prdobson

Well after 6 hours of tons of errors my car is back to its old self...up to my daughter's house and back 100%on EV!!! The first error was getting Standard instead of Extended License which I found out when I got an error message. Then I deleted the program from the laptop thinking I could install a new Extended license, but it would not let me get a new license with the same e-mail address . So I got out the old laptop and paid for a one year Extended License and went back out to the car and it said there were no drivers for the OBD11 (the windows 10 was automatic). it took an hour to install drivers on the old Vista windows. In the mean time I tried everything to install an Extended License on the new laptop and for some reason the program would not load, I even tried to turn off my Security system...no download possible. When I plugged in everything with the old laptop, the thing turned off for low battery. I turned on the hybrid and plugged in the laptop in the 120 volt outlet in the back seat. It took 10 seconds for the reset and I am now a very happy camper

When I took my Hybrid in for the reset by Ford, could they have put a block into the system to prevent me from resetting the clock?

I need help Allen or anyone. I followed all the steps and when i entered "BECM module configuration" and pressed play I received a notice that an Extended License was required and would not let me continue. What am I doing wrong ?

Thanks Allen for your offer of help. I have downloaded the software and have the device from Amazon and after playing with my computer and watching your great step by step procedure hundreds of times, I have gained enough confidence to attempt to reset my clock. If I run into a block I will seek your advice. Again Thanks!

Allen, I am interested in having you walk me through the reset process. I have ordered the odb2 device from amazon (delivery last week of January) and have a windows lap top, but being old and dyslectic I have a terrible time reading and following your excellent procedure for resetting the clock. I find the thought of messing with my Hybrid terrifying for fear that I might do real damage with a slip up. The Ford service department near me called yesterday and said they will fix my car as soon at the Ford Motor Co engineers tell them what to do. This has been going on since my 2010 Hybrid stopped being a hybrid and I have little faith that their fix will come any time soon.

Does anyone know some one able to perform the reset in Suffolk County NY? My Service center in Riverhead NY refuses to reset the clock to a lower year and I am not able to perform the reset

Has anyone though to a class action lawsuit against Ford? I still can't get my Ford service department to reset the clock and refuses to act till formal action is take by Ford Motor.

Did anyone know at the time of purchase that their hybrid had an age limit on the effectiveness of EV mode? I certainly was not informed of the limit and as I have owned my cars for 15 years or more over the past 60 years it would have been part of my considerations in purchasing the car.

My 2010 FFH with 20,000 miles is making a noise when ever I brake after changing directions. Backing out of the garage in the morning there is a loud click sound when stopping and when I brake next after going forward I hear the same noise. Is this normal? Should I be concerned?

My mpg chart was too big to attach. Here are some details from the chart: 8/20/2010 miles 663.9 mpg 45.704 10/12/2010 " 629.8 " 45.073 12/10/2010 " 519 " 37.671 1/30/2011 " 452.8 " 31.767 4/15/2011 " 503.5 " 35.309 7/22/2011 " 668.7 " 45.493 11/28/2011 " 549.2 " 39.361 1/5/2012 " 541.5 " 36.877 The full chart clearly shows a smoth curve of usage dependant on tempreture. Again we do not use either the heater or airconditioning.

I could not post my data...will try later

Unfortunately most of my driving (90%) is on short trips to town and back and averages 2 to 3 miles at a time. My winter gas usage is at best 38 mpg over 4 months. From April to October my gas usage is better than 45 mpg. I conclude that the difference is that over shot trips the ICE must be used to heat the engine (I do not use the heater on short trips) and this is why many find the difference between summer and winter gas usage.

Unless you live on top of a very long hill and don't have to go home. Down hill makes elec. without gas if you don't drive to get to the top first.

Is there any problem putting a quality charger on the 12 volt battery while all wires are still attached? If there is a problem, what is the procedure for charging the 12 volt battery without changing the settings by removing the positive or negative battery wires.

Yesterday I loaded my 20 ft kayak on the Thule roof rack and drove 3 miles at 35mph to a launch at a sit near home. Trip was 41 mpg going and 49 mpg returning. No great difference with or without the roof load