Newest Ford special service message on Hybrid 12v Volt Battery Drain Problem

[CurtisB]

I don't think that person is giving it enough time to reach Deep Sleep again. It seems to come back eventually no matter what has been done. If you are discussing Deep Sleep conditions it helps to tell people how long in time (not miles) you drive it each day and how many days per week it gets driven. I really think there is no "fix" aside from having a long commute and driving often, as I think it comes down to drive time to put as much back in the battery as you take out by driving it for a longer time since it is DC-to-DC charging. Having it sit parked while on a trip shouldn't be much of a problem if the battery is topped off which seems to only be possible with a trickle charger. Those of us with short 15-20 minute commutes, 30-40 round trip and not much driving on weekends will always have the Deep Sleep problem and always need a monthly trickle charge back to full.

Funny thing to note. Whenever I drive ALL day with specific long hours on the highway (2-3 hours stints) I can promise you that I will get a "sleep" message and no interior lights the next morning!

But when I was gone for 5 days and my truck sat in my driveway in 100 plus degree heat I didn't get a sleep message the entire time I was gone.....................and when I went to drive it the first morning back, everything lit up like Christmas! This truck is a mystery!

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[CurtisB]

Funny thing to note. Whenever I drive ALL day with specific long hours on the highway (2-3 hours stints) I can promise you that I will get a "sleep" message and no interior lights the next morning!

But when I was gone for 5 days and my truck sat in my driveway in 100 plus degree heat I didn't get a sleep message the entire time I was gone.....................and when I went to drive it the first morning back, everything lit up like Christmas! This truck is a mystery!

Well the truck just made me put my foot in my mouth! Friday I drove from Orange County to San Diego arriving at 8am. Then out to Palm Desert arriving at 11am, then to Havasu Lake arriving at 3pm, then back to Orange County arriving at 8:15pm. Truck drove like a champ! It's been two days and no "sleep messages."

Lots of people looked at the Maverick while I was driving. A person at a gas station thought it was a Rivian! Average mpg was 45 due to the average speed being 72 miles per hour. Basically used a full tank and a couple of gallons to drive all day. Spent about 53 dollars in gas overall!

The truck is really fun to drive on long trips!!

While on the trip, my truck told me its time to change the oil. I'm closing in on a year of ownership and I have just over 9,000 miles. I will be doing my own oil change within the next few weeks. I will post pics.

 

[CurtisB]

Well the truck just made me put my foot in my mouth! Friday I drove from Orange County to San Diego arriving at 8am. Then out to Palm Desert arriving at 11am, then to Havasu Lake arriving at 3pm, then back to Orange County arriving at 8:15pm. Truck drove like a champ! It's been two days and no "sleep messages."

Lots of people looked at the Maverick while I was driving. A person at a gas station thought it was a Rivian! Average mpg was 45 due to the average speed being 72 miles per hour. Basically used a full tank and a couple of gallons to drive all day. Spent about 53 dollars in gas overall!

The truck is really fun to drive on long trips!!

While on the trip, my truck told me its time to change the oil. I'm closing in on a year of ownership and I have just over 9,000 miles. I will be doing my own oil change within the next few weeks. I will post pics.

Did the oil change. Checked my CV axels and they looked fine.

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