2023 Hybrid battery saver mode

[Gerald Landgren]

My Maverick seems to go into battery savers mode way too often. I might drive it one day turn it off and it immediately goes into battery saver mode.. what’s going on here?

My 24 goes into battery saver mode but I am not concerned about it. It is good to know all that battery drain stops before running the battery down. If you didn't have your phone connected you would never know it is in battery save mode. There are so many things on these new vehicles that draw on the battery when it is in the off position now. It is doing what it is designed to do.

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[Gerald Landgren]

I use a quick-connect at the jump points under the hood. With the hood up while charging, I never forget to unplug before I drive the truck again.

That is A better way to do it.

 

[Gerald Landgren]

My Maverick seems to go into battery savers mode way too often. I might drive it one day turn it off and it immediately goes into battery saver mode.. what’s going on here?

Not driving far enough?

 

[Gerald Landgren]

All I can say is good luck Edward. I've been dealing with this very problem for about three months now in my 24 Hybrid. A new OEM battery installation followed by a full week in the service department and nothing has changed. Battery saver mode every single day with voltage readings around 11.6 every single day also. My patience is eroding but I'm taking it back next week for another attempt. I'm not very optimistic.

If it turns on every time, it most likely isn't A problem. The hybrid dosnt use A alternator like the ECO does.

 

[Random]

My 24 goes into battery saver mode but I am not concerned about it. It is good to know all that battery drain stops before running the battery down. If you didn't have your phone connected you would never know it is in battery save mode. There are so many things on these new vehicles that draw on the battery when it is in the off position now. It is doing what it is designed to do.

You will when the interior lights don’t turn on, the touch unlock quits working, or eventually when it won’t start. It’s all a progression but hopefully the “fix” next year works.

 

[Dcooke35]

Bad or weak or poor quality 12 volt battery under that back seat.

Talked about 1 million times. Funny, they have only sold 350,000 vehicles so everyone talks about it at least 3 times.

Fix: buy a better name brand battery or an AGM battery. More expensive is usually better.

Fix: pull fuse 11 from the passenger footwell fuse box. This disables the internet modem in the truck that uses some power while parked.

Well gave the number 11 fuse a yank today, and it basically disabled my truck. Thought well just put it back in. Well as my luck would have it dropped that little sucker down in the cave below the fuse panel. My Maverick is a 2024, so I should have done my own research on the fuse before pulling it out. Not sure why it shut it down, really don't care. I ended up getting a new micro fuse, put it back in and back on the road with a POS failing battery.

 

[The Real Maverick]

That's......... weird.

 

[Dcooke35]

That's......... weird.

Actually, I am having one of those days! The number 11 spot should be correct. Looks like the 11 and 12 are in the same port. Now I know what happens when the number 4 is pulled out. Not sure if these messages can be deleted. I really don't want to add confusion to the mix.

 

[Dcooke35]

My 24 goes into battery saver mode but I am not concerned about it. It is good to know all that battery drain stops before running the battery down. If you didn't have your phone connected you would never know it is in battery save mode. There are so many things on these new vehicles that draw on the battery when it is in the off position now. It is doing what it is designed to do.

I would know because the interior lights would not come on. Something just isn't right, and it is not okay, yes I would rather it go into sleep mode before complet failure, but me driving 30 miles a day round trip, and going to sleep an hour later is not okay. I had an appointment with Ford, took it in, and the guy wanted to keep it for 4 days. He acted like he had never heard such a thing. I asked why did I need an appointment to drop it off, and why they would need it for 4 days. He said were really backed up, and would not be able to get to it right away. So I would be out of my vehicle because there wait time of getting to it. I passed. I will just buy a new battery, and move on.

 

[Dcooke35]

That's......... weird.

One last thing I find interesting. I did pull the number four fuse out of an act of stupidity, put it back in, got it up and running. My battery has not gone into sleep mode since I did that. It always went into sleep mode in about an hour after driving it my usual 15 mile drive home. I drove my wifes car today, and it is still sitting at home, and NOT in sleep mode? It was one of the coldest night so far. Now that is strange!

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