2013 FORD C-MAX Power Train Problems

I have owned this car for the last 9 years and have kept It well-maintained. For over a year, the car stalls in the midst of driving, even on a highway, leaving me the only option to find a shoulder or safe area to park. After I turn off the engine, wait for a few minutes, and turn it back on, the engine turns on just fine and I am able to drive. Lately (for about a month or so) this has been happening more frequently(every other day, sometimes twice in a short while compared to once every 3-4 weeks). A few months ago I took it to the local Ford dealership and they told me, that they would need to replace the hybrid system, with an estimated cost of $15000, which didn't make any sense as even car is not worth that much. I also called Ford customer service...

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-Max. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, a loud whining noise was present coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be serviced. No additional information was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was also notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

This Vehicle has given us numerous numerous issues and left us stranded it has been a safety issue for my family we recently had to have law enforcement involved to try to save us from where we got stranded due to the unreliability of this vehicle and after already having a transmission replacement and having the car right now in the shop for approaching one month and they still cannot find the issue There has been one problem after another forward keeps giving me the run around when I contact them directly and the dealership Is just giving me extremely generic responses and telling me that their staff is not available this week and that they have many other customers to have to worry about and that I basically can go rent a car if I have a problem with not having a vehicle, I do not want to continue...

In addition to the recall gears of not staying in park the transmission also shifts to early or too late. And also a few years ago before the transmission recalls and problems came to surface one time I noticed car was accelerating all by itself with the foot off of the gas. Once foot was off break it was automatically driving. Once I pulled over stopped turned off the problem went away and hasn’t occurred.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-Max. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-MAX. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

While my son was driving his / my 2013 C-Max Energi (on gasoline, the "battery only" range had been depleted), the vehicle lost power and shut down completely, and could only be coasted to the side of the road and not restarted or moved. Fortunately it was not on the highway at the time. The CEL was on, and unfortunately I do not still have the 3 codes which appeared, however the three codes were all for systems in the hybrid propulsion. When I did a google search on the three codes together, for the C-Max, I located a service bulletin from Ford showing that there are two low voltage wires which were improperly routed and insulated, in the back of the car behind the rear seat and under the steel cover over the Energi additional battery. Since the vehicle is a 2103, I had it brought to my home...

FAILED TRANSMISSION BEARING AS DESCRIBED BY TSB 14B07. DIAGNOSED BY FORD, DOCUMENT ATTACHED CONFIRMING THE FAILURE.

I BOUGHT THIS 2013 FORD C-MAX ENERGI USED IN 2017, RIGHT OFF THE BAT AFTER CHECKING OUT VEHICLE, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAD TO JUMPSTART THE CAR. NOW, THE CURRENT ISSUE IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE JUMP-STARTED EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE NOVEMBER 2020. THESE ISSUES HAD OCCURED SPORADICALLY, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY IN 2018 WITH OTHER BRAND BATTERY, THOUGH NOT AS FREQUENTLY, AND EVERY DAY AS IT DOES NOW. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SIRIUS SOFTWARE UPDATE GOT STUCK AT 0%, THIS OCCURED A FEW TIMES IN 2018. IN LATE 2018 I BOUGHT A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE BECAME UNTRUSTWORTHY TO START. THOUGH, IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT SERVICE BULLETINS AND NOT JUST RECALLS I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED EARLIER WHEN ISSUES PRESENTED THEMSELVES. SO I FINALLY TOOK IN...

TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURE, AS SPECIFIED BY RECALL TSB 14B07. LEFT STRANDED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLED. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAYS, STOP SAFELY NOW. THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THAT PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FINALLY GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MODULE-ENGINE CONTROL. PCM GET TOO HOT AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE 10.14.20 AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THERE STILL IS NOT ETA. PART IS ON BACKORDER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAG A LEMON AND IT SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SOLD. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE A WINING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A RHYTHMIC NOISE THAT ACCELERATED WITH AND INCREASE IN SPEED. THERE WAS ALSO A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING ABOVE 45 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED A BEARING THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE ARE DOZENS OF CASES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2013 C-MAX VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITH KNOWN ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TITUS WILL FORD (3606 S. SPRAGUE AVE, TACOMA, WA 98409, (253) 475-4151) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS: TSB-14-0085 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. *BF *TR

