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I've now had my 24 hybrid back at the dealership a second time for the surging at cold start. First they reset the trans module. They said drive it for awhile. Nothing changed, in fact it did it at first stop right off the lot. This time, they kept it for 2 days and did a cold soak start. It...

Do you know how many types of cans there are?

Is that really a real thing. I've heard so many different methods in this forum other than fixing it. I left the key on all night and let the air out of the tires. Then while walking to work in the morning, I kicked a can down the road to symbolize how the Blue OutofRound has dealt with this.

Nice! Better get a charger, OBD 2 Scannerr and voltage meter. Time for a different vehicle. If that were me I'd be done with it. No confidence.

I just replaced the battery in My daughter's 2017 Volt with only 56k miles a couple weeks ago. Battery was at 31% and still started the car. We knew it was the battery after it started throwing off random codes along with a code about low voltage code. Never charged the battery and it sat at...

I also have no loyalty to a car company. My purchases have been based on reliability and warranty / customer service. Looks have some importance, but performance is as important. Many have a brand loyalty thing, which is fine for some. Seems like a cult thing, or of course if you are an...

Does someone have a rear lowering leveling kit yet that only involves lowering the rear suspension in a hybrid FWD. Many would do this and have discussed it on this forum. It would be easy and could be priced pretty cheap. Wow, crickets on this post!

As of right now sales of the Maverick are down about 17% from last year at this time. They do have a broad age group purchasing these.

Update... No update! When I picked it up they didn't do the update or a warranty issue, but we're happy to do the work that got them paid.

You can make fun all you want, but they have improvements and tech way above and beyond our old stuff. In April BYD and then Geely set a new Guinness record for internal combustion engine efficiency. Almost 60% of fuel is lost to heat in a normal ICE. The last advancements by Toyota took 50...

That is all true, but their tech is more advanced now. Look up the article were Farley talks about that. I'm glad he is watching.

I couldn't have said it better. Thanks for honest facts. Lazy shortcuts and slow technology but quick to profit. We are once again behind the 8 ball and won't admit it or see it. Why all of the sudden we can no longer stand up to innovation and competition. Those vehicles are coming. They are in...

And Maverick does what different. It's got its own cheap outs. Door pilar black stickers, window whistles.

What you are saying is probably true if you push the issue. But more often than not info seems to be glossed over or hidden. They don't explain the dysfunction and reasons to most and just replace the battery if or when it is below 40% health. Thankfully there are plenty of discussions on this...

Looks like US automakers are getting faster at bringing in new products like the foreign competition.

I don't get what you are trying to say or excuse. The analogy you are using doesn't work. The vehicle has a charging / software programming issue that doesn't address the problem of keeping up with a parasitic draw.

Does anyone know what BFS is! Battery Fix Syndrome. Noco's are great for curing that.

Keep going to the dealer while you still have a warranty. After that well...

A non AGM bigger CCA completely solved my problem with no added charging required. After 2 dead batteries the dealer went this route. They never told me I needed to charge my battery or drive all the time with headlights on. The bigger CCA battery did the trick and it's state of health has not...

No doubt safety is the most important thing. But plastic and lighter thinner materials has to do with costs and gas mileage. Using safety to counter with the other reasons for comparisons of durability and affordability as well as bigger profits doesn't justify these issues. Now your plastic...