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Our Mach E’s Ford mobile charger died (red light of death) after about 18 months & 40,000 miles charging 5-6 days a week at 240V. The replacement is a backup charger now or used at 120V occasionally. I use a Charge Point Home Flex for 30 Amp 240V charging. It has worked great for 2+ years.
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Our Mach E’s Ford mobile charger died (red light of death) after about 18 months & 40,000 miles charging 5-6 days a week at 240V. It’s a backup charger now or used at 120V occasionally. I use a Charge Point Home Flex for 30 Amp 240V charging. It has worked great for 2+ years.
I would be very happy if I could get 40K out of it. I am not sure when mine started overheating. I noticed it was charging slower around 7K and checked out the output at 8K. If it gave me the option to charge at 24 Amps, it would probably last a little longer.

 

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I would be very happy if I could get 40K out of it. I am not sure when mine started overheating. I noticed it was charging slower around 7K and checked out the output at 8K. If it gave me the option to charge at 24 Amps, it would probably last a little longer.

I meant to say the replacement is a backup/120V charger. My read is could not handle the 240V use at ~30 amps. I agree a lower rate might’ve allowed longer life.
 

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Thanks. It seems like it is this case:

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However it is 42F outside so I am guessing a component is going bad inside the charger that is causing overheating (not noticeable by touching the charger).

If the warranty is a year, I am out of luck. Besides, I think I was not suppose to get the charger with my 23 to begin with.
If your truck is older than 23, I think it was included, if a 2023, Check your window sticker, you probably paid $500 for it, and either way I think it is covered 3yr/36k miles
 
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Check your window sticker, you probably paid $500 for it, and I think it is covered 3yr/36k miles
Ford did replace it. But I still bought the Charge Point Home Flex. It’s positioned such that it can charge either vehicle though it’s mostly on the LT.
 

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Not sure where the impression that the FMC was not suppose to be the main home charging option came from. I admit it is much flimsier than the tesla mobile charger but I would hope it was designed for long life. I have the Ford Power station but don't intend to use it unless my mobile charger dies. The FMC is my only home charging option right now.
 

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Not sure where the impression that the FMC was not suppose to be the main home charging option came from. I admit it is much flimsier than the tesla mobile charger but I would hope it was designed for long life. I have the Ford Power station but don't intend to use it unless my mobile charger dies. The FMC is my only home charging option right now.
I agree. I've never heard of a charging unit advertised for intermittent or mobile use only. If it can't last forever under continuous use, it's a bad design.
 

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Not sure where the impression that the FMC was not suppose to be the main home charging option came from. I admit it is much flimsier than the tesla mobile charger but I would hope it was designed for long life. I have the Ford Power station but don't intend to use it unless my mobile charger dies. The FMC is my only home charging option right now.
I agree. I've never heard of a charging unit advertised for intermittent or mobile use only. If it can't last forever under continuous use, it's a bad design.
Anecdotally, there have been many reports of failures. The design is not robust.
 
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If your truck is older than 23, I think it was included, if a 2023, Check your window sticker, you probably paid $500 for it, and either way I think it is covered 3yr/36k miles
Mine is 23 and it was not included but the dealer was nice enough to give me one. So I am not going to push my luck for something I know is not going to last for daily use. I have a really good portable unit for now but will have to do some research to see what is the most reliable charger under 40/48 Amp.. I probably will never charge over 32.
 
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Anecdotally, there have been many reports of failures. The design is not robust.
Looks like I’ll have to prepare myself for possible replacement sooner than I hoped. Fortunately there are more than a few alternatives.
 

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Looks like I’ll have to prepare myself for possible replacement sooner than I hoped. Fortunately there are more than a few alternatives.
Not everyone has a failure. People with failures are most likely to relate their experience. I got my FMC when I bought my Mach-E in 2021. I only use it when I travel and it’s been fine. I’ll continue to use it as my only EVSE when traveling, but I wouldn’t rely on it for everyday charging.
 

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Mine is 23 and it was not included but the dealer was nice enough to give me one. So I am not going to push my luck for something I know is not going to last for daily use. I have a really good portable unit for now but will have to do some research to see what is the most reliable charger under 40/48 Amp.. I probably will never charge over 32.
Emporia. $399. Don't overthink it.
 
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Not everyone has a failure. People with failures are most likely to relate their experience. I got my FMC when I bought my Mach-E in 2021. I only use it when I travel and it’s been fine. I’ll continue to use it as my only EVSE when traveling, but I wouldn’t rely on it for everyday charging.
Obviously his use case is different than yours; “The FMC is my only home charging option right now.”. I bought a camcorder 20 years ago and used it twice. It still works, it does not mean it is well built.
 

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Obviously his use case is different than yours; “The FMC is my only home charging option right now.”. I bought a camcorder 20 years ago and used it twice. It still works, it does not mean it is well built.
Agree with that 100%.
My point in replying to him is that all of these are not destined to fail. Some people have used the FMC as their only home charger for 3+ years without a problem.
 

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Mine used to do this to me. I had a bad ground. The way the charger is designed, if the ground floats, it will cause the temperature sensors to read inaccurate values.

In my case, a bunch of ground wires from nearby outlets all met at a nail going into a stud in the wall's dead space and the now rusty, 50+ year old nail was part of the circuit connecting all of the grounds together. I ran a new dedicated appropriately sized ground to the box and everything has worked fine since then.
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