2.0 EB dead battery issue

[Mllombardi]

Last night leaving work had a dead battery. Jump started it and let it run / drove around for about 55 minutes. This morning dead battery again. At the dealer now. I’ll post what they find.

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[oreomuffin]

hmm...I wonder if I'm a few days from your situation?

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/auto-stop-start-not-working.6872/#post-144121

 

[Mllombardi]

hmm...I wonder if I'm a few days from your situation?

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/auto-stop-start-not-working.6872/#post-144121

Hmmm. I had been turning off my auto start/stop but if I hadn’t maybe I would have been seeing the same.
I’m laughing to myself in the ford waiting chairs that as I write this my ford pass just alerted about shutting down services due to low battery voltage. Guess they’ll be seeing the problem first hand.

 

[Mllombardi]

Just heard from the dealer. Bad battery. I saw other posts about that. Glad it was an easy fix.

 

[Efab]

Ill keep an eye on my truck. A few weeks ago i got s notification from the ford app saying that remote start thru the app was delisabled and will become active again once i turn the vehicle on with the key. Didnt say anything about battery being low but I remember it saying something about sleep mode.

 

[Grey Ghost]

Ill keep an eye on my truck. A few weeks ago i got s notification from the ford app saying that remote start thru the app was delisabled and will become active again once i turn the vehicle on with the key. Didnt say anything about battery being low but I remember it saying something about sleep mode.

I got the same notification yesterday from the app. Makes me wonder if a battery issue is in my future

 

[Mllombardi]

Ill keep an eye on my truck. A few weeks ago i got s notification from the ford app saying that remote start thru the app was delisabled and will become active again once i turn the vehicle on with the key. Didnt say anything about battery being low but I remember it saying something about sleep mode.

Just to help anyone I can, this was the ford pass message:


Your Mike’s Maverick equipped with FordPass(TM) Connect has entered Deep Sleep mode to conserve battery energy. Remote features including start/stop and lock/unlock may be temporarily unavailable because your battery charge level is low.

You can easily fix this yourself by going for a longer ride. Make sure to keep your air conditioning and accessories off during this drive to recharge your battery faster.

If your vehicle doesn’t start:
- Jump start it then take it for a drive to recharge the battery
- Contact your preferred dealer for further service if needed

 

[donkiboy]

Try disabling Fordpass connectivity in the vehicle setting to rule out if that is source of the battery drain. You won't be able to get vehicle status, location, remote start/lock/unlock thru the app.
A side benefit is that data logging / diagnostic won't be sent back to Ford.

 

[kw86er]

I have had these issues as well. Never had a vehicle with remote start before but it sure is nice when it's frosty... If it works.

 

[DeanR]

Just to help anyone I can, this was the ford pass message:


Your Mike’s Maverick equipped with FordPass(TM) Connect has entered Deep Sleep mode to conserve battery energy. Remote features including start/stop and lock/unlock may be temporarily unavailable because your battery charge level is low.

You can easily fix this yourself by going for a longer ride. Make sure to keep your air conditioning and accessories off during this drive to recharge your battery faster.

If your vehicle doesn’t start:
- Jump start it then take it for a drive to recharge the battery
- Contact your preferred dealer for further service if needed

Had the same message, only once but I hope it was just a one time thing. It is 3 degrees here this morning I'll go see if it will start.

 

[Oddzball]

I had the SAME issue this morning, AND I had the message about "Sleep mode"

 

[Rodeoman74]

Just heard from the dealer. Bad battery. I saw other posts about that. Glad it was an easy fix.

Glad to hear it was only a bad battery. I too use to turn off the start/stop. I then unplugged the connection at the batt to eliminate the start/stop which caused a battery error code. next, I paid the $100 for the start/stop Eliminator. Best $100 ever spent……the joy of not worrying about pushing the dang start/stop button is priceless.

 

[oreomuffin]

Glad to hear it was only a bad battery. I too use to turn off the start/stop. I then unplugged the connection at the batt to eliminate the start/stop which caused a battery error code. next, I paid the $100 for the start/stop Eliminator. Best $100 ever spent……the joy of not worrying about pushing the dang start/stop button is priceless.

Serious question. What is it that bothers you so much about it? You're not moving anyway and it is quick to start back up. I guess I'm just not seeing the negative.

 

[STARCOMMTREY1]

Solar trickle charger on the dash would help.

 

[Rodeoman74]

Serious question. What is it that bothers you so much about it? You're not moving anyway and it is quick to start back up. I guess I'm just not seeing the negative.

For me, I dislike the delay, the wear on the starter, the reduced HVAC When in stop mode. The negatives for me outweigh the positives. I float right around 30mpg with a 50/50 mix driving. I have seen zero difference with the stop/start disabled. I’m sure results could very depending on how much time the motor is off.

To each his own

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