Failing Level 2 and DCFC...

[jlferg0509]

So, the story begins that I usually use my FCSP to charge once weekly (on average), sometimes twice weekly depending on my travels. I only use DCFC, I'm sure as most of us, when traveling.

Level 2 Charging:
The past two days, I've been unaable to charge using my FCSP, the charger would stop and within 30 minutes, and the (100 amp) circuit breaker would kick off. I tried this a number of times with the same results, even derating the FCSP from 80 amps to 60 amps. I thought I needed to check DC fast charging to see if it work.

DCFC:
NOPE!
I drove the truck to the local EA station a few miles away, attempted to connect to mulitple chargers (2 x 350 k/wh, 1 x 150 kwh), each time, the charger failed to connect to the truck.

I'm currently at 65% SOC and have scheduled my 50k mile service appointment (4 days from now) with a note of the charging issue. I searched the forum to see if anyone else has experienced the same issue, but didn't see any results. Anyone have any insights or experiences to share before I go to the dealer?

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[RickLightning]

I would try a level 2 charger other than your FCSP. If it works, the answer is to inspect the DC pins on your truck.

 

[Pacific.NW]

I had a very similar issue (minus popping breakers); I couldn’t charge at all. Took it to Ford, they did some diagnostics, updated software, plugged it in and said “working.”

It wasn’t.

Took it back, they had it for two weeks and eventually replaced the charge port under warranty. The service tech told me this wasn’t uncommon on ‘22 models.

Not sure if this is the case for yours, but thought I’d share my experience.

 

[chl]

Popping breakers probably means a short somewhere, probably in the port as is implied by the post above.

The house 100A breaker pops when overloaded.

Somewhere the two hot leads in the CCS1 system are shorting when connected to the truck and energized - if there were a short in the feed lines to the FCSP it would pop all the time, so most likely the charge port as mentioned.

It could be the CCS1 plug or CCS1 cord of the FCSP but...not if the same thing happens with other L2 EVSEs, then it's the truck, not the FCSP.

Good luck.

 

[jlferg0509]

Thanks for your insights, I will definitely bring yours @Pacific.NW to the dealer when I drop the truck off tomorrow.

I'll keep you all updated, once I have a fix.

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