Sleddog

Have you tried pulling the HVB disconnect behind the driver's side rear seat? That should give the system a complete reset. I'm not sure if you need some hybrid battery power to get the system running.

Been a while since I posted, but here's an update on my 2013 Fusion Hybrid. Lifetime MPG now at 53.3, down from a high of 54, 3.5 years ago. I think the drop was due to tires and some hybrid battery aging. I replaced my OEMs with OEMS and they just didn't seem to work as well or seem as sure-footed. They were replaced at 60,000. Fusion went in today for a battery replacement. The small one in the trunk. So I got almost 9 years out of it. Not too bad. It was the 99R 390 amp version. The new version is 470 amps. I notice it was on the way out when I started getting to alarm tones for the rear sensors and drive assist items, but not being play with the enhanced sound normally heard from the audio system. But being played by the default sounds. Mid week they would return to normal (enhanced sounds) then back to default sounds the next day. Then the battery saver would activate when I got the car in the mornings. The dash display panels to the left and right of the speedo would not light up until I turn the key to the run position. While the service advisor was checking me in, he noticed the left side front tire had cords showing on the inside. Same with the left side rear since they rotate them on the same side. I think it had something to do with the tires themselves, along with an alignment issue. The rights had abnormal wear, but not the same as the left, along with center tread separation in one small spot on the rear. The car's suspension is fine. No OEM Michelins this time. Besides, they are on national back order. It got a set of Kelley tires, since that's all they had available or could get in a reasonable amount of time. When they took the rears off, the brake pads had about 1MM left on them and the rear rotors were below the point that they could turn them, they were also rusted with deep grooves. So new pads and rotors. The fronts were fine. With a battery, 4 tires, installation costs, alignment, new rear pads and rotors, the bill came to 1496.00 Not too bad for almost 9 years of great service. When it goes in the 100,000 mile oil change, it will also get plugs.

I finally hit 54 MPG lifetime. It took while, but my average over the last 6000+ is 55 MPG. With the mileage on the car, I may see 55. But I'm not sure. For those looking at the mileage vs. EV and Regen, remember, the early models got a software update a few years back update that zeroed one or both of those.

When I filled up today, using the same pump I usually do, My gallons pumped was .4 of gallon less then the trip meter showed I used. That's the highest difference I've had. Usually, I'm +/- .1 to .2 less or more then the gallons used on the trip meter. My last fill up was 2 weeks ago. When I fill up again in 2 weeks I'll see what the difference is just in case some type of maintenance was done to the pump. My mileage for this tank was 56 according to the car, but the hand calculation was 58.3 My driving routine was normal, with a couple of side trips I make once in a great while.

Seriously, you have to ask? Ice Storm!

My lifetime just clicked over to 53.5 today! Total miles 22991.

Congrats and Welcome!

I listen to Chill and Spa. That's 99% of what I listen to. I can build a better set of stations on Pandora. I've listened to a lot of this type of music and with the amount of artist available they still repeat stuff. They don't even play more of the main stream artist like Phutureprimitive, Blackmill, Solar Fields, Hybrid or Leftfield. They do hit Blank and Jones, M7 and Lemon Jelly once in a while. The rest is a lot of house artists and groups that don't get a lot of play outside the clubs. The average playlist for a rock station is about 350 songs in continual rotation. Sirius has access to much more than that number. But they still repeat the same songs in a rotation. So when the subscription ends, no more renewing. Pandora, Digitally Imported Radio, iHeart cost me nothing to stream in the car. About the only thing I would be interested in Sirius Travel and Travel link.

That's OK, the price was right. And after 1 day of listening to it, I remember why stopped renewing it and went to Pandora. I can hear the same music going to work and coming home.... Just like my local radio stations.

Just did that offer today.... I'll probably let it expire again once it's over.

Congrats!

One of the only few advantages of living in Florida, the weather in the summer, and the tourist and snowbirds certainly aren't. It's flat for the most part. But the use of A/C makes it very challenging to get good mileage on my trip home. I have to take a completely different route that has a lower speed limit and fewer stop lights, but it is the same distance.

If all you are driving is very short trips, you will be disappointed unless you have an Energi. The standard Hybrid really needs to get the ICE warm before you will see good mileage. With short trips, you will never get out of the warm up cycle for calculating mileage. I drive 28 miles one way to work. It has a little bit of everything, stop lights, stop and go, 60 mph areas and so on. I usually get between 55 and 60 mpg on these trips. But I'm out of the warm cycle on each trip, even in the winter. You may want to drive a trip that allows the ICE to warm up. Once it's warm, stop and turn off the car, note your mileage. Then start the car again and drive back. Note the mileage when you get back to your starting point. You will see the difference in the mileage. The trip back, the mileage will be better because of no warm up cycle. I specifically choose the FFH because after analyzing the vehicle and how it would be driven, it was the best choice. My current lifetime MPG is 53.4 with 22,500 on the clock. My fuel used is within a couple of tenths or less when I refuel. If I was driving short distances, I would have gotten an Energi. If I was driving long highway miles, it would not have been a Fusion at all. I think part of the issue folks are having with Hybrids, in general, is they never really look at how the vehicle will be used vs. the type of driving to be done. For some, it never matches up and they end up not very happy about their purchase.

Enzo never whined about anything. No need. Ferrari races because of tradition and the want to compete and win. Mauieizio Arrivabene, current Ferrari F1 Team Principle, said this about Enzo and what was important to him "For Enzo Ferrari the constructors' championship was of greater value then the driver's title." This is something the Ford will never understand. This is why Ford will never have the mystique the Ferrari has. Ford produces a car once in while that has the prominence to be recognized by the international racing community. Ferrari does it every year. Year in, year out. Ford does not have this sense of history. You sound like a Yankees fans going on about the curse of Babe Ruth against the Red Sox. :) Or a NASCAR fan, the WWE of motorsports, whining about non-US manufactures. (No offense LOL) Ferrari has most wins in F1 and more than Ford at Le Mans. You can predict total domination but just look at Honda's re-entry into F1. They can barely finish a race. Going back to Ford at Le Mans, you will notice since 69, they have not won, and not competed in the top tier as a factory sponsored team since 74, I believe. The previous Ford GT has raced some of the endurance series, it's not a factory sponsored effort. Ferrari always has a factory sponsored effort. They may not have won, but the are there every year. Year in, year out. Scuderia Ferrari will always race with factory sponsored teams. Ford racing depends on budget for factory sponsorship. So as interest wanes, factory money goes away. When Ferrari wins, the bells in the churches of Marnello ring in victory. The reason, tradition, pride and history. Does the same thing happen in Detroit when Ford wins a race? Nope.... Look what happen to Ford/Cosworth in F1. They are out and have been for a quite a few years. Why? No money invested in development. No wins in the modern era. The Ford GT will be no different. Unfortunately.

Not if I was buying it. My Fusion has a life time MPG of 53.4 and has been well taken care of. Look at the Oasis report on the 13 and check the lifetime mpg That will give you an idea of it's history.8,000 is a big chuck of money