Check 12 volt battery warning

[Byrus]

Just got this warning along with one touch open/close window button not working, tires detected unusual vibration and tires may not be aligned.

All 4 came on when started car. I guess I'll schedule it for service but is it safe to drive this weekend?

It's been cold here in Chicago so not sure if that could be having an effect.

Edit: my car is only a year old.

Thanks.

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[Xweb]

I just got the same 4 messages! In Southern California. I'm hoping to keep driving it for a few days. Is it safe?

 

[Byrus]

Hmm. Wonder if it's maybe an app glitch then...

 

[Xweb]

That would be nice. I'm on Android.

 

[Byrus]

I am as well

 

[Mets0903]

I also received this exact set of messages tonight. I’m in NJ and I have an iPhone.

And we aren’t the only ones: https://www.macheforum.com/site/thr...rt-in-fordpass-now-enabled.46861/post-1042054

My car is a 2022 so it does seem plausible that the battery needs to be replaced but this can’t just be a coincidence, can it? How can we find out before we all inconvenience ourselves all weekend?

 

[telepheedian]

I got this tonight as well on my 2021, I pre-emptively replaced the battery with the DieHard EV battery back in July since OTA updates were becoming uninstallable.

 

[astrorob]

oh yeah that was me, i guess fordpass's servers must have taken a dump tonight. i also have a 2023 and it did not occur on that car. and i wasn't starting the 2024 when this happened, it seemed to happen spontaneously.

 

[Mets0903]

My app is still showing an active alert for the 12v (and the window issue). Is that something that would remain open until it’s checked by a dealer even if it was just an app glitch that triggered this in the first place?

 

[astrorob]

My app is still showing an active alert for the 12v (and the window issue). Is that something that would remain open until it’s checked by a dealer even if it was just an app glitch that triggered this in the first place?

well at least on my fordpass the alert is gone, all that is left are the messages in the messages tab. maybe give it some time?

i also don't see any evidence that it ever happened on the ford.com owner portal.

 

[Xweb]

App error seems like a nice way to pad some December service appointments

 

[MachEnthusiast]

I just got a message from Ford saying all those messages were sent in error. I had received the same 4.

 

[Mets0903]

Good to hear - where did you get that message? My alerts are now gone and all four of the messages from last night are now gone, but I haven’t received the follow-up about the error.

 

[astrorob]

Good to hear - where did you get that message? My alerts are now gone and all four of the messages from last night are now gone, but I haven’t received the follow-up about the error.

i am on ios and i got a notification overnight from the app saying all that stuff was in error. when i tapped the notification just now, fordpass opened but there was no message in the app itself. and tapping cleared the notification, so now it’s gone.

 

[jstaebell]

i am on ios and i got a notification overnight from the app saying all that stuff was in error. when i tapped the notification just now, fordpass opened but there was no message in the app itself. and tapping cleared the notification, so now it’s gone.

Same experience for me on Android. Frustrating to not be able to read the notification but it clearly said "apologies" and that the messages were sent in error. I expect an apology email sometime today. Ford owes me a new pair of pants.

Edit to add that I was driving at the time the original app notifications came in (hence the need for new pants). But there was NO message or any indication in the car itself, so I had hoped it was just an error in the app. Very relieved to see the message this morning when I got up, before I could schedule a service visit.

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