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katandcharlie

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  1. My wiper problem is a bit different.... The rain sensor works when it's NOT raining and doesn't work when it IS raining. I have had the car in the shop two times and both times the service dept replaced the sensor that is behind the rearview mirror. Works great for about a month or two and then, BAM, dry as a bone outside and the wipers start swooshing across the windshild like crazy. And you guessed it, they are back to having a mind of their own again.... raining like crazy outside today and the only way the wipers will come on is if I manually turn them on. When I run the car through the carwash I always make certain that the wiper control is turned completely off, not in the "auto/sensor" setting. Ahhh, the life of an independent thinking wiper blade.
  2. Thanks for the info! Gee, you'd think that with as much time as I spend at Costco I would have thought of visiting their tire dept. I'll certainly keep them in mind should I have further problems with bottles jumping under my tires! (Bottles are like curbs, they tend to jump up and grab us from time to time!)
  3. So, last Wednesday I'm crusing along and my engine light comes on so I pull into my handy dandy Lincoln shop and, after close to three hours, I'm told the seal around the fuel fill area was not tight so they "tweeked" it a bit and all is well. Off I go. Fast forward to Friday morning... engine light comes on again so off I go to my handy dandy Lincoln shop. Within moments they determine that the problem is now the plastic housing/container around the fuel fill area. Seems that little dude has a crack and they will have to order the part so into a loaner I go (a very nice 2011 Lincoln MKS... not bad for a car). Well, onto my question... has anyone else had this kind of problem? Are the capless fuel tanks prone to this type of problem? And now a little tire FYI. Thanks to a visit to a wine festival and the parking attendant parking me in a less than desireable field, I picked up a chunk of glass in my left rear tire. That chunk of glass was big enough to contain half a bottle of vino! Thank goodness I'm buds with a tire man because he revealed to me that the American made replacement is just over $300!!! To purchase a replacement tire that is made in China would cost me about $170. Normally I stick to the "made in America" policy but $125 difference is a chunk of money! The dealership was going to charge me $195 plus tax. Okay, onto another week.... let's see if I can make it through without a flat tire, a black screen, SYNC chaos or the engine light popping on. Oh, and hopefully I'll get my ride back sometime later today or tomorrow morning! Life is always interesting in my neighborhood!
  4. My 2011 MKX sun/moon roof works just like yours. Seems quite counter-productive to have all the controls on the wheel in order to keep your hands on the wheel, but to open the roof you have to hold the button down the entire time.
  5. I'm keeping a dark colored blanket in the trunk area now as the oh so wonderful "faux leather" cover (aka: pleather, aka: vinyl) is already falling apart. Knew it would be a matter of time before the cord elastic bands that hook onto the vehicle at the rear sides gave out.... guess I was thinking/hoping/praying/in denial that they would last longer than six months. Good thing I didn't have to pay for this thing!! On a positive note, I'm no longer in a love/hate relationship with the vehicle, we have moved onto love/learning to love phase as some of the problems are being worked out. Katherine
  6. Thanks!!! I'll give it a try this evening when I get off work. And thanks for the info on the app, it is being downloaded as I type!!! Katherine
  7. Thanks for the info!!! And if the program is an app I can download, I would love to have it! One question....when you said you could not hear music when the volume on your phone is set to 0, I'm assuming that is the music you are playing through your phone, right?? Unlike most of you, I'm about as techno-literate as a slug but I'm pushing on and keep trying (keep your fingers crossed!). When I am playing the car radio with the Android connected to the Synce I have the car radio volume set to about 30%, however, when a call rings in or I make a call I have to jump the volume up to max or I can not hear a single thing. Once the phone call disconnects the radio volume drops back down to its original setting, however, on the next phone call I have to jump it back up to max in order to hear. Is this a common problem or do I have a gremlin in my system? Katherine
