Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!!

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Gang. I am growing increasingly frustrated at the pathetic QA (Quality Assurance) for their OTA updates. It seems each time they send us an update, they screw something else up - but usually it's around resetting the Ford Pass App charge settings.

In many cases, we found that after the update, our preferred home charge settings have been deleted and replaced with a "charge target of 50%" with charging times limited to "2am-12am" which makes absolutely no sense.

Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_090855_FordPass
Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_090846_FordPass
Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_091222_FordPass
Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_141200_FordPass
Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_141210_FordPass
Ford Mustang Mach-E Later PowerUp Update resets to 50% Charge Target -then charges to 100%!! Screenshot_20230402_141243_FordPass


Now -let me preface it with the fact that I had signed up last Spring for the DTE Charging Forward Smart EV Charging program which is a joint test with Ford that allows them to temporarily pause charging during high demand times. Since they can't just turn off the electrical circuit, it appears that they are going into the Ford pass app and modifying the settings.

Figured -whatever -peak demand is during the day and I never charge then but they've been screwing with an interruption from Midnight to 2AM so maybe this is related?


Anyways, more disconcerting is the following:
-Had to completely re-do my preferred charge times this morning since it was stuck with 50% between 2am-12am..
-It properly saved my current address under the home profile
-Set it to charge since today is Sunday and within my EV charge program low rates.
-It was definitely set to charge to 90% - it blew past this on it's way to 100% (we have only charged 1 time to 100% for a road trip).
-Attempted to stop it from charging by hitting the "stop charging" button in Pass app. It appeared to accept but kept charging.
-Tried a 2nd time -still kept charging.
-Had to physically unplug to stop it from charging.
-The address Ford Pass thinks the vehicle is at shows a house across the street. I've NEVER seen this before.
-I did not accidentally hit the "charge to 100%" button in the app. You can see my charge setting before I unplugged was at 90% though the distance to empty was not updated.

Has anyone else seen this behavior with the latest PowerUp update (charges to 100% regardless of settings or reset all times).

PS: Android Auto has also been meesed up since the last PowerUp update for phone calls. We've had to call others 2-3x before it doesn't hang up on the first or 2nd ring. Not sure if this update will fix it but we've completely deleted and re-sync'ed the phone via Bluetooth profile to no avail.

Anyone else has this happen to them? Is there an easy means to point Ford to this posting so they can investigate. I am not going to spend 30 min on the phone explaining it all. :oops:

THANKS IN ADVANCE GANG! Besides the pass crap around charging and android auto phone calls - I can say, we've really not had any other issues with the car.
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By participating in that program, you've likely given permission for them to charge your vehicle to 100% or limit it to 50% whenever they want to. If you're not okay with that, then you should unenroll from the program.

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Something similar happened with Xcel Energy controlled thermostats. People signed up to save $100, but apparently didn't read or fully understand that Xcel will shut off your A/C on hot days. As a result, people got pissed when their house was 80ÂşF on a peak day and they couldn't run their A/C, but that was exactly what they signed up for. If you sign up for a smart charging program, they can control the charging of your car to whatever % they want.
 
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By participating in that program, you've likely given permission for them to charge your vehicle to 100% or limit it to 50% whenever they want to. If you're not okay with that, then you should unenroll from the program.

SmartGrid Rewards Account Dashboard

Something similar happened with Xcel Energy controlled thermostats. People signed up to save $100, but apparently didn't read or fully understand that Xcel will shut off your A/C on hot days. As a result, people got pissed when their house was 80ÂşF on a peak day and they couldn't run their A/C, but that was exactly what they signed up for. If you sign up for a smart charging program, they can control the charging of your car to whatever % they want.

Thanks for the response but I don't think this is the case. I do get a text notification from DTE of the pauses. In fact, one occurred earlier this week, from midnight to 2am and as expected -charged from 11pm to midnight -2 hour pause - and then it resumed with the settings unchanged except for the pause.

The pause was on Thurs, overnight with the car charged to 90% on Friday morning.

This happened before our PowerUp update which I have scheduled to only happen at 10PM on Fridays so as to not impact charging during the week.
 

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Thanks for the response but I don't think this is the case. I do get a text notification from DTE of the pauses. In fact, one occurred earlier this week, from midnight to 2am and as expected -charged from 11pm to midnight -2 hour pause - and then it resumed with the settings unchanged except for the pause.

The pause was on Thurs, overnight with the car charged to 90% on Friday morning.

This happened before our PowerUp update which I have scheduled to only happen at 10PM on Fridays so as to not impact charging during the week.
Well it sounds like you could have multiple issues. If you log into that dashboard, what kind of information does it show? Past events? I've never been able to see what it looks like so I have no idea.

Your vehicle will be messed up until it's driven a couple times after an OTA Update. Just expect that. Charging times might get changed to previous settings, so you might have to reset them inside the car.
 

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This happened before our PowerUp update which I have scheduled to only happen at 10PM on Fridays so as to not impact charging during the week.
The schedule for updates is only for those OTAs updates that require an inhibit installation (car is not drivable during the installation). Most OTA updates will download and install on their own (not limited to the set schedule time).
 


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Has anyone else seen this behavior with the latest PowerUp update (charges to 100% regardless of settings or reset all times).
I had exactly the same experience, but don't know if it's related to any of the OTAs (it worked correctly at least two times after the last update). For me, it was the first time when the charging was interrupted at midnight for 2 hours. It charged correctly that night, but when I plugged it in Saturday evening it showed a 50% target. I selected to charge to 100% and manually stopped at about 80. But this morning I found it charged to 100%.

It took me maybe whole two minutes to restore my preferred charging schedule, I'm so frustrated. :cool:
 
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I had exactly the same experience, but don't know if it's related to any of the OTAs (it worked correctly at least two times after the last update). For me, it was the first time when the charging was interrupted at midnight for 2 hours. It charged correctly that night, but when I plugged it in Saturday evening it showed a 50% target. I selected to charge to 100% and manually stopped at about 80. But this morning I found it charged to 100%.

It took me maybe whole two minutes to restore my preferred charging schedule, I'm so frustrated. :cool:
Wow! Thanks! Well that exactly matches what happened to me. What poor SW programming. I am going to bail from their program as soon as I get my next $50 in the next 30 days or so.

For the record, I went back and re-read all of the details on the DTE program and there is not a single mention of chaning the charging target -only a "pause". This appears to be a bug.

Possible that this update and the charge event are coincidental.
 

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So, next time you see someone say “Teslas never have these problems” here’sa post from a friend on the local Tesla Owners Group:
Anyone else notice this?
Since software updates 2023.20.7 and 2023.7.20 on our Y and 3 respectively, the geotagged charging amp settings aren't remembered any longer. New SW bug?
How can this get reported to Tesla?
Due to our universal home charger and wiring, we need the setting reduced from 48A. Previous to these latest updates, we had it set and it stayed set. This morning, we got a host of error messages & the Model 3 (FSD beta) reset itself to 37A which we never set it at.

BTW, she’s a long-time Tesla owner.
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