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IS A KNOWN RECALL THAT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED WINNER FORD AT 250 HADDONFIELD-BERLIN RD, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034 (856) 428-4000, AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND FOR WEEKS AND THEN ONE NIGHT AFTER I STOPPED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND I WAS ON MY WAY HOME ON WAYNE, RD. AND THE CAR WAS JERKING REALLY BAD AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LES STUMPF FORD (3030 W COLLEGE AVE, APPLETON, WI 54914, 920-731-5211) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION MAKING SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE, MORE NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEED (20MPH).

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ANOTHER WHEEL BEARING NOISE WHICH HAPPENED A MONTH AGO AND WAS REPAIRED. THIS TIME IT TURNED OUT TO BE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. STILL OWE 4100.00 TO FORD ON 6 YEAR LOAN. CAR PURCHASES 3/2014 NEW. THEY CAN'T FIX IT DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS NOTED ON THIS REPAIR BILL. (QUOTED 8100.00 IF THEY COULD GET THE PARTS)

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99K. FORD SENT A LETTER A FEW MONTHS BEFORE I PURCHASED CAR FROM OWNER. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM FIX IS $8100.00 CAR ISN'T WORTH THAT. CAR WAS MAINTAINED PERFECTLY BY BOTH OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C- MAX. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL, HIGH PITCHED GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, "PLEASE PULL OVER SAFELY" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,211.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND A "STOP SAFETLY NOW" WARNING POPPED UP ON MY SPEEDOMETER. I MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND STOPPED THE CAR. I LOOKING ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION AND I READ THAT I CAN TURN ON AND OFF THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES AND THAT WILL FIX IT. I READ THERE WAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART. THE FORD C-MAX HAS THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. FORD SHOULD ISSUE THE RECALL TO THE C-MAX AS FOR THE "STOP SAFETLY NOW" ISSUE ON THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION LOUD GRINDING OR THUDDING NOISE FROM ENGINE. WHRN PLACING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL SLIGHTLY IMPROVES. WHEN TAKEN IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED IT HOLDS 5 QTS TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ONLY CONTAINED 1 QT. VEHICLE AT 110,000 MILES. TOLD A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION COSTS $4800 AND LABOR AND TAX BRINGS THE REPLACEMENT TO $6800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MITCHELL SELIG FORD, 801 BLOOMFIELD AVE, WINDSOR, CT 06095) AND THE NOISE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, TOOK CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, BOTH SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING - MARCH OF 2018. CAR HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. FORD HAD ISSUED TSB 15-0174, WHICH DEALT WITH TRANSMISSIONS FAILING. AFFECTED CARS ARE C-MAX HYBRIDS BUILT BETWEEN AUG 8, 2012 AND JUN 17, 2014. LETTERS WERE TO BE SENT OUT THE WEEK OF NOV 16, 2015. WE PURCHASED THE CAR MID APRIL OF 2015 AND ARE COMPLAINING BECAUSE FORD DID NOT SEND US A LETTER ALTHOUGH THEY KNEW WE HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR?

