Rough Idle & Glowing Cat - Poll

[Lone Star Proud]

Look at it this way. A fiery, red hot cat will likely keep the cat thieves away.

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[LelandJ]

So as of the time I'm writing this, there have been 9 Hybrid owners who have reportedly had this issue and 18 who have not. That's an issue with 33% of Hybrid owners, (if I'm doing my elementary school math correctly.) Granted, it's a tiny sample and I hope more owners chime in, but it's a concerning problem nonetheless. I hope Ford addresses it soon.

 

[boe757]

mn, no issues with remote start, temps in the garage in the twenties. Have used the remote start multiple times, so far so good. hybrid - 641 miles. I do not set the temp to Max, I set it to 72 degrees, not sure if that is important.

 

[huunvubu]

So as of the time I'm writing this, there have been 9 Hybrid owners who have reportedly had this issue and 18 who have not. That's an issue with 33% of Hybrid owners, (if I'm doing my elementary school math correctly.) Granted, it's a tiny sample and I hope more owners chime in, but it's a concerning problem nonetheless. I hope Ford addresses it soon.

The actual poll selections are confusing as I almost selected: "Yes I have a Hybrid"

I then saw the second selection "No I have a Hybrid"

I literally had to stop and think what the meaning of these selections were


The selections should READ as the following to remove the confusion:

Yes I have a Hybrid and a glowing CAT

and

Yes I have a Hybrid and do not have these issues

I wonder how many selected the first one because they have a Hybrid which is what the selection asks but do not have these issues?

 

[LelandJ]

The actual poll selections are confusing as I almost selected: "Yes I have a Hybrid"

I then saw the second selection "No I have a Hybrid"

I literally had to stop and think what the meaning of the selections were


The selections should READ as the following to remove the confusion:

Yes I have a Hybrid and a glowing CAT

and

Yes I have a Hybrid and do not have these issues

I wonder how many selected the first on because they have a Hybrid but don't have this issue?

Sorry if that confused you. The question was "Have you been affected by the rough idling and glowing hot catalytic converter issue?" and the choices below. Maybe parenthese would help? I'll add that.

EDIT: Nevermind. It won't let me change the choices.

 

[huunvubu]

Sorry if that confused you. The question was "Have you been affected by the rough idling and glowing hot catalytic converter issue?" and the choices below.

The problem is that the poll selection is missing some grammar:

"Yes and I have a Hybrid" vs "Yes. I have a Hybrid"

and

"No and I have a Hybrid" vs "No. I have a Hybrid"

Missing the "and" and having the period after Yes. and No. in the poll questions is where the confusion come from.

I still remember "Let's eat Grandma!" from grade school

Let’s Eat Grandma?

1. Meaning and Clarity. Forgetting a comma can cause some grave complications.

“Let’s eat Grandma!” and “Let’s eat, Grandma!” are two completely different sentences. The first implies that we actually going to eat grandma; the latter implies we are telling Grandma the food is ready to eat.

 

[LelandJ]

The problem is that the poll selection is missing some grammar:

"Yes and I have a Hybrid" vs "Yes. I have a Hybrid"

and

"No and I have a Hybrid" vs "No. I have a Hybrid"

Missing the "and" and having the period after Yes. and No. in the poll questions is where the confusion come from.

I still remember "Let's eat Grandma!" from grade school

Let’s Eat Grandma?

1. Meaning and Clarity. Forgetting a comma can cause some grave complications.

“Let’s eat Grandma!” and “Let’s eat, Grandma!” are two completely different sentences. The first implies that we actually going to eat grandma; the latter implies we are telling Grandma the food is ready to eat.

I used a period. I'm sorry.

 

[LelandJ]

Look, I'm not out to upset anyone. I come on here to learn about the Maverick and help people whenever I can. I'm a nice guy. I have a small dog. I'm just trying to put some good out in the world, that's all. This cat issue is concerning to me and probably others as well. I didn't spend a ton of time thinking about the best wording for this poll. I only wanted it to be quick and easy. I really am sorry if it confused anybody. If you have a Hybrid and experienced this issue then check "Yes. I have a Hybrid." If not then check one of the other selections. The biggest takeaway from this poll is that most of us are still waiting to get our truck.

 

[AceGoliath]

I have had a hybrid for about 1.5 months with about 2200 miles and live in the Chicagoland area. So plenty of cold days. I have never remote started the HVAC in Max Defrost and have yet to have the issue.

 

[TCK]

I too have a great pair of dogs who are waiting for their truck. I am also very concerned about Fords silence regarding self destructing Cats During remote start, a feature they (Ford) will readily tell me is one of the many reasons I have waited so long for it. That and the water bottle.

 

[OTACORB]

Thanks LelandJ for your efforts in this. I personally didn’t find it confusing.

 

[onthedrums]

@LelandJ
Sweet looking pup.

I wasn't at all confused by the wording of your poll.

I'm still waiting for my Mav.

 

[Grim_Skunk]

A lot more Yes, then I would have liked...

and I think there's alot more, they just dont know it yet:

The issue is, when its sub zero temp and you need to heatup your hybrid (letting it run idle 5-10 min to defrost windshield), does it start to idle weird, sulffer smell and glowing cat.

Reading up on a few comments, "no never had issue"... But also keeps in a garage or dont use remote start to heat up. To me sounds like, issue might be there... just havent tested to see if I have the issue yet.

 

[NJ Pinelands]

Unless you have another vehicle in the garage, just put it there in cold weather.

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