akirby

Well, darn - if the rear wiper won't work just forget about it!

Is that all? :wacko: :shades:

Yes, at least in the early vehicles. That's why you first have to say USB to get out of the Radio/Nav menu and over to the Sync menu.

Very very doubtful. It's not just the nav display - it's also integrated into the steering wheel and instrument cluster.

There are usually provisions for repeated different problems or total time out of service as well - depends on the state. Won't hurt to check it out just to be safe.

It doesn't take an expert to see the difference between showing a map on the nav screen versus showing a video and there is a reason that showing a video on the nav screen is illegal while the car is moving. I understand that you and a lot of others don't care but that doesn't make it any more appropriate.

I think that plunger is for the alarm system and the door ajar warning is in the latch mechanism (that's where it used to be on previous Fords). Try spraying some wd-40 into the latch and operating it a few times.

Glancing at a map for a few seconds? Nope.

No. It's illegal, not to mention dangerous. Too distracting for the driver.

Ditto. Sometimes you actually get what you pay for.

ab - we all know that before electronic throttle control the most likely cause of unintended acceleration was human error as was proven in the case of Audi. However, if you read the actual cases where this was reported after the pedal and floor mat recalls, it's clear that at least some of these incidents cannot be explained as human error. Folks were already stopped or stopping, with their foot on the brake when it began to accelerate on it's own. One lady who died still had both her feet on the brake pedal. And now we have a professor who has demonstrated that an electrical short in the pedal sensors can cause unrequested acceleration at WOT. There is just too much evidence at this point to dismiss all of these as human error. Not to mention the statistics that show unintended acceleration reports jumped drastically for Toyota when they introduced ETC - something that was reported by State Farm back in 2007 and which did not occur for other mfrs. Sometimes if it looks, acts and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. This is most definitely a duck. Throw in the whole black box issue (Toyota not providing black box crash data even under court orders) and their refusal to even admit that an electronic problem is possible and I have no sympathy for them anymore. This is obviously a huge, long running corporate conspiracy to hide problems which have involved injuries and death. The reopening of old lawsuits alone will probably kill them.

The EB 2.0 is late availability - could mean a month after it debuts or 6 months. Haven't heard anyone specify a timeframe yet.

That article was posted on 2/23 - BEFORE he testified and from what I heard his testimony was extremely credible. He doesn't appear to be anything other than a diligent researcher offering his test results. All Toyota has to do is see what he did and try to reproduce it. If they can reproduce it then they have to determine whether the computer can distinguish this condition from normal acceleration and if so, do not accelerate and flip the CEL. All Toyota has done so far is figure out ways to say this isn't the problem and could never happen under normal driving and that is the WRONG position to take when lives are at stake.

There were 2 previous Toyota issues involving floor mats and gas pedals. Consensus seems to be that while those may have been problems, they weren't the cause of vehicles suddenly accelerating out of control. A professor has demonstrated that it's possible to induce the same sudden acceleration by causing an electrical short between the 2 sensors in the gas pedal. In other vehicles a similar short either did nothing or caused a computer fault code to be thrown (recognizing that the signals indicated a problem) whereas in the Toyota the computer misinterpreted it as Wide Open Throttle. The problem is Toyota is still refusing to admit that it's an electronic/software problem. However, many Toyota owners who have had their pedals fixed continue to experience sudden acceleration. The crap is about to hit the fan. As bad as it's been up to this point, the fact that Toyota is still covering up this electronics/software problem is getting to the point of being criminal negligence. And yes - Ford seems to have brake override in the software that cuts the throttle if the brakes are depressed. Toyota does not have this and that is yet another oversight. In the software business, Toyota has done what we call "sunny day" engineering and testing which means you don't plan for unexpected problems or potential failures. e.g. Mr. Toyoda has refused to recognize the professor's tests because he "intentionally sabotaged" the vehicle and that just would not happen under normal use. I've heard that line all too often from developers - "Oh, that would never happen." Except that it usually does - at the worst possible time.

In snow sometimes you need the wheels to spin so they dig through the snow to find traction underneath. In those cases traction control will only cause you to get stuck. The owner's manual even recommends it.

2009's are not immune. However, the problems appear to be confined to colder areas. Since you're in NC you may be outside the danger zone.

Then that would be a repair, not "service". Sounds fishy to me.

Anybody else ever heard of a "park brake service"? I haven't.......

Are you saying it lurches forward with or without the brakes being applied? Rolling or full stop?

Has to be a measurement error.

Hopefully Waldo will jump in here - but Ford doesn't build in all of the alignment adjustability at the factory. You have to add eccentric bolts, etc. to do some adjustments. In this case I assume you'd need to adjust the camber and it's likely that does require a kit. Check with the service dept. about camber alignment.

Probably, but make sure it's bus powered and doesn't use an external power supply. Also not sure what that will do to Sync - seeing multiple iPhones on one connection. But the power should work. You could also just get a car charger or dock that doesn't use the usb port and avoid any sync problems.

I guess we just type faster in GA. Actually it's kinda fun to watch him put those EDITS in there.........(sorry bbf2530)!

Not a Ford problem. And he got the money back for the tire rotation. Just don't go to that dealer again.

From what I understand this is the 3rd new seal design. Definitely not the same as the 08/09 models. Not sure about the 2010s.