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You may also want to check your fuse box and make sure all the fuses are seated firmly.

This sorrta sounds like normal operation. The electric power steering system senses your steering inputs and determines when to turn on the electric power steering pump. If you're heading down a straight road and putting in verry little steering inputs it turns off the pump to save power and the...

I noticed mine started doing this right after the last OTA update. The ICE speeds up and it sounds like there is a shop vac running under the hood. I does seem like the truck putting a charge on the HVB. I usually let it run like that for about a min after I park & then shutdown.

That's the missing piece that I just didn't want to start a debate on....

I think this is a much better option than the current HEV & PHEV. These are considered parallel Hybrids where the electric motors work in parallel with the ICE and can function also as generators. But they must have some form of mechanical transmission to send power to the rest of the...

The issue was the high end was crushed by low pass filters to prevent the active noise cancelation system from causing feedback through the sound system and there was no way to compensate for it.

I had a Ridgeline for 5 yrs. Nice truck. the 3.5L has plenty of power, the trunk in the bed is really useful. You can fit 4 5gal gas cans in it for long range trips. The cabin has plenty of room. The downsides I experienced were; a bit too much body roll and nose plowing due to it being based...

I just had some spare Blizzacks remounted onto steelies for my Mav. the rims came w/ no TPMS so I bought a set from Tirerack. NTB installed them & performed the relearn procedure on them & everything has been working great.

I'm aware the ICE is not directly charging the 12v battery, I just thought keep up the practice might be helpful to let the truck put a charge on the HVB when it deemed so before leaving it parked for an 8hr cold soak. My drive to & from work only takes 5min and at home it is garage parked. And...

I checked the Ford pass app and there is an alert for "Powertrain System Fault 'Illuminates when the system has detected a powertrain or four-wheel drive fault'" When this message 1st popped up I was parked w/ 2 wheels(right side) up on a snow & slush covered curb and was trying to slowly...

Yesterday I got a warning message on my dash. I can remember if it was service vehicle or the engine. We had gotten 4" of snow yesterday so I parked on the curb with my flashers on and engine off till I cleared the driveway. When I turned the truck back on this warning with a yellow wrench...

Disconnecting and reconnecting the 12v battery is a good idea. Here is a better one for any new car these days. Since new cars are so tech dependent, and the littlest things can cause electrical gremlins, when ever I have purchased a new vehicle in the past 10yrs, the 1st thing I do is go into...

Your assumption sounds about right. A lead acid cell has an open circuit voltage of about 2.2 volts, so you must reach a higher voltage to charge them. 14.8v works out to be about 2.47 per cell. A cell with a load on it will have a lower voltage and 12.8v comes out to about 2.13 per cell. If...

I have a 2025 Lariat. Just got some steelies and had some Blizzacks mounted. I ordered these for them. The tire shop installed and activated them and they are working perfectly https://www.tirerack.com/accessories/433mhz-tire-pressure-sensor-tpms

Bit far of a drive & would need a loaner to get to work.