Software Updates
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2021 Platinum 3.5 Eco
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Strange. Your truck did not record any relevant DTC's that coincide with what you're saying. You did get another OTA for the PCM yesterday, but that installed around midnight. I assume you have auto-updates schedule around that time. The only DTC your truck has been consistently recording is:
HVAC
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B1083
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07
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0A
Recirculation Damper Motor
Not sure what happened yesterday. A glitch in the matrix?
HVAC
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B1083
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07
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0A
Recirculation Damper Motor
Not sure what happened yesterday. A glitch in the matrix?
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Failing due to low battery voltage for both of you. I recommend the same thing for you guys as everyone else. Drive the truck for a half hour or so before you park it for the night. Hook up a 10amp+ battery AGM battery charger to it overnight. Set the auto-update schedule to install the update at 4am or so after the truck has been sitting on the charger for a bit. Pray that the OTA gods shine upon thee.
Its not just Ford having these battery induced software update issues.
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Well I put an 8 amp charger on the truck last night and 4.3.4 failed again. Put the charger on at 6pm, checked it before going to bed at 12am and it was in a charge state. Update scheduled for 2am. Checked the charger at 8am this morning and it shut off. (abort mode). Charger manual says to have battery checked. I have an appointment with my dealer on Tuesday to get my 3/4 float rear axles and hubs replaced and to also check the battery. Will let you know how it goes. Did notice a little bulge on top of the battery prior to putting the charger on. It looked like one of the stickers on top of the battery was coming up. when I pushed it down it was like a nickel sized cap under the sticker reseated.
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Here we go again
For the first week of August I kept getting a software update failed for 4.3.4. Ford had me reset my ford connect. They said that the update was released and then pulled back. After the reset, sure enough, the update stopped appearing.
this morning it’s back. Every time I shut my truck off now I get an alert about 10 minutes later from the app saying the update was unsuccessful.
my VIN is 1FTFW1E84MKD67328
I can certainly say I am mega frustrated with this stupid update.
this morning it’s back. Every time I shut my truck off now I get an alert about 10 minutes later from the app saying the update was unsuccessful.
my VIN is 1FTFW1E84MKD67328
I can certainly say I am mega frustrated with this stupid update.
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@rugedraw if I should be posted somewhere else, let me know, but the alarm keeps going off today when we park it and lock the truck. Could this be a battery voltage issue due to the update?
For the first week of August I kept getting a software update failed for 4.3.4. Ford had me reset my ford connect. They said that the update was released and then pulled back. After the reset, sure enough, the update stopped appearing.
this morning it’s back. Every time I shut my truck off now I get an alert about 10 minutes later from the app saying the update was unsuccessful.
my VIN is 1FTFW1E84MKD67328
I can certainly say I am mega frustrated with this stupid update.
this morning it’s back. Every time I shut my truck off now I get an alert about 10 minutes later from the app saying the update was unsuccessful.
my VIN is 1FTFW1E84MKD67328
I can certainly say I am mega frustrated with this stupid update.