My 2023 Ford Explorer Timberline was a dud right out of the gate. Rattle in the front end that took the dealer a month to diagnose after replacing parts willy-dilly....ok, got it fixed and I drove it. Was disappointed in the lackluster fuel economy but I drove it. At 1 year mark, starts making...
Yeah....stop complaining about it and get rid of it - no one is holding a gun to your head forcing you to keep owning/driving it. Good luck with your next vehicle.
Looked through the owners manual several times trying to find the passage about the "one minute cool down" idle recommendation...The past three Escapes the g/f owned that all went past 100K with oil changes done at the dealership at 5K and not one ever got "coked up" on the turbo....she once...
I worked at a full service gas station in 1979 through 1982 (Mobil Gas Station) and remember when Mobil 1 first came out - could not mix it with conventional oil. Had a stack of stickers to put under the hood and on the dip stick warning that the car had Mobil 1 in the crankcase. Was also told...
I know I may change my oil "too much", but first change was @5K miles with NAPA synthetic (meets Ford Spec) with a NAPA Proformer filter at the six month mark....next change was at dealership @9K again with Ford hybrid spec full synthetic oil and a Motorcraft filter....at the 1 year mark...