https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#index
The link provided is the best, but you still need to find and select "Report a Safety Problem" on a menu.
It appears that the faulty cable connections are a time bomb on every Hybrid. It is just a matter of time before they break and go dead. My cable was replaced by my dealer over a month ago, and my fingers are still crossed.
That makes the most sense of anything that I have heard, because you are right: DEAD MAVERICK occurs after you shut down the Hybrid and attempt to start. With a jump, it will start and run, but is dead the next time that you shut down.
Very sorry to hear that you have involuntarily "joined the club". If it is any consolation, mine has been fine after the harness was replaced by dealer...
If the problem persists, I will be installing a "4-bit" lug, when it goes out of warranty.
Here is the part that my dealer replaced, (under warranty), to solve the DEAD Hybrid problem. So far, so good 🤞
It sure would help all of the Ford Dealers' Service Depts if Ford would issue a Technical Bulletin or Advisory regarding this issue. My dealer replaced the entire harness, which cost Ford a 30-day rental car, a new $700 harness, and labor.
Sorry to hear that it hit you, too. If the hybrid connections are faulty, as described through this forum, it is just a matter of time for all of the hybrids. My replacement harness was on backorder, of course, and took 30 days to come in. Good luck.
How many of us have had to push a dead car out of an intersection sometime during our life? Put me down for over a dozen times during my 50 years of driving. I have already experienced the "Dead Hybrid", but fortunately was parked when it happened...
Dealer-added options were added before I was offered the truck. They cost 2x what they should. Tint was two front windows only, to match factory tint on rear windows.
If you want to take 99 around and up to Conroe, Gullo Ford sold an "off-the-lot" Hybrid to me for MSRP, and analyzed and repaired my faulty wiring harness. I am still pissed at Ford for the faulty harness, but very happy with Gullo Ford's sales and service. FYI, I attached my purchase order for...
Day 31 - Replacement Harness arrived at Dealer and Installed. Problem apparently solved. Service Report attached.
Day 8 - Dealer Diagnosis Today (5/30/2022): Faulty Electrical Harness. The cable between the 12V battery and relay was defective. The replacement harness is on backorder, possibly...
Day 31 - Replacement Harness arrived at Dealer and Installed. Problem apparently solved. Service Report attached.
Day 8 - Dealer Diagnosis Today (5/30/2022): Faulty Electrical Harness. The cable between the 12V battery and relay was defective. The replacement harness is on backorder, possibly...
Day 31 - Replacement Harness arrived at Dealer and Installed. Problem apparently solved. Service Report attached.
Day 8 - Dealer Diagnosis Today (5/30/2022): Faulty Electrical Harness. The cable between the 12V battery and relay was defective. The replacement harness is on backorder, possibly...
Day 31 - Replacement Harness arrived at Dealer and Installed. Problem apparently solved. Service Report attached.
Day 8 - Dealer Diagnosis Today (5/30/2022): Faulty Electrical Harness. The cable between the 12V battery and relay was defective. The replacement harness is on backorder, possibly...
Day 31 - Replacement Harness arrived at Dealer and Installed. Problem apparently solved. Service Report attached.
Day 8 - Dealer Diagnosis Today (5/30/2022): Faulty Electrical Harness. The cable between the 12V battery and relay was defective. The replacement harness is on backorder, possibly...