talesofthrkryp
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I've been scouring this forum looking for someone reporting this exact issue, but I've come up short so I decided I should post my experience in case others run into this problem. This started a few days ago, so hopefully I'm remembering all of these details correctly. I will preface this with the fact that I'm in Central Florida, and all of this started on the coldest weekend I have ever experienced here (mid 20's, Brr). That said, I do not think the cold prompted this since I know others are in much colder climates. The below timeline is from start to present, and I'll provide more updates as I get them. I have included photos as well of the DTC's that were present when we first hooked FDRS up, as well as the battery test, while the photo of the graph shows the charge rate decreasing steadily.
1/31 7:50P - Truck at 38% SOC
I go out to the truck to run to the store, back the truck out of the driveway and as soon as I'm at the end of my driveway I get the "Pull over safely" alert, and notice that the trucks power is reduced to 2%. The truck is on, but will not move in any direction. I grab my neighbor's truck and go to the store. When i came back, I got in the truck and was able to drive it again. I moved it and plugged it in to charge. I plugged it in at my neighbors (Also a proud Lightning owner) because I have a bunch of woodworking tools setup in the garage blocking me from my charger right now.
1/31 9:30P - Truck on charger
Neighbor texts me that the charge rate seems low (he has a bunch of electrical monitoring setup in his house, so was able to see remotely that the charge rate was going down). I thought maybe the cold weather was causing a decreased charge rate. Neighbor grabbed his FLIR camera and checked thermals on the breaker, charger, cord, and truck charge port. Everything seemed fine. The charge rate eventually dropped to 1.2KW and stayed there. At this point we start to assume maybe a bad battery cell, so we get an FDRS license for the weekend to do diagnostics and updates.
2/1 2:30P - Updates and Diag
We tested every module with FDRS and everything came back clean. Ran a battery health check and everything seemed good. Battery health at 99.5% and all cells were balanced. No alerts and no indication that the battery has an issue. However during all of this the "Pull over safely" came up again, and never went away. After we completed all the updates and tests, I reset the 12V battery and the truck was happy again (besides the Low Washer Fluid warning, which was accurate).
At this point, I take the truck for a drive, not far, but just stretching it's legs. Drives fine, no problems. I took it home and put it back on the charger. At this point the battery is at like 60% SOC. The charge rate starts at ~9KW, and over the span of 30 minutes or so, went from 9 -> 7 -> 6 -> 4 -> 3 -> and eventually down to 1.2KW. I leave it to charge over night, not expecting any miracles.
2/2 8AM - Pull over safely
I go to leave the next morning and again the truck greets me with "Pull over safely" and will not start. I went and reset the 12V system again and that solved it and I was able to drive away. Drove to work and called the local dealer. About 30 minutes later I drove it to Cocoa Ford, which is right around the corner from my job. They take it in and do there thing.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 1
They ran full diagnostics, drove it, charged it, and said that they could not recreate the "pull over safely" issue. However, I remind them that there is another issue and that is the charge rate going down. They seem to keep ignoring this, which starts to frustrate me. Service advisor told me they didn't know how to see the charge rate, so I drove over there and showed them where to see the charge rate. They keep it over night so they can let the service tech review it again with this new information.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 2
I can see on the app that they're charging it and driving it throughout the day. I notice that the charger is still only doing 1.2KW and I text the service advisor that if they look at the charge rate, they'll see the problem. I get no updates or responses from the service team all day, so I go over there at the end of the day. Of course, everyone involved (advisor, tech, and foreman) are gone for the day. The advisor that I spoke to just told me the notes still reflect that they can't recreate the issue. I start to get flustered and tell them that if they go outside and look at the charge rate right now, the problem is ongoing. After waiting to speak to the service manager for a few minutes, I decide to leave and just talk to my advisor in the morning.
After leaving, the service manager calls me and tells me that he talked to the tech, and that they're still working to recreate the issue. I sent him screen shots of the charge rate on the truck going down from 9KW -> 1KW and I tell him, again, that the issue is already duplicated and is visible right now. That the charge rate is not where it should be. I also offered advice on issues I had heard of, such as a bad thermistor making the truck thing the charger is getting hot and reducing power to avoid an issue. He tells me that he will get with all the team members involved in the morning and review.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 3
I notice when i wake up that service has performed a master reset, so I no longer have visibility to the truck through Ford Pass to see what is going on. They text me and confirm that they performed a master reset, and they put it on the charger. Right now truck indicates full charge by 11:30, and they're waiting to see if it charges normally now.
At this point I request a loaner truck, which they did provide me ('25 F150 XLT ICE).
