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Hey guys. Woke up yesterday morning early to start the Maverick up due to the cold temps so I could get to work. It hit about -10F here.
Turned the key, and lights in the cabin flickered for a brief moment and then shut off. I tried 3-4 more times and then the lights would not appear at all and there's no sound that the engine is even cranking. Figured it was just too cold. FordPass app doesn't show any issues but none o the commands work as well.
Today it's a bit warmer, around 7F right now. It still has the same issue so my assumption is the battery was completely drained. The key fob doesn't work to lock/unlock the Maverick as well so it's just sitting unlocked. I live in an apartment complex where we cannot have engine block heaters. I've never tried jumping a car this cold before, and have heard lots of horror stories online so I'm hesitant to do it. I've seen someone online mention using a hair dryer to heat the battery but I'd need to get about 100ft of extension cord to reach my car from an outdoor outlet.
Would it be okay to jump it in 7-10F weather? Should I contact roadside assistance from my insurance since I have that coverage?
Thanks!
2022 Maverick XLT Hybrid, 10,500 miles. Built in March 2022.
EDIT: Ah, I saw this post here which sounds very similar to the issue I'm having... Sounds like a warranty repair is in order...
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...for-a-replacement-hybrid-battery-cable.25144/
EDIT2: Couple of edits for anyone in the future looking at this thread. I was able to jump the car and it worked fine. I drove around for about an hour and then stopped at a Meijer for groceries. Came back out after about 30 minutes, and upon starting the truck up I got a "SHIFT SYS FAULT" warning message and telling me to reach out to a dealer.
The car was stuck with the "BRAKE" (parking brake) enabled. Attempting to turn on/off the parking brake gave prompts on the screen that it was being disabled/enabled but the "BRAKE" prompt on the dash stayed enabled. After about 10 minutes of shutting the truck off and turning it on, and giving the dash a few smacks, the truck started up and let me put it into drive. The check-engine light stayed on along with the red ! triangle above the check engine light, but I was able to drive it home. When I got home I shut it off and turned it back on. The lights stayed on but I was able to still put it in drive.
This morning it was a toasty 17F out so I wanted to see what happened if I turned it on. The truck turned on immediately and seemed to be fine. I checked the FordPass app and now it's all green with no warnings at all. I'm going to reach out to the dealer on Monday to at least schedule the replacement battery cable.
Turned the key, and lights in the cabin flickered for a brief moment and then shut off. I tried 3-4 more times and then the lights would not appear at all and there's no sound that the engine is even cranking. Figured it was just too cold. FordPass app doesn't show any issues but none o the commands work as well.
Today it's a bit warmer, around 7F right now. It still has the same issue so my assumption is the battery was completely drained. The key fob doesn't work to lock/unlock the Maverick as well so it's just sitting unlocked. I live in an apartment complex where we cannot have engine block heaters. I've never tried jumping a car this cold before, and have heard lots of horror stories online so I'm hesitant to do it. I've seen someone online mention using a hair dryer to heat the battery but I'd need to get about 100ft of extension cord to reach my car from an outdoor outlet.
Would it be okay to jump it in 7-10F weather? Should I contact roadside assistance from my insurance since I have that coverage?
Thanks!
2022 Maverick XLT Hybrid, 10,500 miles. Built in March 2022.
EDIT: Ah, I saw this post here which sounds very similar to the issue I'm having... Sounds like a warranty repair is in order...
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...for-a-replacement-hybrid-battery-cable.25144/
EDIT2: Couple of edits for anyone in the future looking at this thread. I was able to jump the car and it worked fine. I drove around for about an hour and then stopped at a Meijer for groceries. Came back out after about 30 minutes, and upon starting the truck up I got a "SHIFT SYS FAULT" warning message and telling me to reach out to a dealer.
The car was stuck with the "BRAKE" (parking brake) enabled. Attempting to turn on/off the parking brake gave prompts on the screen that it was being disabled/enabled but the "BRAKE" prompt on the dash stayed enabled. After about 10 minutes of shutting the truck off and turning it on, and giving the dash a few smacks, the truck started up and let me put it into drive. The check-engine light stayed on along with the red ! triangle above the check engine light, but I was able to drive it home. When I got home I shut it off and turned it back on. The lights stayed on but I was able to still put it in drive.
This morning it was a toasty 17F out so I wanted to see what happened if I turned it on. The truck turned on immediately and seemed to be fine. I checked the FordPass app and now it's all green with no warnings at all. I'm going to reach out to the dealer on Monday to at least schedule the replacement battery cable.
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