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  1. homestead
    Car is all stock , tires 45, reg. unleaded. I am happy with my mpg's. I get high 40's in the spring thru fall and low 40's in the winter.
  2. homestead
    Mine just went down to 45.3 because of the cooler temps.
  3. homestead
    Welcome, I'm also originally from AZ. Enjoy your ruby red.
  4. homestead
    My ford explorer had a similar problem. I googled the problem and found there was a plastic servo arm that had a habit of breaking. Was able to locate the arm under the dash and drill a hole into it and secure it with a cable tie with out dismantling the dash. It has been working now for 5 or 6 years.
  5. homestead
    Thanks for the report Valkraider. Did you use charger a lot in your driving?
  6. homestead
    Recall is in these states... States included are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Oregon and Washington.States included are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Oregon and Washington.
  7. homestead
    Time for another check from Ford.
  8. homestead
    This finally showed up on owner.ford.com under recalls.
  9. homestead
    Looks like there is another recall is coming. DETROIT (AP) -- Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall announced Thursday covers certain 2013 to 2015 Ford Escape SUVs and C-Max cars, and 2012 to 2015 Focus cars. Also included are 2014 to 2016 Ford Transit Connect vans, and Ford Mustang sports cars and Lincoln MKC SUVs from 2015. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-recalls-830k-vehicles-fix-130748913.html
  10. homestead
    yes, Just the charging cord won't hurt anything. I've also had a flash drive connected 24/7 for 3 years with no discharge of the battery.
  11. homestead

    Rear Carpet

    homestead replied to Marc Smith's topic in Interior

    Those same two pieces came off on my car. I took it in to Ford and they sanded the smooth plastic before gluing them back down so that the glue would hold better.
  12. homestead
    Maybe they didn't update their specs for the change. I verified my car before and after the update so it is working at > 62 now. Maybe someone with a 2016 can test their car.
  13. homestead
    Ford reprogrammed hybrids in summer of 2013 to also have same top electric speed of Energi. It seemed to help mpg's for me a little.
  14. homestead
    Here are instructions for changing 12v battery from the user manual. The service manual may have better detail. http://www.manualslib.com/manual/624812/Ford-C-Max-Hybrid.html?page=220#manual
  15. homestead
    Do the Energi models suffer with the same fate on transmission failures?
  16. homestead
    Saw this on ebay, they have several colors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leather-like-Car-Seat-Covers-with-Lumbar-Support-for-Ford-FO-250Black-/171999293922?fits=Model%3AC-Max&hash=item280bf4f1e2:g:dLUAAOSwFNZW1Ct0&vxp=mtr
  17. homestead
    Which seats did you get? I got the SEL leather which has a lumbar adjustment (for driver only). I find them comfortable for 4 hr trips which is a lot better than my old explorer leather seats.
  18. homestead
    Looks like Mobile One accepted the Walmart receipt for my rebate, I got my $12 check today. Only took 2 1/2 months. :)
  19. homestead
    Here is one http://www.driveoemautoparts.com/oe-ford/dm5z58550a66a?origin=pla
  20. homestead
    Well I was laughing too when I posted it but Paul wants more mpg's. This guy put a hydrogen generator in his prius to boost mpg's, watch the video. http://peswiki.com/index.php/OS:Bob_Boyce_Electrolyzer_Plans Its not that dangerous if you use the hydrogen as you generate it. It helps boost the combustion so you end up using less gas.
  21. homestead
    Paul Try injecting some hydrogen into your air intake on the ICE to improve your mpg's. Diesel truckers are doing this, This place and others are selling them to generate hydrogen on the fly. http://hydrogengarage.com/ No I am not doing this. My car is stock.
  22. homestead
    Here is my thinking on this, if increasing tire pressure gives you less friction to increase mpg then less friction should also increase stopping distance.
  23. homestead
    Yes, I have non-nav 2013 and I remember seeing one of the menu screens which showed my latitude & longitude. Don't know if the current sync version still allows this.
  24. homestead
    What what speed are you guys putting it into low going down hill to slow your acceleration? How does the engine/trans respond to that? Noticed around town if I accidentally put it in L instead of drive the engine really howls at low speed.
  25. homestead
    I have tended to avoid using "hill mode" because I thought since the ICE was slowing down the descent that the maximum charging would come by using the brakes alone.
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