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it might be less than shop rate, but when it's bim bam done - it's still profit. isn't it? I mean the dealer isn't out anything. tech knocks it out in under book time anyway - and neither the manager nor the tech really "wants" to do the troubleshooting. happens all the time around...

reason why they are hesitant. you are willing to keep bringing it to them. for some 30 minutes of actual work, they charge Ford 2-4 hours of warranty repair on a brand new car. cha-ching each time you pull up. Please, please call Ford and complain - Hopefully the ford customer service crew...

so on some more performance oriented cars this is a real thing. I think all audi's now per the shop manuals tell the shops to full replace the rotors. but again - everyone specs differently. But yes any decent measurement - and someone that can run the machine right - can re-true a rotor...

I at least make sure the cars is right before I take it. I make sure to do a full set of roads to - IE smaller 2 lane and broad 4 lane and interstate - get up to 80 too. always wring it out good. I wouldn't make them rebalance them if the tested good - if. I just don't want to give...

Gm went though something awhile back on their early Throttle By Wire V8's - where the throttle body drive motors would either report the wrong location, or would get some offset in position data. when the computer senses an error - it goes into protection mode, and in some cases shut the engine...

almost exactly like mine. does the ford manual call for a runout check? now I'm curious. I say that because this is the first FWD car I've owned in some 16 years that I'm intending to do any MX on.

So in the design of the algorithim that is in the computer controlled transmission they have gotten significantly more complicated. (look at all the things sport mode does in the non-sport model Explorers) anyway. some of this is also there for enhanced fuel efficiency. IE it will decided...

I use grease on them. lightly - very lightly. and make sure it's only on the ends - never on the pad material or the rotor. and I thin coat a touch on the backs of the pads - just to combat any squeek or noises there. never had a problem in years.

They are happier you replaced it rather than get into an accident with cracked windshield and dealing with the potential BS of you couldn't see right . . . . who's really at fault . . . . Does your insurnace have varying deductibles for items. IE mine is 500 for collision damage, but...

Both Goodridge and Russel seem to not make a kit for the Explorer. Mildly surprised. but there are options to send measurements and have them made. Not sure what that costs. Meanwhile it used to be that other shops could do that for you. IE cut the braided covered hoses and swedge the...

yes that puts a nail in the coffin of my first theory. well good luck - sorry this sucks so hard. but I'd put 5 on the modules(s) too.

how long was the test drive? do you think it's possible on the sports the tires are soft enough to flat spot?

I DD my other cars on wagner Thermo Quite pads - they are a ceramic - and often on sale with some promotion or whatnot with Advance Auto or whatever. same/similar compound of Hawk Ceramics - sure acts like it. but way cheaper - when on sale. rotors - I try not to buy the cheap rotors...

To be fair - I don't recall any new car I've been in being able to unlock and open the rear doors while the car has moved. Bet money it's a mandated child safety thing - over and beyond the needs of the old child safety locks.

I've heard of people getting full year for 100 dollars. But I like the 6 month for 30ish. I got that last time around - it's about time to call them again, or just cancel it if the wifey will let go. she wants it - I keep trying to tell her to use her phone and connection.

I get the whole - we're telling you what's going on in the "community" of listeners and letting you know what's on all the channels. . . . . . like the damn e-mails they also used to send me and etc. smurf that - I don't tune to that channel - why I don't like that music so I don't give...

What I've found is some stations are way worse the others - and it's because they are compressed more. but I don't like Sirius in general either - regardless of the player. for relatively less money I can roll Spotify on my mobile though BT or USB and get better product with no commercials...

