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Well, after three weeks waiting for a tech to look at the car, I received this text today: “ So we've hit a major roadblock...the hybrid batteries need to be replaced to the tune of $5136.43 as they are leaking coolant. Also know, that this may not be the end of the repair as there is...

I did try a scanner at autozone, and got an error. No worries, I already had the car on the trailer to take to ford the next morning. I tried the fuses, no change. Checked all the connections I could. None were loose, corroded, full of water, or anything crazy like that. Dropped it off at the...

Put in a new battery, same exact thing happens. Volts drop when I start it. Something seems to be putting a big draw on the battery. 12.8+v drops to 12.4 with all accessories off. Down to 12.2 with ac and headlights on. Anything to check myself before I take it to Ford?

No, I don't, but looks like I can get one for about $20 from walmart. Would a generic reader be good enough, or do I need something specific?

Heima, Thanks. The 12v battery charged all day. With the car off, the battery reads 12.65v. With the positive terminal disconnected, it shows 12.82v should there be a voltage difference just because the positive is attached or not? . With the car on and alerts all flashing, it dropped instantly...

And for additional info after having a few minutes to look at it...the 12V battery was at 12.4v when I checked it this morning. Tried jumper cables, no luck. Put it on a good charger and it’s been putting out 7 amps for almost an hour now. Battery has slowly increased to show 13.6v while still...

Like the title says...what am I looking at most likely? Accessories all come on, but no green car icon. Within a few seconds of pressing the on button, I get a wrench and a few seconds after that the SSN warning. My wife started the car yesterday, and got the wrench but the car ran fine. She...

I've posted a few reviews of my 2012 FFE over the years, and it's time to start thinking about what's next. I currently have 104,000 miles on the car. As I've mentioned in my previous posts, battery degradation is starting to become an issue with my and my wife's commute to work. I previously...

Results are in! It used 15.2 kWh from 100% down to shutoff at 0%. Outside air temp was 30 degrees F during the 2.5ish hours it took to run down to 0%. Sounds like the battery is definitely not "bad" per Ford's standards, but I may take it in anyways to take care of a couple recalls and see what...

I have a 2014 FFE that I bought new. I've put 79,200 miles on it. My commute to work is 54 miles one way, and about 52 miles of the trip is interstate which I drive at 60-63 mph. During the summer I set the A/C to 68 degrees, and I would arrive at work with 20-25% charge remaining. Now that...

Two years ago, I purchased a new 2014 FFE for my wife to use as her daily driver. She drives 50-55 miles per day, 5 days per week. We also use the car for running errands, visiting friends/family, etc. If the trip is within the car's range, we use it. We now have 42,000 miles on the car...

My wife's daily commute is 50 miles as well. Assuming the battery is about 18 kwh, that means she could go as high as 360 wh/mi. During spring/summer/fall she averages 250 wh/mi. That leaves an extra 110 wh/mi (5.5 kwh) for running the heat. Her round trip is 1 hour, so even on the coldest days...

Had my first issue with my 2014 FFE the other night, and wanted to get y'alls input. My fiance uses the car as her daily driver and has put over 8,000 trouble free miles on the car since last October. She got home last Friday after work, plugged in to the Clipper Creek HCS-40, and we left for a...

I think we'd go back to the Cruze diesel before a Volt/Fusion - we really liked that car. I should have also pointed out that she would still have the Mustang or my truck for the rare long trip. What I don't want to happen is to buy a FFE and then realize that she can only use it during the...

My fiance drives my old Ford Mustang with 260,000 miles, no AC, funny noises, weird vibrations, etc etc. We were almost sold on a new Chevy Cruze diesel until I started reading about electric vehicles. I love the idea, but the fiance is very skeptical of having a 100% electric car. I made a...