  8. Ahhh, and here in lies one of my problems.... my dealer is blowing more smoke than a disel burning beater truck as they told me the volume on my cell phone had to be set to max when it is connected to the car. Gee, to think I almost believed that one of many fairy tales they have given me. According to my dealer I have the latest and greatest version as it was updated approximately two weeks ago but some of my sync problems persist. With the newest version is there still a timely delay with the touch screen? Also, it is all in how I hold my tongue if the system will read the USB drive or not. On the plus side, since the upgrade I have noticed that my phone connects right away and actually stays connected a little better than it had in the past. Thanks for the info!! Katherine
  9. Well, back to our regularly scheduled program... or thread, as it may be. I have a HTC Thunderbolt and sometimes the pics show up on my SYNC screen, sometimes they don't. Without starting WW III, is that a phone issue or a SYNC issue? Also, I am still experiencing problems with the volume on in-car calls. The radio will be at normal volume, the cell phone will have the voice volume cranked up all the way but when I make or receive a call I have to adjust the car volume up to max and it is still very difficult to hear the caller. Anyone else having that problem or is it my old ears? Thanks in advance. Katherine
  10. I agree whole heartedly, for a $50,000 plus this vehicle should not have the issues it does! I am on the road quite a bit and MUST use the hands free features (work regulations) and it is simply unacceptable to pull to the side of the interstate and reboot/reload/readjust/re-EVERYTHING! I am now starting my third week of a loaner vehicle. Certainly chaps my backside that I am making a hefty car payment for a luxury vehicle and I'm cruising around in a vehicle that has less than half the features as I'm paying for, gets 1/3 less the fuel mileage and has all the ride comfort of a Sherman Tank! Katherine
  11. Thanks for the info, Waldo. The motorcycle was very far in front of me (a crotch rocket that was moving away from me at a "that's going to leave a mark if he hits a pot hole" speed). When the brakes grabbed it threw both me and my passenger forward so abruptly that our seatbelts grabbed. Granted, we were not expecting the sudden slow down but for the deacceleration to be so forceful sure didn't seem right to me. According to the service dept they "adjusted" the warning sytem. But this is the same service dept that has told me on my last nine visits that they have "fixed" the Sync problems. Gee, I didn't know I had that "she's gullible and dumber than a box of rocks" look on my face, I'm starting to doubt my bathroom mirror! Katherine
  12. Wow, you made a killing on those hub caps!!! As for the cargo cover, I'm attempting to learn to live with it but I'm also learning to make sure there are no delicate ears close by when I'm having to "re-instal" it or when I'm having to load the trunk with groceries. If nothing else, it is keeping my nail tech in business, she's loving this nasty little vinyl thing!
  13. Ahhh, thanks! I've learned that life is far too short to be too darned serious. I really do have a couple of serious bones in my body but there on sabbatical with my Sync system!! The dealer told me yesterday that I would NOT get my MKX back until it was fixed COMPLETELY! I hate it when my coke zero comes out of my nose from laughing so hard!! (Thanks so much fo...

  14. Richy, do I see a motor officer in that there pic? Yeah! I'm retired law enforcement with a New Mexico agency. 27 years with the department, retired in 2003 due to a nasty battle with cancer. Thanks for your service, sir! And thanks for the help with my annoying MKX problems. Katherine

  15. Richy, do I see a motor officer in that there pic? Yeah! I'm retired law enforcement with a New Mexico agency. 27 years with the department, retired in 2003 due to a nasty battle with cancer. Thanks for your service, sir! And thanks for the help with my annoying MKX problems. Katherine

  16. Guess I better make sure my cell phone camera is in good working order... well, la-tee-da, I'm now cruising around in a "loaner" Mercury Mariner. I guess my dealer is on to me... I returned the last "loaner" (a pretty speedy little Volvo) with less than a quarter of a tank of fuel so they gave me the Mercury with about an 1/8 of a tank of fuel. So, after showing the service writer a cell phone pic of my oh so wonderful (cough, choke) Sync screen with four layers of different screens all meshed together he scratched his head and with absolute brillance he says, "Gosh, it's not suppose to do that." Duh, ya' think?!?! Lord help me, I'm going to need bail money and a ton of cash to pay for the "remodel" job at the dealership! AGGGGHHHH!!! Yep, I'm a cruising in a Mercury, crazy about a Mercury... Where's Alan Jackson, I can SO relate to his song right about now. I WANT MY MKX FIXED!!!!!! Okay, I feel a bit better now, so, back to our regularly scheduled program..... Katherine
  17. Thanks, akirby, my ol' chemo brain had kicked in and I couldn't come up with the word "vinyl". Yes, indeed, very shoddy and very much a pain.
