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  1. Malacandra

    Deafeningly Loud Vibrating Car

    This is not a problem I'd ever read about here before… I just got into my car and after noticing that it wasn't connecting to my phone's CarPlay (which is surprisingly rare) I noticed that Sync 4 was frozen entirely. As I was trying to remember the particular button combination to reboot Sync...
  2. Malacandra

    Here's a failure I hadn't seen before: System Update has come unstuck in time…

    I searched and couldn't find anyone else reporting this one: I set up a System Updates schedule (my version of Sync 4 only lets me set one day a week) and the next time I get in my car, it's reset to Thu 12:00 AM. And it's my understanding that Ford says that we should set the time to anything...
  3. Malacandra

    Service nightmare: from a 12V warning error… to loss of Blue Cruise & Lane Centering

    At the end of April, I started getting warning messages: "12V battery fault. Service soon" every day that I didn't charge my car overnight… first time I'd start up. No message on subsequent startups - but this happened consistently, every day. So I brought it into my local dealer, who updated...
  4. Malacandra

    12V Battery Fault

    For the past four days, upon starting my car for the first time, I’ve been getting this message. It doesn’t happen on subsequent trips during the day… it only happens after sitting overnight, unattached to the charger. So I brought it to the local Ford dealer, who has three service people...
  5. Malacandra

    Dark Rearview Mirror?

    I know that my rearview mirror is auto-dimming, but even during the daytime it’s darker than a fully reflective mirror would be: it’s almost as though I’m looking through a darkly tinted rear window. It’s useable, but I’ve had auto-dimming mirrors before that didn’t darken at all unless there...
  6. Malacandra

    A Positive Dealership Experience at Walnut Creek Ford

    People frequently post about bad dealership experiences - and rightfully so - but I had a really good dealership experience that I thought was worth sharing. I had seen good Yelp reviews about Walnut Creek Ford in the East Bay, significantly better than for any of the Ford dealers closer to...
  7. Malacandra

    Persistent "Setup Phone as Key" Message in FordPass

    I've been following this forum and watching all the Mach-E YouTube videos I could find for months, but I just picked up my Mach-E on Saturday and I have a few questions about FordPass. I've searched the forum, but did not find answers to these. First question: although I successfully setup...
  8. Malacandra

    "Online ordering is temporarily unavailable. Please check back soon or contact your local Ford Dealer"

    After weeks of research, comparing different cars and weighing their pluses and minuses, and waiting to get notification from GM that they will be ready to buy-back my 2019 Chevy Bolt… I come to the Ford website, configure my car, and get the message above. I felt that ordering myself on the...
  9. Malacandra

    Considering purchasing a Mach-E…

    …but maybe less so after hanging out here a bit? Here's my situation: I'm negotiating a buy-back of my 2019 Bolt, and given California's excellent Lemon Laws and my low mileage I'll probably recover most of what I paid for that car, including the interest paid on my loan (did I mention that...


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