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There isn't enough force in the power fold to worry about - it really just unmatched the seat and lets it fall forward. No worries there or for the front seat.

It's not designed for anything higher than E15. Could damage the fuel system. If you want higher octane just use race gas additive.

Or buy a used APIM and get it programmed by the dealer to match your vehicle (If that's possible).

It works. I did it on my Fusion a year or so ago. I don't remember the numbers but it restored the CCAs to almost new values.

Why would you expect Ford to help you on a 7 yr old vehicle that you bought used?

I know but it's a temporary spare not a full sized spare which will fit either way.

I think the question was could he swap out the temporary spare tire so it matches the height of the new tires. There is a 1.3 inch height difference between the factory sport tires and the SE tires. I don't know if they supply a different spare from the factory or not - that's only a 4% difference. Perhaps someone with the factory 22s can provide their spare tire specs for comparison. I couldn't find them on fordparts.com. You could go with a slightly shorter sidewall on the 22" tires to keep them the same diameter if you're buying new tires.

I use C-tek - proven brand. https://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-864-Automatic-Battery-Charger/dp/B006G14FK8/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1504184953&sr=1-1

It's fine to drive. If it wasn't the CEL would be blinking.

Thermostats generally fail open and if it stuck closed it would have overheated almost immediately after startup. Doubt it's the thermostat.

It will overflow the coolant recovery tank if it overheats - the question is why did it overheat in the first place.

Could be an intermittent cooling fan problem that caused the coolant to overflow or maybe it was just low on coolant. Google water pump failure and see how to check for that just to be safe. I would refill it with coolant, recheck all the hoses and caps and verify the fans are working (both should be on with A/C on max) and have her keep an eye on the temp gauge. And check the water pump. If it overheats again check the fan.

It's how much force the pump is providing to the injectors. But that's not important right now......

Ditto on the Solar BA7. And a C-Tek charger/reconditioner. You could also have a bad wheel speed sensor, broken tone ring or wiring chafe.

I don't think I've ever had a set of tires last more than 35K.

Never had an issue with the Latitude tour HPs. I had 2 sets on our 2008 Edge and they were great. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.

My recommendation on new vehicles is if you want to save money in the long run and you can afford to pay for a large unexpected repair if the worst happens then don't buy the extended warranty - self-insure. Odds are always in your favor on multiple vehicles over time. A used car is a different proposition. You don't know how it was taken care of or what the previous owner(s) may have done to it, so that changes the odds a bit. I would at least get a 12 month warranty that covers the major components. If you do decide to gamble on an extended warranty make sure it's a Ford ESP/CPO warranty and finance it with the vehicle.

And obviously there were issues with the first gen ecoboosts as there would be with any new technology. But if a large percentage were failing before 100K miles it would be much more widely known and discussed especially here and in the Fusion forum.

My expectation is reality. Nothing is perfect and mechanical items always fail to some extent. As was pointed out - 56 replacements out of 500 vehicles is a pretty high defect rate and cause for concern. But 56 out of 56,000 vehicles is a defect rate of 1/10 of 1% or 1 out of every 10,000 vehicles. Without context of the number of ecoboost engines sold versus the repair rate it's just anecdotal evidence. And you do have quite a number of vehicles with over 100K miles and no failures. Without more evidence I'd say ecoboost turbo reliability is average at worst. That may change as more engines get more mileage but that's what it looks like today.

You're asking for perfection which no mfr can deliver.

The 2.0L ecoboost debuted in 2009 in Europe and the 3.5L ecoboost debuted in 2009 in North America. I still can't recall more than 1 or 2 turbo failures being reported here or on the fusion forum. I must be missing something.

I don't necessarily expect a certain level of reliability as the reason for me not purchasing the warranty. I'm just expecting that whatever I spend on repairs over the long run with multiple vehicles over a couple of decades will be less than the cost of buying an extended warranty on each vehicle. Any part will have failures. Even the highest quality brands have failures. The difference is simply the probability of having a failure and how much of a gamble you're taking either way. I have not seen or heard of an abnormally high failure rate on ecoboost turbos but I don't frequent the 3.5L ecoboost related forums where they would have the highest mileage. I didn't think they were that much different than the larger diesel turbos which have been very reliable for decades.

Oops, I was getting DTE and MPG confused. You're right on the DTE being the last 1000 miles while mpg is since the last reset.

Of course I don't advocate buying the extended warranty but then I wouldn't complain about having to pay for a subsequent repair either because I know in the long run I'll still save money. Point remains the same - don't refuse to pay for the warranty then complain about not getting it for free.