I posted on the black light housing noise some time ago.. I discovered either the right top or right bottom section was not fully seated and a firm push on the loose section resulted in a 'click' and thus far no more noise.
If anyone has the temp gauge with bars:
1 bar illuminates at 100 F;
2 bars at 140 F;
3 bars at 160 F;
4 bars at 180.
I have seen the temp over 200 but never seen a fifth bar illuminated.
Hypermiler (Atlanta area) on the C-max message board would block airflow to keep engine above 200 degrees, well above normal operating temp. He was convinced it contributed to his superior mpgs and as far as I know it was never successfully disputed. Personally I was never that interested...
Technician came by as scheduled this afternoon and was done in well under ten minutes. Did caution me that the fix would result in the Tire Pressure Monitoring System showing zero pressure until the vehicle had been driven for a few miles, no biggie; but his explanation for the recall was that...
My dealer called me out of the blue last week and scheduled their mechanic to perform the recall in my driveway this coming Tuesday…and I didn't even purchase the vehicle from them.
Periodically charging for the past 1-1/2 years has not rectified the problem in my vehicle, but as some others have noted, it has never failed to start.