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Today I was at a park and I got in my truck and tried to start it and my dash lit up with an everchanging list of warnings and flashing lights. See the picture I attached as an example. It wouldn't start or turn off, it just kept cycling through the warnings. I'm one under the battery recall so I tried to jump it with no success.
After about 20-30 minutes I got hold of Ford roadside assistance, I'm under extended warranty. As i talked to them a message appeared on the entertainment screen that said "shutting down because of low battery or something like that" All the flashing lights stopped and I hit the start button and it started. I took it to my dealer to get checked out and they said in two or three days they could check it out. Its my only transportation so I said as long as its running could we make an appointment in a couple of days then check it out. He said yes but when you bring it in it goes in line then and will take 2-3 days to get to it. I wasn't happy and went and talked to the manager. After him telling me he thought it was the recall problem they couldn't do anything anyway. I went ballistic and said so if it breaks down because of the recall problem Ford wouldn't fix it now. He said they would, but they can't send in a request to fix the recall till they know that's what it is. Long story short, they agreed to check it out Wednesday morning at 8:00 am if it lasts that long. They showed me the info on the recall, and it said that a failure could happen at any time and the battery could short out. I enlightened them If it was that and shorted out it wouldn't be starting now. They still think that's the problem. I guess we'll see.
After about 20-30 minutes I got hold of Ford roadside assistance, I'm under extended warranty. As i talked to them a message appeared on the entertainment screen that said "shutting down because of low battery or something like that" All the flashing lights stopped and I hit the start button and it started. I took it to my dealer to get checked out and they said in two or three days they could check it out. Its my only transportation so I said as long as its running could we make an appointment in a couple of days then check it out. He said yes but when you bring it in it goes in line then and will take 2-3 days to get to it. I wasn't happy and went and talked to the manager. After him telling me he thought it was the recall problem they couldn't do anything anyway. I went ballistic and said so if it breaks down because of the recall problem Ford wouldn't fix it now. He said they would, but they can't send in a request to fix the recall till they know that's what it is. Long story short, they agreed to check it out Wednesday morning at 8:00 am if it lasts that long. They showed me the info on the recall, and it said that a failure could happen at any time and the battery could short out. I enlightened them If it was that and shorted out it wouldn't be starting now. They still think that's the problem. I guess we'll see.
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