Mach-E Select RWD Bumpy Drive

[ptran2021]

Hello, is anyone suffering horrible bouncy/bumpy/jolting/rocky ride like I am? I don't have a better description like one I am suffering now. I have been driving on the same road/freeway to work over 15 years, and it's getting worse last few months especially on city streets with low speed. I have tried all driving modes, and only whispering mode with E-pedal is better since this mode doesn't have strong power to jolt front left/right then rear left/right when it bounces. . I didn't have this bumpy issue with my previous 2018 Honda Clarity and 1996 Toyota Camry. My old Clarity was very smooth, and I miss it!

When the car has a couple of passengers with additional load up to n 350 lbs, it seems more sticky on the road. It's more bumpy If I drive alone, and I weigh only 140 lbs. Sometimes it gets better during driving, and it comes back on next start. I recall a couple of times it got so bad last May, then then there was a software update and system reset itself, it got back normal but only a few weeks. I tried factory reset, and still it doesn't help.

Is there a way to reset power on instrument cluster?

2022 Mach-E Select RWD
20,000 miles
Tire pressure: current 35 psi

Thanks

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[MachEMaster]

Do you have the 18" or 19" wheels? I would say my '22 Select AWD 18" is firm but not bouncy. I run my tires at 39 psi.

 

[tbrumleve]

Recommended cold pressure is 39. Try pumping the tires and see how it rides. Stiff tires like ours respond more to changes in pressure.

 

[c max]

Sorry you are having this problem......I had a '21 Select RWD SR, drove it in whisper, never felt what you are describing.....now have a '23 Premium RWD, SR, and continue to drive in whisper, and do not have your problem.....both cars have/had 19 in wheels, and I have approx. 39 psi.....I found both cars to be pretty smooth riding......oh, not sure it matters, but I never use 1-petal.....

I hope you find out what's going on.....

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I find that it depends on the roads. Many here will state that they don’t have any problems. But when I traveled with the mme to the Chicago suburbs or Michigan and Wisconsin the ride was much smoother than the city. Inflating your tires to the recommended 39 will make things worse, not better.

 

[JamieGeek]

That has really been a complaint from day one. Some people can tolerate it better than others..

You can also lower your tire pressure a little to give it a bit softer ride.

Also note that there really isn't anything the software can do with the suspension (unless you have a GT Performance Edition). Drive mode doesn't change the dampening it only changes the acceleration curve on the go pedal and the amount of regen if using 1-pedal mode.

 

[Maquis]

I find that it depends on the roads. Many here will state that they don’t have any problems. But when I traveled with the mme to the Chicago suburbs or Michigan and Wisconsin the ride is much smoother than the city. Inflating your tires to the recommended 39 will make things worse, not better.

100%….
There are streets in my city where my car feels like it has square wheels. But on fresh asphalt, it’s like riding on air. Those are two extremes. It varies anywhere in between.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I wonder what role the weight of the car plays. This thing is like what? 5,000 pounds because of the battery?

Yes, close to 5,000 lb. But our battery pack is over-speced, under-engineered relative to others. Part of the problem is inherent to EVs given current battery technology, the other part is due to Ford’s inexperience in making EVs.

 

[Maquis]

As I understand it, my battery is a CATL LFP. That's as state-of-the-art as it gets. It can tolerate 100% high-speed charges and has more heat tolerance. The NCM batteries are a scam. What good is the alleged 312 miles of range with the extended range battery when you can only charge it to 80% without harming / prematurely degrading it? Is that 62 miles of extended range worth $8,000 or more?

https://insideevs.com/news/666041/lfp-2023-ford-mustang-mache-compared/

And that relates to ride quality how? Nice thread hijack.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

If raw speed isn't your goal, the 2023.5 and beyond MME's are the superior cars:

"High energy density means better acceleration performance. However, the LFP battery is superior to the NMC battery in energy storage. In simple terms, NMC batteries have good performance but poor battery life, and LFP batteries have poor performance but good battery life."

Not to mention, I live in the desert SW. That summer heat can be hard on an EV, but the LFP batteries should help negate that problem.

https://www.poweroad.com/knowledges/two-mainstream-lithium-ion-battery-types-lfp-and-nmc-what-are-the-differences/#:~:text=LFP Vs NMC: Energy density&text=High energy density means better,performance but good battery life.

