Electrical System Drain-Service Required Message

[Knobch33z3]

Check the stereo system amplifier. That was the culprit in my case.

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[Elctrnone]

Check the stereo system amplifier. That was the culprit in my case.

I will mention it to them. There haven’t been any issues with my sound system, but I will not leave any stone unturned at this point.
There is an engineer from Ford physically at the dealership right now helping them troubleshoot.

 

[Athrun88]

Did you by chance hardwire a dashcam or anything of that sort that may trigger a constant load on the 12V? I recently hardwired by Vantrue dashcam and enabled motion/impact detection. Been getting the same error ever since then. It is very intermittent and not at all consistent on when the error is reported. Could be a couple times a day to once a week. I haven't had a chance to reconfigure the dashcam yet but I'll report back when I do.

 

[Elctrnone]

No, I have never even used any of the Pro Power outlets or even the USB outlets. I use wireless Apple CarPlay and the induction charging pad for my phone while driving. I added some fun vinyl graphics but left everything else stock. I used to professionally install remote starts, custom audio and video systems (including owning my own shop for a few years), but that all stopped in 2007 when I started my current job. I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how nice the Platinum’s stock system is.

I also remember how challenging it was tracking down electrical issues and shudder to think what complications come when throwing computers into the mix. I still wonder if this is somehow a software issue instead of a hardware issue.

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