Even in normal situations it may take nearly an hour for EVERY module to enter sleep mode, so various noises may be heard until then . However, if there's something waking things up and noises are heard again, the. The ROOT cause is whatever is keeping things awake or waking things back up. So although the various relays clicking are using current, they are likely a secondary effect rather than a root cause. So it can be a silent module at the root.
TruthThanks for the update. As a truck mechanic(18 wheelers), I know how wonky all these computers on modern vehicles can be. The more modules/computers/etc, the harder it is to determine what the issue is when stuff happens.
And the customer only sees the tech, so we get the blame. Even when the engineers can't figure out what to do to fix it.
So it goes in this over-technical world we live in now.
Grateful that Ford is still working on this? No, more like astounded and disappointed that a multi billion$ company with all kinds of testing equipment and engineers can't figure out what appear to be a relatively minor problem causing major problems for their customers over the last 3 years.
Thank you for saying what you have much more eloquently than I have been able to here, that Ford is certainly VERY aware of this serious problem and has previously, and is still currently, promising a permanent fix (solution to it) for ALL Maverick hybrid owners.
Well, these are likely pretty complex problems to tackle, regardless of the money and engineering degrees. There are at minimum two issues at play that produce similar concerns. There could be more.
thank you for the info!The small regular 12-volt battery is the one. Pop your hood and look for a small red plastic cover with a + sign on it. It is located in the center driver side area. Pop the cover off. Hook your + battery charger clamp to that lug. In the rear corner driver side area under the hood, you will see a negative lug sticking up that is screwed into the "chassis", it is aluminum in color. Hook your negative clamp on that lug. Yes, this is an inconvenience, about 5 minutes to hook up and then unhook. Nobody is enjoying this issue. However, if your battery is in a low state of charge your dome lights don't come on and your battery life will be shortened. That is a much bigger inconvenience. And more expensive. In my case I need to hook up the charger about every 10 days, when the dome lights fail to come on. Hope this helps.
I only have the problem when my interior lights do not come on when door is opened.
Your input is much appreciated on this forum.
it's not a rocket ship - it's a truck, there is a limited universe of where the root probs can be, they have simulation software, monitoring capabilities, testing teams, many talented engineers and a lofty budget along with design and the coding teams. It should absolutely not take anywhere near multi years to figure this out.
At the dealership I work @ we have had a Maverick in our bays for 5 weeks. It has been here 7 times in 2 years with this same problem. I have seen Fords engineers here twice and they have not yet come up with a solution.
No one should have to keep a modern vehicle (especially a newer vehicle that is under warranty), hooked up to a charger!
