This happens to me at least once a week. I just push the OK button and ignore it. The truck just isn’t sensing the phone for any number of reasons, like 1. After you started the truck you got out to do something with the phone still in your pocket 2. Your phone battery is really low which seems...
I live in MA and heard about this incident. But didn’t hear how Tesla replaced all these in 48 hours. Damn that is extremely fast. There was a ChargePoint fast charger on my commute that was dead for months until it was finally fixed it.
My VIN looks clear. But yeah this sounds like a HV battery replacement to me, or at least a module. But who knows at this point. This tear down video from a while back may yield some clues.
When you tried to DC charge did you hear the charge port on the truck lock the DC charge handle in place? Just grasping at straws but without that lock it won’t charge. As to why it might not lock, I can’t say but it’d be a clue to troubleshoot with. Dealership should be able to run diagnostics...
There’s been a lot of funding cuts for EV charging infrastructure in the US even for things already approved. I wonder if those got caught up in that mess.
The instances I’ve seen on here were blowouts of the motor casing but not sure I’ve seen a gasket like leak here before. https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/rear-motor-death-by-exsanguination.19359/
This is interesting because 1. The F150 Lightning is eligible and 2. It means there is actually bi-directional charging equipment available that is NOT the home integration system that Ford/Sunrun offers...
Tip number 1: THOROUGHLY check your truck top to bottom BEFORE you drive it off the lot. Check the roof for transport scratches, make sure there are no weird dashboard pop ups, examine the entire body.