http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/ Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV Wed, 15 May 2013 19:51:39 GMT Mark Yancey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16431 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16431 Thank you guys for the description, I am an avid EV guy (Also drive a 1994 US Electricar) and I was wondering they were talking about, this gets me up to speed Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:30 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16430 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16430 There are two air duct doors for the Escape Hybrid battery 2005-2008 for sure and perhaps later models as well but I have not seen newer than 2008. One Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:38 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16429 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16429 Blend door is perhaps NOT a good term. In the FRONT (dash) there is a variable position door in the air duct that blends hot and cold air to give you the Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:51 GMT Mark Yancey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16428 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16428 Hi All, I was wondering what the “Blend Door” was? Does anybody have a description of this? My ’08 just has 47K miles on it and it works great. Only Mon, 13 May 2013 15:42:45 GMT sarah http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16427 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16427 Mine happened the exact opposite lol. Blend door under warranty, pump weeks after. No other repairs. But you do have to wonder about faulty parts when so many Mon, 13 May 2013 14:25:51 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16426 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16426 My water pump was replaced in my 2005 for free while under warranty (about 2007). My blend door is now stuck but the car is now over 8 years old and 154,000 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:09:36 GMT sarah http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16425 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16425 As someone who just had to replace theirs it would be interesting to see where this goes. The pump and blend door both seem to be the most common failures on Sun, 12 May 2013 00:15:04 GMT ken_versteeg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16424 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16424 Hi group, The other day I received a letter in the mail from a law firm which says that it's "investigation has revealed that a number of consumers who own or Mon, 06 May 2013 19:53:29 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16423 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16423 Yes. I had a pin hole leak in the "freon" tube(s) under the car going to the back. After finding the replacement tube very expensive I tried a can or two of do Sun, 05 May 2013 19:53:43 GMT Preston Anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16422 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16422 Dennis, You absolutely nailed it. The lack of EV mode is directly related to the AC problem. The engine is running to keep the AC compressor running Sun, 05 May 2013 19:53:34 GMT Dennis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16421 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16421 I went by a parts store today to borrow their OBDII reader (my old one won't read the FEH). The only code it caught was an unrelated (I assume) PO400 for the Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:17 GMT Dennis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16420 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16420 I do know the FEH won't shut down the ICE if the climate know is in the orange defrost or AC zone. That's not my issue. I suspect there is some issue with the Sat, 04 May 2013 22:46:13 GMT tya2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16419 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16419 ... Dear Frustrated in Ontario I used the aftermarket re charge kit I got from walmart last year to recharge the system on 17 year old VW eurovan, It was a Sat, 04 May 2013 20:54:02 GMT Dennis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16418 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16418 Hi, New member here. I bought (in Ontario, Canada) a 05 FEH in February, with very low miles (47k kM, under 30k Miles). The second long highway drive brought Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:37:05 GMT Preston Anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16417 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/16417 Scott, In regards to #4 on your list I believe your problem to be the "Electric Motor Cooling System Water Pump" part number 8C419 (as found on fordparts.com).