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You may also have issues with window travel calibration due to the dead battery. They may not fully close, or may bounce back to open, or may not fully open. My 2017 had significant body work due to a rear end hit documented here in the lounge, and the battery was disconnected for repairs. I just had to leave my car at the local dealer to have the windows recalibrated due to the battery disconnect.

My 2017 Ruby Red Platinum goes in for tinting next Friday. Suntek's top end film, 35% in the rear, and maybe 50% up front, with the windshield stock. I might go 35 in the front windows based on how dark the rear seems. I'll take a look midway through the install to make the call. My prior 2015 FFE Titanium in the pearl white looked barely tinted with 50% all around. What did you get for lowering springs? Any observations on the change? Do they change the ride characteristics? Any issues with handling the extra weight of the Energi? Edit: just noticed H&R springs in your signature...

That's a really useful image. Thanks for posting it.

One concern put to rest that I'd had? The EV battery and charging circuit's condition... I was really worried that the battery had been damaged in the impact. I wish there were online images of how that battery is situated in the car, and perhaps shielded from damage by the frame, but I wasn't able to find anything. Anyway, now that I've had the car back for a few days, I've been able to go through two full EV discharge/recharge cycles successfully. My concern was that if that had been damaged, even though the car looked nearly as good as new, the insurance provider would have had to total the car. I'm guessing the battery is a $15K (or more) item, which combined with the $15K of accident damage would have aproached the number to total the vehicle out. Hard to project out though what the insurer would have done in that circumstance. It might be a bigger issue for insurers of EVs in the future... PS: I bought a front/rear dash cam off Amazon to record my drives going forward. I'm still so spooked by the accident I want whatever supporting evidence I can get, should I get hit again.

I've never been so grateful to be leasing a vehicle as now. Yes - there will be a massively reduced value on this car due to the accident and the Carfax data, but that will be Ford's issue when I turn the car in. I've been hesitant to load up my insurer (USAA) but they want to make me whole so far as the car being back, and repaired to 100% of my satisfaction, and to cover the costs of my injuries (whiplash), and put forward a pain/suffering settlement for that injury (still to be determned). Diminished value would be a concern if I'd outright purchased the car. Next up is the pending felony DUI court case against the uninsured drunk truck driver by the San Francisco District Attorney. I'm the primary witness in that, and have provided a subpoenaed statement about the accident. Not sure when we'll have our day in court, but the DA tells me that it's typical the defendant, if guilty, will be facing restitution charges. My guess is that would be a place where diminshed value could be assessed, in addition to my out-of-pocket extra expenses for the rental car and my lease payments without having access to the car would be covered, but probably over some extended period of time in a modest per month dollar amount. I'll post updates.

Looking forward to setting up the MyFordMobile skill in Alexa once available. We have a reasonably well integrated Alexa at home with a number of Philips hue lights and a Logitech Harmony entertainment system. Getting Alexa up and running sounds cool. Edit/update: Just set-u the MyFordMobile skill in Alexa, linked the accounts and entered the PIN. Now just awaiting the last authorization step...

Count me in agreement. I would love to have access to the Flow panel in the Sync app when using Carplay.

Finally - my car is home. Picked her up Tuesday night, almost 11 weeks after dropping her off for repairs.

Also - the San Francisco District Attorney contacted me yesterday about testifying against the drunk driver who hit me. So looking forward to that.

Hooray for social media. It seems that going public with my story last week has awoken the Ford backordered parts beast. Just was updated by my body shop on Tuesday (02/14/17) that much to their surprise Ford had scheduled the part for delivery to their shop on the 14th. The sensor was installed later that day, and now the car is at the local dealer getting the computer system updated for the new sensor. I may have the car back as early as today. This is so much better than having to wait until March 24th (the date the part had been scheduled for delivery).

Hooray for social media. It seems that going public with my story last week has awoken the Ford backordered parts beast. Just was updated by my body shop on Tuesday (02/14/17) that much to their surprise Ford had scheduled the part for delivery to their shop on the 14th. The sensor was installed later that day, and now the car is at the local dealer getting the computer system updated for the new sensor. I may have the car back as early as today. This is so much better than having to wait until March 24th (the date the part had been scheduled for delivery).

Just in case there was any confusion: - My Adaptive Cruise Control video was not shot at any time close to the accident. It was shot hours before the accident while heading north on 101. I'd been planning on shooting the feature in a video well before any online discussions took place. - I did get whiplash and am still being treated for it. I'm also still getting treatment for the stress related to being rear ended by a truck at 70. The image of that moment keeps coming up whenever I drive now. - The parts availability is solely due to Ford the manufacturer being out of stock, with no inventory on hand, anywhere in the US or Canada - this issue will effect ANY other North American 2017 Fusion driver with BLIS who is rear ended. Sadly, the dealer and the body shop can not change a thing, regardless of who they are.

I posted my story and pictures on the Ford Service FaceBook page today and was contacted by the service team asking for my VIN and contact details. Hopefully I can see some movement on this.

That's a good point. Gonna call my insurance company this AM and see if that angle works.

Yes - it's drivable, but due to liability issues related to a not working safety feature (BLIS) the body shop won't authorize the car's release, nor will the insurance company. Their story is basically - what if you killed someone by changing lanes due the BLIS being inoperable.