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So I realize that the FFE never had a Blind Spot Monitor available, but I'm thinking ahead to the Mach E and other EVs that Ford is working on here. Besides my Focus, our other car is a Mazda CX-5. When there is a car in your blind spot and you use the turn signal for that side, a chime sounds...

Just wanted to add my experience to the thread. '13 FFE, just like triangles otherwise, but fortunately I've only had two instances of a dead 12 volt. When it happened last September, my dealer charged me ~$700 to replace the TCU with a new one. I'm not thrilled that the problems continue, but...

I also wanted to get DRLs for my FFE and checked with the dealer. There is no way to "program" them to come on according to the tech; it's a wiring thing. So I'm probably going to go to an electronics shop and have them re-wire the eyebrow LEDs to come on whenever the ignition is on.

Glad to hear. As a follow up, I bought reconditioned 17 inch wheels from a '12 Focus Titanium and use those for my summer tires now.

Just ran the test last weekend, got 16.4 kWh at 23,800 miles. Build date 01/13. Unscientific test method; drove around as normal until depleted to 50%, then ran the rest down with heater. Ambient temp at end of test was 54°F/12°C.

You can check for recalls and field service actions using your VIN here: https://owner.ford.com/tools/account/maintenance/recalls.html Enjoy your car!

Great choice!

Yep, our new Mazda doesn't have sensors. If a tire shop is charging a fee for holding the reset button, I'd definitely complain.

Did you try to run it and it told you it couldn't complete? Or is this something that went away with Sync 3?

Many newer cars have switched to wheel speed instead of in-wheel sensors for TPMS, but the FFE is not one of them.

I did this on my car, works great!

Well it seems like modems must be in very short supply. I dropped my car off Tuesday the 27th for the modem recall as well as the battery and wiring harness FSAs. As of this afternoon, they still haven't managed to get the TCU (as they call it), hoping for tomorrow. At least they put me up in a...

You can think happy thoughts that Ford Credit is taking the depreciation hit on the car as it goes to auction.

I don't really need TPMS either since I regularly check the pressure, but most shops aren't willing to mount tires without them. Probably a liability thing.

Not sure I'd trust those eBay sensors are genuine. Cheapest on RockAuto is $30/unit. Other cost on non OEM wheels are lug nuts which add up at $3/pop. I go to Discount Tire and they charge $45 for a changeover. I'm not sure I'll keep this car more than 5 years so it just didn't make sense for...