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  1. HVBJB Recall-parts now available

    This may have Been posted already so apologize in advance. I checked my Ford account today and the recall notice has been updated. I should call to make an appt to get the part replaced as parts are now available. I did not receive another letter. hopefully this is to be applied for everyone...
  2. Dealer survey: Ford least, Toyota most trusted brand

    This from autonews this morning Dealer survey: Ford least, Toyota most trusted brand Julie Walker | November 4th 2023 11:00 PM Nearly half of dealers queried by dealership sell-side firm Kerrigan Advisors indicate they have no trust in Ford Motor Co., making it the least trustworthy brand...
  3. New CarPlay Issues?

    For the first time in months I seem to have CarPlay issues. my screen showed all my radio stations presets and I was listening to Satellite radio. All of a sudden the screen would switch to CarPlay- Nav and the sound would go off. I went back to the radio and sound reoccurred. This then...
  4. Electric Vehicle Charging Price vs Gasoline

    Article in Todays Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/electric-vehicle-charging-price-vs-gasoline/
  5. Trip to Cape Cod

    Left this morning from NY, 6 am. Car was charged to 100%, showed approx 90kw. My SOH seems to have gone up (to over 96.5 ) since the last time I checked. GOM showed 270. Car was loaded with stuff for a weeks vacation and 2 passengers. I had several plans to charge during the 240 mile trip. A...
  6. Extreme heat reduces battery range is some EV’s by 31%-Auto News

    Waiting to hear from folks in Texas, Florida and other states as to what they see https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/heatwave-reduces-range-some-evs-31
  7. Electrify America announces new price structure

    I just received an e mail from EA, see below. Doesn’t say what rates may be Thank you for being part of the Electrify America family and supporting the e-mobility movement. It's electric vehicle (EV) owners like you that make our electric journey possible. Electrify America is reaching...
  8. MME Road Trip I Didn’t take

    I was taking a road trip from just north of NYC to Acadia Maine. I had planned to take the MME but my wife just got her new X3 and she wanted to take her car. I was disappointed but went with it. the plan was to drive the over 500 miles on day 1. Taking the MME would definitely have added a...
  9. Tesla set for $3 billion boost from chargers at rivals’ expense

    From automotive news today Tesla set for $3 billion boost from chargers at rivals’ expense DAVID WELCH | June 9th 2023 11:37 AM Tesla Inc. stands to earn as much as $3 billion by 2030 thanks to deals with Ford Motor Co. and General Motors for their electric vehicles to use its charging...
  10. Ford Model E Repair Pilot Program

    I recently called my dealer to have them check out an issue with my trunk. the dealer mentioned that there is a Customer service program from Ford and they will update all modules for free (without complaining about any particular issue) when I bring the car in. I received the car back today...
  11. Cannot open trunk

    I tried opening my trunk today. Thru main screen, doesn’t work, key, doesn’t work, thru Fordpass, doesn’t work I will reset system again and see if that helps. any thoughts would be helpful thanks
  12. No sound from Music, main screen freeze and Car Play not working

    After maybe a month of thinking things had improved dramatically with car play and other minor issues, I got in the car today and car play would not work, no way no how, . went on a short trip taking my granddaughter to a park. Get back in the car, start it and hear a bang. Did that three...
  13. Hyundai purchase of Boston Dynamics

    The below is from autoweek. Can you imagine a robot trying to open the MME, charge port cover. “ Hyundai's purchase of Boston Dynamics certainly raised a few eyebrows, with the Korean automaker becoming the latest custodian of the company's increasingly agile robots. But Hyundai's latest...
  14. 12V Battery Fault

    this has been happening on and off for months now but never has caused an issue. it happened to my wife today when she started the car. I called the SA at the dealer here in Delray Beach, Fl and they said to bring the car in. this is what she sent me. So off I go to bring in the car again. I...
  15. CarPlay Map and Ford Map interplay

    Up until recently if I were using Fords Direction and map it would show up in the front screen. If I put the directions into the CarPlay Map, it would cancel the Ford directions and start to show the Apple map directions. I was using Apple Map thru CarPlay today and then switched to Ford...
  16. Lucid and Rivian owners report problems, some serious

    You think we have problems ? From Autoweek: https://www.autoweek.com/news/a42940161/lucid-and-rivian-ev-owners-reporting-problems/
  17. Ford uses 25% more engineers doing same work as rivals, Farley says

    Per automotive news Ford Motor Co.’s engineering ranks may bear the brunt of additional job cuts the automaker has alluded to in the wake of disappointing earnings, judging from CEO Jim Farley’s latest interview. “It takes us 25 percent more engineers to do the same work statements as our...
  18. Ford drops EV sales cap, lowers training costs for some dealers

    This is from an article I read in Auto News. dropping sales cap, lower training costs and also the below. ”Dealers in both tiers no longer will be required to have public chargers operating around the clock. Instead, the chargers must be available Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m...
  19. Free Electrify America charges and some hassles

    took a trip from Boca Raton, Fl to Tampa and then Tampa to Venice Fl to Boca Raton this weekend. I could have made it the entire way from Boca to Tampa without charging but decided to play it safe and charged on Fl turnpike which was uneventful. Charging at an EA station north of Tampa was...
  20. MME on car carrier and Alarm

    I am having the car shipped to Florida tomorrow and it occurred to me after reading some threads, will the alarm in the car go off while it is being transported? any insight would be helpful and if it might go off, can I shut it off before they load the car, although I would rather not. thanks...




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