I was in same situation, but I appealed directly to ford and said this part was recalled on earlier trucks and I don’t believe in coincidence. They offered to pay some and I gladly accepted!
I have a 22MME (75k) and a 23Lightning (55k) and I decided to roll the dice and not get any extended warranty. Ford’s warranty had a mileage limit that I would have passed pretty soon anyways. I figure that EV ownership has saved me a lot of cash already and if I combine that savings with the...
I think that part was recalled up to build date 08/23.
I had the same problem. My truck’s build date is 09/23. When my truck had 36.8k on it I lost heat. After negotiating with Ford, they covered 70 percent, but I still had to pay $900ish.
So, check to see if you are in recall group and...
If you already have a generator receptacle installed at your house, with a simple manual main breaker safety, you can simply remove the bare ground wire at the receptacle and it will work.
To code, no.
1. If you can't charge at home, I don't think an EV is really worth the trouble.
2. No matter how good a deal they are offering on a standard range EV, pass on it and get an extended range.
3. I have now accumulated 75K miles on my 22 MME and 53K miles on my 23 Lightning. Accept the fact that...
Me too! My portable charger for both my 22 MME and my 23 Lightning have died for 220v but still work on 110v.
Ford should be recalling these Ford branded pieces of crap!
Firstly, as long as you are traveling on the interstate corridor between big cities there really isn’t much problem. But when you are traveling the interior of the United States, you have to do more planning.
Secondly, when I’m about to go on a 1k or 2k mile trip, I get a road map and mark all...
Wow, congratulations, I’m (23 XLT ER) only at 53k and my Goodyear tires will probably make it to 70k.
What was the indicator that told to replace the 12v battery? And what did you do after installing the battery?
How did I address the bonded neutral issue. Don’t tell anyone, but I just pulled the unshielded wire out of the receptacle that the cable from the truck plugs into. Some day long after I’m gone (due to electrocution) someone will wonder why the unshielded wire is not connected.
I wouldn’t bother with that panel. I just feed the truck directly to my main panel via a 30 amp breaker. And have a main cutout switch for main breaker. You can pre-determine which breakers to open so you don’t exceed 30 amps. (See picture)
This way you can get power to anywhere in house (just...
But also sound noise! Now I hear trucks 10 vehicles ahead of me because the Lightning is so quiet! The noise must have always been there, but I just didn’t hear it because my own ICE vehicle noise masked it out.
Plug the tire. If it holds your good to go. If it doesn’t then buy one new tire, or buy four new tires and I will be glad to get rid of all four tires for you free of charge!
If my 23 Lightning XLT ER at 53k miles suddenly were totaled, I would probably just buy a used Lightning assuming I can find one with all the same options. There is no other truck that can compete.
I’m a 74% er also. Never owned a Ford (diehard MOPAR) until we bought a 22 MME er and then the 23 Lightning er.
I guess it is up to Ford what I do next. I’m convinced 100% ev is the way of future (except for long distance towing).
I’m set for quite a few years. So I will have to see what is...
Ha Ford, have you noticed that most Lightning owners are satisfied and aren’t enthusiastic about EREV? I’m guessing that EREV has a place, but for me, when my Lightning is near end of life, I would probably look for another pure EV truck or do a major overhaul of my Lightning.
Hmm, maybe Ford...
When I encounter an EV denier, I smile, I put my hand on their shoulder, and say “Before you die, you will own an EV and you know what, You will like it”. But keep smiling!
I feel bad for Ford. They keep making bad decisions. Now if there was a generator delete option that would be a possibility.
I feel once the battery range makes it to 400 miles, the problem is solved!
Ford just has to figure out a way to get non-believers in the seat of EVs. All loaners at...