Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
Interesting. My '08 has always been uneven at transition, which is likely why they changed to rear drums in '09 and did something else I can't remember now. The only thing that temporarily helps is to hit the brakes relatively hard and come to a more abrupt stop, which then helps the transition for awhile till it starts getting uneven again. Nice job on your MPGs! I was able to get 37mpg in stop-and-go once but that was right before I got the SSN warning from my MECS pump crapping out. LOL
I got 49mpg not really trying all that hard in the C-Max today, at least according to the drive readout at the end of the trip. Talk about a fun game to play though. The 'empower' screen tells you how much EV juice you can squeeze out before the ICE turns on, so you can push farther on EV.
I got 49mpg not really trying all that hard in the C-Max today, at least according to the drive readout at the end of the trip. Talk about a fun game to play though. The 'empower' screen tells you how much EV juice you can squeeze out before the ICE turns on, so you can push farther on EV.
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
Has anyone noticed a difference in the steering since having the recall performed? Mine was done a couple of weeks ago. My wife is the primary driver, so I am not sure if I am imagining something, but it seems like much more effort is required in the last 30 degrees of steering wheel rotation than before. Any thoughts?
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
Has anyone noticed a difference in the steering since having the recall performed? Mine was done a couple of weeks ago. My wife is the primary driver, so I am not sure if I am imagining something, but it seems like much more effort is required in the last 30 degrees of steering wheel rotation than before. Any thoughts?
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
Out of curiosity, which fix was performed on your Escape? I just had the reprogramming performed, no hardware was replaced.
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
I thought mine wasn't turning as tight either, then one time gave it a little more effort and the turning radius was back where I thought it had been. I may just have to ask the dealer about it.
Out of curiosity, which fix was performed on your Escape? I just had the reprogramming performed, no hardware was replaced.
Out of curiosity, which fix was performed on your Escape? I just had the reprogramming performed, no hardware was replaced.
I swapped the FEH out for a C-Max Energi, BTW.
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Re: Ford Recalls 900K Escapes / Mariner 2008-2011
I didn't notice any extra effort or turning radius increase/decrease post-recall. I would be very surprised if whatever change Ford made actually increased or decreased the turning radius, as that's more a mechanical limit, not an electrical one, on most cars. I'll admit I know next to nothing about the electric steering on FEHs though, so don't take anything I say as gospel on the subject. Only the software module upgrade was performed on my 08, BTW. I also upgraded to a C-Max post-recall, though not at all due to the recall -- I simply fell for the excellent value and characteristics of the car.
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