I took the warning message seriously to not drive it. We have Triple A, but not extended towing so we had to pay $100 for the tow. We were 39 miles from home and had it towed home and then had it towed 2 miles to our local dealer Monday morning. My only regret is that I didn't realize I could have limped home. We have the extended warranty so we paid the $100 deductible. I found this post after having the repair done on Monday. I realize things go bad, but after putting that kind of money into a vehicle I purchased for a lot of money. I guess I should start saving now for a new vehicle in a year or 2. After putting that kind of money into it, I was hoping to get another 40,000 miles out of it. I sunk $6500 into it last year for master brake cylinder, rear brakes (normal) and the HCU. Needless, to say I'm a little upset that this car is giving me more problems. Can't do speed limit in fear of getting run over. I'm nervous about driving to work tomorrow as it is 30 minutes away - all highway. An hour later I left and was nervous about driving home. I got to my destination which was 2 minutes away. I turned the vehicle off and sat for a few minutes. Barely had time to get it to the side of the road. Just turned off the highway, the red triangle light and "stop safely now" appeared.
I would not purchase this vehicle unless the dealer can prove that the master cylinder and HCU have been replaced, as the cost to repair these poorly designed, and faulty components can cost the vehicle owner several thousand dollars. Please see my older blog post about that experience here. That being said, I WOULD be very concerned with the brake master cylinder and hydraulic control unit (HCU) failures that affect the regenerative braking system on these Ford vehicles. If it is the old design, you may want to make proactive replacement part of the purchase deal. A "new" pump will be the smaller, more compact design. You can tell by comparing the pump in-place to those pictured on my blog post. It would be wise to ask if the MECS has been replaced. These components will not last forever on any vehicle and therefore, not an unusual part to replace. This device is essentially just like the water pump used in other vehicles. Sabre () - I would not let the MECS pump failure keep you from purchasing a Ford Escape Hybrid. Hopefully just the snow blocking the airflow was the cause? All was fine until I had driven about 30 minutes in that wet snow, building up restricting airflow I guess. I will check the operation of the MEC pump tomorrow. LEt it all cool down, took it out for a local 20 minute drive and no problems. Turned ignition on an the cooling fans were on super high, higher than ever heard before. Got home, cleared the snow from the front facia and radiator cooling fins anywhere I saw it packed in. My car was loaded with some stuff in the back and another passenger.
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Limped home and notcied the lower radiator packed full of wet snow. I was driving through some pretty heavy wet snow that was heading right at me the whole time. I had the infamous stop safely message tonight a bunch of times in my 2008 FEH, 91k miles. At that speed, you should be able to get there without having another motor heating issue. Then proceed to your destination using a safe route where you can maintain a low speed (i.e. If your MECS pump were to fail again, I recommend pulling over to a safe location where you can allow the vehicle to cool down for a considerable time (i.e. Without the MECS pump operating correctly, you would risk total motor failure, which would cost a lot more to repair than the MECS pump. Most everyone reports that the pump is not running, and that they get it to operate, albeit sporadically, with a light tap from a hammer.Īlthough it would seem to make sense to allow the vehicle to run on the gasoline engine only, the electric motor is coupled to the gasoline engine and transmission and running the vehicle at high speeds would still cause the motor to heat-up. Use the information in my write-up to diagnose the problem. It's really no different than a failed water pump on a conventional engine. If this is the first time that you have experienced this problem, I can almost guarantee that at 90k miles, it's a failed MECS pump. However, they are expensive and not your average everyday toy. Some consumers own these devices to monitor real-time data instead of relying on "idiot lights" and the LCD information display. special diagnostics device) connected to the vehicle.
Mike: You cannot monitor the motor electronics temperature with a scantool (i.e.
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