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My 20144 FFH with 200,000 mi. will not run. Have had no issues before. The problems started with the key fob not opening the door. Then the car would not start, but eventually did after several attempts. A few days later it seemed the battery was dead. The key fob would not open the door and interior lights did not come on. We tried to jump the car with a battery pack but were unsuccessful. The battery pack said the safety check was unsuccessful. We changed the 12V battery after which the door would open with the fob and the interior lights came on. Efforts to start the car after the battery change have been unsuccessful, Various warning lights on the dash will cycle when the key is turned on and the green movement light does not come on, nor does the gear shift move. We had it towed to Ford dealer several days ago but the problem has not been diagnosed yet. Has anyone had a similar issue or can they provide any insight to what the problem might be? Appreciate all your help. Steve

Today I took my almost 4 week old 2013 Fusion Hybrid to the dealer. Kept getting Battery Saver messages when shutting down the car. Also, could not run the radio in accessory mode with out being told to turn off power to save the battery. Took to the dealer and told them the 12 volt was bad. They said the symptoms were normal. I know this was not true since they were similar symptoms to what my wife had in her 2012 C-Max. In its first month it had been jump started 3 times. Spent a week in the dealer for a new module that controlled the brakes. Did not fix problem. On third trip they checked the battery and it fail all tests. Was replaced and all seems fine. Today they check and found my 12 volt failed the tests and that the computer reported a spike to the radio system. They replaced the battery and I go in the 22nd to see the "radio man" who comes in twice a week. Apparently he goes around to several Ford dealers. The battery problem apparently is fairly common. The Sales Manager said he would make them replace the battery regardless of their findings. Real cooperative and apparently is aware of the issue. The C-Max forum reports quite a few battery problems. See http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/index.php?/forum/15-maintenance-tsbs-recalls/ or http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/index.php?/topic/361-battery-dead/