Top Lightning gripes or dislikes.

[BennyTheBeaver]

My biggest gripes on the Pro model so far:

-Pro seats are too tall, my head is an inch from the top of the cab (though I will say I like the material and there is enough cushion in them).
-No remote start button on Keyfob.
-Unreliable Android Auto Wireless connection

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[TaxmanHog]

No reason codes for failed OTA updates.

@Ford Motor Company please clue us in on what the problem might be!!!!!!

 

[PV2EV]

For my Lariat:

1. Non-adjustable (un-tilt) headrests. I took mine out, and need to order 2021 adjustable ones
2. Entire UX with Sync and how poorly integrated it is with the truck capabilities (e.g. should have usage rolls)
3. UI bugs and intermittent issues
4. Sync deadend. Should get Android Automotive if this trcuk version gets it at all
5. Bluecruise intermittent functionally
- Lane keeping does not unsteer in a specific two lane highway corner. I nearly had a header!
- Lane keeping on and off does not make sense to me (why off often)
- Lane keeping ping ponging (not as often as others have experienced)
- Intermittently missing speed signs, leading to speeding
- Brake stabs due to activity in adjacent lanes
- Hands free turning off for no reason (it rocks when it works)
6. HIS does not support charging the truck from solar (which is why I placed my order)
7. FCSP CCS connector when most will never use the DC pins. Should be removable.

There other issues, most are related to Sync functionality, but otherwise the truck ROCKS!

 

[GoodSam]

-Inconsistent lock button on door handle. Tried several times on driver's door handle, then walked over to passenger side door handle and it worked. Plenty close for Keyfob pickup I would think.

 

[Toby57]

• Not a truck problem itself but not having a way to charge at home yet is a problem (I don't have a garage, or a driveway, and it sucks.)

Did you have any kind of plan for home charging before you bought the Lighting?

 

[JustBuyATesla]

Sorry if I missed it ... but somebody please tell me how to stop the warning beeps when the driver door is open. There are way too many beeps and warning bells/pop-ups/etc but that one is just maddening!

Thank you in advance!

 

[SilverBrewer]

I agree with others - not being able to see the active charge rate in the truck is frustrating - especially coming from the Tesla world.

FordPass is trash and the truck software update is also trash. These are both things I have known from previous F150s so no shocker. The frustrating part, especially with ford pass, is it could be so much better - just looking at the APIs Ford provides they could add so much additional functionality to that app.

edit - I want to see the battery percentage on the dash without using calm mode. I don’t like theGOM.

 

[Monkey]

Just crossed the 1000 mile mark on my Lightning...

My biggest complaints are:

* Lack of true preconditioning, especially when not plugged in and we're dealing with sub-freezing temperatures. The element heater sucks up way more power than it should.. that thing is terribly inefficient.

* Dash display cluster is stupid. Lots of missing info like battery percentage and charge details.

* All the beeps. Door beeping, frunk beeping, reverse beeper... WTF?? Make it stop! I had to leave town, but I've ordered the external speaker bypass thing and will be removing the frunk beeper when I install the bypass.

* Ford's navigation with charging... It is totally moronic how it picks charge stations along your route.

* No quick access to front and 360 degree cameras. Front camera will display automatically only once front proximity sensor is triggered. I know it's only 2 taps on the main display, but still this is not ideal.

* All the Sync 4 bugginess and missed features/ opportunities.

 

[Monkey]

6. HIS does not support charging the truck from solar (which is why I placed my order)

This is most likely a local utility stipulation for you. We don't have that restriction here... But it seems many areas still don't want certain types or sizes of backup batteries or systems, in some cases any type, to be able to charge from solar. They're forcing you to pay for power from the grid if you want to store it.

 

[GoodSam]

6. HIS does not support charging the truck from solar (which is why I placed my order)

Looking at Sunrun "Field Website" training and installation instructions for various equipment
https://sites.google.com/sunrun.com/sop/sops/ev-chargers/ford-ev-charger?pli=1
see this diagram (down the page at the link) showing solar PV and backup battery attachment wiring to the bidirectional inverter:
3. EV Charger + Home Integration + PV + ESS

 

[PV2EV]

Looking at Sunrun "Field Website" training and installation instructions for various equipment
https://sites.google.com/sunrun.com/sop/sops/ev-chargers/ford-ev-charger?pli=1
see this diagram (down the page at the link) showing solar PV and backup battery attachment wiring to the bidirectional inverter:
3. EV Charger + Home Integration + PV + ESS

My bad, I should have stated "It cannot charge from PV with the grid down" which it should so you can use the battery indefinitely. This is the reply I got from AEESolar, distrubutor of this hardware:

• When the grid is down, can it charge the truck from PV, and also send PV power (inverted) to the house?
  • It cannot charge the vehicle during an outage. The PV will go towards the backup loads, but the EV breaker is located in the Main Service Panel (MSP).

 

[GoodSam]

When the grid is down, can it charge the truck from PV, and also send PV power (inverted) to the house?

• It cannot charge the vehicle during an outage. The PV will go towards the backup loads, but the EV breaker is located in the Main Service Panel (MSP).

But can the solar still power the house? Probably not if feeding the Main Service Panel, which must be cut off from the truck generator power? And if the house has a wall mounted battery backup, will it still be functional? I would hope so, but then again, the truck battery would be feeding that as well? So maybe the house mounted battery is cut off as well? So the Home Integration System using the truck battery only feeds a separate emergency backup load panel? I guess these questions should go in a thread more focused on the HIS.

 

[PV2EV]

But can the solar still power the house? Probably not if feeding the Main Service Panel, which must be cut off from the truck generator power? And if the house has a wall mounted battery backup, will it still be functional? I would hope so, but then again, the truck battery would be feeding that as well? So maybe the house mounted battery is cut off as well? So the Home Integration System using the truck battery only feeds a separate emergency backup load panel? I guess these questions should go in a thread more focused on the HIS.

If it has a wall mounted battery it duplicates the truck. I bought the truck with this as the primary use case for two properties, with the advadage that the truck also gets me between them.

 

[RickKeen]

This is most likely a local utility stipulation for you. We don't have that restriction here... But it seems many areas still don't want certain types or sizes of backup batteries or systems, in some cases any type, to be able to charge from solar. They're forcing you to pay for power from the grid if you want to store it.

Look at the chargers available from Emporia and how they can integrate with Emporia solar panel control systems. They have a "solar-only" mode where it only charges your vehicle when your solar panels are producing excess power.

 

[ctuan13]

Reasonably areas for improvement. Some of it seems easy to solve, software-wise, and then obvious own-goals like the vestigial shifter that solves a problem that should never have existed in the first place.

It's like getting ready to run a marathon, strapping a ball-and-chain to your leg, and then telling everyone how smart you are because you put wheels on the ball.

I mean I actually really like that the Lightning has a very tactile, physical shifter unlike other EVs or even modern gas vehicles that have push buttons. It makes shifting without having to take my eyes off the road so much easier and more intuitive. But considering the F150 doesn't have a second stalk on the steering column, they could have compromised and setup a column shifter instead. That would be the perfect compromise in my opinion.

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