Thanks!
Another strange issue is that after my first road trip, my main battery capacity somehow "lost" over 15% capacity. It used to show 240 miles of range on an 80% charge and now it shows just under 200 miles of range on an 80% charge. I did notice that vehicle estimates were wrong during my road trip. It would estimate that I would have a certain amount of range remaining when arriving at my destination or charge points and, in reality, it would be a bit less. For example, the vehicle estimated I would have about 45 miles of range remaining when I hit my first charge point and in reality, I had 10 miles of range remaining. 95% of the driving was level or even downhill with no traffic and I used BlueCruise at the speed limit. The vehicle occupants were just me and my 14 year old son. Is this something to be concerned about? My ultimate destination was considerably hotter than my home area (90 degrees vs 110 degrees).
Maybe but not everyone wants to fork out $549 for an adapter.....Or perhaps go the FDRS route. I manually updated the modules while a power supply was hooked up directly to the car, eliminating any issue with the battery draining during an update.
(This is assuming that an OTA is the cause...)
This is likely unrelated to your battery/lockout issues. When you first start driving the car, it is learning your driving habits, and using that data to try to make the estimated distance available on the current charge more accurate. (People call that distance estimate the GOM or "Guess-o-meter"). In my experience it did get more accurate over the first month of driving.
), the lower your range will be. Other things can affect your range as well, like climate usage. Heat, seat heater, and steering wheel heaters actually reduce your range more than you might think, and more than A/C does, even. And ambient temperature has a large affect as well. Battery efficiency lowers quite a bit in cold weather (which isn't an issue right now). The GOM does take the ambient temperature into account as well, when it's determining your estimated range.
When I had this issue, I did try to unlock form the Phone, fob, and the Door Panel. All same results. The locksmith was unable to open the door with a probe either.
The current GUESS is "yes." However, until someone encounters the problem with a window open, and opens the frunk and disconnects the battery for 15 minutes, we don't know for sure.
Ford seemed to indicate to me that they are aware of the issue and know what the problem and fix is, but they said only the dealership can fix it. I am skeptical that they know anything and may just be offering lip service.
Yes, engineers are working on getting the fix out soon as usual.
Thanks @Mach-Lee . I saw your synopsys a while ago. Any further indication as to which update/module is responsible for this? Can this issue surface any time (once a suspect SW revision is on the car), or only after an OTA event?
