Porthos

Well apparently Consumer Reports is taking notice (although they are still report significantly high mileage than I am getting): http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2013/02/consumer-reports-finds-small-turbo-engines-dont-deliver-on-fuel-economy-claims.html Also, the same lawyers that have filed a class action regarding the mileage claims in the Fusion Hybrid & C-Max are now looking to file on behalf of Fusion & Escape owners for false MPG Claims. Also, "Your Mileage may vary" is only applicable if a reasonable person would assume that it is an average variance. Imagine if a company could simply put a statement on any claim they made that said "what you are paying for may be different than what we claim." You can't absolve yourself of responsibility for a statement by saying "I might be lying" when you enter into a contract. Courts have routinely thrown out such disclaimers.

Sorry, but most of your suggestions, while I'm sure they would improve mileage, do not absolve Ford of the obligation of meeting a reasonable facsimile of what they advertise. Saying that my car might be different than the EPA estimates is wrong, as well, since the sticker was on my car, and therefore it is the obligation of the vendor to correctly advertise the vehicle that the sticker is on. I had something similar at Honda when I walked in and a sign on a car said "Lease this car for $8/day" and it was on a fully loaded CRV. I said I would take it and they said "we'll not this car exactly." I took a picture and sent it to the attorney general as that is false advertising. Making a claim that a car performs a particular way is part of the contract when I buy it. While YMMV, 50% has been shown to get car companies in a great deal of trouble (just take a look at Hyundai and the massive fines and car returns they are processing right now for false MPG claims on the Sonata, and that is only a 10% underperformance).

Ok. Couple of items I didn't mention (and replies) 1. Yes I'm sure I'm calculating properly, it's simple division. 2. I have gone to the dealer and they say it need to be over 1K before they address it. 3. I've tried 3 brands of gas at 89 - 91 octane rating.

Ok, so I know that I'm under 1,000 miles and that mileage improves once you break that barrier (or near it), but this is a little extreme. I'm getting 10.5-12.6 MPG. This is not only what the vehicle is calculating, but also (almost exactly matching) what filling the tank and diving gallons into miles gives me. This seems extremely low. I understand that initial mileage might be a little off the registered EPA estimates, but less than 50%? It's an escape 2.0L AWD Titanium. I know it's winter, I know I live in the City and that lowers mileage, but doesn't this still seem very low to everyone?