What’s this about??

[Nyvall]

I drive my truck daily so I’m not sure what this is about. Any ideas?

 

[hedge]

I believe it's saying it's disabled the onboard FordPass cellular radio because it's detected low battery voltage.

I get it all the time but I leave my truck for long periods, another reason I wish I had the dual batteries. I'm surprised you're getting it it you drive it daily.

 

[Nyvall]

I get it all the time but I leave my truck for long periods, another reason I wish I had the dual batteries. I'm surprised you're getting it it you drive it daily. I believe it's saying it's disabled the onboard FordPass modem because it's detected low battery voltage.

I just did a remote start and it started.

 

[ETX Tremor]

Strange. I know you are limited to two remote starts and then have to use a key. Or that’s how mine is.

 

[hedge]

I just did a remote start and it started.

Did you use the key or the App? FordPass has nothing to do with the key in case you used that.

 

[Nyvall]

Yeah I use the fob to remote start. I’ll try the app real quick.

 

[Nyvall]

Yeah app will not work.

 

[ETX Tremor]

Yeah app will not work.

That’s odd... maybe let it ride for 1 day and then panic. I’ve had my ford app freeze up on me while doing a remote start but never a msg like that.

 

[hedge]

That’s odd... maybe let it ride for 1 day and then panic. I’ve had my ford app freeze up on me while doing a remote start but never a msg like that.

It's not the app, it's saying the truck has disabled the onboard cellular radio. It does this so it doesn't drain your battery. It will re-enable it once the battery is charged again.

 

[Nyvall]

It's not the app, it's saying the truck has disabled the onboard cellular radio. It does this so it doesn't drain your battery. It will re-enable it once the battery is charged again.

Ok but why? I drive it every day. I’ve only been home for about 3 hours.

 

[rhines81]

Ok but why? I drive it every day. I’ve only been home for about 3 hours.

Hmmm, it's a bit odd I think, but maybe it's just a feature (like a screen saver) and you are just getting that message because you are running the app when the truck hasn't been started for x number of hours and it's only for informational purposes to let you know. I dunno, just guessing.

 

[rhines81]

Strange. I know you are limited to two remote starts and then have to use a key. Or that’s how mine is.

I advised someone several days ago to use remote start (on a programmed schedule) with FordPass to start their truck twice a week to keep their battery charged. He doesn't use his truck often so I thought that might be a good solution. Will this feature only work twice in that scenario or is it twice-in-a-row and then after a certain period it resets???

 

[hedge]

Is it colder than normal, shorter runtime than usual.... ie anything that would cause a lower battery voltage? Seems quite odd considering you have the diesel with dual batteries.

It could also just be a 'generic' message that is thrown when the app hasn't detected a ping from the truck or vice/versa and it thinks it has lost connection so just throws that warning.

If it keeps happening for seemingly no reason then maybe a trip to the dealer will be necessary.

 

[WhiskyThrottle]

click bait

 

[rblazeiko]

Does the truck have the battery protection where if you leave a light on, it disables it to prevent draining the battery? Maybe it was a simple left a door cracked or a map light on? Just tossing out ideas.

 

[RCnTexas]

I advised someone several days ago to use remote start (on a programmed schedule) with FordPass to start their truck twice a week to keep their battery charged. He doesn't use his truck often so I thought that might be a good solution. Will this feature only work twice in that scenario or is it twice-in-a-row and then after a certain period it resets???

Doesn't reset....2 starts without fob is all you get. Only resets with fob start.

 

[Nyvall]

I advised someone several days ago to use remote start (on a programmed schedule) with FordPass to start their truck twice a week to keep their battery charged. He doesn't use his truck often so I thought that might be a good solution. Will this feature only work twice in that scenario or is it twice-in-a-row and then after a certain period it resets???

Yeah I tried the scheduled starts and I'd go out and the truck never started. Has done this multiple times and it just seems odd.

 

[PapaRaptor]

Mine does that all the time. It can sit for days, as I try not to drive it in this shitty salty roads. Once you start it manually with the push button it resumes normal behavior .

 

[Chris21667]

So I got this warning when my truck was in the shop for a month but this was after a week and a half of not being started I was remote starting it with my phone to scare the shop which it did ... But also to make sure the batteries didn't die but I have the dual batteries and 397 alternators but haven't had the issue since ... I drive mine at least once a week

 

[Backwoodsrider]

I got the message when my truck sat for nearly 2 weeks. Its not an issue. All is good.