Overheating Toad!
I had a puzzling experience with my Ford C-Max Energi toad on the last day of my return trip from Yellowstone to Texas yesterday. After five hours on the road through the Texas heat (mid-to-upper 90s...
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OldBlackWater wrote:
...I slightly exceeded the 70 mph limit once when trying to finish passing a truck and cresting a hill. I got up to 71, 72 tops.
That happens with me from time to time, too. The speed can sneak up on you on the highways, especially when you're trying to pass a slower vehicle and get back over out of the left lane quickly. I don't think there is any harm from that at all, so long as you don't get too far over for too long.
I can't say for sure that it was in neutral the entire time, but I'm sure it was in N when I discovered the problem and got in the car to press the brake pedal and make sure it started. I had traveled 300 miles that day but only 12 miles were logged. Maybe some bumpy stretches of the highway bounced it into gear and then bounced it back into neutral.
I wasn't suggesting, that you accidentally left it in drive or a gear other than neutral (or that it would have shifted out of neutral on a bumpy road). If that was the case, I think you would have had much more immediate and catastrophic transmission damage.
What I am wondering, is if maybe you did not get the engine/drivetrain turned off as it should be, and it was still active? Just a completely wild guess on my part, but if that did happen, it could explain what happened here.
Another completely wild guess: Does your vehicle have the remote start capability on the FOB? Could somebody have accidentally pressed it at some point in the trip, causing the C-Max drivetrain to turn on?
I'm taking it to the dealer this week for regular service anyway, so I'll ask them to check everything out.
Great idea, I would, too. Do post back on here and let us know what Ford tells you. I'm curious to see what may have caused this.
Will
