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I may not be able to make it. What time do people show up? Some car meetups start at 6am or earlier.

I usually would say no to mods, but this is one has got me considering it, especially if it means less "Maverick Hood Squirts" after the rain.

Is Ford saying Q2 for the fix now?

Sorry that happened so soon or at all. It seems like Mavs are magnets to get hit, but it is probably just social media effect of finding out about them all. I would be curious to know if Mavs do suffer more side impacts due to lack of side marker lights, but that wouldn't have helped you if...

Do you know if they replaced them with the factory flooded battery or a different AGM battery? Also how long time-wise do you drive when you do drive them? Those of us still getting the error and waiting on Ford's fix this year tend to drive less than 15 minute drives and it depletes the 12v...

Thank you. @Ozarkbeard my apologies you are right to do both steps after a new battery or charging. I'll edit my post to correct that. In my case even doing both after a full charge didn't fix the problem for longer than several weeks. The BMS is failing to protect the battery health as it...

I'm beginning to think there is no fix if people getting their own AGM eventually still run it low. Correction, it is probably best to perform both as Ozarkbeard suggested and HeyBales corrected for me. FYI, it is one or the other. Either the BMS Battery Sensor reset procedure you describe...

I might be interested if more people want to meet. Otherwise take your Benz and enjoy it before you sell.

It was fun, it turned out we were all driving Hybrids. We went for a cruise down to PCH and split up when we got down there as some of us couldn't do lunch. I am looking forward to next one.

I may not be able to do the Pacific City part, but I think I can still meet at Whole Foods Bella Terra starting at 11:00 AM. Is it still us three, or should we try for another weekend?

Try a tank of high octane and see if the lurching goes away or is reduced. I haven't noticed it since I started using 91 octane when someone said it helped.

Welcome!

From my observations it seems parking it is fine. Driving it is what runs down the 12V battery. The problem isn't simply a "faulty battery" but the batteries are cheaper quality and more easily damaged from the Mav's goofy charging circuit/algorithm/thresholds. Your poor mileage might be...

I think I can make it too.

Good point about margins, but certainly they would have had many years of volume sales. The 2008 mid-size Tacoma was like $10k new and the 2008 Prius was like $20k new so there was plenty of room for high margins if they could find a spot for the Hybrid battery under the bed. I think 2004 was...

Toyota should be the company that is embarrassed, they were the company that could have given us a hybrid small truck with close to Prius MPG 15 years ago!!! They got caught up in the big truck boom instead. This is my first Ford because Ford did it first and did it right too.

I use this. You use the rubberized "clay bar" substitute while you wash, sponge/mitt in one hand and bar in the other. Just keep it wet and sudsy as you use the bar to pull off surface dirt, no pressure needed, just glide it over. Then you can rinse and then leaf blow or drive the car to get...

You went the extra mile and exposed the chrome, looks good, I just went all black. It is surprisingly forgiving to apply, I did it too late in the day and it looked like it didn't go on well, but one it dried it looked fine. And you don't have to mask very well since it just peels off at lines...

What kind of question is this? The Mav looks good both raised and lowered. In your 65 years you should have noticed that many people tinker on and modify their cars among many other things.

Welcome, nice looking Hybrid. I haven't done much exterior mods aside from blacking things out, like emblems and lug nuts, but since you are black you might prefer leaving some chrome.