http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/ Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:57:59 GMT jaalspa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13762 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13762 I just had similar occurrence this morning with my '06. I was on my way to the airport. In addition to the "Service Soon" message and wrench idiot light, I Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:13:45 GMT jolsonmhd http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13761 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13761 I just tried pulling my 17' fiberglass boat in the past couple of weeks. At about 1750 lbs, it is heavier than the rated 1000 lbs limit. But like you, I was Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:23:15 GMT Michael Peters http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13760 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13760 Yes, and Ford denies there is a problem? What kind of good business practice is that? If I did that in my "business" it would result in a malpractice suit. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:11:15 GMT Charli Susan Mohler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13759 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13759 Ford does something about it... They sell parts and support their dealers who install them.   Not as much as we'd like. But then we understand that cars are Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:13:38 GMT Mike Schaller http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13758 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13758 It just bugs me that Ford would know about this and not admit to it and not do something about it. Michael A. Peters mapeters@optonline. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:53 GMT Michael Peters http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13757 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13757 John, Do you have any more specifics as to the documentation about the pump. No, I did not get the extended warranty. When I looked at the Warranty, I felt Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:56:42 GMT Tony Roy http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13756 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13756 A little off-topic, but as I am preparing my '07 FEH for a family road trip today, I thought of this: When President Truman retired from office in 1952, his Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:21:26 GMT GPS Man http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13755 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13755 There is a documented problem with the M/E water pump in the 2005's especially. Ford knows about it, if you talk to the right persons... or if the service Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:35:28 GMT twodocs22 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13754 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13754 Well, it has finally happened to me! My Motor and Electrical Component coolant Pump has failed on my 2005 Ford at 53,000 miles. Thanks to this group I knew Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:48:06 GMT Jenna Hughes http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13753 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13753 Supposedly my FEH is now repaired; the service advisor called to say that they had reprogrammed the PCM. When I questioned that, she quoted from a Tech Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:48:22 GMT Reed Rinn http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13752 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13752 I installed the Motorola IHF1000 in our '06 MMH. Actually, I had it professionally installed. They had a wiring harness kit that allowed it to be hooked up Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:36:31 GMT Neil Clark http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13751 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13751 Hate to rain on anyone's parade, but I fear that the systems wouldn't be interchangeable for dimensional reasons; my wife has a friend who bought an `07 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:10:53 GMT bitpilot http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13750 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13750 Does anyone have recommendations for a bluetooth kit that works through the radio (with nav) in a 2006 MMH? Thanks! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:07:41 GMT bitpilot http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13749 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13749 I'll second the motion - would love to replace the 2006 nav system.. meanwhile, try the vechicle position calibration in the system menu - might help with the Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:35:42 GMT Jenna Hughes http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13748 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/13748 John, regarding the air door on the battery compartment: does the outside ambient temperature have anything to do with whether the door remains open or closes?