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What I'm saying folks is the Sync guy I talked to says people are calling in complaining, but not realizing that their phones are corrupting the Sync system in some way or another. if you don't format a USB drive or SD card before you stick it into Sync then Sync might pick up a cold or get the sniffles. Hope this helps someone, cause I won't get those 2 hours of my life back.
PS. I'm running on iOS 6, the latest.
PSS. Even my texting works!!
I really like this car and have seen 54 MPG going DOWN the mountain and my last tank, real world was 25.2 MPG from a long mountain trip.
I'm still experimenting with the SPORT shifting for better miliage.
I also have a late 'A' series build and sun roof but, knock on wood no leaks yet!
The dealership said it was caused by the roof racks where they are bolted onto the roof and they injected silicone to repair it. It took them two tries to fix it, as the first fix did not pass their water test. It hasn't rained yet so I haven't confirmed that they actually fixed it.
Here's a brief list of problems:
-radio comes on by itself
-radio can not be turned off
-radio mode cannot be changed
-radio display does not show current radio station selection
-radio presets are blank
-nav system shows incorrect location
-cannot select destination programmed in navigation 'Favorites'
-cannot enter destination address in nav system
-steering system makes knocking noise when moving slowly in/out of parking spaces
-cross traffic warning system provides false alarms
-cross traffic warning system is overly sensitive
-intermittent wipers do not operate properly
-dashboard light dimmer control has little or no effect
-voice recognition frequently does not recognize words (especially for selecting a destination)
I have gotten in the habit of taking pictures and video of the various radio and navigation system malfunctions. When I took the car back to the dealer the rep cut me off as I was describing the radio problems, saying Ford is well aware of these and does NOT have a fix. All they can do is disconnect the battery terminals for 10 minutes to reset the system.....everytime. This is clearly NOT a repair, it only delays the problem for happening a week or two. And the problems have recurred after the reset :lemon:
The service rep also noted that he has a Ford too, a Focus, and that the cross traffic warning system is distracting instead of helpful. I cannot parallel park the car without first remembering to scroll through the dashboard menu to turn off the feature, otherwise I am subjected to a constant, loud alarm from passing cars on the other side of the road, which is very distracting and annoying. I need to scroll through a menu list to disable this feature EVERY time I drive the car since the feature is turned back on every time the car is started. The same goes for the obstacle warning alarm, which alarms for everything from a 4 inch parking curb, to street signs 3 feet to the side of the car, to the street surface itself when pulling out of my driveway. These have served to do nothing more than become everyday annoyances when driving the vehicle. Not to mention that every time you plug in an ipod or mp3 player, the vehicle lectures you on safe driving and using the voice commands (which don't work well). Note that this is not just for the first time or two you plug in an mp3 player, its EVERY time. Should I buy multiple ipods so I can one in the car permanently and one to use everywhere else? if Ford thought plugging an ipod is such a big possible safety hazard then they should not have offered the feature. Too bad I didn't think to bring along my ipod on the test drives, take the car into the city to parallel park, and drive it around for a week or two to wait for the bugs to show themselves.
The MFT system is bug ridden. While it does have some good features there are also several improvements that are needed to make use much easier and prevent driver distraction. After three months of using the MFT I would never buy another Ford.
Besides the obvious and numerous bugs in the MFT, the "safety" features designed by Ford sound good on paper but in practice they have made driving the car an annoyance. I'm a fan of technology and I'm a bit of gadget geek but was Ford anticipating that people are so inept at operating a motor vehicle that they need constant harassment at the slightest provocation?
I had a couple American cars back in the 90's. Both were mechanical nightmares and I stuck with Japanese cars since. I was excited about an American car, and particularly a Ford when I bought the Escape this summer. But unfortunately for me its turned out to be yet another poor quality product from an American car company.
This forum was so helpful when I first started to consider buying this vehicle. To sum up my experience the vehicle has been flawless. I use my Samsung Note Smartphone daily for all kinds of things. MFT and SYNC both work for whatever I try to do. My back up camera when backing out of parking places has been a huge help. I would not want to own a car without one. I also appreciate the extra help the blind side/cross traffic alert to help with lane changes on the inter state and again would not want a car without this. My mpg over those 2500 miles of 60 per cent highway and 40 per cent city driving is 26.2 calculated with a calculator. Pure inter state trips are a few mpg better and pure stop and go city are a few mpg less. I do not have the leaks, extra annoying alerts and other issues. I am most grateful for that. I drove Honda's for years and they were only change the oil and buy gas vehicles for me. This Escape is as good as any Honda I have ever owned. I add this note for others viewing this board for I certainly had some trepidation after reading this forum and the problems. I also hope this helps owners with problems see that they can get to a problem free vehicle if Ford helps them. I imagine there may be 20 or 30 thousand of these on the road by now and suspect many are problem free. The Honda forum I used to read has their share of problems also. I usually fade away from these forums in a few months after buying a car as most people do not post good news and use these as an outlet to help solve problems and report problems which is very helpful. So parting with some good news. This forum helps you evaluate a car when driving it so you can look for problems before buying vehicles. You would have no clue what to look for if you had not viewed the comments on these forums. Thanks to all of you posters for your help!!! If I had it to do over again I would buy this vehicle again.
Normal driving is getting around 23-24 mpg's, and with more restraint, around 27. It seems to like cruising between 60 and 65 best for economy, but with 70 mph speed limits, and the turbo, that's no fun at all..
It'll be interesting to see how it does this winter, assuming we get winter this year.
This isn't guaranteed to be the latest, but is better than guessing, and it does at least illustrate my point that some phones work with some features but not others..
My 10 year old Explorer has an occasionally balky door that leaves the interior and puddle lights on.
Security has called me many times, so let me know some lights are on, but they do shut off after a while.
some battery saver info
This is what I was able to find:
Thank you for your email in regards to your SYNC and iPhone.
The Text Messaging has never worked with iPhones and SYNC in the past, because the iPhones did not have the Message Access Profile (MAP).
Now that Apple has added the MAP with the new iOS6, theoretically the Text Messaging should now work, but we are still in the testing stages of the iOS6 to see how well the Text Messaging will work now. However, due to the fact that the Apple is going to release follow up updates for the iOS6, we do not have any conclusive results just yet.
Please check back with us in about a month, and we should have more information on this subject then.
Sincerely,
Ford Motor Company
SYNC Support Center
Plus Ford has their hands full trying to stay out in front. Early adoption teething pains.
13 apps and counting for Ford (Detroit News)
The real issue thought is the whole My Touch system went blank for 2 days then came alive as if nothing was wrong. When it failed the radio worked but you couldn't change Channels. All the voice and touch controls didn't work as well as the screen was dead too. I will have to the dealer this week and was hoping if anyone has has similar issues.
We took it for a weekend trip (1600 km) and the Escape performed great. The nav system performed as expected, the vehicle really is comfortable and handles well, and performance was impressive for a 4 cylinder engine. Mileage was around 30 mpg ( imperial gallon) which I anticipate will improve over time. Over all I am very impressed. I just hope the My Touch issues can be resolved.