Absolutely - why I said I love these arguments. Now I need to get a new 4K blu ray player for my HT room I'm glad others do it. now let's talk about suspension or power upgrades and that's a whole other hobby of money pit for limited use too. but I do it anyway. Well OK I don't...

maybe velcro strips - and a piece of say clear lexan or something you can get at lowes/home depot say the switch panel is 2 inches by 3 - then you make something 2.5 by 3.5 and use some strips of self adhesive velcro to the area around the panel. or just the top and bottom maybe and you have...

sorry but the brakes on the sport do not suck perhaps you are driving faster than you did in the limited. but regardless. drilled and slotted rotors suck in all cases on all cars. I would suggest slotted ones if you just have to have something that aggressive. drilled is only for show. yes...

might be why I never wanted that feature anyway. uhm if you wanted to disable it - temporarily, or what have you - I'd look into unplugging the seats from whatever harness is under there for the motors. tie back the tails so they don't rattle around - and then know I can plug them back in...

uhm - OK so there is probably a kit out there -but it's also probably labeled for the sport model. so consider that. like others said - for a basic explorer I honestly would save my money and do some other MX first. Step 1 above all - flush out that old brake fluid. I notice you seem to...

when our sensor was damaged ours did that to - they are initialized upon start up. wait till you have a low tire - will drive you bat **** crazy. anyway - I don't know what else to tell you with the car sight unseen. If they replaced another sensors - and it was the forth forward bumper...

Yes for such a new car and a lease I'd insist on OEM replacement. actually for an 8 year old car I actually own outright I still insist on an OEM replacement.

how are you accidentally hitting these buttons? aren't they mostly out of the way?

I love these arguments. so focal speakers, JBL, ? I guess Mb quarts are in the past don't hear people using those much. Thing is car's are noisy - unless you do significant sound deadening - it's still noisy. Any extra ripple or offset wave patterns the sound equipment might bring to the...

updates? so if I read this all correctly. 3 sensors replaced - all in the front bumper - replacement seems to make the issue go away - never a failure in the rear sensors - no erratic behavior (IE no chimes when nothing is present). has it had an issue since. I'm still partially thinking...

can you disable it in the options pages perhaps. like you can the liftgate controls?

So is it cold where you are going? Only way I could see significant water ingress. could have been badly rated gas. and finally - did you maybe accidentally put some E85 in the car, or something more than the E10? That's more and more common in places the seafoam will help clean out the...

OK so let's put some specifics together. in the sport and limited there is an option for the upgraded sony system - note that sony makes all the systems in the explorer range - as they have some quite some years. Well I have the base system in my car and honestly I think it's just fine for a...

There are a few aftermarket replacements for cars that will have some flavor of sound dampening. Often they are made by the people manufactuer _________ didn't choose for the car. IE if your car has pilkinton glass, then the PPG replacement will have their version of sound dampening but it's...

At least you are OK. +1 to the recorded in multiple memory locations in the car. if the cluster powers up and you can get to the control buttons - it should come up in one of the display modes. connecting to the car's computer connection would let it read AND it's logged in the event...

so like said above what you're asking for is only going to be available internal to Ford production or engineering. but I'm curious why do you want such detail?

so just to verify - you're talking about the forward sonor sensors for the front parking beeps? does your model also have the forward camera - it's an option in one of the packages? Finally when they replace a sensor - is it always the same spot or has it been a different sensor location each...

The fact that your issues migrate from remote start - to door locks - to memory seat - leads me to think you have an actual controller issue. especially if it goes away with a new battery but then comes back after 3 months- which seems to be the cycle you are on. I'm be surprised if the...

the modern fluid, by the way has a synethic polymer base so it is able to live for far longer than the old mercon or Dex 4 fluids of yesteryear. OH notice there wasn't mention of the coolant. Yes it can live for around 5 years or 100K miles. I am a firm believer is getting that first run...

seems I need to do more poking around. we are at 21K on our car (less than one year old damn it). if that's the case then I'm going back to my other statement - modern trans are meant to be flushed by machine. So I will do a machine flush or whatever the ford system is - at the dealer...

So before jumping to all sorts of internet fables I have 2 questions for you. 1) did you get your car new, as in off the truck new or do you know if it sat on the lot for any period of time? 2) in the short time you've owned your explorer platnium do you recal it struggeling to start or ever...

do they flash quickly?

So modern auto trans are actually designed to be flushed by machine. HOwever they still have a filter screen as well. TO that end - I highly suggest at least once by 60K miles or 5 years, pan and filter drop and new fluid. then again is about the same interval but you could roll out more...