Full charge, bang, "Exit vehicle safely" - truck dead in driveway

[SpacemanSpiff]

No. The 12v powered stuff came on fine. Was able to put in emergency tow mode and get towed to…..wait for it…. A shopping center lot because the towns 4th of July parade was blocking the entrance to the dealer…

LOL. Happy 4th of July from Ford Motor Company.

This is a bummer. I hope your day gets nothing but better from here.

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[topofsuperior]

Might want to watch this while you wait.

I am glad I saw this! Well worth the watch!

 

[Adventureboy]

It sounds like the others have said - the main HVB fuse blew for some reason. The fuse is part of the HVBJB module located in the battery pack at the front, so they'll have to drop the battery pack to get to it. The question is "Why". Please report back when you get the diagnosis.

 

[The Weatherman]

Any chance this vehicle was in the misaligned electrodes recall? Or maybe if not it should have been.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

LOL. Happy 4th of July from Ford Motor Company.

This is a bummer. I hope your day gets nothing but better from here.

Tesla released the Christmas light show.
Rivian released Halloween mode.
Ford releases July 4th mode.

Your move Chevy.

 

[Lightning&Bolt]

N

Any chance this vehicle was in the misaligned electrodes recall? Or maybe if not it should have been.

Not sure what recall your referring?

 

[The Weatherman]

N

Not sure what recall your referring?

25S18

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...g-defect-in-high-voltage-battery-cells.25351/

 

[Lightning&Bolt]

I didn’t receive anything from Ford so assuming this didn’t apply to me.

 

[The Weatherman]

 

[chl]

I didn’t receive anything from Ford so assuming this didn’t apply to me.

I wonder about that too.
The fact that you charged to 100% right before the failure is a hint.
The recall referred to advised not to charge above 80% for safety because going above could cause dangerous trouble.

They said that is was a limited number of vehicles affected I think around 950.
There were several fires as a result of the problem.

I wonder if it could have affected more vehicles than they originally thought?

I down loaded a couple pdf's about it from somewhere (attached).
You can see if you MIGHT be in the affected group by the manufacture dates in one of these.
But not all VINs from those date ranges have the issue

Also check this thread: https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...tery-electrode-misalignment-discussion.25331/

 

[Lightning&Bolt]

Thanks for the info. I just checked my VIN and it is not under recall. But you are right this is the strongest correlation to the issue i experienced.

 

[Lightning&Bolt]

Going to talk to service this morning. Is it reasonable to get a loaner. If dealers says no, would ford assist?

 

[The Weatherman]

Going to talk to service this morning. Is it reasonable to get a loaner. If dealers says no, would ford assist?

Yes and yes!

You would need to speak with the BEV team.

(800) 392-3673

 

[MountainAlive]

Following this one to hear what happened.
I somehow threaded the needle on all these dates in this notice about the misaligned electrodes. My build date was Dec 13, 2023. But as far as I understand these dates were narrowed down further to between Jan 3, 2022 April 1, 2023.

MODERATOR ACTION
Thread split for tangential information, those wishing to determine build date of your truck look here: https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...roduction-date-of-a-lightning-spin-off.29121/

 

[chl]

Non-electric vehicles have fires too, probably more often than EVs:

"This was a gas-powered vehicle that caught fire due to a malfunctioning engine," according to an update to the social media post. "There was no explosion, and no packages were involved."

https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/engine-malfunction-cause-fire-destroyed-amazon-delivery-van

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