery pack?