Generally speaking, depleting the battery SOC is not the main thing that makes the ICE come on. Excessive torque demand, as in a slight uphill gradiant or,...
... cohybrid -- Can you repeat that? Your MPG gauge goes up to 99.9? At Hybridfest, someone told me that the FEH gauge only goes to 60MPG. Can you shed some...
The letter for my 05 FEH arrived yesterday. I haven't experienced this failure, but last month I had an ABS sensor fail. On the way to the dealer the next AM,...
Is this issue and '05 only? I've not gotten any letters on my '07 and a check of both the NHTSA website and Ford's owner's page under the Recalls tab show...
Tony -- The letter reads "to owners of certain 2005 - 2007 Escape Hybrid vehicles and certain 2006 - 2007 Mariner Hybrid vehicles." If I were you, I'd call the...
Please let us know what they say! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks Kim, I'll do that. Great idea! Tony **************************************...
I Think this discussion of mpg measurements is upside down. After all, in EV mode, the gas consumed is zero. A couple hundred miles difference in mpg when only...
Ok, I see what you are saying now. But seeing really high MPG ( in the 100's ) should be just as accurate as seeing gas used in the ounces. Why wouldn't it? I...
In the interest of fairness to all, messages of a private nature have been taken down. Please consider private emails as a way to communicate private...
Measurement errors in gasoline burned get greatly exaggerated when in the denominator and it is nearly zero. It's also easier to convert into dollars. ... ...
I didn't pay extra for a Nav system _ since I prefer the adventure of finding my way- I know, its a guy thing. So I got a mpg guage that goes up to 99.9 ... ...
Don't overlook the word "certain". It could be Ford has enough tracking info for the battery packs, to be able to successfully isolate the problem to certain...
Well, finally contacted them. They say there are no outstanding recalls on my '07 FEH and they checked by VIN number. My guess is as someone else mentioned,...
Hi there - can you send ME a copy of a Ford e-mail (which seems to confirm that DRLs can be activated on the Escape)? That should convince MY dealership,...
"...but I can't fathom any reason why you'd want to always have your lights on." ...because it really CAN reduce the frequency and severity of accidents! DRLs...
Also of note, this is not technically a "recall". Sounds more like preventative maintenance. Sort of the same thing, but with lower priority /importance, as...
Here is the text from the email that the guy at Ford sent me. He asked that I not publish his name because he does not want to get flooded by emails, it's not...
Just discovered that the radio has lost the ability to seek or manually tune. There's just no button/soft key for it. The only way to select a station is via...
I have just been notified that my new Hybrid is in! I did the pre-buy inspection and test-drive ~ noon, and am going back tonite to sign my life away. But...
This message is specifically for Sue, who still has the same anxiety that I once did about car & truck DRLs rendering motorcycle headlamps less-conspicuous:...
I now have what I am told is the only FoMoCo hybrid (a white `08 Mariner - so wave if you see me) sold by Cerritos F,L-M with factory "Daytime Running Lights"....
Very cool Neil! Glad to hear they aren't on until at least you're ready to drive. That was smart of them. I'll keep an eye open for ya! If you see an '07 FEH...
This past weekend I made my first longer trip with my FEH08 (from NY to Toronto and back). So I had plenty of time available for many topics to think about...
I too am glad you are getting 32 MPG! In a similar car, you'd probably struggle to get 23 MPG! Sometimes I need to get somewhere fast, and will get "only" 32...
