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Thanks for posting that link & pricing details, Taxman. Looks like quite a few hours of labor, too. Good thing it pooped out while under warranty.

The results are in! A faulty heater is what I am told. I have some screenshots to share since many of you are far better at deciphering the lingo than I. Curious to hear if anything more detailed can be distilled from it. From a customer perspective, Chapman Ford in Scottsdale took great...

Alright, gents...truck is in the shop and I should know what the deal is with the heater soon. Recalls on the Lightning (upper control arm ball joint) and Mach E (windshield wiper motor inspection) performed this AM. They said the truck threw some error codes, but didn't expand on what they...

Thank you both for the info! I'll leave the cap on the reservoir and shine a flashlight on it to see where the level is at. Even if low, I'll leave it to the dealership :)

It's been about a month now. I've added coolant 3-4 different times since January. Thankfully, it hasn't been exceptionally cold, but the heater is still not working. In the beginning, when I had no coolant, the added fluid would go down very quickly after driving. Fast forward a month...

I was refilling my coolant recently (details in another post) and noticed that my brake fluid appears to be low (reservoir right next to coolant). That is, I cannot see any up to the max line...not sure if the brake fluid has a color of any kind like the coolant does (bright yellow). If not...

Update, I added an additional 1 quart of coolant. The level in the reservoir was near the Max line. Drove around for about 30 minutes, hilly areas, heat (actually cold) on blast, no joy on the heater. Came home, coolant level was about exactly midway between Min and Max. Coolant is...

I'm grateful for the input. Going to let it sit overnight, put enough coolant in tomorrow to get closer to the Max line, and will keep you all posted. I'm gathering heat should clearly come back soon, so won't wait too long on that.

I picked up 1 gallon of the VC-13DL-G today. I filled it to 1/2 way between the Min and Max, drove the truck around for about 30 minutes in a hilly area, and came back. Heat did not come back on and upon returning home, the coolant level is now just below the Min...like it had distributed a...

Agree, Adventureboy. If the system prioritizes, I'm glad the battery is saved before creature comforts. And concur, Tfarrell73. I wonder if they could do something with an OTA? Or in the app? Probably too much to ask. In the meantime, I'll be keeping an eye on that coolant level every time I...

This group has been a lifesaver/trucksaver. Any negative effects outside of a cold cabin from having low coolant levels for prolonged periods?

Grumpy, Taxman, and mrau, you're geniuses! Taxman, no I did not look at the coolant post-battery module replacement. Grumpy, you were spot on with that, too. Mrau, I will be keeping an eye on this more often. Tax, from your link and a few more searches on here, I see the plethora of evidence...

You all had great recs last time I had an issue (needed a reliable dealership for Lightning repairs), so I'm casting on this issue. My Lightning is only 6 months old, 3,829 miles. I live in Northern AZ and the temps hit the low 20s this week. I went to drive my Lightning to work and had 0...

Thanks for the link, Taxman. That would have been a pretty penny outside of warranty.

That's a good perspective, Taxman. I'm going to take this as an anomaly, still love my Lightning. Grumpy, I'll add the image from my invoice/receipt here. They do note the specific battery unit needing to be replaced, my contact at Chapman said Ford was very fast with shipping them the...

Update on my issue. First of all, Chapman Ford in Scottsdale is awesome! Great service, excellent communication...greatly appreciate the recommendation. Second, the reason for the Orange Gear of Death was a failed battery cell. Apparently my Lightning has 9 of them and 1 was faulty...with...

Our bad experience with my wife's Mach E was at Galpin Ford. $525 for labor on diagnostics after we'd only had it for 1 week. There was something wrong with the rear parking sensor when it's put in reverse and the code popped up the day we took delivery. So, clearly, it was nothing we did...

Wow! This forum is awesome! Really appreciate the input from everyone. I did not have an update right before this error popped up, but I did have one today. Hence, I'll jump in tomorrow and see if I get the same warning, will relay here accordingly. I am also taking everyone's advice that...

I purchased my Lightning 5/2024, almost exactly 5 months ago. I don't drive much, so it has a grand total of 2,580 miles on it as I type. To this point, the Lightning has been pretty good. Though we are experiencing issues with inoperative front parking sensors, we have scheduled service at a...