DO NOT BRING LIGHNING IN FOR RECALLS! Truck is dead at dealer.

[PrimeRisk]

And yet, Tesla can push monthly OTA updates to the entire car in 30 minutes without external power. IDK how Ford manages to make this stuff SOOOOO complicated and failure prone. The dealer shops must hate this stuff.

Monthly is a very low estimate. I get point releases about monthly and that is guaranteed to be followed by at least one additional patch 1-2 weeks later. I've never had to take it in or have mobile service come for a software update nor have I ever had trouble with one in either Tesla. I know there are reports out there of certain OTA updates bricking some Teslas, but they are few and far between.

In addition, I always end up with pages of release notes about what an OTA update is supposed to be fixing and what new features are being introduced. The general and very high-level blurb that Ford provides on the updates does not provide much insight as to what it does and whether or not I should defer the installation.

Do better Ford.

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[PrimeRisk]

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/update-2023-20-7-bricked-my-car.307537/

I’d say it’s just luck of the draw

If you read that thread, the Tesla was not bricked, it just had a dead 12v. After the OP popped the hood and put a power supply on it, it started right up with no issues.

It's unclear if the 12v battery went flat during the installation, before, or after, but the reality is that the vehicle wasn't bricked.

 

[Zprime29]

What setting is this?

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...programming-guide-using-fdrs.8249/post-412933

I changed the 2 to 3 and it made the image go back to its original size. I still have the menu button for the camera options, some have had the menu go away and the options are always present.

 

[F150ROD]

If you read that thread, the Tesla was not bricked, it just had a dead 12v. After the OP popped the hood and put a power supply on it, it started right up with no issues.

It's unclear if the 12v battery went flat during the installation, before, or after, but the reality is that the vehicle wasn't bricked.

There are plenty of other threads that have caused issues during updates. It’s not the only one.

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