SpottedSheep Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Hello all, I've been trawling through the threads and comments on here and I can't find the answer to my specific question about my poor old C-Max... I got it used from my dad for fairly cheap (still paying the loan on it off, though...about $3400 left on it) and it has around 127,000 miles on it now. A few months ago, I noticed it leaking fluid...I assumed at first it was an oil leak, took it in and they said it was a transmission leak and thought it was "just a seal", so they replaced it and changed the transmission fluid at the same time. Now it's still leaking, took it back to the same mechanic and they said actually there is a steel part that has a groove worn into it and that is causing the seal to fail and continue to leak...they quoted me $527 to repair, again. Took it to another mechanic to ask for a second opinion and he said the reason it is leaking is because the shaft going into the transmission there has movement in it, causing the seal to fail. The second mechanic doesn't want to touch it because he thinks it'll be a bigger/more messy job than he wants to deal with... All of this is in addition to a whining noise that is apparent while the ICE is running but NOT while just the EV is running, in park and while moving (although it gets harder to tell as you get going faster). So, now that I've found out that this particular make/model/year has a tendency for the transmission to fail, I'm wondering if that's not what the problem is and I'll need an entirely new transmission instead of just fixing a "simple" leak... I guess the next step is taking it to the dealership my dad got it from and seeing what they say (I can only imagine they'll quote me some astronomical sum, knowing these people... not to mention I *HATE* the idea of giving them any work after dealing with them in the past...). Now my main question is, since I'm in a CARB state (NY), and it says in the warranty guidebook from Ford on this car, that this repair should in theory be covered up to 15 years/150,000 miles - has anyone successfully gotten them to pay for a transmission repair using this AT PZEV clause? I called Ford and talked to someone who didn't seem to know much because she said my car had no type of warranty, emissions related or otherwise...but it seems pretty clearly stated in this guidebook that I'm looking at that Transmission assembly repairs are covered under this CARB/AT PZTV emissions warranty, in my state anyway. I've attached screenshots of the relevant info from the warranty guidebook I found at this link: https://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/14hybwa1e.pdf Thanks in advance for any info/insight anyone can give, really hoping for some good news... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takingittothemax Posted yesterday at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:51 AM I thought CARB compliant hybrids/PHEVs had a 10 year/100,000 mile transmission warranty. From memory the 15 year/150,000 mile warranty is for emissions equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:00 AM What year/model is your c-max? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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