Black (driver) screen, multiple error messages and blinker skipping blinks

[TheSwiss]

Hey all,

I was recently driving a short distance, parked the car to buy some lunch, and notice a Restraint control module warning message in FordPass, which did not show on the screen while driving. I thought, well, maybe a temporary software glitch. When I started the car again to drive to work, the driver screen remained black. Tried to restart and reset SYNC, but nothing helped.
The same evening when I started the car again, all was fine. No errors, but an update was ready to be installed (24-PU0302-BAT-DR). The update then installed fine, during the scheduled time at night. And for 3 days, all was working fine.

Then, the morning of day 4, I stop at a bakery to buy lunch (again), and notice multiple error messages coming from FordPass:

- The Anti-lock Brake system has detected a fault and is disabled
- Tire pressure system warning
- Lighting system warning
- Restraint control module warning

Of course, when I came back and started the car, the driver screen remained black. I scheduled the next possible appointment at the dealer, which is Tuesday next week. It also installed another update ( 24-PU0301-BLM-PE ) the same day.

The screen did not come back this time, and conditions are worsening.
- The blinkers are skipping blinks or don't blink at all (sometimes),
- got the 12-v battery drain and low 12-V warnings. These seem to have resolved after charging the car from 40% to 80%

All the other messages are still popping up after driving for a few min.

My dealer thinks it's a failed software update.
Does anyone have an idea what could cause this? A broken module?

Ford also rolled out FordPass 5 a few days before (Europe), and I re-installed PAAK.

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[TheSwiss]

As I expected, my Ford dealer called today. The issue was not due to a failed SW update, and now they are waiting for Ford to come back with suggestions what they should do.

Anyone of the experts here who has an idea?
I'm a bit concerned that this is going to take them a long time to fix

 

[James L]

As I expected, my Ford dealer called today. The issue was not due to a failed SW update, and now they are waiting for Ford to come back with suggestions what they should do.

Anyone of the experts here who has an idea?
I'm a bit concerned that this is going to take them a long time to fix

A lot of these are being fixed with a new 12v battery. This is not working if you have a 2021 model like mine. It's been in the shop for two weeks with no fix as of yet.

 

[TheSwiss]

Talked to the dealer today. The IPC is unreachable with their diagnosis tools. Ford thinks it's possible that an update could have bricked the IPC and is now analyzing the logs. Maybe it can't go to sleep, therefore also the battery drain

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