Disappointed with my MME after 1 year

[Mustangor]

The better ride in Magneride is a side-effect of the suspension being able to adapt itself multiple times per jiffy (jiffy is a time measurement = 0.01s) to changing suspension dynamics. It’s all in an effort to try to keep the tires planted on the ground. While it can offer a softer ride, it can also stiffen up pretty well (it’s still too soft for me but I am used to a car with metal on Delrin on metal suspension bearings with baseball bat-sized anti-sway bars).

The Magneride suspension is great. I noticed it instantly when I first drove a GT. I expected stiffer ride compared to mine, due to the tires, and I was amazed how the system adapted itself to the road. It comes at a cost, but it's money well spent !

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[HuntingPudel]

The Magneride suspension is great. I noticed it instantly when I first drove a GT. I expected stiffer ride compared to mine, due to the tires, and I was amazed how the system adapted itself to the road. It comes at a cost, but it's money well spent !

Three reasons I went with a GT-PE over a GT: Bigger front brakes, Magneride, forged wheels. We know the third one was a lie. They're cast even though the sales literature back in 2020 said they were forged. The first two were worth the $5K over the GT all by themselves and I went with aftermarket wheels anyway since I wanted wider tires.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

It means we still have to lock or confirm it every time. Doesn't really save us anything then.

Meh. Yeah. I confirm that the button push has actually locked the car too. I do the same with the remote or button in the Tacoma or Raptor well. It’s just part of securing your vehicle when you leave it.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

I doubt seriously anything Chevy (or Ford) built in 2015 even comes close to the amount of technology, electronics, lines of software code,.......

This car has more technology (etc) in it than the first airliner I flew or the one I flew for the longest period of my career.

 

[dbsb3233]

Meh. Yeah. I confirm that the button push has actually locked the car too. I do the same with the remote or button in the Tacoma or Raptor well. It’s just part of securing your vehicle when you leave it.

Right. Not saying it's a big deal to do what we've always done. Just saying that the main benefit of Walkaway Lock is lost because it doesn't eliminate the need to manually confirm it's locked anyway (due to it's failure rate). If we have to confirm it every time, might as well just hit the lock button every time instead.

 

[Scarpia]

Right. Not saying it's a big deal to do what we've always done. Just saying that the main benefit of Walkaway Lock is lost because it doesn't eliminate the need to manually confirm it's locked anyway (due to it's failure rate). If we have to confirm it every time, might as well just hit the lock button every time instead.

I'd agree with you if there was not an audio signal (honk) alerting us that the car was locked...but there is, so it's a non-issue for me. (If there's any question, I can also glance at the car to see if the mirrors have folded in.)

I learned quickly to listen for the honk as confirmation that the car is locked as I'm walking away. It's almost unconscious now and just not a big deal. On the rare occasion when it doesn't work, I simply fish the fob out of my pocket and lock it. Mildly inconvenient at most. That it works as often as it does is well worth having it.

FWIW, this issue happens to me in a couple of specific locations, leading me to believe there is some kind of "dead spot" where my fob is not communicating with the car as well as it usually does.

 

[dbsb3233]

I'd agree with you if there was not an audio signal (honk) alerting us that the car was locked...but there is, so it's a non-issue for me. (If there's any question, I can also glance at the car to see if the mirrors have folded in.)

I learned quickly to listen for the honk as confirmation that the car is locked as I'm walking away. It's almost unconscious now and just not a big deal. On the rare occasion when it doesn't work, I simply fish the fob out of my pocket and lock it. Mildly inconvenient at most. That it works as often as it does is well worth having it.

FWIW, this issue happens to me in a couple of specific locations, leading me to believe there is some kind of "dead spot" where my fob is not communicating with the car as well as it usually does.

Good point, and I forgot to mention that caveat. I'd use that if it was a chirp instead of a honk. But I hate the honk. Too loud and obnoxious for my tastes. Not just outside in public, but in my garage when I get home as well. I don't like the horn going off when I'm entering the house where it might wake someone.

I've been wishing they'd do an OTA to add a gentler chirp option for that, but like 99% of wishlist items for updates... nope.

There's definitely dead spots for the fob signal (and maybe PAAK too). The receiver placement (and maybe power/strength) is just poor on this car. I never have that problem with our Bronco Sport or our Escape before that. There's at least 2 easily repeatable fob failure spots that I've found. One is at the driver door. I keep my fob in my right pocket. If I'm angled with my right pocket directly opposite the driver door hinges to where my whole body is in between, it won't unlock the door. I've got to rotate my body slightly to give it a clearer signal path.

Same with the liftgate kick in the rear. I have to be standing so the fob is near the center of the liftgate. If the fob is near a corner, it won't work. Very picky receiver antenna.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Right. Not saying it's a big deal to do what we've always done. Just saying that the main benefit of Walkaway Lock is lost because it doesn't eliminate the need to manually confirm it's locked anyway (due to it's failure rate). If we have to confirm it every time, might as well just hit the lock button every time instead.

Yeah but the problem is there’s no such thing as 100%, including on manual locks like we have on our Jeep. 1 failure in 20 attempts (and I think that’s a reasonable estimate perhaps even slightly pessimistic) is a 95% success rate. That’s pretty darn good and I don’t think it’s realistic to expect anything much beyond that.

 

[dbsb3233]

Yeah but the problem is there’s no such thing as 100%, including on manual locks like we have on our Jeep. 1 failure in 20 attempts (and I think that’s a reasonable estimate perhaps even slightly pessimistic) is a 95% success rate. That’s pretty darn good and I don’t think it’s realistic to expect anything much beyond that.

Given the flaky fob (and maybe PAAK) antennas on this car, you're probably right that 95% is about as it's gonna get, sadly. Not sure how the MME ended up with antennas that are way less dependable than the Escape's.

 

[jay1122]

Most of them are just little problems. My car's front camera broke not long after b2b warranty. And the cost to repair is around $3K to replace the cable. Not gonna spend that money. Ford should issue a recall on that stupid fragile coaxial cable.

 

[phil]

I'd use that if it was a chirp instead of a honk. But I hate the honk. Too loud and obnoxious for my tastes.

Yes, a chirp would be much better. Obviously.

I turned off the honk, and just assume the auto lock works. Car has not been stolen yet! I might handle this differently if I parked on New York City streets...

 

[ipca204]

Yeah but the problem is there’s no such thing as 100%, including on manual locks like we have on our Jeep. 1 failure in 20 attempts (and I think that’s a reasonable estimate perhaps even slightly pessimistic) is a 95% success rate. That’s pretty darn good and I don’t think it’s realistic to expect anything much beyond that.

lol...you don't expect a door lock to actually work 100%??? YOu're ok with 95%?..wow...

 

[HuntingPudel]

lol...you don't expect a door lock to actually work 100%??? YOu're ok with 95%?..wow...

Meh, mine works more often than I want it to. I have walk-away lock turned off. By the time I get from the driver’s side to the passenger’s side the car locks itself almost half of the time, usually just as I am pushing the button on the passenger door. So mine works every time I press the button, plus another 45+% of the time. 145% function rate.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

lol...you don't expect a door lock to actually work 100%??? YOu're ok with 95%?..wow...

Don't be ridiculous. The topic is the walk-away lock. There's literally no way to make that work 100% of the time. The old-style push-to-lock mechanical door locks don't even work 100% of the time. There are alternate methods that work far better than 95% such as the button on the door panel.

 

[Xanasazi]

2023 GTPE here and magneride still feels hard AF imo.

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