22 eco Maverick dies while driving, full electrical failure

[SoCal Maverick]

Short version is, my 2022 Maverick has died twice while actively driving. below are links to two videos. one showing the inside dash cluster while failing to crank, and the 2nd the random knocking noise the engine makes after.

While driving the vehicle completely shuts off. all the electrical turns off, can't lock or unlock the doors, roll down the windows etc... can't restart the truck after. Shifter shows it in park. and with the 12v required to change the shifter, i'm left stranded where ever this happened to be. both times in the middle of traffic. honestly luck both times I wasn't in an accident following it turning off. Each time i'm left having to have it towed to the dealership.

The first time, happened a few weeks ago. gave them the full description of what happened. They got back to me 2 days later saying I must have left the lights on and the battery was dead. Not really sure how they glossed over my entire 'customer states' but all they put on the ticket was 'customer states truck wont crank'.

And then Tuesday this week it happened again. 20 minutes into my drive. Dealership so far has no real idea of what to even fix. Update i got today was the electrical tested fine and its being passed over to the transmission techs.

Has anyone seen this before? links below are from the inside the truck, and what the engine was doing afterwards.

Thank you in advance

dashboard christmas lights --
engine noise --

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[OleFordGuy]

Geez thats crazy. That ticking noise, wow. Not sure but appears engine wasnt running, didnt see the belts moving? Hope your dealer can get it resolved quickly for you. Keep us posted

 

[Montana]

I had something like this happen in a RAM long ago. Did the same crazy stuff on the highway. They replaced some computer somewhere and it never happened again.

Did you Maverick have the recall updates done?

 

[SoCal Maverick]

Geez thats crazy. That ticking noise, wow. Not sure but appears engine wasnt running, didnt see the belts moving? Hope your dealer can get it resolved quickly for you. Keep us posted

its not running, it completely died and wouldn't start afterwards, 2nd time towing it to a dealership

 

[SoCal Maverick]

I had something like this happen in a RAM long ago. Did the same crazy stuff on the highway. They replaced some computer somewhere and it never happened again.

Did you Maverick have the recall updates done?

all the recalls were taken care of the first time it went to a dealership, and they aren't showing any other recalls for it.

 

[Montana]

all the recalls were taken care of the first time it went to a dealership, and they aren't showing any other recalls for it.

Ok so it's been driven for a while since the updates were made? Just checking as some reports of stuff like this happen after a failed flash.

 

[SoCal Maverick]

Ok so it's been driven for a while since the updates were made? Just checking as some reports of stuff like this happen after a failed flash.

it broke down the same was as in the video, they did all the recalls then. that was a few weeks ago. and then this week it did the exact same thing.

 

[HeyBales]

Had Merc Sable with battery issue that then killed the alternator & voltage regulator. 2002 I think.

While the battery was bad & regulator jacked up, the computer modules weren't getting enough clean power and had car dying, would start up again, but shifting was a mess, signals and brake lights flashing.
If it had been a model with more electronics controlled by modules - probably would have shut-off to protect itself/me.

 

[OleFordGuy]

Curious what the dealer did on the first occurrence? Does the repair invoice give any details?

 

[SoCal Maverick]

Curious what the dealer did on the first occurrence? Does the repair invoice give any details?

They said they charged the battery and reset the module or something. Then told me I left the lights on. Except my headlamps are only ever on automatic and cabin lights are switched off. And disregarded it had started fine and been driving for 15 minutes before it died.

 

[Oscarcat]

Short version is, my 2022 Maverick has died twice while actively driving. below are links to two videos. one showing the inside dash cluster while failing to crank, and the 2nd the random knocking noise the engine makes after.

While driving the vehicle completely shuts off. all the electrical turns off, can't lock or unlock the doors, roll down the windows etc... can't restart the truck after. Shifter shows it in park. and with the 12v required to change the shifter, i'm left stranded where ever this happened to be. both times in the middle of traffic. honestly luck both times I wasn't in an accident following it turning off. Each time i'm left having to have it towed to the dealership.

The first time, happened a few weeks ago. gave them the full description of what happened. They got back to me 2 days later saying I must have left the lights on and the battery was dead. Not really sure how they glossed over my entire 'customer states' but all they put on the ticket was 'customer states truck wont crank'.

And then Tuesday this week it happened again. 20 minutes into my drive. Dealership so far has no real idea of what to even fix. Update i got today was the electrical tested fine and its being passed over to the transmission techs.

Has anyone seen this before? links below are from the inside the truck, and what the engine was doing afterwards.

Thank you in advance

dashboard christmas lights --
engine noise --

Condolences from another San Diegan. While I have no tips or clue as to the failure, I urge you to report these incidents to NHTSA.gov.

Edit: I recall reading something on this forum a couple of weeks ago that had a video attached related to a bad battery cable where it clamps to the battery post. Sorry I can't be more specific.

Question - did you or possibly a previous owner do any modifications even as simple as changing to LED light bulbs, sound system amplifier, other than appearance mods?

 

[trumpet77]

I can only guess, it’s an electrical problem or maybe even a sensor that’s not happy and shutting things down. Regardless, the shop has not diagnosed correctly, so maybe they can make it right or take it elsewhere.

 

[Jah.]

What about codes? All this software crap and should show codes . Why isn't it showing codes ? Is computer module shot ? Ford should have answers . maybe they can come out with a new model instead of getting these current models right .

 

[Scott Asheville]

OP, it takes 30 seconds to file a report. I know because I've filed one myself. And they actually look at your report - I was contacted by an NHTSA engineer for my report. If we don't report, nobody investigates.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#index

 

[MetalsGeek]

I once had a 12V battery develop an internal open connection between cells. Since the battery is pretty much essential to smooth out switching spikes & alternator ripple, it's possible that the vehicle shut down to protect the electronics from such a thing. It may not have had time to store a code under such conditions. Horrible problem; best of luck...

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