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Hybrid, 46mpg, 90% in town, recent 250 mile all hiway trip 70-80mph got 37mpg. Very happy with Hybrid. Unless you need to tow often and over 2000 lbs, go hybrid. A/C on all the time.

While running an independent repair shop many years ago a "stupid" thief broke inside one night and stole many radios from dashes. I say "stupid" because his wallet was found in one of the cars. Police arrested the guy and charged him with theft, boss wanted to "hire" him, thief was apparently...

I just drove my Hybrid XL 272 hiway miles between 75-80 mph and filled up afterward with 6.990 gallons. Branson Mo. to St. Charles Mo, hiways 65 and 44. Outside temp at 98 degrees. Drove with A/C on and with cruise control on (added steering wheel replacement switches and programmed using...

I have a hybrid XL, added the cruise switches and did the Forscan change. I started an easy to follow thread, I did not have to do any "as built" data entries, in town getting 45-46mpg, on a trip now and at 70-75 mph getting 35+ mpg. To find my thread do search "added cruise control OEM...

Not the first year for the engine. Since when should customers be the "test" for anything?

possible letter from FoMoCo; Dear vehicle owner, to prevent from having your insurance company file a lawsuit against us when your insured vehicle burns to the ground due to the engine blowing up and sending internal parts out through the block or oil pan and oil leaking onto hot exhaust, we...

I believe it's clear there is a problem, or multiple problems. It will take time for FoMoCo to come up with solutions. Trust me, Dealerships are not happy either. Techs are at the mercy of FoMoCo, many repairs have to be authorized by FoMoCo. Dealers are monitored for repairs done for the...

Have you had TSB 22-2124 done yet? Hybrids built on or before March 9th are included. The TSB is for PCM reprogramming and checking for software updates on the following: (1) Secondary on-board diagnostic control module, (2) Battery energy control module, (3) Battery energy control module B, (4)...

If you're interested adding cruise control using Ford steering wheel switches are explained on several threads and it's easy to replace the tail gate manual lock with a power lock assembly and wire harness that lock/unlock with the remote like doors do.

Try again, the blower speed is adjustable when A/C is in the Max setting. The blower speed lights do illuminate and FYI if vehicle is turned off and restarted it will be at the same speed as when turned off. The "Max" setting does nothing other than use inside air recirculated in place of...

Yesterday, July 3rd, I was driving along and the main display went black, radio quit playing. Pushed the on/off radio knob and display did come back on. Today, after restarting the truck the A/C blower control knob was not lit and no blower speed but the A/C, Recirculate and Max A/C were lit...

Today, after restarting after parked for about 15 minutes when I started the truck the A/C controls where lit (a/c, recirculate, max air) but the blower speed dial was dark and no blower for about 15 seconds, then lights came on dial and blower started???

After driving a little over a mile after a cold start the main display panel just shut off. Radio was on (not playing through phone) when this happened and went off, phone not connected with cable or wireless but connected via bluetooth. Pushed the radio on/off button and display came back on...

It was my salesman that said my Maverick for delivery in St. Charles, MO was taken off the rail yard in Kansas City and then was trucked to the dealership from there. I know it took right at a month for it to get to the dealer after being built, it was put on the train the next day after being...

Dealership allocations and options on vehicle all cause for build orders to take a long time, not to mention shipping and manufacturing issues for parts. My base XL took 8 months to the day to arrive at dealership. I've had parts ordered for over 9 months for the restoration on my 1957 Chevy...

Are you positive about that, in my photo one can see the wiper arm stops below the spot? Why is there a center stem rather than just a round dot?

I had read the entire owner's manual except for one page... thought that must have been the page where it explained what it was...but I couldn't remember what page I didn't read so I started reading it all over again... thanks for giving me my life back! joking. Now apparently I need to...

It's not the dealers that provide the warranty, it's the manufacturer. Dealer gets paid either way when a repair is made, either by owner or warranty provider. Trust me, dealer would rather have a warranty co. pay the cost of the repair rather than an upset/mad owner. It is all about risk...

Let me see if I can help you a bit. Having been in the auto repair business for over 49 years I believe I have a very good knowledge of auto repair. For background, I completely managed a 12 bay independent shop for 20 years. I say completely, I hired, fired, did payroll, scheduled...

For those that do buy a Ford Extended Warranty, there is coverage for "travel expenses" if a covered repair occurs when out of town by a certain number of miles.