I HAVE A FORD C-MAX 2013, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING AT JUST OVER 100K MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE, BUT BEING OVER 100K MILES FORD WOULD NOT HELP. I OPENED A CASE WITH FORD AFTER FINDING OUT THAT UP TO 75% OF ALL C-CMAX HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. (SEE PDF EVIDENCE). ALSO FOUND THE FOLLOWING: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/2013-2014-FORD-FUSION-HYBRID-C-MAX-HYBRID-TRANSMISSION-ISSUE-1420684957170/ WHILE I UNDERSTAND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, ITS UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OR NOTICE TO OWNERS. TRANSMISSION ON C-MAX ARE NOT CHEAP. I WOULD EVEN BE WILLING TO MEET FORD HALF WAY ON A REPAIR. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS MADE ME SERIOUSLY QUESTION FORDS COMMITMENT TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND THE QUALITY OF ITS PRODUCT.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 2200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME TWICE ABOUT ONE YEAR APART. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE TERRIBLE NOISE BOTH IDLING AND ON THE ROAD. THE TWO DEALERS, ONE IN NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND TNE OTHER IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION OIL FOR METAL PARTICLES WHICH WERE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE BOTH TIMES. I LOOKED AT THE OPENED TRANSMISSION WHERE I OBSERVED THE VERY LARGE ROLLER BEARINGS AND RACE FULL OF PITS AND GULLS OBVIOUSLY FROM POOR QUALITY METAL PARTS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 2200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME TWICE ABOUT ONE YEAR APART. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE TERRIBLE NOISE BOTH IDLING AND ON THE ROAD. THE TWO DEALERS, ONE IN NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND TNE OTHER IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION OIL FOR METAL PARTICLES WHICH WERE FOUND IN ABUNDANCE BOTH TIMES. I LOOKED AT THE OPENED TRANSMISSION WHERE I OBSERVED THE VERY LARGE ROLLER BEARINGS AND RACE FULL OF PITS AND GULLS OBVIOUSLY FROM POOR QUALITY METAL PARTS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS SEALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS-13704524-H7N0D5. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE IN THE GEARS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INFORMED SONORA FORD (13254 MONO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370; 209-532-5593), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE BRIDGE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VERACOM FORD (790 SAN MATEO DRIVE, SAN MATEO, CA 94401; 650-340-7199) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 13370483. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION ON BUSY STREET DUE TO SPONTANEOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS FAILURE IS THE SUBJECT OF AT LEAST THREE FORD TSB'S. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS FROM FORD REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSTRUCTING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. WHEN I DID PULLED OVER, I SET THE GEARSHIFT IN "PARK" MODE, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT DAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, I NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE ( BOTH ELECTRIC AND GASOLINE) SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND I LOST ALL POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN TURNED ON AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY AND I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I POSITION THE GEARSHIFT JUST PAST THE DRIVE MODE, THE PROBLEM STOPS. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS SET JUST PAST PARK, THE CAR NEVER LOSES POWER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR IN JANUARY 2015, I WAS TOLD THAT THE GEARSHIFT WAS NOT COVERED...

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AFTER SEEING ADS FOR IT ON TV. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN DEC 2013 AND SAW THE WINDOW STICKER REPORTING THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A 47/47 MPG RATING. AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER VEHICLES THAT MET MY TASTES AND REQUIREMENTS I DECIDED TO TRY THE C-MAX AND ESCAPE, MAZDA CX-5, AND A VW DIESELS, AND PRIUS V. MPGS WERE ONE OF LEADING FACTOR IN MY PURCHASING DECISION. THE C-MAX WAS 17 MPG BETTER THAN THE ESCAPE, 16 MPG BETTER THAN THE CX-5, 6-7 MPG BETTER THAN THE VWS, AND 5 BETTER THAN THE PRIUS ON HW. FORD HAS NOW CHANGED THE MPG ON THE C-MAX 2 TIMES, LOWERING IT BELOW THE VWS/PRIUS AND 9-10 MPG AGAINST THE ESCAPE AND CX-5. THE C-MAX CHANGED FROM 47 TO 42 CITY AND 47 TO 37 MPG HIGHWAY (10 MPG/20% LOWER). IF TODAY I WAS MAKING THE SAME COMPARISON I WOULD...

CAR WILL NOT START, NOTHING LEFT ON, CAR JUMPED WITH JUMPER, TOOK PLACE AGAIN YESTERDAY 5/27/2014. UNABLE TO JUMP START THIS TIME, FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE APPLIED A JUMPER ABLE TO GET ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UP, BUT CAR WILL NOT RUN. FORD DEALER RECEIVED CAR, STATED THAT THEIR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO JUMP CAR. ALSO STATED BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUT TESTED FINE. ASKED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN, COULD NOT TELL ME. THEY STATED THAT ALL POWER SYSTEMS LIKE LIGHTS OR PHONES ARE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF AFTER 45 MINUTES. HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. WHEN BATTERY IS DEAD, GEAR SHIFTER CANNOT BE MOVED TO EVEN PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE CARPORT TO BE TOWED. *TR