Please call Ford (both your dealer's service department & Ford's Customer Care line) and let them know you have had dead batteries twice, if you have not already done so. As you can see from the dead battery threads there are many of us who have had the same problem and we are trying to get Ford to figure out the cause and correct the problem.
I have a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid bought new. It now has 33,000 miles. We can drive it for numerous weeks with no problem, then after being parked in our garage overnight it will not start. This has occ … read more 58. Ford Model: CMax 1.6 TDCi LX. Posted September 7, 2010. On 9/5/2010 at 11:39 PM, andyjw said: With engine running around 13.8 - 13.9 Volts. With the heavy load units on (H/Lights, rear screen etc) & engine at around 2000 you ought to have around 14½ V across the battery. This is done to maximise fuel economy. My theory on the battery drain (which seems to be the case on my C-Max) is that the faulty Glow plug relay is the cause. There is a known issue with the water ingress to the Glow plug relay module which I suspect only shows up when the engine is running.Ford C-MAX - Battery or Alternator. Having problems keeping charge in battery,the battery is only 12 months old but with this cold spell the battery does not seem to hold its charge,could any advise whether this could be a battery problem or as i have been told it could be a alternator problem.
Battery light flashing, and steering problems Just had a fonecall from my maye, suffering these problems with his Focus c-max, wondering if anyone knows the likely cause? I was thinking battery/alternator related until he mentioned the steering.. 2004 1.8 lx petrol manual Posted: May 14, 2011V8NZC00.