republicoftexas1836
Active member
- Thread starter
- #1
2023 ER Lightning Lariat, have never had a single problem with the truck, until.......
Last night charging fault warning on the app but truck charged to target of 90% at home. I tried to drive it this morning and although truck is charged to 90% I have the Powertrain Malfunction/ Reduced Power warning on both the truck and the app. Also included is a High Voltage battery warning. The truck will only drive with power to 20%.
I drove to a dealer and they said it would be 2-4 before anyone could even plug it in to look at it. I called around to other dealers in DFW and they were all worse, quoting 7-14 days before anyone could look at it and encouraged me to keep the 2-4 days appt.
Well, I didn't notice a problem with the truck, driving, except it doesn't accelerate with only 20% power so I limped into the dealer like I was driving on a spare tire. Since I don't think it's functional enough to drive, I just left it at the dealer and got a courtesy shuttle back to my house. No rental. I will have to share my wife's hybrid for awhile until we find out what is wrong with it.
From talking to several Ford service depts today, I learned Ford is short a LOT of mechanics as confirmed by the article posted on this forum. Also-- specifically EV technicians. Most dealers only have one and the lightnings are backed up according to their schedule. One service manager said, "Yeah we have a lot of lightnings right now we are trying to schedule." Sales manager said they can't sell them and "nobody wants to buy them."
I hope it's something easy to fix.
Reading other posts in this forum, I agree, this is my favorite vehicle of all time to drive, hands down. I use it as a truck regularly and there's no way I'm ever going back to an ICE vehicle or truck. If the vehicle will be a problem going forward, my options are Rivian, GMC and Tesla. It sounds to me like GMC is also backing out of the EV game and their trucks are very expensive. I don't trust Rivian in terms of long term reliability. That really leaves the Cybertruck. Even though it's really ugly, I do trust Tesla to be at the forefront of EV technology and trust their product and long term outlook with EVs. I traded my Model Y for the lightning when I needed a truck. It seems in the US, others are still trying to catch them. In my opinion, right now, if you want a truck and want EV, tesla has the most reliable long term outlook. I hope I'm wrong bc I'm not a fan of the cyber truck and my lightning is honestly the best vehicle I've ever driven.
I will keep anyone posted who is interested.
Day 1
Last night charging fault warning on the app but truck charged to target of 90% at home. I tried to drive it this morning and although truck is charged to 90% I have the Powertrain Malfunction/ Reduced Power warning on both the truck and the app. Also included is a High Voltage battery warning. The truck will only drive with power to 20%.
I drove to a dealer and they said it would be 2-4 before anyone could even plug it in to look at it. I called around to other dealers in DFW and they were all worse, quoting 7-14 days before anyone could look at it and encouraged me to keep the 2-4 days appt.
Well, I didn't notice a problem with the truck, driving, except it doesn't accelerate with only 20% power so I limped into the dealer like I was driving on a spare tire. Since I don't think it's functional enough to drive, I just left it at the dealer and got a courtesy shuttle back to my house. No rental. I will have to share my wife's hybrid for awhile until we find out what is wrong with it.
From talking to several Ford service depts today, I learned Ford is short a LOT of mechanics as confirmed by the article posted on this forum. Also-- specifically EV technicians. Most dealers only have one and the lightnings are backed up according to their schedule. One service manager said, "Yeah we have a lot of lightnings right now we are trying to schedule." Sales manager said they can't sell them and "nobody wants to buy them."
I hope it's something easy to fix.
Reading other posts in this forum, I agree, this is my favorite vehicle of all time to drive, hands down. I use it as a truck regularly and there's no way I'm ever going back to an ICE vehicle or truck. If the vehicle will be a problem going forward, my options are Rivian, GMC and Tesla. It sounds to me like GMC is also backing out of the EV game and their trucks are very expensive. I don't trust Rivian in terms of long term reliability. That really leaves the Cybertruck. Even though it's really ugly, I do trust Tesla to be at the forefront of EV technology and trust their product and long term outlook with EVs. I traded my Model Y for the lightning when I needed a truck. It seems in the US, others are still trying to catch them. In my opinion, right now, if you want a truck and want EV, tesla has the most reliable long term outlook. I hope I'm wrong bc I'm not a fan of the cyber truck and my lightning is honestly the best vehicle I've ever driven.
I will keep anyone posted who is interested.
Day 1
Sponsored
