hmlorey

I have the same problem with the inverter in my 2022 F150 XLT supercrew with a 3.5 ecoboost engine. The inverter worked once since I have purchased the truck, and that was when I took it in to find out why it (the 400 watt inverter) wouldn't work. By the time I left the dealership and returned home (15 minutes later), the inverter had turned itself off and will not come back on.
I have an appointment next Wednesday for a thorough troubleshoot of the issue.
We will see what they come up with.

jb_008

The problem ended up being corrosion in a connection somewhere under the truck bed near the back is all I know. It took a while to figure out because when I first got the truck it was winter with snow on the ground and there were days were it was sunny and it was not working... It was not until the snow melted I finally saw a pattern that when it was wet out (ie raining) that it would stop working. I couldn't reproduce it just by washing it either, but once I noticed while I was out of town that it was working while sunny, then started to pour rain, then stopped and dried up and became sunny again, all while driving on the hwy did I notice it go from working to not working to working again...

Once we had this info I tried to take it in on a rainy day (friday), looked at the forecast, booked an appointment, and sure enough it didn't rain all day... But sure enough on Monday it did and stopped working so I took it right up to the dealer, they saw it not working and worked on it that day, sure enough finding corrosion in a connector under the truck bed. Ever since that I have not had a problem with it.

Ford Motor Co.

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Hi there! I can look into your F-150’s concern on my end. To get started, could you please send a private message over with the name/location of your local Ford dealer and your F-150’s VIN?

Airborne_Ape

That ^

David Hineline

I put a 3000watt peak inverter from Harbor Freight into my old pickup.
I also put a 250MPH spedometer in, man that baby is fast now.


Some people just don't understand how things work.

caperJ

My sons 1 week old XLT, the inverter does not work at all. 12V at the inverter nothing output. Apt made with dealer for 10 Jan. Pretty bad on a new truck.

caperJ

Looks like his is also an issue in the rear causting the failer, parts are on order. I will post when its fixed.

CalEpic

Good day F150 brain trust - new member here with my first issue/question related to the inverter. I have a 2022 F150 with the outlet in the dash as well as the bed. When I plug in my e-bike battery charger which has a rated draw at 2.5A, it will turn on momentarily then shut off. This happens with both outlets. 2.5A @120 volts = 300 watts, well within the 400 watt load rating of the outlet. When I plugged in my Dremel, which draws 1.5 amps, it works fine. I wondered if my charger was drawing more than the label stated so I plugged it into my portable generator which has a gauge for the amperage draw and it showed 1.4-1.8 amps which is less than the label states. So clearly I am within the power rating of the inverter. The charger is rated to work at 100-240 volts. I measured the voltage on the outlets with my multimeter and got 112 volts which should be good to go. My only guess is that the inverter is not a pure sine wave inverter and my charger is finicky about the input power. Has anyone experienced something similar and came up with a solution short of buying a separate inverter?

Edit: on my 2019 F150 the inverter worked with this same charger.

Bluegrass

.Since I cannot know if there is a fault with your AC system, here is an opinion based on knowledge of Inverter circuits and how they work.
It may not be of any value and I don't know why it worked for you on an earlier vehicle.
here is it.
1. You are trying to convert 14 volts DC to 120 AC. (vehicle running)
2.There are conversion losses in play.
3. The charger is re-converting back to whatever voltage your e-bike battery, requires.
4.The charger very likely has a Rectifier that converts the AC to DC.
5. To smooth the Rectified AC out to DC requires a large value filter capacitor.
6. The possible problem you have is the high momentary Current 'spike' the filter is charged with when plugged in or turned on. The e-battery may be taking a large initial current as well.
A static test you did will not see this happening.
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If the Inverter in your new vehicle has been changed to another type, that may be the issue.
Electrically, it is never good practice to do several conversions going from 14 DC to higher AC and back down again to DC.
Too much in the series for losses and current consumption the truck Inverter has to try to supply beyond its capability.
My advice is to install a larger Inverter in the 600 watt class, properly wired and have enough current head room, to use your charger.
Good luck.

henfield

@CalEpic following on what @Bluegrass said, then add in my 2cents where you start truck. Then plug in charger, then plug in bike. Obviously with nothing else plugged into the interior outlets.

If that works, great, if it doesn't.... you're stuck wishing the 2kw or 2.4kw set up was installed.