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@rugedraw Awesome…thank you so much for the info! I really do appreciate it. By any chance, do you know how often they try to send an update if it fails? Like it clearly has failed today so any idea how long it will be before it tries again or when it may go through? Just curious because it is acting super glitchy and weird. Also, I will check out your other thread. Thank you so much for sharing that link as well in addition to everything else you have helped with!
No way to tell. I have been following these issues for a year and a half and have not been able to find any systematic way in which these updates are sent out.
It is supposed to be a normal part of the APIM replacement procedure. However, from what I have seen, techs do fail to do it more times than I care to admit. While Ford provides comprehensive instructions on how to do this, all the steps are not always followed. See attached GSB from Ford regarding Sync programming. One of the first things is says is that a PMI is required with any APIM replacement. Sometimes, the PMI fails and you may need to troubleshoot and jump through hoops to get the PMI to go through. This is where most techs give up and just release the truck without the PMI done causing all kinds of configuration issues. It's a long read, but a good read if you want to try and understand what techs go through when these modules refuse to program properly.
@rugedraw Awesome…thank you so much for the info! I really do appreciate it. By any chance, do you know how often they try to send an update if it fails? Like it clearly has failed today so any idea how long it will be before it tries again or when it may go through? Just curious because it is acting super glitchy and weird. Also, I will check out your other thread. Thank you so much for sharing that link as well in addition to everything else you have helped with!
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It is supposed to be a normal part of the APIM replacement procedure. However, from what I have seen, techs do fail to do it more times than I care to admit. While Ford provides comprehensive instructions on how to do this, all the steps are not always followed. See attached GSB from Ford regarding Sync programming. One of the first things is says is that a PMI is required with any APIM replacement. Sometimes, the PMI fails and you may need to troubleshoot and jump through hoops to get the PMI to go through. This is where most techs give up and just release the truck without the PMI done causing all kinds of configuration issues. It's a long read, but a good read if you want to try and understand what techs go through when these modules refuse to program properly.
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Well I seem to be stuck at 3.5.2 (since Oct 2022). Not sure if there is an issue, but if someone could check on my 21 F150, VIN 1FTFW1E59MFC29069, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Well I seem to be stuck at 3.5.2 (since Oct 2022). Not sure if there is an issue, but if someone could check on my 21 F150, VIN 1FTFW1E59MFC29069, I would greatly appreciate it.
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Will someone kindly look up my update history? My VIN is 1FTFW1E88MFA07469 . My system has only updated one time in 2 1/2 years that I know of back in January when it updated to 1.4.0. This morning I saw the download sign on my screen. However under updates it still shows 1.4.0. and no Fordpass messages. The auto update screen no longer has a date but it allowed me to add one. But you can’t select the auto update toggle to on. Thanks