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That was corrected by 2019 model year I believe. BTW, I sold my 2013 Escape with 2.0EB last summer. 80k miles. No coolant issues...

If you do replace the battery yourself, there is a Battery Management system (BMS) that needs to be reset. That way the vehicle knows you have a new battery and treats the charging differently than an old battery.

I don't have any first hand experience. But I've watched a few YT videos of various mechanics using various similar products. These were done on the 4 cylinder Escape models. But I'm sure the F150 would be the same. Liquids appears to produce weak results. What seems to work best is removing the intake and walnut blasting. Or one video I saw, they used a bunch of zip ties on a drill to act as a scrubber and clean it up. From the before/after pictures, those did a way better job. But I would think you want that injector replaced first. Just my 2 cents.

You have frost on the windshield when that is lit? If it is lane centering, and the camera is covered (located behind your inside mirror), it could trigger that. I had that happen on the company Escape. But the Escape was the a stripper model. Lower than the SE. But it did have that warning when I couldn't reach the camera to scrape the frost off. Being a stripper, didn't have your digital dash.

I think MT was too focused on the luxury truck aspect of the review. I guess if you're able to afford the $100k you're spending on these trucks, I get it. But in the end, it was a review by a magazine I historically rarely agree with, about a truck I'll never buy because it is an electric that doesn't fit my needs and out of my price range regardless.

I was thinking they meant the split door system like the old Expedition had.

Then you can access the roof from the back of the vehicle, instead of only from the sides.

Ah man, RPREZ would have been all over this one...

Only the AWD had the CVT. They actually put a AISIN 6 speed in the FWD models. I had a FWD Montego and the 6 speed. Five Hundred/Freestyle/Montego AWD all had the same CVT. When they did the refresh to Taurus/Sable in 2008?, they went to an in-house 6 speed for both FWD and AWD.

I didn't either. Until I read this: https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-maverick-phev-awd-pickup-truck-spy-photos/ It's from 2022, so things could have changed.

I wouldn't bet on that. The current Escape hybrid uses a driveshaft to power the rear wheels. But the Corsair uses the dedicated rear electric motor. I wish they'd just go to the rear electric.

Since Lincoln Nautilus is C2 based, it would only make sense to build a new Edge off the same C2. Share powertrains. Try to build with US suppliers. Back on topic though, Bronco sport needs hybrid options ASAP. Shift battery product slated for EV's that are going to happen to all of the C2 platform.

It's ironic that Tesla can be an innovator with it's build processes, and yet totally fail at overall product quality.

I wonder how the free trade agreement works with foreign companies building in Mexico? I mean Ford is technically a foreign company in Mexico. I would hope the trade agreement is null when the company is receiving aide from their parent country. If not, it needs to be updated to apply.