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Did you happen to unplug the coil while the Engine was running? Ford put out a Ssm about not to unplug the coils while running due to could damage pcm coil driver.
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This is so dumb. Super cruise sounds better than blue cruise anyway. Super cruise indicates it is superior to standard cruise. Blue cruise sounds like an old Person Caribbean cruise leaving Fort Lauderdale. Why is this even an issue. In Ford’s defense, like they said, everyone calls it cruise control. If Ford called it superior Cruise then I could understand.
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I saw the “thermal nightmare” video. I understand some of what he says but this isn’t the 80s. Constant tension clamps are used on every OEM I’ve ever worked on. They don’t leak until they are moved. They are marked as replace in most manual procedures.
Also, so instead of replacing a defective component, making it one unit means you replace the entire assembly. I’m sure Ford did plenty of cost analysis and tried to use stuff they already have on the shelf. It’s always easy to critique someone else’s work.
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As long as the warranty start mileage includes those miles . It doesn’t bother me. I bought vehicles that were DT and had 500 miles and I have bought some with 13 miles.
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I think it’s click bait. Bad news sells. If the title was “great buying experience “, would you be as likely to click on it?
Never buy something without looking at it first. My uncle did that on a Cadillac. It turned out not to have the parking sensors like his old one. He told the sales person he wanted the same car just new. Sales guy said yep they are identical. My uncle was in a hurry, signed a check and left.
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I thought this was cool! I’ve been wanting to see.
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1986 Mark VII LSC
1996 Lincoln Town car
1997 F1502000 Taurus
2003 Taurus centennial edition
2003 Lincoln LS
2006 Fusion2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
2007 F150 Fx42012 Fusion
2013 F150 Fx42015 Escape
That’s all I can think of. I had some non Fords too. Jeep, Volvo, Honda.
The 2007 Volvo C70 was Ford adjacent. Tons of Ford parts on it.
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34 minutes ago, ANTAUS said:
Sad though, but in retrospect, one of the highlights was the "Almost there" interior. The "Almost there" performance.... but it tried to be so much, to too few. I believe if given another "cycle" it would have been a stellar product.
I agree. It was a respectable effort. Maybe they can take what they did with the aviator and make another continental that is worthy of the name. Of course with the sedan market shrinking why do that?
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It’s funny because it’s true!
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If it only happens when braking, the rotors are warped. Have the rotors resurfaced or replaced depending if they are thick enough.
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86 mark VII (First car)
00 Taurus ( beater car)
1997 F150 xlt (bought to fix and sell)
03 Taurus centennial edition
06 Fusion
06 mariner hybrid
12 Fusion
05 Focus ST
07 F150 fx413 F150 fx4
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6 minutes ago, silvrsvt said:
Thats been my experience here also-the thing that concerns me is the lack of new Escapes in my area. I've seen a handful, but its been weeks since I saw the last one. I see the 2013-2019 MY all the time.
You are correct but the local ford store has several 2019 escapes and 4-5 2020 escapes. Not sure if that’s the problem. I’m seeing a few here and there.
I sat in a 2020 the other night, it was left unlocked, it was such an upgrade from my 2015. I could get my long legs in the back seat which is a task in my 2015.I’m digging the hybrid. May have to trade up one day.
Also, I think it looks much better in person than in pictures.
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Regardless of what the critics say and the forum folks think. I see the new explorer everywhere around here. I used to see the previous generation a lot. But not I’m seeing the new one everyday. So something must be right. Arm chair critics and car magazines don’t buy cars. The general public does.
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They need to pull all the codes out of all the modules. There will be stored codes that helps determine what the computer is seeing that makes it go into limp mode.
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In dealership life when I started, carburetors were rare. Actually anything pre-port injection was old. More I think about it EEC-IV was phasing out. The super star II was only used for air suspension diagnostics.
WDS (aka wont do shit) was coming in and SBDS was fantastic on old stuff but was on the way out. Hard to believe it’s been 24 years since I was a lube rack kid. -
10 minutes ago, twintornados said:
@T hawker correct...my mom had a 1979 Ford Fairmont and the horn was indeed on the turn lever stalk...push in on it to honk the horn. it is the same for my 1983 Mustang GLX convertible.
That was before my time. I didn’t realize Ford used the turn signal lever as a horn prior to airbag. Not sure why they would do that. It’s totally awkward in a panic situation. Of course I think GMs old cruise control on the turn signal is awkward also.
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1 hour ago, T hawker said:
Didn't Ford move the horn to the turn signal stalk in preparation for air bags?
Yep. In the Tempo. Fleet Tempos got airbags first and they put horn on end of turn signal stalk. It was very awkward. I only saw one in the dealership. But by the time airbags hit main stream in the 89 continental they moved to the thumb buttons on steering wheel.
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In my opinion, you can use any synthetic or synthetic blend that’s a good quality. Rotella is a good product. I use motorcraft synthetic blend because I change my oil in my 3.5 eco every 5k miles. It’s priced right and won’t give ESP any ammunition to deny coverage if I have a engine related claim. Maybe it’s overkill, but it’s easy to keep track and the tires get rotated at the same time.
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10 minutes ago, jpd80 said:
No matter how many times you tell some folks that Ford has overcome early production problems and covering others with recalls,
they are stuck in September 2019 and just won't move on. It's like the guy that went on like a broken record about broken Triton spark plugs
Between the broken spark plugs and the old blown out spark plugs it’s exhausting. I can’t tell you how many countless vehicles that were well maintained in which I worked on didn’t have those problems because they were well maintained by quality technicians. Could those designs been better? For sure, but they haven’t been in production since 2002 and 2008. Time to let it go.
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When I was in Ford Asset program, I heard that story. They said the Mark VIII had more computer power and communication networks than a space shuttle.
Another thing I saw that the guys at Ford did, was put on a video making fun of the Chevy trucks. It was called “like a crock” it had a Chevy truck with fenders falling off. Very funny. My instructor showed it to us. They took the song like a rock and changed the lyrics. Wish I got a copy.
Those were good times for sure!-
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Bronco Rates "Good" by IIHS
in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum
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I know some GM cars like Cadillac would have a message come across the dash as “headlamps suggested” if the auto lamps where not on and it was dark out. That was in the 90s and 2000s. Cadillac for sure did it, my folks STS and Deville did it. Not sure about other lines.