New 09 Escape with a dead battery

12 messages, Last post on Jul 05, 2009 at 4:36 PM

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#11 of 12 Re: new 09 Escape with a dead battery [kaiw] by explorerx4 May 02, 2009 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: kaiw (May 02, 2009 12:47 pm) i hope your new battery makes everything ok. one time my wife bought a new car. she took it to a store, and called me to tell me it was totally dead. the remote to unlock the doors wouldn't even work. i drove over to check out the car. by accident, i discovered the battery cables were loose. i tightened them up and the car was ok, until the battery went bad years later. Replies to this message: pats1 (Jul 05, 2009 4:36 pm)
#12 of 12 Re: new 09 Escape with a dead battery [explorerx4] by pats1 Jul 05, 2009 (4:36 pm)
Replying to: explorerx4 (May 02, 2009 1:19 pm) I completely agree with the other posters - the battery problem is not indicative of Ford's QC program and/or the vehicle's overall reliability. Ford and other car makers should take a lesson from VW. Did you ever see their (VW) cars come off the transport trucks? They have a solar cell attached inside the front windshield to keep the battery charged. They send the solar cells back and re-use them. Probably saves them a ton of $$$$ on batteries and battery-related warranty issues from new car buyers.

#11 of 12: Re: new 09 Escape with a dead battery [kaiw] by explorerx4; May 02, 2009 (1:19 pm)

Replying to: kaiw (May 02, 2009 12:47 pm)

i hope your new battery makes everything ok.
one time my wife bought a new car.
she took it to a store, and called me to tell me it was totally dead.
the remote to unlock the doors wouldn't even work.
i drove over to check out the car.
by accident, i discovered the battery cables were loose.
i tightened them up and the car was ok, until the battery went bad years later.

pats1 (Jul 05, 2009 4:36 pm)

#12 of 12: Re: new 09 Escape with a dead battery [explorerx4] by pats1; Jul 05, 2009 (4:36 pm)

Replying to: explorerx4 (May 02, 2009 1:19 pm)

I completely agree with the other posters - the battery problem is not indicative of Ford's QC program and/or the vehicle's overall reliability. Ford and other car makers should take a lesson from VW. Did you ever see their (VW) cars come off the transport trucks? They have a solar cell attached inside the front windshield to keep the battery charged. They send the solar cells back and re-use them. Probably saves them a ton of $$$$ on batteries and battery-related warranty issues from new car buyers.