If the truck does charge to 100% by 11:30, I might agree that the charge is working properly since there is no way it's going to get to 100% by 11:30 if it's at 1.2KW. But since I can't see the charge rate remotely I'll have to take their word at this point.
Edit: Forgot to redact sensitive info from the photos
1/31 7:50P - Truck at 38% SOC
I go out to the truck to run to the store, back the truck out of the driveway and as soon as I'm at the end of my driveway I get the "Pull over safely" alert, and notice that the trucks power is reduced to 2%. The truck is on, but will not move in any direction. I grab my neighbor's truck and go to the store. When i came back, I got in the truck and was able to drive it again. I moved it and plugged it in to charge. I plugged it in at my neighbors (Also a proud Lightning owner) because I have a bunch of woodworking tools setup in the garage blocking me from my charger right now.
1/31 9:30P - Truck on charger
Neighbor texts me that the charge rate seems low (he has a bunch of electrical monitoring setup in his house, so was able to see remotely that the charge rate was going down). I thought maybe the cold weather was causing a decreased charge rate. Neighbor grabbed his FLIR camera and checked thermals on the breaker, charger, cord, and truck charge port. Everything seemed fine. The charge rate eventually dropped to 1.2KW and stayed there. At this point we start to assume maybe a bad battery cell, so we get an FDRS license for the weekend to do diagnostics and updates.
2/1 2:30P - Updates and Diag
We tested every module with FDRS and everything came back clean. Ran a battery health check and everything seemed good. Battery health at 99.5% and all cells were balanced. No alerts and no indication that the battery has an issue. However during all of this the "Pull over safely" came up again, and never went away. After we completed all the updates and tests, I reset the 12V battery and the truck was happy again (besides the Low Washer Fluid warning, which was accurate).
At this point, I take the truck for a drive, not far, but just stretching it's legs. Drives fine, no problems. I took it home and put it back on the charger. At this point the battery is at like 60% SOC. The charge rate starts at ~9KW, and over the span of 30 minutes or so, went from 9 -> 7 -> 6 -> 4 -> 3 -> and eventually down to 1.2KW. I leave it to charge over night, not expecting any miracles.
2/2 8AM - Pull over safely
I go to leave the next morning and again the truck greets me with "Pull over safely" and will not start. I went and reset the 12V system again and that solved it and I was able to drive away. Drove to work and called the local dealer. About 30 minutes later I drove it to Cocoa Ford, which is right around the corner from my job. They take it in and do there thing.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 1
They ran full diagnostics, drove it, charged it, and said that they could not recreate the "pull over safely" issue. However, I remind them that there is another issue and that is the charge rate going down. They seem to keep ignoring this, which starts to frustrate me. Service advisor told me they didn't know how to see the charge rate, so I drove over there and showed them where to see the charge rate. They keep it over night so they can let the service tech review it again with this new information.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 2
I can see on the app that they're charging it and driving it throughout the day. I notice that the charger is still only doing 1.2KW and I text the service advisor that if they look at the charge rate, they'll see the problem. I get no updates or responses from the service team all day, so I go over there at the end of the day. Of course, everyone involved (advisor, tech, and foreman) are gone for the day. The advisor that I spoke to just told me the notes still reflect that they can't recreate the issue. I start to get flustered and tell them that if they go outside and look at the charge rate right now, the problem is ongoing. After waiting to speak to the service manager for a few minutes, I decide to leave and just talk to my advisor in the morning.
After leaving, the service manager calls me and tells me that he talked to the tech, and that they're still working to recreate the issue. I sent him screen shots of the charge rate on the truck going down from 9KW -> 1KW and I tell him, again, that the issue is already duplicated and is visible right now. That the charge rate is not where it should be. I also offered advice on issues I had heard of, such as a bad thermistor making the truck thing the charger is getting hot and reducing power to avoid an issue. He tells me that he will get with all the team members involved in the morning and review.
Cocoa Ford Service - Day 3
I notice when i wake up that service has performed a master reset, so I no longer have visibility to the truck through Ford Pass to see what is going on. They text me and confirm that they performed a master reset, and they put it on the charger. Right now truck indicates full charge by 11:30, and they're waiting to see if it charges normally now.
At this point I request a loaner truck, which they did provide me ('25 F150 XLT ICE).
If the truck does charge to 100% by 11:30, I might agree that the charge is working properly since there is no way it's going to get to 100% by 11:30 if it's at 1.2KW. But since I can't see the charge rate remotely I'll have to take their word at this point.
Edit: Forgot to redact sensitive info from the photos
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