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New 12v dead after one month
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Why isn’t the truck triggering LVB charging though? Is there a monitor module that could have gone bad? If there is a drain beyond what...
Today at 4:34 PM
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New 12v dead after one month
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That battery is not likely going to recover. When a 12v lead acid/AGM battery drops to that low a charge it’s cooked. It may have bad...
Today at 4:26 PM
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My Lightning burned to the ground
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Unless the truck was undercoated in thermite like the hindenberg, I don’t think this was a LVB event. OP said they barely had time to...
Today at 4:15 PM
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New 12v dead after one month
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Charging / Chargers / Battery / Vehicle-to-Vehicle Charging
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After my original 12V died about a month ago I replaced it with a new OEM Ford 12V and added a cable for a 12V maintainer. I mostly...
Today at 4:06 PM
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My Lightning burned to the ground
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Sadly my truck burned to the ground tonight. Felt a pop under my feet. There was a loud pop followed two smaller ones. We had barely...
Today at 3:35 PM
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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That video was taken before getting the 12V back up, but the behavior remains the same now that the LVB is fully charged. Voltage...
Jan 31, 2026
dww
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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Wow. And that’s after you got the 12v back up?
Jan 31, 2026
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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Here you go!
Jan 31, 2026
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Truck accelerated from stop and rear ended car in front.
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I think regardless of the cause, we're all aware that what Carla posted legitimately happened and it's an emotional situation for which...
Jan 31, 2026
dww
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Fordpass app not connecting to truck
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I think it’s the battery also, here’s why: My Jan 2023 truck never had an issue with remote climate start until this past week which...
Jan 31, 2026
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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All, thank you very much for your help with this. I was able to unlock the truck by: (1) Removing the wheel/tire (2) Removing the wheel...
Jan 31, 2026
dww
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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Great work and thank you for the write up! Does the physical key still spin with the 12v charged? Did you happen to check the resting...
Jan 31, 2026
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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This may sound crazy, but...if he could reach up int the 12v battery compartment from below and find the positive terminal and connect a...
Jan 31, 2026
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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The Ford Engineers need to get back to the drawing board with this logic, I'd accept a slight increase in vampire drain on the HVB to...
Jan 30, 2026
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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Another example of why the 12v should always be on a battery maintainer... See these linked posts: ------ I keep my 12v battery on a...
Jan 30, 2026
dww
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How can I get into the truck if the physical lock is broken and the 12V battery is dead?
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Can you post a video of the physical lock spinning? I was similarly locked out but I do not remember the lock spinning. It just would...
Jan 30, 2026
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12v Battery Swelling
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Swelling is a sign of pressure build up inside the battery and a could be a sign the BMS is allowing it to be overcharged, or there is...
Jan 24, 2026
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In Production Solid State Battery Tech? Potential for Aftermarket Lightning Pack upgrades?!
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She seems to have done quite a bit of digging.
Jan 19, 2026
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In Production Solid State Battery Tech? Potential for Aftermarket Lightning Pack upgrades?!
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Jan 19, 2026
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Towing an Airstream Bambi 16 (3000lb) without a WDH?
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A wdh is specified when tongue weight exceeds the limit of the receiver, usually 500 pounds. At 13% tongue weight, a 3,000 pounds...
Jan 17, 2026
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Red Brick at home 2023 Ford Lighting
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What is your coolant level? See if this video tells you what you need to know to put the truck in neutral.
Jan 17, 2026
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12 volt battery success ?
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I decided a while ago that the only solution to avoid 12v battery issues was to keep it on a trickle charger maintainer when not using...
Jan 12, 2026
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New 12v Charging Behavior Today
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The picture shows that the voltage before the charge was 12.73v. That seems way too high to trigger a 12v boost.
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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It knows I added external leads. The knowledge is that it’s possible to have a dead battery that can lock you out but that the lock out...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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Do you think it’s wrong or do I need to find a 5V battery to recreate the conditions where you could be completely locked out of the...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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Ok, so I asked Chat some follow ups. 5V, where my battery was does not behave the same as 0V or 12V. Even if the door lock feels the...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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I tested it again with the battery disconnected and the door lock worked with the key, unlock and lock multiple times. I’m not sure what...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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I take it back. I went out and disconnected the battery and used the key and it locked and unlocked the door. The pressure was the same...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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Yep. Not sure what actually opened the door. We had the keys, the FOB, the App. It did unlock after about 1/2-1hr but we don’t know what...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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Here is my version. When you drill the hole there is a hump on either side that I luckily missed. From inside the fender you think you...
