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Hi! I had the similar symptoms as you, and the TSB fixed it. The fix was applied in Apr. 2018, and the problem has not returned. I sold the FFE a week ago. Regards, GHTech

Hi triangles! The Clarity is available in 3 versions. PHEV, BEV and Fuel-Cell. The last 2 are only available as a lease. The build quality is really good, compared to the complains that I hear about other models that Honda builds. Honda seems to be mainly collecting data from the 2 models (BEV...

Greetings, As my lease for the 2016 is about up, I started looking for a replacement. My drive to work is pretty short (my total miles for 33 months is 16,600) so I did not need the range. Was paying $225 a month (with $0 down) and was looking to keep the monthly low. I was interested in the...

Hi longschlng22! Appreciate the info. My numbers are almost exactly the same as yours. Payoff is $12,410 plus the $500 for the dealer. I think that the doc fees are limited to $80. About the sales tax, I was given the impression that one can convince the dealer not to charge as one is...

Hi! Understood. Appreciate the feedback. I will see if they (the dealer) makes an offer, and go from there. I am also told that if the dealer makes me pay the sales tax, then I can claim a refund from the DMV. Regards, GHTech

Hi! That is definitely one of the options. But, if I can make some money out of it, why not. :-) I am wondering if the Ford Dealer will take an offer for it. If so, buy it from Ford, and sell to Carvana. But, it has to be worth the effort. Regards, GHTech

Hi! As stated, I have a 2016 Ford Focus Electric which the lease will end in Apr. If I want to buy it at that time, it will be $12,900 plus tax, etc. I checked the offers from Vroom ($11,250) and Carvana ($14,908) for it. Ford Credit says that I need to go through a Ford Dealer. I am told tax...

Hi Keith! Thanks for the info. I am in So. Cal. as well, so it does not make sense to do that. Regards, GHTech

Hi! I tried searching for an answer, but did not see anything conclusive. I have a Ford Lease of a 2016 Focus EV (leather) that ends Apr. 2019. It would have about 17,000 miles on it at the end. I got it for $225 per month with $0 down. If I want to buy it, it would be $12,900 plus the fee of...

Quick Update: The problem has not returned after the update 2 months ago. As the problem used to happen infrequently in the past, I am not celebrating yet. I just need it to behave for the next 11 months, until the lease expires. :-) Will try to sell it off closer to the lease end, with about...

Hi! Had requested the service advisor to check with Ford if they have any suggestions. The Service Manager opened a Tech Line case, and just got the following TSB. I will be taking it in for them to try. Regards, GHTech The vehicle intermittently not having the transmission engage after...

Hi! Just want to add that once this problem occurred while the car was running. I have reversed out of a parking spot, and while the car was still running, put the car into drive. Did not move at all, and took about 5 minutes to start moving. Thanks, GHTech

Hi! It happened again. On Friday, I was parked to pick up my son from school, and a school bus turned up and he wanted to park where I was parked (nothing was indicated that it was a bus parking spot). So, when I tried to move the car, it would not move at all. It took about 5 minutes (not...

The only thing is that I charged up both cars, and the first one felt "sluggish" when I pressed the gas, like a regular car. The second car was charged twice, and on one occasion it felt like an electric car, and the other time like a gas car. On all the test, the EV Only option was selected. I...

Hi EVA! I forgot to mention that the loaners that they gave me were 2018 Ford Fusion Energi models. But, they are definitely working the numbers in their favor. Galpin has been around since 1946 and have about 10 brands they represent, so they know the business. Regards, GHTech