I have three vehicles in my FordPass, but it looks like I can only link one to Alexa. Is that correct? If so, that's really a bummer.
I really miss the Siri shortcuts workaround that was posted on Reddit, but it broke a while back.
This must have been for your Mach E? The Lightning had a 3 year "free trial." So the earliest it could expire for the Lightning would be mid 2025 based on earliest deliveries for the Lightning in 2022. I took delivery July 2022 and my Bluecruise expires July 2025 per my Ford.com Dashboard.
But...
I'm sorry to hear about your experience, but statistically it is an anomaly. 17,XXX lovely, no-issue miles in mine. That doesn't make your experience any less frustrating, but it's not the norm.
I picked up mine a year ago this time next week. Just crossed over 16,000 miles. Only issue I've had was the active dam fault message so many others have also received.
I've got this: https://ring.com/products/car-cam
But I am not a huge fan. Lot of false alarms, always has to be plugged into the OBD, etc. For some reason the sensors from Bluecruise periodically trip it and cause a motion alert, even when the truck is off.
Except that's not true. It's not a matter of just having an adapter and plugging it in. Tesla can and will software limit who/what can access and charge on the network using said adapter.
That's an interesting theory. I do drive exclusively in 1PD. I may turn it off temporarily just to test this theory. It makes sense. The only thing is that I've seen this reported with ICE F-150s a good bit too.
Just to update the thread. The dealer wasn't able to fix this issue for me. I still get the same error message every few days about the air dam fault. I'm just going to live with it I suppose.
@Ford Motor Company opened a case and they were really acting like they wanted to help at first...
Thanks for this idea. I was able to set this up without having to use the Alexa/IFTTT/Voicemonkey aspects because I had already set up various Siri Shortcuts to start, lock, unlock, etc. the truck the way that was previously posted on the forum. Then I just used your method of creating an...
Idk what was going on with EA on this trip. Historically I've always had good luck with EA, but most of those have been in NC for intrastate trips (always good experiences at Greensboro, Charlotte, Statesville, Raleigh, Rocky Mount). EA was just a disaster on this trip for whatever reason.
Safe travels! I kind of mapped out my stations ahead of time and checked PlugShare and Rateyourcharge on Twitter to check the situation on the ground. I still ended up with a surprise with all of the "reduced capacity" messages at a few EA stations. It's easy enough to find the chargers you want...
Vehicle: 2022 F150 Lightning Lariat ER
Factors possibly affecting efficiency: I had a Yakima truck rack on the back with a Yakima basket and overhead luggage bag on the basket.
Driving speed: I typically drive about 9mph over the posted speed limit, but on this trip I mostly kept the truck right...
Not today exactly but just posting this from a couple weeks ago. Installed a Retrax PowerTrax XR with a Yakima Outpost rack and Yakima Megawarrior basket. Getting the ol' electron guzzler ready for the family trip to Disney next month.