Jan 10, 2026
dww
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TaxmanHog's post
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In Production Solid State Battery Tech? Potential for Aftermarket Lightning Pack upgrades?!
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I'm still skeptical but if true this will be an amazing leap in performance!!
Jan 10, 2026
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2022 Pro ER System Shutdown While Driving: Pending fix #48
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Aside from a few normal scuffs, the body doesn't indicate signs of damage or repair. The tail lights are in tact. I am not entirely...
Jan 9, 2026
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2022 Pro ER System Shutdown While Driving: Pending fix #48
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I called them. I was hoping for experts, but it seemed pretty much like a AAA style answering service. They wanted to make sure I was...
Jan 9, 2026
dww
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2022 Pro ER System Shutdown While Driving: Pending fix #48
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Any cracks or damage to the tail lights? I’ve seen stuff on youtube mention that water intrusion in the tail lights can short and...
Jan 9, 2026
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2022 Pro ER System Shutdown While Driving: Pending fix #48
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My situation was entirely self inflicted. I had loosely tapped the back of the OBD2 port for power to my comma 3x. While driving the...
Jan 9, 2026
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Well, I was hoping to bring a proper resolution, but one does not exist yet. I thought I'd update with what I have so far. I sent it to...
Jan 9, 2026
dww
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In Production Solid State Battery Tech? Potential for Aftermarket Lightning Pack upgrades?!
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I’m specifically referencing Donut, not all SSBs.
Jan 9, 2026
dww
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12 volt battery success ?
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This is exactly what happened to me last weekend. Same frunk error from FordPass. 2023 Lariat, 29mo old battery by date stamp. Not even...
Jan 9, 2026
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12 volt battery success ?
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Success story? Sort of. I swapped the OEM 12V for an Ohmmu Sodium Ion. That stopped the "System off to save battery" on the big...
Jan 9, 2026
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I have gotten 14+ years out of vehicle batteries by doing one simple thing: keeping them on a battery maintainer trickle charger all the...
Jan 9, 2026
dww
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In Production Solid State Battery Tech? Potential for Aftermarket Lightning Pack upgrades?!
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If this is real I’ll eat a hat. They have the best battery tech the world has ever seen and they are launching it in a low volume...
Jan 9, 2026
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Charging 12V Battery
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Got my NOCO Genius2, 2A trickle charger yesterday. Via the 12-volt terminals indicated in the OP post for directly charging the 12-volt...
Jan 8, 2026
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12V battery failure while driving 45mph: Fix post #58
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Regarding ... "On Saturday (1/3), I was driving down the road at 45 miles an hour. No warning, no issues, nothing in my Ford app. I get...
Jan 7, 2026
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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For those that have hard-wired the maintainer leads, did you go to +/- battery posts only? I only ask as the multitude of maintainer's...
Jan 7, 2026
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I ran the wire through the top so the hole will not be visible if I remove it. Also shown the cover for the J1772 port with tie wrap...
Jan 7, 2026
dww
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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You can’t get to the frunk if your 12v dropped overnight to 5v and not even a physical key can open the door to get to the manual frunk...
Jan 7, 2026
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Battery tender leads thru charge port cover
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Thanks Chi. I think we all know the best thing for long term storage on a normal 12volt battery is something like a Battery Tender. We...
Jan 7, 2026
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All 12V lead-acid batteries prefer to be kept at a high state of charge, ideally 100% to prolong their lifespan. Deep discharges cause...
Jan 7, 2026
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I love my Lightning. But Ford? Not so much...
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agree that most has been said here before, but it is a great summary of why the lightning failed. Fords segmentation, up charges...
Jan 6, 2026
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12V battery failure while driving 45mph: Fix post #58
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Update: Hopkins Ford called me. They said they went out to the truck today and the 12v was totally dead. Turns out the inverter is bad...
Jan 6, 2026
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