Maverick Battery Issue [Very Dangerous on Highway]!

[jsus]

Look closer at all the threads, you’ll find post of them going dead on the road similar the this OP post

It's a simple request.

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[Sliphorn]

Yes it’s a well documented issue on this forum but instead of the hybrid owners raising hell to ford and the gov they blow it off as basically ok and go buy battery jump boxes and try to fix it themselves. Somebody’s gonna die because of it

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The vast majority of hybrid MAV's are fine and have no such problem. That being the case, what is there to report? Any hybrid owners that have had the cable harness failure have no choice but to get it to the dealer for diagnosis and a fix, which ultimately involves Ford. I agree that the owner should then contact NHTSA and I imagine that most have.
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[OleFordGuy]

It's a simple request.

Yes but you can search back as well as I could, I’ve read them before and know they are there

 

[mjkladis]

I am glad I changed my mind and ordered an Ecoboost Maverick.

 

[Sliphorn]

I am glad I changed my mind and ordered an Ecoboost Maverick.

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Oh boy, here we go again.
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[OleFordGuy]

What's been well-documented is that the vehicle is dead when you go to unlock or start it.

And people have been complaining to Ford and NHSTA.

Not when it's running like OP claims. Please link to the other threads where people have claimed they lost all power while driving.

To help you out here is a link to 1 and you can find more
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...afely-now-issue-on-freeway.18684/#post-355355

 

[HGB123]

The TSB may apply to your truck. It covers trucks built on or before May 13, 2022. Although you had a different symptom at first, I'm sure after you stopped you also had the defined symptom of no power.

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...vericks-built-on-or-before-may-13-2022.21114/

Also, reading that it didn't even manage to give an error and have you pull over is concerning in the extreme.

I edited my comment with a question on the brakes also, to ask if you had no brakes at the brake pedal right after the power loss (sometimes a loss of power/vacuum brakes can feel like no brakes, but they still work if you press down HARD), or if you mean that the parking brake would no engage.

That's a great question. It definitely felt like no brakes at first. I pressed the brake pedal to the floor and got no reaction. After that I really just kind of drifted, did my best to avoid hitting anyone or anything.

 

[HGB123]

Yes it’s a well documented issue on this forum but instead of the hybrid owners raising hell to ford and the gov they blow it off as basically ok and go buy battery jump boxes and try to fix it themselves. Somebody’s gonna die because of it

I agree 100%. It was almost me who died. I can't believe this isn't already a class action lawsuit.

 

[jsus]

Yes but you can search back as well as I could, I’ve read them before and know they are there

It's not good form to tell someone else to research in order to back up your own claim.

 

[OleFordGuy]

It's not good form to tell someone else to research in order to back up your own claim.

It’s not a claim but a fact and if you can’t accept it as that then you should do your own research instead of basically saying it’s not true. But I did give in earlier and gave you 1 of numerous out there

 

[MostlySafeBear]

I agree 100%. It was almost me who died. I can't believe this isn't already a class action lawsuit.

Since you are one of the people who were put in direct danger by this, you just might have standing to be a lead plaintiff on a class action lawsuit over this. You should probably contact your area lawyer/bar legal referral service.

Note that I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. My advice is simply from an educated guess.

If you win, toss me some.

 

[Jatrax]

To help you out here is a link to 1 and you can find more
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...afely-now-issue-on-freeway.18684/#post-355355

Your link doesn't seem to be the same as the report by the OP at all. Appears to be an engine issue where the vehicle issued a warning. After stopping and restarting there was no issue driving just a check engine light. No loss of power.

What the OP in this thread is reporting seems quite different and very alarming, but it is also the first post I have seen that describes this situation. The known hybrid wire harness issue does not (to my knowledge) stop the vehicle while it is running, only after it is turned off does it fail and not allow the vehicle to be started.

 

[Nugget]

Yikes. Mine died in the garage. That would be scary.

 

[OleFordGuy]

Your link doesn't seem to be the same as the report by the OP at all. Appears to be an engine issue where the vehicle issued a warning. After stopping and restarting there was no issue driving just a check engine light. No loss of power.

What the OP in this thread is reporting seems quite different and very alarming, but it is also the first post I have seen that describes this situation. The known hybrid wire harness issue does not (to my knowledge) stop the vehicle while it is running, only after it is turned off does it fail and not allow the vehicle to be started.

That's your opinion that your entitled to but it's not mine. And it's only one post of others of the endangerment situation because of the root cause of them all (cable/harness) that is just brushed off by many. Fell free to dig further, you will see if you put in the effort instead of wanting something handed to you on a silver platter without any effort on your part. And before you go on the band wagon that I'm anti hybrid, I'm not, to me it's the best of both worlds, but there's an issue with it in the Maverick that Fords needs to step up to and fix, simple as that, that is my whole point. It's be reported in older and newer builds, yes it has not happened in all, but it very well could.

 

[jsus]

That's your opinion that your entitled to but it's not mine. And it's only one post of others of the endangerment situation because of the root cause of them all (cable/harness) that is just brushed off by many. Fell free to dig further, you will see if you put in the effort instead of wanting something handed to you on a silver platter without any effort on your part. And before you go on the band wagon that I'm anti hybrid, I'm not, to me it's the best of both worlds, but there's an issue with it in the Maverick that Fords needs to step up to and fix, simple as that, that is my whole point. It's be reported in older and newer builds, yes it has not happened in all, but it very well could.

Understood that you cannot link to another thread showing the same thing that the OP of this thread indicates - that the vehicle lost all power - propulsion and 12V - which is not indicative of the known harness defects. For now, OP is the only report of such an issue. Thanks for confirming.

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