Recent content by BS FE 21

I have a paint repair kit with primer and clear coat. The clear coat seemed to make things worse.

When I get a chance I'll try a couple other places. Don't see why the door has to be removed to repaint. Maybe I'll just have to proudly point out the battle scare form hardcore off roads.

Noticed a scratch and a couple very small dents in my wife's Bronco Sport. Think one of the grandkids might have hit with a bike. Could have been a shopping cart. I managed to pull the dents out. The scratch was all the way through the paint, about a half inch long and eighth inch wide in...

Off subject a little but still involving mice. A mouse somehow got in my home heat pump wiring on the side of the house. Mouse got across 220 volt connectors and fried. Burned to a crisp. Started a little fire and burned up the wiring in the heatpump. Heatpump was totaled. Home owners would...

Good luck. Hope you don't get stranded on the road. Ford could have fixed this years ago. Instead they are letting their customers take their chances.

I know recalls aren't related to warranties but trying to get a dealer to check out a problem on your car out of warranty means spending bucks and time that a warranty can cover. You keep saying I've fallen through the cracks or some kind of Catch 22. My battery died from normal wear and...

The reason I mentioned the start/stop is that you can continue to drive your car with a weak or even a dead battery once you get it started. If you shut down the engine such as when the auto start/stop is engaged, at that point the weak or dead battery will not restart the car and you are SOL...

I understand some saying I don't deserve a new battery. If my battery was still in good working order then would I deserve a new battery? My battery was in good working order when the recall was issued. If Ford can keep putting off the recall long enough, pretending they have a mystery that...

As in the case of my car. Wife drives it with no problems and parks in the driveway. The next day the battery will not start the car and the battery will not charge. If she had been using start/stop very well could have been stranded in traffic anytime she stopped the car. I know this is not...

I agree. If the battery shorts it will take the car out. That is the worst possibility with the battery defect. I don't think it is the only possibility. The recall mentions strap and weld defects. If a weld breaks will that cause a short or just cause the battery to weaken? My battery...

Has anyone on this forum stated that the car just shut down while they were cruising down the interstate and further connected this complete shutdown to the battery? Possible if the battery shorts out to a low state of resistance not a high state of resistance. A car can shut down due to...

I got the 4 year Everstart battery too.

The failure usually happens when the engine shuts down at stops and tries to restart. Since my start/stop is disabled the situation should not occur. The car is running on the alternator when the engine is running. The battery could go bad and the car could keep running. I'm definitely no...

If I hadn't gotten the recall notice in January I would have thought old - tired battery. Four year battery life isn't great but these days it's average. I've owned this FE for a couple years. In this case it was pretty sudden loss of battery. I knew I was going to replace the battery but...

Jan 17,2025 Manufacturer Recall Number25S02 NHTSA Recall Number25V019 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete, remedy not yet available SummaryON YOUR VEHICLE, THE 12-VOLT BATTERY MAY EXPERIENCE INTERNAL WELD AND OR CAST-ON-STRAP FAILURES, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SUDDEN BATTERY DEGRADATION WHILE...