Dead Battery and locks won’t work

[LuisCarrillo91]

So tonight when I went to start my truck it wouldn’t start. I called roadside assistance and they jump started my truck and now it turns on but door locks won’t work. I wonder if anyone else has had these issues. I’m going to Ford first thing on Monday morning

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[discothan]

Did you try to use your key fob in the hidden slot in your cupholder....underneath the removable rubbery coaster?

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

Did you try to use your key fob in the hidden slot in your cupholder....underneath the removable rubbery coaster?

Yup I tried that with both keys and nothing. Doors won’t lock. Everything else seems to work. It makes the noise but won’t lock.

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

Woke up this morning and everything is working properly now.

 

[Aaron34]

Woke up this morning and everything is working properly now.

That’s almost as frustrating as it still not working...I hope it was a one time issue.

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

That’s almost as frustrating as it still not working...I hope it was a one time issue.

Yeah I’m still taking it in this week to have it looked at

 

[KBKEITH]

I had the very same thing happen on Monday, January 4th. I hadn’t driven my truck for four days. I went to open my truck to go to work and my battery was completely dead. Nothing worked. I had to use the key hidden in the FOB to open the door. I called RA and they gave me a jump. Then a bunch of error codes.

I called the dealer and they said bring it in immediately. They hooked it to a charger for about 1/2 hour and I was on my way.

That night when I got home I charged my battery overnight and to this day there has not been an issue.

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

I had the very same thing happen on Monday, January 4th. I hadn’t driven my truck for four days. I went to open my truck to go to work and my battery was completely dead. Nothing worked. I had to use the key hidden in the FOB to open the door. I called RA and they gave me a jump. Then a bunch of error codes.

I called the dealer and they said bring it in immediately. They hooked it to a charger for about 1/2 hour and I was on my way.

That night when I got home I charged my battery overnight and to this day there has not been an issue.

I’m glad it hasn’t happened again for you. I’m going to call tomorrow morning to see if they want me to bring it in immediately too. I hope this issue doesn’t happen again for us. Did they tell you what caused it?

 

[KBKEITH]

I’m glad it hasn’t happened again for you. I’m going to call tomorrow morning to see if they want me to bring it in immediately too. I hope this issue doesn’t happen again for us. Did they tell you what caused it?

They really couldn’t explain other than to suggest it was probably caused by something that I did.

I contend that there really isn’t anything on these trucks that you can “leave on”. Everything turns off on its own automatically.

Best of luck with your situation. Please report back once you’ve been to the dealer. ??

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

They really enjoy couldn’t explain other than to suggest it was probably caused by something that I did.

I contend that there really isn’t anything on these trucks that you can “leave on”. Everything turns off on its own automatically.

Best of luck with your situation. Please report back once you’ve been to the dealer. ??

I while thanks. I’ll let you know if I get a better reason why it happened

 

[KBKEITH]

I while thanks. I’ll let you know if I get a better reason why it happened

Oh, I can also add that the night before I did receive a notification from FordPass that my truck was entering “deep sleep mode”. I guess once that happens there’s not much you can do to wake it up except to give it a jump. LOL.

 

[LuisCarrillo91]

Oh, I can also add that the night before I did receive a notification from FordPass that my truck was entering “deep sleep mode”. I guess once that happens there’s not much you can do to wake it up except to give it a jump. LOL.

Lol, Interesting the same happened to me.

 

[KBKEITH]

Lol, Interesting the same happened to me.

Interesting! I’m going to stay tuned to your thread for sure....

 

[Jim Bandy]

Please post -the dealership soultion in getting your locks back up and running. I'm interested to know if Ford has sometime of saftey circuit build in when the battery goes dead and then having to reprogram the locks somehow.

I guess - I'm going to invest (always wanted one) in a battery tester, that will test vehicle cranking & testing of the battery ex: such as regular flooded, AGM flat plate, AGM spiral, GEL and deep cycle batteries, by placing a load on it and conducting a CCA test against the rated battery CCA etc. along with charging system.. Test - before leave the dealership lot.

 

[KBKEITH]

Please post -the dealership soultion in getting your locks back up and running. I'm interested to know if Ford has sometime of saftey circuit build in when the battery goes dead and then having to reprogram the locks somehow.

I guess - I'm going to invest (always wanted one) in a battery tester, that will test vehicle cranking & testing of the battery ex: such as regular flooded, AGM flat plate, AGM spiral, GEL and deep cycle batteries, by placing a load on it and conducting a CCA test against the rated battery CCA etc. along with charging system.. Test - before leave the dealership lot.

After my incident I invested in a NOCO Boost XL jump starter.

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