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I had the same thing happen and just got the new FOB yesterday. 3.45 shipped and it even had a new battery inside. Fixed now.
Did you wash yours too?
Did you wash yours too?
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No washing, it just stopped working for no reason. It worked when I got in it to go to work. It didn't work when I tried to get in it on the way home.
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The new fobs came in today, so I tried to program one of them and got the same thing. During the programming it cycled the locks, but nothing after exiting the programming mode. So as a random (maybe this will work) I disconnected the negative cable for 20 seconds, reconnected and tried the fob... It worked.
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Just found out the front diff is bad. It has been howling and I thought it was u-joints. It was getting louder so I figured it was time to get it looked at and the shop said it was the diff. Thankfully we got the extended warranty so it's covered! I'll find out exactly what it is in the next couple of days.
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So...
It was the rear diff (still under warranty) which is getting rebuilt/replaced and I should have it back in the next couple of days. The extended warranty also pays for a rental car for a week, so I'm driving a 2013 Focus, which is a pretty nice car. The display says it's getting an AVG of 36mpg for my 80 miles a day to work and back, which is nice.
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It was the rear diff (still under warranty) which is getting rebuilt/replaced and I should have it back in the next couple of days. The extended warranty also pays for a rental car for a week, so I'm driving a 2013 Focus, which is a pretty nice car. The display says it's getting an AVG of 36mpg for my 80 miles a day to work and back, which is nice.
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Got the Explorer back last night. No more gear whine, but now there is a slight vibration... Now I'm guessing u-joints.
The focus was nice, but it needed more caster. I felt like a drunk guy driving down the highway. I can definitely see it being a real fun car if it was faster.
The focus was nice, but it needed more caster. I felt like a drunk guy driving down the highway. I can definitely see it being a real fun car if it was faster.
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The Explorer is back at the shop (since last Thursday) for the vibration. the trans shop they had replace the rear diff is claiming it's the front wheel bearings or tires. 
So now it's at Ford (bought it from CarMax, which was a great experience, but I'm over them right now) getting diagnosed.
As a loaner and not a rental I'm now driving this POS.
It's a 2013 Malibu Hybrid that gets worse mpg than my 2005 Camry, which means it gets worse mpg than just about every year Camry there is... Sad Chevy.
So now it's at Ford (bought it from CarMax, which was a great experience, but I'm over them right now) getting diagnosed.As a loaner and not a rental I'm now driving this POS.
It's a 2013 Malibu Hybrid that gets worse mpg than my 2005 Camry, which means it gets worse mpg than just about every year Camry there is... Sad Chevy.
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Hopefully she just threw a wheel weight, or one was knocked off during the repair.If they are the stick on type, this could easily happen if it tapped the brake caliper when they threw em back on.
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Appointment set for Saturday at 8:00am:
BTF spacer install. Should be here Thursday.
4 - 265/75/16 Cooper Discoverer AT3s. They have them in stock.
4 wheel alignment. Common sense.
Getting excited, just hoping this fixes the vibration though.
BTF spacer install. Should be here Thursday.
4 - 265/75/16 Cooper Discoverer AT3s. They have them in stock.
4 wheel alignment. Common sense.
Getting excited, just hoping this fixes the vibration though.
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Spacer from BTF - 1.25"
Bare metal then painted flat black.
Before:
Stock 235/70/16
After:
Cooper Discoverer AT3 265/75/16
I'm loving it!
Bare metal then painted flat black.
Before:
Stock 235/70/16
After:
Cooper Discoverer AT3 265/75/16
I'm loving it!
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