Amber Ring of Death - Level 2

[Hunley]

My 2023 Lariat ER, the day after my first payment cleared, left me surprised yesterday morning. The scheduled charge experienced a charge fault, resulting in an AROD(Amber Ring of Death).

Switching chargers, unplugging/resetting them, etc. did nothing. I even tried the mobile charger in a standard outlet, Level 1 style. Nothing.

However, DC fast charging works just fine. I tried that on the way into work, just hoping it was a software update gone awry or a one-off.

Got back home yesterday, and was still unable to charge. I called the local Ford dealership, and they can’t get me in until October. Worse yet, no service loaners are available until DECEMBER.

Anyone else have the same issue? Any potential solutions?

I am thinking it’s an issue with the inverter in the charge outlet. OBD reading is showing an Active Air Dam error (CD630) the day before, then a UD300 with an Internal Electronic Failure.

I also had the “56% power and RWD only” issue a while ago.

I love the way this truck rides, but I drive 35k miles a year. I don’t think this bodes well for long term reliability. Neither does the local dealership being booked on loaners until December…

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[TaxmanHog]

Reboot the truck, pull the negative battery cable for a minute or so, reconnect.

Test L1/L2 charging, if that doesn't fix it, find another dealer if one is available, to help you sooner.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Ask for a readout of your trucks status and potential error codes.

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[Grumpy2]

There have been occasional reports of a failed on-board AC to DC charger.
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/unable-to-charge-dtc-u0293.14682/#post-309270
I second the recommendation of finding another dealer that is more receptive to repairing the LIghtning in a more timely manner.

 

[Adventureboy]

I second the reboot by pulling the negative terminal off the 12v battery. This will reboot the onboard charger. I've had mine hang a couple of times over 2 years probably due to updates. Also power off your EVSE to reset that before plugging in.

If that doesn't clear it, you are making a trip to the dealer.

I was charging DCFC for 2 weeks waiting for the onboard charger to come in and then down a few days as they figured out how to get it installed updated and working. Good since then.

 

[Hunley]

Reboot the truck, pull the negative battery cable for a minute or so, reconnect.

Test L1/L2 charging, if that doesn't fix it, find another dealer if one is available, to help you sooner.

Did that to no avail. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[Hunley]

There have been occasional reports of a failed on-board AC to DC charger.
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/unable-to-charge-dtc-u0293.14682/#post-309270
I second the recommendation of finding another dealer that is more receptive to repairing the LIghtning in a more timely manner.

I’ve narrowed it down to this problem, but the dealership is coming out to do a mobile tech evaluation in a couple of days.

You know these warranty claims… You can tell them what it is all day long, but they won’t do anything until their techs diagnose it.

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