need for help

[mhmd.zghoul@yahoo.com]

hello

my new ford fusion se hybrid 2013 makes strong motor sound when i drive on high areas like mountains

i live in mountain nature area , most roads are high

i thought may be the gear doesn't change automatically , am i right or is it normal to hear such sounds on high areas

sometimes the reading of kw counter reaches maximum and the gear does nothing is this also normal ????

 

[aschulz261]

Last summer I drove through the mountains in Colorado, many of which are well above 5000 ft. It seemed that whenever the engine was running it was at 3000 rpm or higher. I would guess that to be normal because as the elevation descended, so did the rpm's the engine was running at.

 

What kind of elevation are you at?

[hybridbear]

hello

my new ford fusion se hybrid 2013 makes strong motor sound when i drive on high areas like mountains

i live in mountain nature area , most roads are high

i thought may be the gear doesn't change automatically , am i right or is it normal to hear such sounds on high areas

sometimes the reading of kw counter reaches maximum and the gear does nothing is this also normal ????

 

What gear are you talking about? You can put the tachometer on MyView to see RPMs. When going down a mountain the ICE will run without fuel being injected to slow the car down due to engine braking. Up the mountain will make the engine roar just like any other car.

[Waldo]

hello

my new ford fusion se hybrid 2013 makes strong motor sound when i drive on high areas like mountains

i live in mountain nature area , most roads are high

i thought may be the gear doesn't change automatically , am i right or is it normal to hear such sounds on high areas

sometimes the reading of kw counter reaches maximum and the gear does nothing is this also normal ????

 

 

I think you need to Google "CVT" (Continuously Variable Transmission). The Fusion hybrid doesn't have any gears.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Waldo

[inco]

When you accelerate hard, or in your case climbing the mountain, you are using the ICE to do that. When it kicks in you will hear the slight roar and it will stay on until such time as you switch to electric. What you describe I think is normal and the gas engine is doing it's job.

[Easy Rider]

Up the mountain will make the engine roar just like any other car.

 

The last car I had that "roared" like the Fusion Hybrid was my '57 Chevy with a 4-barrel carb and hi-flow air cleaner. :drool:

 

Or to put it another way, the Fusion Hybrid engine IS noisy under load......and it seldom runs when it is NOT under load.

Others have said that the 2013 model was even worse.

 

So the noise he is hearing likely is perfectly normal.

[acdii]

Also the altitude may have something to do with the sound since the air is thinner. It may have to run at a higher RPM to compensate.

[mhmd.zghoul@yahoo.com]

thank you all