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I think Ford underestimated the complexity of mft hardware and software and totally mishandled their suppliers. We can only hope they're learning and won't repeat these mistakes.

There is nothing wrong with pointing out problems that you're having and you're not the one with the issue here. As others have pointed out there has to be bad APIMs out there that need to be replaced. One owner had their APIM replaced with no improvement, then had a 3rd APIM put in and that one resolved the problem. Keep complaining until you get stable hardware or a software upgrade that fixes the problem. Pulling a fuse is only a short term workaround.

Not definitively but Ford didn't offer a police package five hundred from the factory either. If you wanted a Taurus outfitted with light bars and push bars then it wouldn't make sense to take a regular Taurus (new) and convert it when you could just buy one already made. That was my point.

That's where it is on the current Focus. Not sure about the Escape but it wouldn't surprise me since it's Focus based.

Consider this: nobody here has ever told somebody that said they had MFT problems that their problems were not real. Nobody. EVER. We've never said there weren't bugs in MFT. There are. We've admitted this OVER and OVER. Nobody has claimed that MFT is bug free or that there weren't also some hardware problems. You got your panties in a wad because the "performance upgrade" didn't meet YOUR expectations of perfection so now anyone who doesn't agree with you is either lying or just being ignorant. Why do you believe that 71% of MFT owners would recommend the system to others if it was as bad as you say it is? Please explain that one.

You're not paying attention (or you're purposely diverting - hard to tell). If the government sold all their stock there would still be a $16B shortfall at GM. Why should GM be allowed to keep profits while the government is $16B in the red. Unless you're proposing that GM buys back the stock at $53/share which would make the government whole - in that case I agree that would be the right thing to do. It will never ever happen though. If GM had actually gone out of business or wasn't making a profit right now that would be different. You could at least call that a failed investment. But the company ony did some downsizing. They never stopped manufacturing vehicles. Legally a GM car built in 2007 was built by a different company (old GM, not new GM). And what about all of the old GM stockholders who got screwed? It should have been a loan to be paid back in full and the old shareholders should have gotten new shares and there should not a "new GM" and "old GM". Period.

Somebody explain to me why GM should be allowed to keep all of their current profits while WE (the government) gets stiffed for $25B?

The best part was when they took the same banana, cut it in half and told people one half was organic and the other wasn't. Hilarious!

Wow. Record sales months for 2 cars on sale less than a year and one on sale for only 2 years. What an accomplishment.......

According to who besides you?

See - this is the part where you weren't paying attention. IA fobs don't use push buttons. They work just like the RFID system you linked to. You keep the fob in your pocket and it unlocks the door as you approach. Get in and hit the start button and you're off. Just like you described. So Ford already has the system you want - it just uses a fob instead of a RFID credit card. And RFID cards still use batteries just like the fobs. It's right there in your link - or did you not bother to read it? It says the battery should last a year. Go read the link you posted and see if the RFID card has a battery that requires annual replacement. Then get back to me about who's paying attention and who isn't.

?? 1. Chevy 2. Buick 3. GMC 4. Cadillac

You don't pay attention, do you? I think the current IA fob and push button works fine and should be optional on all vehicles. I just don't think it should automatically start or stop the engine.

Now I can choose whether to leave the car running or turn it off. It depends on what I'm doing. The point of using the IA fob is that you don't have to take it out of your pocket. The problem is what I described earlier - what if the fob falls out of your pocket and stays in the car? You go inside, meanwhile the car is still running and the doors are unlocked. You have to account for unexpected behavior when you automate something. What's the problem with pushing the button to turn the vehicle off and on as needed with auto lock and unlock?

It's supposed to make money? Who knew?

Try to focus........I fully support push button start. I think it should be available on all vehicles (but not standard on all vehicles). What I DON'T agree with is automatically shutting it off when you leave the vehicle.

It does say you can lock the doors with the keypad OR another fob so I would assume the other fob could still unlock the doors.

The point of a key is to unlock the vehicle and unlock the steering and starter. I didn't say it was a safety issue as long as the vehicle keeps running when out of range. But you'd still need a way to stop and start the vehicle manually when the fob is in the car. You wouldn't want to automatically start the vehicle when the fob comes in range either - that would be unnecessary in some cases and could be dangerous if you're doing maintenance. Could it be done with proper safety protocols? Sure. Is it worth it? Nope.

Nobody knows exactly. If it's like other Ford vehicles they must build 5 days in a row without a single problem. Every time a problem is found the 5 day clock starts over. Could be a few days - could be a couple of weeks or longer.

Yeah, how did that happen?

The 2.5L is really just for fleets thus no manual.

Geez. I say X and you people hear Y. Of COURSE the driver is responsible for crashing into pedestrians. I didn't say anything about running into pedestrians. I said that a fender bender in a parking lot isn't a safety issue. The issue was whether a new vehicle with slightly less rear visibility is less safe. You can back up just as safely in a 2013 Taurus as a 2003 Taurus. If a driver hits someone in a 2013 Taurus then it's the driver's fault, not the vehicle. Therefore poor rear visibility is not a safety issue even though better rear visibility is a good thing. I can't help it. Semantics are everything.

Oh I'm totally in favor of IA and push button start. I just don't think it's necessary to have it shut off the vehicle when you go out of range.

Not sure but I assume they're all disabled

safe·ty/ˈsāftē/ Noun: The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury: Says nothing about being protected from sheetmetal damage.