2021 F-150 High Voltage Battery Failure / Replacement

[dbennett415]

My truck went down last week with a bunch of warnings. Dealership is now telling me the hybrid motor in the transmission and the high voltage battery need to be replaced. The motor is covered under my warranty, but they said I’m screwed basically when it comes to the battery. They said it’s a $5000 repair.

I did find used batteries in the $1200 range. Is it possible to change these things at home? I know they are buried and not easily accessible, but I’m more concerned about possible software issues or anything along those lines. Just not ready for a $5000 hit to the wallet right now.

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[cofford]

My truck went down last week with a bunch of warnings. Dealership is now telling me the hybrid motor in the transmission and the high voltage battery need to be replaced. The motor is covered under my warranty, but they said I’m screwed basically when it comes to the battery. They said it’s a $5000 repair.

I did find used batteries in the $1200 range. Is it possible to change these things at home? I know they are buried and not easily accessible, but I’m more concerned about possible software issues or anything along those lines. Just not ready for a $5000 hit to the wallet right now.

The battery warranty is 8 years/100k miles. Are you outside of that window?

 

[dbennett415]

The battery warranty is 8 years/100k miles.

112,000 miles, just missed it

 

[Captain Dirty Beard]

Note to self: get rid of this truck before 8yr/100k is up

 

[cofford]

I would take a look in the service manual. That would tell you if any software configuration is required. It would also give you procedures for dealing with the high voltage.

 

[dbennett415]

I would take a look in the service manual. That would tell you if any software configuration is required. It would also give you procedures for dealing with the high voltage.
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Do you know where I can find that reference? Thanks for your help

 

[Captain Dirty Beard]

Here are some of the Factory proceedure documents

 

[cofford]

https://elvsolutions.org/wp-content...-150-Hybrid-Battery-Removal-Guide-12-8-20.pdf

 

[Captain Dirty Beard]

 

[powerboatr]

shiiiiit
i would write ford a letter and see if there is a wiggle, with a 2021 with that many worry free miles
if you know what i mean
i have had success in the past with just a touch our of warranty items on both a gm and a ford
it might take a bit of sugar and patience
did they say what caused the battery pack to fail?
good luck

 

[dbennett415]

shiiiiit
i would write ford a letter and see if there is a wiggle, with a 2021 with that many worry free miles
if you know what i mean
i have had success in the past with just a touch our of warranty items on both a gm and a ford
it might take a bit of sugar and patience
did they say what caused the battery pack to fail?
good luck
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I’ve tried calling the Ford warranty people, they ended up transferring me to another department. Now I am waiting for the dealership maintenance manager to call me back, but so far, the only answer I have is I’m shit out of luck.

 

[DadBald]

Dang, sorry to hear that. My 2021 hybrid battery was replaced this January at about 40,000 miles. Dealer quoted ~$8k but it was covered by warranty. The list of computer codes was comically long.

I wonder why they need to replace the motor though, that sounds odd to me.

 

[jhelrey]

Do you have a Ford Premium Care ESP?

 

[HammaMan]

Here's a battery that fits the PB, just need to swap the BECM from your old batt
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225408242445

 

[m_bt54]

i would ask your dealer to reach out to Ford for financial assistance. They offered to cover 70% of my recent out of warranty repair. (long story that i have been outlining in another thread but ended up getting it all covered. I’ll link it below because your issues don’t sound too different from what I have been dealing with since May). The dealership should know how to start the request process.



https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/wont-start-stop-safely-now-u0412-p0563-p0adf.24531/

In short, I have had my hybrid battery, BECM, both 12v batteries, a fuse box all replaced and still had issues. The repair happening now is replacing a wiring harness that required them to remove a good portion of my front end.

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