What if there is a malfunction and the electric part fails to work for any reason.

Will the 3.5 ecoboost gas motor still work and get you to the dealer’s?

 

I don't know the answer... but why would it not? As I presume you're speaking of the battery specifically, the reliance in theory runs in one direction. The question I'd more like to know is if the 3.5L fails, will the battery get me to the dealer (albeit, slowly)?

 

Unless the dealer is very close, I wouldn't think so

 

ok, my dealer is like 15-20 miles away so I wasn’t thinking about using the hybrid battery and driving 5 mph thru heavy traffic all the way there even if it was possible if the 3.5 ecoboost was not functioning. I was asking about the other way. Suppose the Hybrid battery was dead and maybe there was a disconnect so the battery won’t recharge. Would the 3.5 ecoboost still function working thru all 10 gears without the aid of the initial momentum of the battery powered engine and get you where you need to go?

 

Really don't think you need to worry about driving somwhwew on electric only because engine failed completely, anyway. Doesnt even seem worth thinking about, especially when trying to predict where the truck will be when the engine hypothetically dies lol

I can't imagine the 3. 5 eco is unable to get the truck moving by itself because.. Come on now

 

I would be surprised if the engine didn't have almost full functionality even if the battery system had an issue... which is why I posed the other question. I can drive from my house to my daughters almost 2 miles away under 25 and not use the engine. It's tricky, but that's about the limit of my range at low speed with a, seemingly, fully charged battery at startup.

 

I actually wonder what the truck is capable of if the HV battery is just dead, unusable. We have found that the 12v battery under the hood doesn't have anything to do with typical vehicle operation and starting the ICE. Myself and others have disconnected it, and not seen any change in truck operation. I wonder if that battery acts as a safety net for if the HV battery is dead so the gas engine can still be started.

 

vulnox—- so I can’t rremember but regarding your truck, do you have a multi leaf suspension and the larger rear axle, and if so was that because of the tow package you ordered or was it by default because you chose the Hybrid engine? I’m making a decision this week.

 

Yeah multi-leaf and larger rear axle. I only did the Tow Tech package because everything I read indicated the PB trucks get the improved cooling, axle, and leaf spring setup. I confirmed that once my VIN was assigned by going through the detailed build info on an internal Ford site. The only thing I found later I don't have from the Max Tow package is the Max Tow trucks get a heavy duty parking brake, where tow tech and standard tow package trucks get the normal duty parking brake. Not relevant to me thankfully, I don't intend to park the truck on a slope with a trailer attached and no wheel blocks or anything. There is a Max Tow labeled shock on Max Tow trucks, but if you get FX4 you still get the off-road rated shocks instead of the Max Tow shocks on Max Tow with FX4 builds. So it wouldn't have mattered there either as I got FX4. So the "heavy duty bumper", whatever that really means, is the only thing I can find aside from the parking brake that I am missing by not going Max Tow on my PB.

 

I cannot confirm on Ford, but i know that my Toyota Hybrids, all the 12v did was kick in a relay to turn on the hybrid battery. The hybrid actually started the ICE and there was no traditional starter. The hybrid battery provided all the other 12v operations too. My Honda Hybrid had a small motorcycle battery in it that ran lights and traditional 12v but the hybrid portion started the ICE still.