Does Anyone Drive an EB Infrequently and for Short Trips With No Battery Charge Issues?

[Jah.]

Less than 6k miles . battery not agm . never failed to start yet . owned 2 years as of 10/31/23 . had deep sleep first year but not since . start/stop doesn't engage anymore . have jump start available just in case . battery is crap .

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[commadorebob]

I have an AGM. I drive it about twice a week for local driving (I filled up three weeks ago and am at half a tank). I've had no issues with the battery so far.

 

[DryFlyGuy]

I have a 2023 Lariat delivered in March. It has 5,000 miles on it. If it sits for 6-10 days it goes into Deep Sleep mode. I have just turned off the wifi and automatic updates as we are leaving the Maverick in the garage for the next month. I will report back if it goes into Deep Sleep again and how long it takes to do that.

 

[MAGPLM]

I have only 3k miles on a 2023 Maverick that I got last Winter. It has an AGM battery, but it gets very COLD here in winters. I only drive 10 miles per day to and from work. Because of this, I plug in the onboard battery tender. Everything is been perfect since.

 

[Hammer]

Less than 6k miles . battery not agm . never failed to start yet . owned 2 years as of 10/31/23 . had deep sleep first year but not since . start/stop doesn't engage anymore . have jump start available just in case . battery is crap .

ive had mine one week shorter than you, 2 years as of 11/05/23. I have 24k miles on non-agm battery. Never had deep sleep issue but I have noticed recently that stop/start rarely engages. It used to activate very often. I don’t mind that so much since I view as an annoying feature, but I am concerned that means battery is starting to weaken.

 

[Packer Bill]

I have a 22 EB Lariat. I have had my Maverick 2 years with 12,500 miles. It has the EFB type battery. My only problem is auto stop/start not functioning. Thus I have been using my NOCO 5 once a week and no more problems.

 

[joewaiting]

2023 AWD Ecoboost, Took mine in for a click when starting, Just a swift click and then starts.
You know that click that says your battery is dieing or starting is going bad!. Dealer said battery up to its factory %. Has happened about 5 times since my Purchase March 2023.
5K miles, I to notice the stop start will not engage before about 25-30miles if I did not drive for 3-5 days!

 

[DryFlyGuy]

2023 AWD Ecoboost, Took mine in for a click when starting, Just a swift click and then starts.
You know that click that says your battery is dieing or starting is going bad!. Dealer said battery up to its factory %. Has happened about 5 times since my Purchase March 2023.
5K miles, I to notice the stop start will not engage before about 25-30miles if I did not drive for 3-5 days!

That is an indication that your battery is operating below a level of sufficient charge to engage the stop/start feature until it charges for 20-30 minutes. My bet is, if your Maverick sits for a few weeks or a month like mine does, you will see the Deep Sleep mode. Something is discharging these batteries while it sits much faster than any vehicle I have owned. It would be nice to see Ford address this.

 

[Jah.]

ive had mine one week shorter than you, 2 years as of 11/05/23. I have 24k miles on non-agm battery. Never had deep sleep issue but I have noticed recently that stop/start rarely engages. It used to activate very often. I don’t mind that so much since I view as an annoying feature, but I am concerned that means battery is starting to weaken.

Yea . I really don't mind at all that start/stop doesn't engage almost never any more . true that battery is probably getting weaker .

 

[Skyline]

The more I read about the brake monitoring system (BMS) the more I learn and the more confused I get.

I am pretty certain that you meant "Battery Monitoring System (BMS)"....

My EB 2.0 Lariat has 2,800 miles since February of this year, with 98% of short round trips, about 3 - 6 miles with number of stops. The truck had been started, practically every day, except on couple of holidays and when on vacation where it did not start for ten days. The battery is AGM.

There's no issue with starting, knock on wood, including remote start with the FOB, no FordPAss app. The battery is weak, based on the battery testers output. The system disables the auto start/stop feature more times than none, due to the weak battery. I have a battery charger at home and jump starter in the truck, in case the battery dies. No battery tender, truck parked outside.

I have recharged the battery twice at home, the dealer did it once recently, that allowed enabling the auto start/stop feature for a couple of days, disabled afterward. Pulling the fuse for the Telemetry Control Module (TCM) probably helped preventing deep sleep, albeit the Ford Perimeter Plus VSS probably makes up for it.

There's a lot to like in the Maverick, but needing to be prepared for if it does not start is not one of them. That is borderline ridiculous for the Maverick, even it is "cheap" to buy. Especially, when the truck already has the BMS, that prevents charging the battery beyond 80% of charge, the main culprit for the system disabling auto start/stop. Changing the settings to 90% charge, like people do in other Ford forums with ForeScan, resolves this issue. Ford could do this with an update, even if it impacts its COFE numbers. Arguably, system disabling auto start/stop results in bigger impact to the COFE number....

 

[MaverRick]

I have had my Truck for 16 months and just under 10k miles and no battery issues so far. It once sat for 3 weeks while we did a long road trip in my Wife’s car and started right up when we got back. The ASS feature works intermittently and sometimes I just turn it off.

 

[deckmt]

The more I read about the brake monitoring system (BMS) the more I learn and the more confused I get. One trend becoming more apparent is that a BMS equipped vehicle being driven infrequently (2-5 days a week for short distances) should be prepared to make regular use of a battery tender or charger just to ensure the vehicle will start as it should. It seems like it starts to show up after a few months of ownership. Which seems ridiculous for a new vehicle.

I understand how BMS works and why it can cause this. So I would like to know if there are any EcoBoost owners who drive infrequently and make mostly short trips (20 miles or less) who have not had any battery or charging issues? And if so would you please include your current odometer reading and whether or not you have an AGM battery if you know? Hybrids and those who drive frequently and for longer distances are a different set of issues.

2023 EB Lariat purchased 8/21/2023 with 1,522 miles.

I work from home, so most of my driving is on weekends and primarily local/short trips. I have not encountered any issues with the battery or any other mechanical aspect of the Maverick.

Note that over half the miles on the Maverick were driven during the first two months when I had to make several trips to the dealership where I purchased the vehicle ... the dealership is in a different part of the state. Since then, it has been all local driving, primarily on weekends.

I have no clue about details of the battery on my Maverick. I just assumed all EBs use the same battery ... will have to check it out.

 

[SkeeterB]

24,000 miles and a few weeks ago after doing a major cleaning with doors open radio on for an hour or so it cranked really slow and JUST started. Thinking about a better battery. Although it hasn't failed me yet.

 

[B2000]

I have about 1800 miles on my 2023 ecoboost with AGM. Only problem is the start/stop not working unless I put it on the battery tender- no problems with starting or features including heated seats and steering wheel. I do a lot of short trips typically but get on the freeway for a few miles most weeks.

 

[vinnymac]

The more I read about the battery monitoring system (BMS) the more I learn and the more confused I get. One trend becoming more apparent is that a BMS equipped vehicle being driven infrequently (2-5 days a week for short distances) should be prepared to make regular use of a battery tender or charger just to ensure the vehicle will start as it should. It seems like it starts to show up after a few months of ownership. Which seems ridiculous for a new vehicle.

I understand how BMS works and why it can cause this. So I would like to know if there are any EcoBoost owners who drive infrequently and make mostly short trips (20 miles or less) who have not had any battery or charging issues? And if so would you please include your current odometer reading and whether or not you have an AGM battery if you know? Hybrids and those who drive frequently and for longer distances are a different set of issues.

I do a long run at least 10 miles and a couple short trips about 2 miles every week

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