Bill's Fusion Posted August 12, 2014 at 07:12 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 at 07:12 PM I recently completed a 5,000 mile cross country trip in a 2014 Fusion Energy Titanium to Florida, Atlanta, Louisville and back to Phoenix. My entire trip average miles per gallon was 41.9 driving mostly on interstate roads with the speed control always set at 70 MPH. Only issue was my speed control would drop out after 4-6 hours of driving and would not reset. After about 30 minutes off time it would usually work again for an hour or two. Can't get it fixed by Ford because they can't replicate it in the shop. Works well around town. Anyway, to my point - during my trip I would see how low I could take the gas gauge then note the gallons during fill up. Several times I took it all the way down to where the white line on the gas gauge would disappear and the yellow low gas light would switch to red. Upon filling, the most the tank would take was 12.7 gallons and amazingly the gallons used indicator was spot on! According to the manual the gas tank capacity is 16.5 gallons. I know there is usually a reserve in the tank, but doesn't 3.8 gallons seem too much? Could it be that the tank is less than 16.5 gallons? Although the gallons used indicator was very accurate, I was afraid to use that information to take the tank down further in the event the tank was less than 16.5 gallons. You may ask what the point is by taking the tank down so low? Well, there is no point, I just wanted to know how low I could go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted August 12, 2014 at 07:37 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 at 07:37 PM The gas tank capacity of an Energi (at least my 2013) is 14 gallons. Are you sure you aren't looking at the manual for a gas only Fusion. The FFH has a 13.5 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazer Posted August 12, 2014 at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 at 08:53 PM I don't like the sound of the cruise control having some kind of timer, limiting the usage on long trips. I wonder if this is a part of the Driver Alert feature. I haven't seen it documented anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted August 12, 2014 at 09:05 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 at 09:05 PM I have had the Active Cruise Control shut down in very heavy rain with the car in front also throwing up a lot of water because it couldn't get an consistent distance measurement to the car in front. Once shut down there is no cruise control until the car is restarted or you go through the menus and switch to normal cruise control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazer Posted August 12, 2014 at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 at 09:12 PM That makes sense, murphy. I believe that part of ACC is documented as a safety feature.Bill, does your Energi have Adaptive Cruise Control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill's Fusion Posted August 13, 2014 at 10:45 PM Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 at 10:45 PM Thanks Murphy, you were right, the gas tank capacity on the 2014 Energi is only 14 gallons. Apparently, the manual I have is for the non-Energi models. My energi does not have adaptive cruise control. My cruise control failed after I had been on the road about 5-6 hours. It would just quit and trying to reset it would not engage it. After about a half hour I would try again and it would work only for an hour or two then quit again. It did this every day I was on the road with good clear weather. While driving around town it works well because it is seldom on for more than 5 minutes at a time. Actually, while I was driving I got a video of me turning the cruise control on then it quitting on its own. Service at Ford was not interested in the video, only that they could duplicate it in the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan's Energi Posted August 14, 2014 at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 at 12:12 AM Actually, while I was driving I got a video of me turning the cruise control on then it quitting on its own. Service at Ford was not interested in the video, only that they could duplicate it in the shop. Well that's pretty annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted August 14, 2014 at 02:27 PM Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 at 02:27 PM Thanks Murphy, you were right, the gas tank capacity on the 2014 Energi is only 14 gallons. Apparently, the manual I have is for the non-Energi models. My energi does not have adaptive cruise control. My cruise control failed after I had been on the road about 5-6 hours. It would just quit and trying to reset it would not engage it. After about a half hour I would try again and it would work only for an hour or two then quit again. It did this every day I was on the road with good clear weather. While driving around town it works well because it is seldom on for more than 5 minutes at a time. Actually, while I was driving I got a video of me turning the cruise control on then it quitting on its own. Service at Ford was not interested in the video, only that they could duplicate it in the shop. I want to look into this, Bill's Fusion. Send me a PM with your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, mileage, and servicing dealership. I'll see what I can do to help. Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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