  18. I know this is very piddly but it is a thorn in my side. My 2011 MKX has the cheapest plastic cargo cover I have ever seen. To secure the cover (which is, literally, a cheap piece of plastic type material, kind of like very bad faux leather) you have to slide the attached elastic bands over the rear seat headrests and then you have to cram plastic hooks between the rear side windows and inside plastic panel to secure the side of the cover. At the trunk end you secure the cover with elastic cords on the same hooks that the cargo netting attaches to. With the cargo cover in place you can not put the rear seats down because the elastic bands are attached to the headrest. I am completely disappointed that Ford/Lincoln would stoop to such a shoddy design and material. Do any of you with the Edge have a cargo cover and, if so, it is the same type material and process to "instal"? I am so annoyed that I FINALLY have a luxury vehicle and it has Yugo accessories! Katherine
  19. Glad I'm not the only one who is at their wits end with the Sync system and the feeling of being hosed by the service dept. At least they put me in a nice loaner for the last week (I put my "big girl panties" on and got in their face...l didn't pay all kinds of money for the MKX to be forced into a beater while my car is in the shop because of manufacturing shortfalls!). When the Sync locked up on me this morning I pulled to the side of the road and took some cell phone pics of it and now I get to go play "nice" with the service dept yet again. I think my next vehicle is going to be a Yugo with a sundial and a widget stick for GPS!
  20. Richy, it pretty much scared the bageebees out of me! I actually looked in my rearview mirror to make sure I hadn't run over something or someone! I was on a two lane (flat, straight section) with NO traffic anywhere around me (front or back). Wilson66604, my dealer said there were no bulletins on the problem. They test drove the car and couldn't reproduce the problem.... well, duh, no kidding Mr. Dealer! To say the least I am not impressed with my service department. They had the car for one week (picked it up yesterday afternoon) and my Sync system is still having problems and issues. Looks like I'm going to be spending my afternoon camped out at their shop yet again today. Honestly, if I didn't like the car so much I would be driving it through their showroom window as I have had the car in the service department more times in the 7 months since I bought it than the entire service visits on my 2008 Denali. GRRRRR!
  21. Thanks for the info cal3thousand. I assumed the brake lights lit but just was not fur sure. As for the collision warning system, the car was clean, nothing obstructing any of the sensors. I have an appointment to get the car in, just waiting for the dealer to have a loaner for me.
  22. Has anyone had problems with the 2011 MKX collision warning system? While traveling at approximately 35-40 MPH my collision warning system activated, the lights over the drivers side dash flashing and the brakes locked up. The only vehicle in front of me was a motorcycle which was a good 8-10 car length ahead of my vehicle. Talk about taking a couple of years off your life, that'll do it! I'm just thankful that there were no vehicles behind me as they probably would have slammed into me. (Quick question here, when in cruise control and the gap setting activated, do the brake lights engage when slowing down automatically? I haven't figured out how to tell but I'm hoping they do engage as I would like vehicles behind me to know I'm slowing down quickly if someone pulls in front of me while driving down the inter-state.) Also, the problems with the Sync system are too many to list (so frustrating). According to my dealer I am current on all upgrades but they did go onto say that Ford is in the "process" of issuing an upgrade and when that upgade will be available is still unknown. One of the more annoying problems involves phone calls, the lack of consistency in the bluetooth connecting and the volume can not be turned up loud enough to hear while driving on anything other than a paved country lane at 15 mph (I have the volume on the cell turned up to full volume but that doesn't help). The voice speaker for the driver is located half way under the sun visor so in order for callers to understand me I have to put the visor down. I love the car but the Sync problems and now the collision warning systems are making me take a very hard look at keeping the vehicle. Katherine
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