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I wouldn't put the smart car down. I owned a 2005 diesel cabrio and drove it Toronto to Florida twice. It was carefully designed and had standard stability control features built in that far exceed anything a Maverick has to offer, even 16 years later. The other safety systems were also...

Not to put dealer service departments down (well, maybe a little) it may be time to find a real alignment shop to take a look. Hopefully this is an option for you. Alignment shops typically deal with these issues and instead of doing a quick flat rate adjustment, can really find the issue...

I had that Ranger XLT with the same colors on the outside. It had the bucket seats and console and the 2.9 automatic until 2019 when I bought a F150 Lariat. It was a great truck with only a little rear fender rust. The only exterior change I made was to put an Explorer grill on it. I also...

My Ford dealer would probably charge me a diagnostic fee to figure out what it is. They don't read the manuals either and anything they have never personally seen has never happened before.

When our trucks break down, Ford seems to feel free to torture owners. I would love to have my trailer towing module fixed so I can legally tow my trailer again.

My 2024 has the failure and like the tens of thousands of pre-25 and 26 trucks, we have to wait until Ford figures out how to fix them. My dealer was willing to charge me for a diagnostic and pretended not to have ever heard of the problem so I decided simply to help publicize the issue on as...

No generally we don't. Look south if you want to see high import taxes on vehicles. The Canadian dollar fluctuates and vehicles sold in Canada sometimes have different specifications and standard features which affects the price. We have a lot more heated steering wheels for example. The...

Lucky you have a 25 or newer. The hundreds of thousands of us with earlier trucks either have to put up with the safety issue until Ford comes up with a fix. Called the dealer - they would have to charge for a diagnositic fee (for a known problem) and report what they found. So, I WAS going to...

My 2024 just flashed the module failure warning as I was driving today. The trailer running lights all works, just no turn signals or brake lights. Will be calling first thing Monday morning as I actually use the small trailer frequently. Should have kept my bulletproof 2008 Ranger. I am at...

You do know that the Maverick is built in Mexico, right?

I have the Ford mats (the dealership threw them in for free) and while they are fairly good, I don't like the missing mat coverage under the gas pedal. Since I'm in a place where there is snow and slush some of the time, I have just put a microfibre cloth there and change it as necessary. I...

Brake fluid changes are required as modern systems are more than just brake lines and a master cylinder. The brake system also has a pump and other components that are expensive to replace relative to the cost of the flush and replacement fluid. Replacing the coolant is also useful as it...

I may have missed something. Does the switch on the affected door work?

Life is short. If these features really bother you so much, sell the vehicle. You are never going to get Ford to do anything even if a thousand people agree with you. If these features drive you crazy, start pulling fuses until the nasty things stop working.

The car care nut frequently over-dramatizes things. While what he says is usually good advice, he frequently refers to the eCVT systems as CVTs and this is simply NOT correct. The mechanical differences are night and day.

Keypad went away after 23 model year. Had it on my 23 XLT, gone on my 24 Lariat. The stick on looked cheap.

There is also a Phillips posi driver head which is similar to the JIS except it is a bit more flared where the slope to the end starts. It keeps the head of the screwdriver better seated. I have some but I don't have access to them today.

I've had plug in hybrids, hybrids, and pure ev's. They all do things differently and their ranges on electric vary wildly. Of the three, I prefer the plug in Prius I have now a little more than my hybrid Maverick. It lets me do my city driving (over 90 per cent of what I do) electric. Or, I...

My F150 transmission gave a mightly clunk into drive after returning from a long trip of about 2500 kms. It did it again and I took it to my Ford dealer where they reflashed the programming and it never happened again. I think changing the fluid early is a great idea if done properly.

My 24 Lariat has built-in Nav, but I prefer the Apple maps function from my iphone. The big advantage is that since it is collecting data from all the apple phones ahead of you and updates road conditions, especially traffic jams. Having just completed a 7000 km trip and being able to see the...