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Hello All- I have 2 Cmax energis a 2015 and a 2016. My son had a fender bender driving my wifes car, the 2015. The damage was mostly under the front, under the radiator- MINOR LOOKING Dealer estimate is 8k insurance says it exceeds 75 ration so they will not fix- (buggers). I have purchased the damaged (totaled? ) vehicle and had it dropped back off at my house - I am sure I can make all needed repairs with some effort. I am mostly worried about the car being electronically locked by the dealer/ ford. I cannot get it to respond at all yet. NO dash , cant even open the trunk to see if battery is disconnected. It was drivable after the accident, now after the dealership it is a dead brick. Can I overcome the software issues or will I be fighting ford trying to keep this beautiful little car off the road this all the way?

Apologies for yet another post about a dead cmax... I have a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid only vehicle. In the two years I've owned it, it has been unable to start unassisted 6 times, leading to significant tow and repair costs. So far, nobody has been able to fix the problem. The very first time they found a loose relay in the trunk, and the 3rd time they replaced the battery, but five different shops including two dealerships have run diagnostics and been unable to find the problem causing this. The last three times have gone the exact same way. All in the last 6 months, with a less than 1 year old battery. First, the audio stops working--won't turn on or off with the power button, can't play radio or connect to a phone. Screen lights up and the navigation/menu system still works fine. Then, about two days later, the car will be dead. Won't unlock with the remote, no dome lights, nothing. Twice we have jumped it, and that completely fixes it--still took it to a shop each time, but it turns on and off like a champ and shows no other symptoms/no signs of battery draw. The most recent time we didn't even try to jump it and had it towed in dead so they could at least see we weren't making stuff up. Dealership had it for a week, didn't find any problems or offer any explanation. Just charged us for labor and diagnostics and sent us on our way. Anyone have any experience with these problems? I'm open to all options--preventatives, maintenance, work arounds, fixes, literally anything. I can't accept that I have a 6 year old car that won't start without a jump every 4 months. Any help is much appreciated!

Here one for the book. My wife came to her C-max 2013 after shopping, unlock the door, got in. nothing work, could not start the car, everything seem dead. however the tailgate work, the door lock work. She call me, I told her to place the FOB next to the steering Wheel, nothing. So I went to the car with My FOB, same thing, door locks works, tail gate work, nothing else. Call AAA, they came try to jump it, in case the battery was dead, nothing. So we had the car tow home. After AAA left I went to the car, and now all is good, everything is working. So my questions are: 1) What happen 2) Has this happen to anyone else? 3) Is there a way to start the car without the FOB 3) any options or suggest on what to do the next time. Thanks

Did 'some' putzing around with the lights for a couple hours. Then drove the car in EV mode for 20 minutes. My wife may have driven in EV only mode for past 2 or 3 days. Got to destination, got out of car. closed door and heard a double honk TWO fast honks - Beep Beep. tried a few doors, all doors gave same double honk (perhaps car was still 'running'), not sure. came back out after maybe 30 minutes in store. Battery Dead, needed jump. So, question is whether A) how'd I kill the battery and B) if it was cumulative wear on battery, is the lesson learned that owers need to drive in non-EV mode at least a few miles every week to charge the 12V battery. or C) do I have a bad battery or charging system that isn't charging the battery properly.

Well I did some research on the 12 volt Battery and came up with some interesting INFO. Someone may have done this already. The 12v battery in car Part# BXT-67R-390CCA yet in the OM the replacement batteries listed are Part# BXT-96R-500CCA and BXT-96R-590CCA. The dimensions of BXT-67R are 8"L X 6"W X 7" H. The only place I could find a battery for CMAX other than FORD was Batteries+Bulbs Part# SLI 96R for $107 9.56"L X 6.87"W X 6.87" H. This would be a great solution if it fits, going from 390CCA to 600CCA with 60% more power may eliminate dead 12v battery problem. IMO :) Paul