Recent content by keithw1975

That is a downgrade, but not nearly as bad.

Wow, I had been out of the loop, but I guess I am lucky I got my 2021 when I did. Not having knobs for climate control would be disappointing. Mine has 50k miles on it without any issues so far. I was planning to trade it for a 2026, but reading these comments has me reconsidering.

I had General Grabbers on my Dodge, and they seemed good, but were way too soft for a truck. I did a panic stop one night and locked up the tires at about 40mph. I got out and found that my tires had flat spots and were worn down to the cord from that single stop. Never seen anything like that...

These roads were all snow covered, so I doubt salt was the issue this time. I went out today and sure enough, about half the errors were gone. Still have a check engine light and trailer controller module fault and the tire low error, but everything else went away. I drove it around town and all...

SMH..If that is the case and it fixes it, I am still going to be frustrated. My new truck shouldn't be less reliable in hazardous weather than my 26 year old diesel RAM. Shouldn't the connectors all be water sealed?

We got our first decent snow of the year, about 10 inches so far, and I drove about 6 miles to my shop today. Nothing eventful happened, the roads were mostly unplowed. After staying there about 30 minutes I went out and started the truck only to be met with all kinds of warnings the moment I...

Just so you know, we previously had a 2015 and 2019 Explorer Sport, so my impression of the ST is in comparison to those and my F-150 in some respects. The ST has suspension that is noticeably firmer than the Sport. My F-150 with the FX4 package is much smoother riding. The engine is also...

The dealer has told us on a few ocassions not to let it go past 10k miles even if it has oil life percentage left. I had been doing 5k oil changes, but let it slip this one time. I have never used an oil analysis service, but will give it a try at next oil change. I was under the impression that...

I am a little surprised at what the oil monitor has been recommending as far as oil life on our F-150 vs our Explorer ST. Both vehicles get Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 5w-30, but the F150 Hybrid is driven the most and is primarily driven in town. Even with almost 5,000 miles on the current oil, the...

If the 12v AGM is dead, can you still drive? When I start up from a stoplight with the ICE off and then at say 20mph the ICE starts, is it being started by a conventional starter or by the electric motor through the drivetrain?

It never caused any trouble, but I ended up taking it in and sure enough they replaced the clock spring. Took less than a day.

But how do they stop the built in vehicle location tracking? so if the key is just laying loose in the house 30 feet from the door this relay tactic works? we have Nest 24/7 recording cameras at our drive entrance, porch and doorbell. When someone approaches all of our iPhones iPads and watch...

I ended up fiddling around with it more and using a smaller tube and fishing around repeatedly was able to pull out just over 5 quarts. With what was in the oil filter accounted for, it seems that at most 1/2 quart may have remained in the engine. When I filled the engine back up it took just...

That’s what I figured, but after working perfectly for a few years it still seems like a waste. Figured they have been well tested.

I got my truck in March of 2021 and within a month or two the wipers started acting erratically. They would stutter or quit completely for a few seconds. The dealer replaced the wiper assembly including the motor under warranty. I took my truck in today for a recall on the parking brake wiring...