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That solves the mystery I guess. I was wondering if it was my antivirus or I got a counterfeit stick from Amazon but I guess it's FDRS. It took a good 30 minutes to do the APIM copy, and then like 2 minutes for the actual truck to suck the data off the stick so clearly the APIM itself has a fast...

I'm currently in the same boat after getting up to Sync 244. Hoping a long nap and perhaps something in an overnight batch on Ford's servers will get me back in business tomorrow.

I actually thought the initial "lane assist" in my 2021 was quite good, other than the car fighting the driver at the steering wheel a bit. Since updating to newer (still not BC) software it's more the "bounce" you described than staying centered in the lane. Hopefully they can bring back their...

Chris was actually Jim's cousin so they're related (and there's a funny meme that Chris actually faked his death to go work at Ford). But as a former Bolt owner, I would say GM is just as guilty of making promises they don't meet, and then have significant engineering "challenges" as they...

So I decided to try the TSB procedure and it ultimately did what it was supposed to do. Some minor things I found: 1) Removing the lower panels is pretty easy, although the shiny top one seems really solidly afixed and needed a good yank at the side closest to the rear of the vehicle to get it...

Huzzah! I followed the TSB and it got the initial APIM update to load and get me past the 1.7.1 hump. I'll do a video on the process, but other than it seeming a bit "mickey mouse" with various adapters connecting to cables, etc., it all worked as planned. The only nuance is I had the USB stick...

Well, rather than goof around and potentially mess something up with FORScan I’ll do what a true red-blooded American should do an throw money at the problem. Into Ford for another $30 of adapters from Amazon and will try the TSB procedure tomorrow.

Do you know if it’s possible to run An APIM self test from FORScan? I don’t want to shell out another $50 but am willing to try the experiment while Waiting for Godot, I mean USB…

‘Good news on the obvious nature. I saw that TSB and if I don’t get the USB magic in a week or two will go that route.

Let us know if this works!

You and me both! I’ve done long drives, short drives, towing drives, and a couple sitting and running. It reads the usb on most stars (My stick has a blinks light) but never prompts for anything. is the prompt pretty obvious? Could CarPlay “Hide” it perchance? Would love for someone to find a...

I saw that update as well. I'm going to play the USB "waiting game" and if the magic doesn't happen, I'm waiting for replacement dash plastic since mine came from the factory scratched up on the inside and will have the dealer do the fix when in the shop. The worst part of the USB "waiting...

This is the boat I'm sitting in. Sit around waiting for (potentially) a month with a USB stick, fearing that I'll somehow miss the "magic button" while backing up, using Nav, or doing things that one would normally do in a vehicle versus buying more goofy cables, FDRS licenses, and tollerating...

I took a longer drive (about 40 minutes) to the airport, and while my magical USB stick has yet to trigger any "magic" on the APIM update, the truck does seem to be running a bit better. Shifting seemed a bit gentler, especially on downshifts, and the hybrid was kicking in more often as I would...

Anyone experience less effective lane keeping after the first round of post- 1.7.1-OTA failure updates? I took a~30 minute highway drive and noticed on the positive side that there no longer seems to be excessive “clicking”in the driver footwell area when breaking or accelerating, and you don’t...

I guess what I was trying to say was that if the Ford "official" software update tool (FDRS) "disables" the power running boards in some capacity, they would presumably it would also provide some sort of tool to "fix" them since it seems to be a not-uncommon problem. Perhaps I assume too much...

I figured I'd chronicle my attempt to get my '21 Platinum Powerboost working with the long-promised, often delayed BlueCruise feature. I picked up a lot of nuggets from the massive FDRS thread, but wanted to provide a narrative/experience specific to trying to recover from a failed 1.7.1 OTA...

I haven’t dug through all the “tools” in FDRS but I find it odd there’s not a Ford-sanctioned fix for this stuff, which doesn’t seem unusual. My running boards are out of commission and I haven’t tried the seats yet so who knows how that will turn out!

As someone entering hour 3 of standing around, randomly jiggling a mouse and watching endless update cycles, I would assume it’s because they don’t want to pay a whole bunch of dealers for ~5 hours of shop time for each vehicle that needs some TLC.

Thanks for this. Mongoose en route. I’m a bit bummed to get into this for another $6-700 but it seems a bit less frustrating than Fords endless “Free Beer Tomorrow!” policy with Blue Cruise.