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Morning, my 2021 Mustang Mach -E is in, so I'm putting my 2014 MKZ up for sale. Chicagoland area. Black on Black V6 with all options except drivers package and panoramic roof. 67,000 miles. 2nd owner. Listing as very good (not excellent) condition due to a couple door dings (PDR type) and scuffed wheel. Using KBB guide I'm asking 17,500. If any local members are are interested I should have full ad with pics up later today on Autotrader - or respond to this topic. Hope this doesn't violate forum rules. 

Any problems with the multiple trunk open or closing mechanisms? I experienced a drained battery and it was the trunk module. Biggest tell - with trunk open, inner deck lid button to close trunk didn't work. 

Thanks to all that contributed to this thread. I found it and identified the rear gate trunk module as being bad. My symptoms were:

For a couple weeks I noticed when deck lid was open the button on the lid to close it would not work. I kind of shrugged it off as a minor failing not worth pursuing during covid. 

Then - Battery dead in morning, ultimately found to be a draw from RGTM. 

I believe that lemon law buy backs are titled as such and typically are sold without warranty and can't be a CPO.

2014 here. My passenger side mirror acts up after a car wash or heavy rain. Won't adjust to saved position. Ford replaced mirror under warranty but same problem still exists. 

Whoa, I don't like the engine noise comment - "Now it sounds like the typical 4-banger". I'm thinking of a 2.0T in my next vehicle. Others with similar noise concerns? 

I've long been a Weather Tech fan but their front mats for my 2014 are just too small and don't cover enough carpet to be effective. 

2014 3.7 AWD. Can't get better than 14.5 around town. Best on long trip was 22. Fun car, but definitely not a gas saver. 

Yep, drain hole is clogged, plus sunroof wasn't sealed properly during car wash - bad combination. 

2014 MKZ, have a leak somewhere around the sail panel. Interior trim panel getting pretty wet. Have't figured out yet where it is coming from - rear glass leak, sunroof leak, etc. . Are there drain holes I should be checking to see if they are clogged and possibly the reason for the leak? Thanks.

Took a look at the plan docs. The pricing examples look to me to be a 5% discount off MSRP. I would have expected more but I haven't bought a new car in a while - usually a CPO a few years old. Seems like invoice $ are approaching MSRP!

Ok, get ready to laugh. This is what I bought - probably could have made myself but nah. Very simple solution to the problem and a third of the price of other products.

Thanks for the info - pretty interesting site. Since I am the only one that puts cars in garage I was counting on my ability to avoid opening the door into the TBird. In the rare case I screw up I thought the edge guard might "soften" the blow to the TBird door. But I do like the idea of a magnetic door protector.

Hi, has anyone had any luck with door edge guards? I park in a tight two car garage that also has my '05 TBird it it. I'm actually more concerned about denting the T-Bird door as the MKZ door swings out. Might need rubber or some other softer material. Googling comes up with a variety of products but thought here might be a better place to get opinions. Any thoughts appreciated. 

Had a problem with my trunk opener last week, neither the fob, panel button or button under license plate worked. Info display for deck lid enable/disable was the equivalent of being grayed out. Searched around here for info, took quite some time to find. Thought I would reiterate what I found under a title that is clear. Here's the procedure to fix a non-working trunk release.

1.) manually crawl into truck and open trunk with emergency pull

2.) disconnect battery for a minute or so. 

3.) re-connect battery

4.) close trunk manually

This worked for me, hope it works for you. 

Nice to know. Thanks. I doubt I'll be going to dealer about this. 

I tried searching for answers but could not find a similar problem. My 2014 ambient lighting will not hold its' color. I choose red/blue or whatever and it is fine for days and then poof - back to white. Any one else have this problem and/or solution? 

Did we ever resolve whether the brake lights come on when the ACC slows you down for traffic?

Cats aside, my '14 MKZ has the technology package. i can't imagine having a car without these options again. Far too important to safety, convenience and piece of mind - and I was sure I was going to hate adaptive cruise, proximity warnings, keyless entry, etc. Next car, likely a '17 MKX, will have to have them. Reserve probably. 

OK, which is it? On at start-up or not? Does it differ by year? Is there a combination of settings that make it happen or not? I'm confused by this.

chris109, "last settings" just doesn't work on  my '14 I guess. I've tried the setting several times - just doesn't work.

" also, they will come on if they were activated when you last shut the car off."

I can't figure this out on my '14. I always have to hit the seats and wheel buttons after I start vehicle. One of the few annoyances I have with my "14. What am I missing?

You may have just broken your bluetooth phone connection - it uses the center speaker I believe. 

Wow, nice site you manage. Everything you wanted to know about Cobra Jets in one place. Enjoy your new ride. 

20 hours ago, 1984Poke said:

A couple days ago, I was driving my 2016 MKC and got a phone call from my mother and that’s when I noticed that the call was coming through my iPhone only and not through the car via the MKC’s Sync system.  I’d been driving a while, about 10 minutes or so, plenty long enough for the car and phone to have synced up by the time the call came in.  There was nothing wrong with the iPhone and nothing unusual about the startup of the car that I can recall.

Later that same day, upon getting back in the car and starting it, I made a point of noticing whether the video screen on the dash indicated that the phone was connecting (it was).

I can’t explain why the connection didn’t occur.  

Is your front center speaker working? I did not notice mine was out for a while - same symptoms.