principalpony
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- Ford Explorer Limited 2.0
I am very pleased to announce that the problems I have experienced on our ’14 Explorer Limited 2.0L Ecoboost have been solved.
I had always complained that I NEVER got the 28 hwy mpg EPA rating (“Best in Class Fuel Economy” as Ford advertised) even cruising at 60-65 mph. Now, on our recent 500 mile round trip I got 28.8 mpg going and 28.0 mpg returning cruising at a steady 75 mph with a/c, on.
The harsh downshift I would experience cruising on the highway when climbing a hill requiring a downshift is gone!
The hesitation due to turbo-lag is gone! Yes, you can adjust driving habits to minimize this, but sometimes, when you just need to step on it and go, it can be dramatic. Now I have very smooth and strong acceleration.
The feature of the radio playing after you shut off the engine being interrupted/stopped by a notice of “Battery Saving Mode Shut Down” is gone!
The cheapness of Ford’s decision NOT to have tire pressure monitoring by displaying individual tire pressure by wheel is no longer a problem! Now I have that feature of TP by wheel. Could not understand why a $40k Ford only had a “Low Tire Pressure” light when much cheaper cars from other manufacturers have had the better system for many years.
Even improved the ride, handling and comfort.
How did I do it? I bought a 2017 GMC Acadia (exceeds it's EPA hwy rating of 25 mpg)! Thank you, Ford, for screwing me on the a/c problem last year and the failure of the high pressure fuel pump this year on my Explorer to motivate me to look for and buy a much better product! And thank you, Ford for showing me through your form letter responses from your Consumer Affairs Dept. and Executive Liaison Dept. which showed me that your are not interested in addressing your customer’s issues. That motivated me to NOT just buy another new Mustang 2 years ago, which motivated me to check the competition, and ended up in my purchase of a 2016 Corvette Stingray Z51 instead of a GT350 – I have a superior car at a better price. Great performance and way better mpg as well. I will NEVER again buy another new Ford and I’m letting everyone I know about it. THANKS!
Now I’m pretty certain that the Ford tools I experienced on this forum before will try to hit me with lame excuses or discredit my comments with illogical reasoning as they have done before. Frankly, I don’t care. The best cure for Explorer problems (which are many) is to not buy Ford.
I had always complained that I NEVER got the 28 hwy mpg EPA rating (“Best in Class Fuel Economy” as Ford advertised) even cruising at 60-65 mph. Now, on our recent 500 mile round trip I got 28.8 mpg going and 28.0 mpg returning cruising at a steady 75 mph with a/c, on.
The harsh downshift I would experience cruising on the highway when climbing a hill requiring a downshift is gone!
The hesitation due to turbo-lag is gone! Yes, you can adjust driving habits to minimize this, but sometimes, when you just need to step on it and go, it can be dramatic. Now I have very smooth and strong acceleration.
The feature of the radio playing after you shut off the engine being interrupted/stopped by a notice of “Battery Saving Mode Shut Down” is gone!
The cheapness of Ford’s decision NOT to have tire pressure monitoring by displaying individual tire pressure by wheel is no longer a problem! Now I have that feature of TP by wheel. Could not understand why a $40k Ford only had a “Low Tire Pressure” light when much cheaper cars from other manufacturers have had the better system for many years.
Even improved the ride, handling and comfort.
How did I do it? I bought a 2017 GMC Acadia (exceeds it's EPA hwy rating of 25 mpg)! Thank you, Ford, for screwing me on the a/c problem last year and the failure of the high pressure fuel pump this year on my Explorer to motivate me to look for and buy a much better product! And thank you, Ford for showing me through your form letter responses from your Consumer Affairs Dept. and Executive Liaison Dept. which showed me that your are not interested in addressing your customer’s issues. That motivated me to NOT just buy another new Mustang 2 years ago, which motivated me to check the competition, and ended up in my purchase of a 2016 Corvette Stingray Z51 instead of a GT350 – I have a superior car at a better price. Great performance and way better mpg as well. I will NEVER again buy another new Ford and I’m letting everyone I know about it. THANKS!
Now I’m pretty certain that the Ford tools I experienced on this forum before will try to hit me with lame excuses or discredit my comments with illogical reasoning as they have done before. Frankly, I don’t care. The best cure for Explorer problems (which are many) is to not buy Ford.
Acadia . I wanted to fix my MPG problems with one of those silly little cars from the GM commercials where the headlights look like an Audis or something but that's just embarrassing.
. I guess there is that one Cavalier that went 100,000miles with only 2K of repairs but that's rare
