Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Displacement CC: 2000.0
Displacement CI: 122.04748818946
Displacement L: 2.0
Doors: 5
Electrification Level: Strong Hybrid
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 141
Engine KW: 105.1437
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Engine Model: ATK IVCT HEV
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Fuel Type Secondary: Electric
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: C-max
Model Year: 2014
Note: Compact FHEV
Plant City: Wayne
Plant Company Name: Michigan Assy
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Trim: SE
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LIFT GATE REPEATEDLY CONTINUES TO CRASH DOWN ON MY SHOULDER AND BACK AFTER HAVING TO PHYSICALLY LIFT OPEN THE LIFT GATE BECAUSE THE BUTTONS OR CONTROLS TO OPERA LIFT GATE WOULD NOT WORK WOULD NOT OPEN WITHOUT ME LIFTING IT WHEN I COMPLETELY OPENED IT AND WENT TO LEAN IN MY LEASED FORD CMAX THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN CRASHING ONTO ON MY BACK SHOULDER NECK AS I WAS LEANING WELL INTO THE REAR HATCHBACK AREA.THIS CONTINUES REPEATEDLY HAVING TO PHYSICALLY OPEN LIFT GATE AND THEN IT CRASHES BACK DOWN ON ME WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY BUTTONS OR EVEN TRYING TO CLOSE IT.I REPORTED INCIDENT AT TIME I TOOK LEASED FORD IN AGAIN FOR RECALL SERVICE AND STILL FORD SAYS THE RECALL WORK IS COMPLETE AND THE LIFTGATE ACTUATOR HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO BRING IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON OUR LEASED CMAX .THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO GO INTO FORD FOR WARRANTY RECALL NOTICE OF LIFT GATE ACTUATOR WAS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.THE LIFT GATE CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES AND WILL COME DOWN WHILE I AM UNDERNEATH AND IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY CLOSED AND OPENED BUTTONS WORK OCCASIONALLY NEVER FOR LONGER THAN A WEEK BESIDES IT COMES DOWN AND ACTUALLY BOUNCES BACK UP OFF MY BODY TO COME CRASH DOWN AGAIN BEFORE I CAN TRY TO GET AWAY. *TR