Question for you Ford guy's (computer)

[Guest TankerHC]

So i am sitting here in my wife's Fusion Titanium still trying after two months to learn all this stuff.

The car has been idling. After a period of time the car goes into "Normal mode" shuts off.

Then a screen box comes up on the left computer screen that says "Run Power Active" and the car starts only if I press the OJ button.

Nothing in the book. What is this?

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[Guest TankerHC]

So i am sitting here in my wife's Fusion Titanium still trying after two months to learn all this stuff.

The car has been idling. After a period of time the car goes into "Normal mode" shuts off.

Then a screen box comes up on the left computer screen that says "Run Power Active" and the car starts only if I press the OJ button.

Nothing in the book. What is this?

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OK NOT OJ

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[Rowdy]

Is this a hybrid or full electric version? If it is it limits the time the gas motor idles, shuts it down and then battery power takes over.

[Guest TankerHC]

Gas with an engine and fuel management system. Also has an built in systems health check. Pressed the button, gathered and sent systems data to Ford. It came back 2 minutes later all good.

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[Guest TankerHC]

Is this a hybrid or full electric version? If it is it limits the time the gas motor idles, shuts it down and then battery power takes over.

It's not a hybrid. But I think your right?, thinking about it I am thinking it does it to save fuel.

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[cj0e]

Sounds like the optional "Auto start stop" system. I think it can be disabled, but I don't know how. Don't have one on my old 04' Merc with it's thirsty V8.

[Guest TankerHC]

Just saw something i didn’t see before. Box popped up in the left computer screen. "Fuel management" "Engine shuts down in 30 seconds. Press OK to continue". Then began counting down. That's what it is. Fuel management system. But it isn't a Hybrid.

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[enfield]

It's beyond me if it doesn't have a distributor and carb, and I worked for Ford.  Things change fast!

[vontar]

Just saw something i didn’t see before. Box popped up in the left computer screen. "Fuel management" "Engine shuts down in 30 seconds. Press OK to continue". Then began counting down. That's what it is. Fuel management system. But it isn't a Hybrid.

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That could be a pain on cold mornings when you want warm it up and defrost it. 

[Guest TankerHC]

Believe it or not not a problem with this car. Remote start for weather. Summer just press a button from inside the house. Windows open part way, car starts and cooled seats and climate control comes on. Winter same thing except windows stay up and heated seats come on. Car cannot be stolen because everything else is disabled. You have to have the key inside the car and press start to re enable the rest of the systems


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[bersaguy]

Well, that is why I quit working on cars and trucks back when I did. Back in the early 80's I told my self when cars and a trucks got smarter than the people that work on them I would retire. I officially retire from working on them on May 1, 1995. Now if anything breaks on my Jeep, I have a son and a grandson that are both ASE Certified Master mechanics and they get the pleasure of working on dear ole Dads Jeep. My son had to buy a new scanner about two months ago that set him back close to 3 grand just so he could program the transmissions he rebuilds on these newer cars to make the transmission compatible with the rest of the computer system in the vehicle. I was down at their shop (my old shop) when a customer came in to pick up his VW Beetle that my son built the transmission in. When I saw the guy begin to pay the bill I had to sit down. $4,186.95 and the guy was thrilled because he told my son all the other shops he got estimates from it was over 6 grand. I ask my son after the guy left how come it cost so much and he said three of the computer components in the transmission were burned out along with some internal damage. The computer components had to come from the dealer and cost over $2,100.00 by themselves. He said that was cheap. He built a Jaguar 5 speed automatic overdrive that ran over 7 grand because of some hard parts were damaged and the parts had to be imported. Man I remember back when I could completely rebuild a turbo 400 GM tranny including torque converter including R&R for $575.00 +tax out the door and folks complained about that going :panic: :panic:  that's to much ....................... :rofl: 

[Guest TankerHC]

I was reading in motor trend last year one of the biggest reasons for repair costs is the manufacturers will not allow the codes and manuals needed to repair these late model cars out to the independent mechanics. Anything major and they have to go through the dealer. Not sure of the outcome but it was an article written because there was a lawsuit over it early last year.

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[bersaguy]

I was reading in motor trend last year one of the biggest reasons for repair costs is the manufacturers will not allow the codes and manuals needed to repair these late model cars out to the independent mechanics. Anything major and they have to go through the dealer. Not sure of the outcome but it was an article written because there was a lawsuit over it early last year.

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Yea and the manufacturers finally decided to a no contest decision and agreed to allow a few of the very high tech companies to purchase the information because they were on the verge of losing the entire lawsuit under some type of Monopoly Clause. That was why the scanner my son bought cost so much. It has all the up links and programs in it to scan all foreign and domestic automobiles and trucks through 2014 and even reprogram the new components he installs on the new cars to be compatible with the cars computer system. The manufacturers decided at that time to just extend their vehicle warranties to 100,000 miles which keeps most new cars out of the independent repair centers till the warranties are expired. That is when the sticker shock sets in on the vehicle owners that keep their vehicles beyond the warranty period and have to have them repaired and pay for it. The manufacturers still have a real PONZI scheme going because they still have  most all rights to all the computer components that may be required to repair the vehicle in an independent repair shop protected with copy rights. That means that repair shop is forced to go to the dealer for the replacement parts. It's very hard for the independent shops to try and save folks much on the repairs but most are still less costly then going back the dealer for a repair after the warranty is expired I am wondering how many people know that in most all the 2012 and up vehicles foreign and domestic the computers are actually the entire printed circuit dash board and if you lose any part of the dash board controls you have to buy an entire dash board.  It is almost cheaper to buy a new vehicle than a new dash computer....................jmho

Edited March 18, 2014 by bersaguy