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I agree with akirby, try disconnecting the battery for twenty minutes. See if the SJB resets.

The reason companies are NOT moving to the US, is because a large percentage of OEM parts are made overseas. For example, an American domestic car relies on approximately 40% of parts made outide the US. For a company to relocate here, they would still have to import parts.

It's not looking good for this. Look at Harley Davidson moving production to Europe, over the tarrifs. Moves like this will be permanent. https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/25/news/companies/harley-davidson-motorcycles-tariffs-trump/index.html

Uh huh. Well after all the flag-waving and rethoric, we are still left with cold, hard facts. "The National Automobile Dealers Association said auto tariffs could raise the average price of a car by $4,400 and eliminate more than 700,000 jobs."

Absolutely. NBC news reported today about the costs of new cars do to the tariff. Prices ran around $2000 more for domestic to $6000 for imports. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-s-auto-tariffs-will-cost-83-billion-insiders-tell-n893061

My 09 mkx has them. Used for attaching a tow bar.

Eh, is it me or does the woman in the top center pic on the attachment have extra parts.......? Anyway, I've found that when I run into this problem, its usually because the PDF's have been removed on the server side.

Ford's aftermarket srp is $345 ($375 installed) for bi-directional and $303 ($332 installed) for one-way. May have to add for hood switch or extra remote.

My dealer's service technician recommended 36k (every three years). Service manager thought 30k was sufficient. If you have 90k on yours, take a look at the seals. Dealer found mine leaking at an oil change; around that time. Said they could change the seal for $450. (I ok'ed but they changed the unit when they discovered I had an extended warranty). One point to consider is an extended warranty would cost less that a new unit. Service manual states if the fluid looks black, it's still ok. So if you do change your own, don't panic when you see its color.

Looks like a retainer to hold the bulb assembly in alignment. Perhaps may have been knocked loose during bulb replacement. (Or its a manufacturing defect). It will probably take a assembly replacement, but because of the cost, I'd try a fix first. If it were me, I'd drill a small hole in the top or bottom of the front assembly (out of the optical path) and use a piece of coat hanger (perhaps put a 90°bend at the end, 3/16" long) and work the ring back into position. Then seal the hole with clear sylicone.

I live in northern Indiana and we get a fair amount of snow in the winter. To be homest, the roads are kept clear most of the time, clear roads or plowed roads. I have AWD and will be retiring in October. No worries about the AWD. Had a new unit put in under extended warranty but even if it fails after current ext warranty expires, it's still only ~$1700 to replace it.

To me, it sounds like the starter stays engaged after the engine starts. As the starter is controlled by the ECM and there are several sensors telling the ECM when the engine starts, I wonder if the ECM is telling the starter to stop but the starter pnion is sticking.

I use a Bluetooth code reader and ForScan (on my Android) to read individual tire pressures while driving.

I've found that the maps are always out-of-date to some degree. I usually use Google Maps in my phone as a backup when looking for a specific place.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/07/19/watch-bugatti-veyron-21-000-oil-change/ Personally I'd suck it out through the fill.

Certainly looks like 30°. If we estimate 134' for the base (1/2 city block spacing in avg city) & a 40' rise (estimating to height based on the parking garage), we get about an 17° angle.

Is there any modifications to your car? It sounds like it's receiving a backup signal. You can do this by putting the vehicle in reverse while driving forward. I would wonder if the gearshift is sending the reverse signal (gearshift mechanism beginning to fail).

On my 09 MKX,there is no flasher, it's a circuit in the Smart Junction Box. I doubt it was changed on later models.

Setting menu from steering wheel. Page 105 in owners manual.

FYI, I also use this on my BAMR as well. Stray makes it easy to get through the rubbers gaskets onto the tracks. Fast too.

The camera lines disappearing in the 2011 have been reported in other forums. Fix is to replace the camera AND dealer run a RCV Configuration update. This is found under Toolbox>Body>RCV Configuration. If your dealer is having a hard time finding this tell them to look up SSM 22105. This will tell them what camera to replace it with.

Unlikely imo. The connectors are tight and not subject to moisture intrusion. I hit the tracks from front and rear, sprayed as much as I could reach.

This is what I used: WD-40 Specialist Dirt & Dust Resistant Dry Lube PTFE Spray with SMART STRAW SPRAYS 2 WAYS, 10 OZ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AF0ODGM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_T.ItBbAJHKTH7

OK, thanks for all the input. I decided on the following: (I've heard good things about Acer, both on this forum and others): Acer Aspire E-15 E5-576G-5762 with: 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U Processor 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.4GHz Windows 10 Home 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit IPS display NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM 8GB Dual Channel Memory 256GB SSD 8X DVD Double-Layer Drive RW (M-DISC enabled) Secure Digital (SD) card reader Acer TrueHarmony Two Built-in Stereo Speakers 802.11ac WiFi featuring MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz) Bluetooth 4.1 Gigabit Ethernet HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR) 1 - USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 port (up to 5 Gbps) 2 - USB 3.0 ports (one with power-off charging) 1 - USB 2.0 port 1 - HDMI Port with HDCP support 6-cell Li-Ion Battery (2800 mAh), Up to 15-hours Battery Life 5.27 lbs. All for $600 on Amazon. (Pretty much everything I was wanting. Like to have a better display, but I would have to ponied-up another $250 for this (+ better video card) and really don't need it). I also added an additional 8GB of Kingston RAM for a total of 16GB ($66), a Seagate 2TB FireCuda SSHD with 64MB cache delivering 6Gb/s ($92), a Acer wireless mouse and one year of Microsoft Office 365 Personal ($45/year - if you order with the computer). (Thanks for the recommends on construction, more memory and storage). Should be a decent little machine for the price. Still need a laptop bag for it, maybe I'll just dig one out of the basement.

That was the extended support that ran out in March. Read somewhere that there are still millions of XP installations (world-wide of course) still running. As long as they are not running Java, adobe, things like that where the real problems lie, they should be fairly safe.