Warning: Vehicle failed to start

[granfaloon]

Anyone else get this message when they try to remote start their truck from FordPass? I’d say I have maybe a 25% success rate at having the truck actually start and I have no idea why

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[RickLightning]

Yes, it happens sometimes. Usually a result of communication not happening between FordPass, the Ford servers, and then the truck. FordPass is glitchy at best.

Make sure the phone has a good cellular or WiFi connection, and that the truck has good cellular connection.

 

[CRAIGC540]

Only when i had already started it and time ran out, it wont let you remote start again so remember to add time.

 

[granfaloon]

Yes, it happens sometimes. Usually a result of communication not happening between FordPass, the Ford servers, and then the truck. FordPass is glitchy at best.

Make sure the phone has a good cellular or WiFi connection, and that the truck has good cellular connection.

Yeah I thought it was some kind of connection issue, but I assumed it was due to the truck going into some kind of sleep state since reception should not be an issue on either end

 

[Maquis]

When I remote start my Mach-E, it starts every time. Also, FordPass tells me the remote start failed every time.

 

[GDN]

I've not had a start failure in 5 months. It is usually within close range.

 

[granfaloon]

I've not had a start failure in 5 months. It is usually within close range.

Well there must be something going on with my truck then. It’s failed multiple times in different locations in the week and a half I’ve had it

 

[BennyTheBeaver]

Well there must be something going on with my truck then. It’s failed multiple times in different locations in the week and a half I’ve had it

I had FordPass connectivity issues too. I removed the negative terminal from the battery, powered everything down, plugged it back in and it fixed my issues and 3 others as well.

Might be worth a shot.

 

[T i h o r]

I also have a very poor success rate remote starting from the app, but I've found when it's plugged in it's almost always successful.

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