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  1. hbalek

    Pirelli tires

    I got the Falken Ziex turns out they have foam insulation in them too.
  2. hbalek

    Exhaust Break behind muffler

    I've had a slew of major repairs since the first 10 months of ownership, but luckily so far they have all been under bumper to bumper, powertrain, emission warranty or TSB or recall. I knew a year and a half ago when the 3 year warranty was ending I should buy a FordProtect PremiumCare for 4...
  3. hbalek

    Sun Roof Fabric Issue

    This reminds me over 5 years ago, my 2013 MKZ which had the panoramic sunroof started making a noise when opening and closing. So I took it into the dealer and they had it for about 42 days before they could fix it. They had to send it to a company that specializes in convertibles and sunroofs...
  4. hbalek

    High Mileage Explorer STs check in!

    Ouch so it's out of powertrain warranty which goes until 60K miles. I have 50K miles on mine and have about 8 months left on powertrain. Hoping to take advantage of my Ford Protect PremiumCare after December for 2 more years. I've had a slew of repairs under powertrain warranty like both CV...
  5. hbalek

    Exhaust Break behind muffler

    I know wat you mean! At almost 4.5 years and 50K miles, I feel like I'm driving a vehicle over twice as old! It was designed and engineered to fall apart when the lease ends. LOL Problem is I didn't lease it, I bought it.
  6. hbalek

    Sun Roof Fabric Issue

    I olnly close my shade in the warmer summer months. Hope mine never does that and if it does hope the PremiumCare warranty covers it.
  7. hbalek

    Never noticed this before??

    Mine is red everywhere but it's a different red. It's a tri-coat so it's missing the final glossy coat so it's almost like a darker matte red on the inner panels and underbody as well.
  8. hbalek

    Driveshaft Seal Check

    I just had this done and so far so good. I've had the car back 2 days now. Fingers crossed! I'm grateful to my service advisor for giving me a free rental car and doing the repairs under powertrain warranty, which only has 8 months/10K miles left on it! I still have about 2.5 years left on the...
  9. hbalek

    6 Faults and AWD Module

    I just had this done under powertrain warranty. I had the codes and grinding noise when turning backing in and out or making a u-turn and the car also drove lurchy with intermittent disconnecting and reconnecting of front axle AWD. It took about a week to complete and was provided a free rental...
  10. hbalek

    360 Degree View Camera Alignment using FDRS

    I take it to Sheehy Gaithersburg, which is where I bought mine. I've never taken this vehicle to Lindsay. My previous 2 vehicles were Lincolns I had bought used and took them to Lindsay for repairs.
  11. hbalek

    360 Degree View Camera Alignment using FDRS

    The 360 is made up of the 4 camera images combined: rear, front and side mirror cameras. I took mine to Sheehy Ford a few weeks ago and they replaced the camera and wiring in about 2-3 hours. I made an appoiointment on their website. Their radio and camera tech is there between 10am-2pm Monday...
  12. hbalek

    2023 Audio System Issues

    WIFI updates rarely worked well for me and took days sometimes to complete. The USB download and upload/installations usually take under an hour total.
  13. hbalek

    2023 Audio System Issues

    You're a year late to the party a.k.a. my annoying spring and summer last year! It was progressively worse from April til the software update in early September. So far, after 7 months it's working pretty well.
  14. hbalek

    Rattle noise on bumps.

    I love/hate this thing! I've never owned a vehicle like this with extreme feelings! At just over 4 years and about 50K miles, the noises sound worse than most cars twice that age with twice the mileage. Hopefully the refreshed one is better put together and wins back people.
  15. hbalek

    Rattle noise on bumps.

    On mine both undercarriage covers on both sides rattle but make different noises at high speeds and low speeds over bumps. The driver side makes a low pitch rattling sound and the passenger side recently started making a high pitched squeaking sound. I confirmed this by looking under the car and...
  16. hbalek

    Thinking about an explorer ST

    I'm pretty sure because of last year's serious Sync update issues, there won't be any more for the existing Sync 3 that we have. The new 2025 Explorers have Ford's new Digital Experience which is pure Google/Android and works better on a 14 inch horizontal or landscape screen. I'm looking...
  17. hbalek

    Rear camera recall

    It took mine a year about 10,000 miles for the blue screen to first appear. Then after the first recall, the camera replacement fixed it until it reappeared about a year later.
  18. hbalek

    Rear camera recall

    I had this recall completed 2 weeks ago and it works great now! No more blue screen and rear brake assist errors.
  19. hbalek

    Transmission build date

    Mine had this problem at about 25K miles and now at almost 49,000 miles, so far so good. The problem has not recurred. My transmission was rebuilt not replaced.


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