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There appear to be no change in the RPM on the dash and I was wondering if the Air Conditioner could be causing the engine to surge like this.
Any thoughts by anyone out there would be appreciated.
Craig
Anyone else have this issue?
Thanks.
My cruise control shuts down when I turn on the headlights. Any ever had this problem??
Thanks
My bolt that holds the alternator pully wheel came lose and was spinning freely on the alternator shaft. It makes it appear as if the alternator is failing. It cost me $470 bucks to have it replaced. So please check to bolt and make sure it is tight. FU motorcraft 8 ). If you do need an new alternator go to http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/ cost half the price of a new one from dealer $489 got for $189 brand new Bosch. Cost $200 to install. Good luck all.
Skimming the article, a new engine choice, new AWD system, new floor mounted shifter and new gauge look to be the highlights. The hybrid got all the buzz that year.
Some owners will have to jump in on the transmission (and other) questions -- moving the shifter doesn't necessarily mean the mechanicals changed.
Any similar experiences out there????
Scary stuff.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Thaks,
Rob
In June of this year (2006) we purchased a 2002 Mazda Tribute. About a week later we was trying to back out of a parking lot on a very slight incline and it would not backup at all. It seemed to go into reverse but it would not backup the RPMs would rev but the vehicle would not move. After putting into drive and inching forward we was able to place it in reverse and backup. For several weeks we had no trouble with this again. I figured that like some manual transmissions they will get suck in between gears, or something, and you have to drive forward then you can put it in reverse, kinda like a motorcycles do. So a few weeks later we were trying to back up and this time on a gravel road going up a steeper incline and the clunking sound that was coming from underneath the vehicle was tremendous, like we were doing neutral drops or something. That was the last straw. I spent 30 min an empty parking lot making sure that I was able to reproduce the problem every time. It turned out that if I backup like one would from a parking spot at the mall there is no trouble. But if for any reason I have to back up quickly I get the clunking sounds and it will slip into neutral. We took the Tribute back to the dealer ship and said hey this isn't right, and explained how to reproduce the problem. They had a look at it and said it was one of the transmission mounts. So we had them replace it, but it didn't solve the problem. They call their 2nd level support and they said that a new transmission was needed and gave a price a couple of used ones. We were with in 1 day of moving from Oregon to Missouri at the time and were not about to postpone the move due to this and the Mazda dealership was not going to fix it, (to explain why they would not fix it would make this story even longer). Now our 4-year-old Mazda, with 67,000 miles on it, is working on its 4th week in the shop. The transmission specialty shop that it's in now has rebuilt the whole thing and we still have the problem. After talking with the mechanic at great length it turned out there wasn't anything broken in the transmission at all. There was a few warn parts that he replaced but nothing that would lead to this type of unique issue, he even tried a new Neutral safety switch with out luck. So after he researched the issue the only things it could be was the valve body or the ECU. He tried a new valve body and that didn't work. Now we are down the ECU. At this point he has the transmission back apart to double check his work. He will be having a computer hookup to the ECU specifically to monitor when the cycloids are engaging be the theory is that the cycloids are engaging in reverse when they should be. After that the ECU will be re-flashed.
The mechanic working on it now has my complete trust for various reason AND he is not charging and arm and a leg that I would suspect out of an unscrupulous mechanic.
So I present this story to the Internet world in hopes that somebody out there has a different theory, the Internet research I have conducted to this point has proven inconclusive.
Please help
tidester, host
hope somebody still help
I have a 2005 Escape 4x4 with same problem. 45K miles, flushed at 30k. Did you have any luck resolving your clunk/vibration problem with the transmission? Anybody else have advise?
Charlie.
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Bill Carr
The noise started one month after I purchased it. The funny thing is, I had a rental car from enterprise for 3 days, which was a 2006 ford escape and the passanger rear door had the same knocking/popping sound. I could not believe it. I have, at this time filed a report with the ford customer service and have requested a refund and so far, it is looking good.
Typically appears after a bit of stop and go driving. Brought to dealer many times, and of course they cannot duplicate problem. Seems to be magnified when it rains. Service Tech friend says maybe vacuum leak. Anyone with similar problems?
every time it is satrted and it is not at normal running temp it clicks wats wrong :mad: :mad: :mad: :confuse: :confuse: HELP ME
I would like to be armed when I go to them again. I am right at 90,000 miles
when i mentioned it to the sa, he replied with a nonchelant, 'oh yeah, it is not a problem'.
the speedo jump to max when it was started.
I went to my Mazda dealer to see about getting the mirror replaced and they sell the part (none in stock) for about $58. However, they have no experience in replacing just the mirror. They insist that I should replace the entire mirror assmbly for about $300 + labor. They told me they could order just the mirror but if they couldn't figure out how to replace it I'd be out the cost of the mirror and would have to buy the complete assembly.
Has anyone replaced just the mirror glass? It seems extreme that I'd have to buy a whole mirror assembly. What's left is the external casing and the internal motor with a round plate facing ringing with one large open hole and what appears to be 3 screw holes, all intact. Does anyone know how to put in the mirror glass?
Pat Whyte
My husband has a 2005 F-350 Powerstroke and he is currently pursuing the lemon law on that. His truck has less than 25,000 miles so it is still under warrantly. The lemon law depends on the state you reside in as to the specifics, however, in our state I believe if it has been in the shop more than 3 times or a certain number of days it would qualify. I would try to pursue the lemon law on mine but I was told that the problem would have had to have started while it was still under warranty. I know it ran hot one time before and I don't recall what the problem was with that or how it was resolved but I am going to check. Apparently 2005 was not the year for Ford! I do also know that after June 2006 Ford started doing a 5 year 60,000 mile powertrain warranty, which would include transmission work. If your vehicle was under 36,000 miles when the warranty started I would pursue the lemon law on it. Good luck!
Secondly why would Ford not have a recirculate position on the climate control? The only way to stop outside air from entering the SUV is to turn the dial to Max.AC or turn the system off completely. Our Focus had a separate recirculate button and if I remember correctly so did our 91 Escort.
Bruce
I had a 05 Escape with a knocking sound in the door and the service dept. did not know how to fix it. The dealerhip bought that vehicle after a year from me. Good trade price. I got a 07 escape and after 3 days had the same knocking sound. "ALL YOU FORD ESCAPE OWNERS BEAWARE OF THAT ANNOYING KNOCKING NOISE", minor but aggravating to pay 20+ grand. I got out of that one after seven days and now own a HONDA Accord and love it. Honda for me from now on! :lemon: :lemon:
so far, my wife says she has not heard the noise since.