All my comments on this thread were battery agnostic. I drive an extended range vehicle and need every bit of range I can get. But each person’s use case is different and what works for me on a frigid cold day in Chicago doesn’t for you in the SW. Luckily, we can pick what suits us!

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I'm not the one who took the conversation off-topic originally. Did you address it with that person or are you just singling me out?

Wait. Weight is directly related to the battery. My comment was very specific to the weight of the vehicle, which is the reason it is bouncy. Like I mentioned in my earlier comment, I’m not addressing battery technology. You are.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Hello, is anyone suffering horrible bouncy/bumpy/jolting/rocky ride like I am? I don't have a better description like one I am suffering now. I have been driving on the same road/freeway to work over 15 years, and it's getting worse last few months especially on city streets with low speed. I have tried all driving modes, and only whispering mode with E-pedal is better since this mode doesn't have strong power to jolt front left/right then rear left/right when it bounces. . I didn't have this bumpy issue with my previous 2018 Honda Clarity and 1996 Toyota Camry. My old Clarity was very smooth, and I miss it!

When the car has a couple of passengers with additional load up to n 350 lbs, it seems more sticky on the road. It's more bumpy If I drive alone, and I weigh only 140 lbs. Sometimes it gets better during driving, and it comes back on next start. I recall a couple of times it got so bad last May, then then there was a software update and system reset itself, it got back normal but only a few weeks. I tried factory reset, and still it doesn't help.

Is there a way to reset power on instrument cluster?

2022 Mach-E Select RWD
20,000 miles
Tire pressure: current 35 psi

Thanks

Hey there! If you send over a DM with your VIN and Ford dealer info, I can look into your concerns on my end.

 

[HuntingPudel]

A jolting ride is usually because the shipping blocks have not been removed from the springs. Take a quick look under the car. The springs should be free of the stabilizer blocks Ford places in them for railroad and truck shipment. If they are still present, go back to your dealer and they should remove them (it’s part of the Pre-Delivery process to remove them but sometimes dealer techs forget this step). ??

The bounciness is just due to the springs being stiff and the shocks not having enough rebound damping. There are a couple of solutions to that. There is a coil-over system that completely replaces the springs and shocks. It’s expensive but people who have it report a night and day difference. One of the forum members ( @markboris ) created a procedure to adapt an ICE Mustang rear shock from Koni and set the adjustment to mostly get rid of the bounciness. This is less costly but does not completely get rid of the bounciness. ??

 

[bellyer]

@ptran2021 - Feel free to read up on what is arguably the longest thread on this site that I started about 2.5 years ago. It is up to 95 pages now. Maybe you can add some comments there to get us closer to 100 pages. ? - Can't deal with the bouncy ride anymore after two weeks with the Mach-E. What do I do? | MachEforum - Ford Mustang Mach-E News, Owners, Discussions, Community .

Ford has never helped to resolve this issue, but some amazing forum members like @markboris and some others did some extensive testing and found some third party rear shocks that make the ride SOOOOOOOO much better. I have been driving on the Konis for the past 5 months or so and the ride is what it should have been from day one. Check out this thread that Markboris started about the Koni shocks - UPDATED: Replacing Rear Shocks: Reducing the rear end bounce. | MachEforum - Ford Mustang Mach-E News, Owners, Discussions, Community .

Will you ever get a smooth ride in the Mach-E? Nope. It does not seem possible, but you can have a much more comfortable ride than you have now by switching out the rear shocks for the Konis. If you want a smooth ride in a Ford EV, get yourself an F-150 Lightning. I love my Mach-E First Edition, especially now that I have the Konis, but the Lightning I picked up about a year ago is definitely a better vehicle in a number of ways, notably ride comfort.

 

[ptran2021]

Do you have the 18" or 19" wheels? I would say my '22 Select AWD 18" is firm but not bouncy. I run my tires at 39 psi.

I have standard 18" wheels with tires at 39 psi. I lowered them to 35 psi a few months ago, but id did not help. Just increased them up to 39 -40 psi today. Initially It was a little and soft bouncy motion on freeway, but it is a little bumpy/rocky on local/city roads. And now it's rocky add jolting left and right when it hit a little man hole or a small hump or crack on freeway.

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