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13568
There were some issues with master cylinders on some of the 2005s. Luckily, the only problem I had was the minor one of emergency brake pad sticking. Search...
happycompguy
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Jun 1, 2008
8:40 pm
13569
Hello! I would like to share my experience so far with a problem I encountered on my 2008 FEH. The mileage is now at about 15k, and the wrench/drivetrain...
spinor1108
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Jun 1, 2008
8:47 pm
13570
I think the 760 has more features, the touchscreen, ability to use it anytime while driving, bluetooth, FM traffic available, the picture viewer, calculator,...
John Ruth
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Jun 1, 2008
11:24 pm
13571
I have an 07' AWD with close to 30k miles. Since the beginning of the year I was getting the "service soon" warning and idiot wrench light intermittently. It...
Gerry Babyok
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Jun 2, 2008
1:57 am
13572
I should be cracking 60k this week on my 2005 4x4 FEH. So far so good. Short of the little adventure I had with a failed ME pump so familiar to many early...
mediaman2064
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Jun 2, 2008
2:41 am
13573
... I have often wondered which was worse... roof top luggage, or small trailer. The trailer may have less air drag, but then you have wheel drag. I can speek...
GPS Man
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Jun 2, 2008
3:05 am
13574
... I have often wondered which was worse... roof top luggage, or small trailer. The trailer may have less air drag, but then you have wheel drag. I can speek...
GPS Man
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Jun 2, 2008
3:05 am
13575
Not very encouraging.... I guess I'll just have to find one that will make the smallest foot print in airflow. One of the thin ones. Not the ones that are as...
mediaman2064
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Jun 2, 2008
3:39 am
13576
Add me to the list. I'll take two. ... plug...
kayo
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Jun 2, 2008
2:00 pm
13577
... interstate, how much fuel must go through a whole fleet of those classic Crown Vics who drive at high speed and seem to never shut the engine off. That's a...
michsoccer00
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Jun 2, 2008
2:00 pm
13578
... I've used a Thule rooftop carrier, which is pretty streamlined (I don't remember the model off the top of my head, but it is long and narrow). I only use...
Scott Smith
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Jun 2, 2008
5:38 pm
13579
I just bought a Thule Nomad bag for the roof of my FEH. Used it over Memorial Weekend and was suprised that it didn't greatly affect my gas mileage. I...
Ken McCrery
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Jun 2, 2008
5:51 pm
13580
I have a hard LARGE (huge) Yakima bag and it does not seem to impact the mileage at all, it gets a bit twitchly in cross winds, but nothing too bad. The FEH is...
Chris Brown
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Jun 2, 2008
9:21 pm
13581
Yesterday, took the girls and their Japanese exchange student to Lake Dillon for sailing. Went over Arapahoe Pass and on the coast down rt 6 to Keystone I...
cohybrid
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Jun 2, 2008
9:24 pm
13582
I've gone down that same road a few times. If I ride the brakes too long in D, the car takes over and does the engine spin up... in Drive. I doubt there is any...
GPS Man
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Jun 2, 2008
10:34 pm
13583
&gt; So I am curious about how far others have gone before the first major &gt; brake servicing of pads and rotor. What provision is there in the FEH &gt; for...
Charli Susan Mohler
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Jun 3, 2008
3:03 am
13584
Hi, new user to the group, with a 2005 FEH (Oct 2004 build) at 32,535 miles and no extended warranty. I also just had a "Stop Safely Now" and "High Motor Temp"...
Fixer
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Jun 3, 2008
2:14 pm
13585
If you do a lot of mountain driving, and use the brakes a lot going downhill, I wouldn't be surprised if the brakes need servicing every 25k miles. I would...
Scott Smith
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Jun 3, 2008
7:15 pm
13586
Sorry if this is a repeat of previous thread, but I did a seach of the topics and didn't yield a topic specifically related to this. This morning I noticed...
Jeff & Shirley
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Jun 3, 2008
7:32 pm
13587
I have a plug in one of mine. Like you, I didn't want to waste what looked like a good tire. 30k miles later it's fine. &nbsp; -Sue ... From: Jeff &amp;...
Charli Susan Mohler
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Jun 3, 2008
8:25 pm
13588
&gt; .. and even more likely if they overheated and then cooled rapidly &nbsp; This is, I suspect is what has happened to mine. The inspection shop said the...
Charli Susan Mohler
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Jun 3, 2008
8:30 pm
13589
Some early 2005 build cars had what I believe is a slightly different water pump problem which required a software update as well as a water pump replacement....
Chris Brown
homersaydoe
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Jun 3, 2008
9:01 pm
13590
Jeff, My local Exxon service center fixed a flat in my Continental tires with no problem. They've also been able to do all of the FEH maintenance, tune-ups ...
Jim Lazar
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Jun 3, 2008
9:56 pm
13591
What do they do when they perform a "tune up"? ...thinking mine hasn't had one. -Sue ... From: Jim Lazar &lt;jim@...&gt; Subject: RE:...
Charli Susan Mohler
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Jun 3, 2008
10:11 pm
13592
Jim, Any idea what kind of repair was made to the tire and where the damage was? -Jeff ... with no ... tune-ups ... service ... Ford ... the work ... Shirley ...
Jeff & Shirley
into_red
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Jun 4, 2008
2:09 pm
13593
Frustrating. 2 days in the shop, they don't know what is wrong. they say they are in contact with the Ford Hotline about it, working on it with them. ...
Fixer
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Jun 4, 2008
2:09 pm
13594
I have found the Ford corporate folks really stand behind the product. Once you know what is going on give them a call and see if they can work something out...
Chris Brown
homersaydoe
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Jun 4, 2008
3:51 pm
13595
Today, they say the same thing. They are in contact with the Ford Hotline and keep doing tests but no idea what is wrong yet. "Something in the hybrid system"...
Fixer
bigdaddyfix
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Jun 5, 2008
2:13 pm
13596
No, I couldn't see it, but it was quite flat. - Jim _____ From: hybrid_ford_escape@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hybrid_ford_escape@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Jim Lazar
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Jun 5, 2008
2:14 pm
13597
The local Goodyear did the repair following the same guidelines Tirerack outlined as appropriate for all radial tires using a plug/patch combination. The plug...
Jeff & Shirley
into_red
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Jun 5, 2008
5:23 pm
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