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The truth of the matter is that not all of them have this problem. And the ACCM update has fixed MANY of them. But there are a stubborn few that persist with the issue. The best chance for success is to simultaneously perform the Accm update, Test and FULLY charge the battery, and reset the...

If you haven’t had the soft update, I’d suggest asking them if ford would authorize them to perform the SSM since it’s been a documented ongoing concern. Ford actually does have a program for a one time after warranty assistance for vehicles that are a bit outside of warranty. The dealership...

If you bought it new and didn't bring it in specifically for the battery drain, then it hasn't been done. If you did bring it in for that reason, or bring it to ANY Ford dealership, they can look up the history and immediately see it it's been done. If you aren't having any symptoms, don't worry...

We sometimes will see work that’s needed and perform it while still under warranty as well. But we have to be careful because Ford tells us not to “upsell“ warranty work unless it’s safety related. So it’s ok to sell that worn ball joint. But not the oil leak or funny shifting transmission if...

I haven’t watched his video. All the way through. But i watched part of it indeed, As a tech I know personally some of the contributing factors , and there’s a lot of blame to go around . One part gets overlooked because people don’t believe it.But cars are simply BETTER and require less...

Warranty doesn't pay as well as customer pay work . That's correct. However, dealerships may not PREFER warranty work. But they NEED warranty work. ZERO dealerships could survive off of only customer pay work even if they wanted to. It's just not enough. We techs prefer customer pay work. And we...

theres no need for a separate light. It would simply show up in the message Center where the other messages appear as needed. And yes, when the pressure exceeds a certain amount, a messa to the effect of “drive to clean” would appear similar To that which eventualily appears in diesels that...

True. But an accident usually results in the authorities being called. Then anything can happen depending on what happened and what the authority decides to do

Exactly. My former dealership was audited and had to pay significant fines mainly because of poor write ups and documentation. Thankfully NONE of my repairs were a part of the offending repair orders. But we still did warranty work without missing a beat. I don’t see how a dealership can survive...

While there are no guarantees, I predict the GPF will work silently in the background for the life of the truck just like the catalytic converter. I believe it shares the 8/80 emissions warranty the catalytic converter has. If you drive only short trips that don't give it a chance to heat up...

I think the 1-2 delayed shift when cold is considered a normal operating characteristic. I know it was with the 6F35 transmission. I know you still don't like it. 😅. But it may make people feel better to know it's not an actual problem

Believe it or not. Ford offered a semi automatic in the original Maverick for one year when it first came out in 1970 . It was basically a C4 transmission that did not have the automatic shift capabilities. I saw an old owner's manual years ago. It said you can start off in first or second...

The nice part is that the 2025 Hybrid is available with 4K towing. . But the transmission is also beefed up as well it's now the HF55 VS the HF45 in previous years .

And once a vehicle reaches cruising speed, you barely hear anything engine related. So speed creep is real. I use my cruise on a 5 mile stretch of 2 Lane highway on my way to work because it's straight with relatively low traffic flow. The limit is 45. You'd really be comfortable driving 70. But...

I understand your response. And I generally agree. But even the best of us can slip up. And the wrong combination of events can cascade quickly. I'm not sure of how towing beyond the rated limitations will affect liability or legality. And I've towed beyond the rated limitations of my brother's...

108-110 . Fast enough for me at my current age. If I had it in my 20s-30s I would probably be stupid enough to go faster. But at age 61 I doubt if Ill get even 100 mph. Partly because of nerves. But mostly because they can now arrest for going over 30 over the limit on over 100 mph regardless...

The Maverick is one of those vehicles that will allow 90mph to creep up on you without breaking a sweat. Even the Hybrid will end up at 90 if the driver isn't paying attention. Im sure the EcoBoost could do it even moreso. I'd be interested to see what the natural top speed would be if the...

Thus makes no sense. Most dealerships could not survive without warranty work. It doesn't pay as well as customer paid work. But it's a significant part of revenue. Besides, customers who have a good warranty experience are more likely to return for at least some out of warranty repair. In...

Probably something was awry between the dealership and Ford. Some dealerships get into bad warranty trouble with Ford when Ford audits them and finds inconsistencies. It would be interesting to see if that dealership is still open

No. It's mounted under the floor on the passenger side of the truck no access from the inside. All access and connections are underneath . The 12v battery is under the rear seat and takes up just a bit of the storage space.