Recent content by drdirk

I do not see many reviews on the #1 and only reason Ford discontinued the Lighting and that is that they lost way too much money on each one they sold. It just does not make sense for Ford or any other manufacturer to looks $20k per vehicle. A big battery in a heavy EV truck makes for a VERY...

One less thing to carry?

The only time I have used the key and not my iPhone is when dropping off at dealer. Otherwise 100% iPhone. Never had a problem. Sometimes randomly it does not unlock the car but a quick unlock on the app always works. I love that feature.

I am in the same boat, did you proactively replace the battery and if so with what type? I also read that there may be more to it, some kind of programing? Is that the case or is it just a swap?

Love my truck but for most of our friends and neighbors EV makes no sense. Charging and traveling is a huge pain compared to a gas truck. Our use case is somewhat unique as we do not leave the county much. I also think that we are now getting some EV disappointment with early adopters. The...

I drive a lot of rental cars. Try to keep everything as much the same as possible. Too old to change.

Would not surprise me if they never restart production. The economics Just don’t work for Ford. On top of that demand is just too low.

I originally posted in another Powertrain / Battery thread. Wanted to give an update. My F150 Lariat 2023 with 7200 miles had the high voltage battery warning. Called dealer on May 6 to schedule appointment which was not until May 13. Kept truck at house since the message said that it would not...

My truck has been at the dealer now since May 13. Battery fault with a draconian do not drive message on May 7. Since then I received only ONE update from the service department after a number of calls. It was a cryptic text about "waiting for parts". It is bad enough that the truck has been...

wow, my truck is now out of service on week 3. I stopped driving it after the battery fault and it would not charge. Dealer did not take it until 13th so technically only been at dealer for two weeks now. How could they say NO first after 50 days out of service ? I would think that every state...

After multiple calls and attempts to get some information from my dealer, I finally received a call from a service manager stating that they are working with Ford to determine if my truck requires a full battery replacement or a module replacement. Didn't specify or knew what module it would be...

What should the know or do? Any specifics I can ask them?

evening update. Just got another call from my service advisor. He told me that Ford will pretty much not allow them to do anything with the truck and a fix is not likely "for a while", probably June or later. He got approval for a loaner Explorer that I will be picking up tomorrow. Not ideal...

Update on my truck: Had a high voltage battery fault with a message that the truck may not run after being shut off about 10 days ago. Fast forward, truck was dropped off at deal Monday. Called them an hour ago and they said that Ford has basically said to hold off on any repair, including the...

Good idea, wow, 2000 for just the part. That is steep!