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This video actually helped me too! I have a 2006 (with the jump start mode) but my jump starter doesn’t work. Throws a code for “jump start module system fault.” Tried this method and it still worked, so thank you anyways!
Thank you for the info... I like the vehicle but now I'm afraid to buy it since I hear that battery can go without warning and is over $3000 just for the battery... uuuhhggg I'm on a fixed income of sorts I really like the looks of the vehicle and saw one for sale I need a vehicle asap.
Hello Kathy, Overall the Ford Escape is a good choice with or without the hybrid technology. It is pretty reliable and the fuel economy is good on the 4-cylinder non-hybrids as well. Maybe you can find a 2008 or 2009 with the 4-cylinder engine and low mileage? The Mercury Mariner is basically the same thing. Best of luck, GG
I had a Ford dealer charge my 09 Escape Hybrid battery which they now say has over 30 codes that they spent 10 hours troubleshooting and has not resolved. Any ideas?
BTW, you don't want to fully charge the battery to 345V unless you have a fan blowing on the battery sticks as the battery's thermal management system is disabled. Just charging it to 310 volts should be enough to get the car started. Then just let the vehicle run and charge the battery until the ICE shuts off.
Thanks for this video; I too had a no start/crank situation on 2009 Ford EscapeHybrid. Getting the lid off the battery was hard since the 4 bolts on the left and right sides of the battery are difficult/impossible to get at with the tools I had; so I unbolted, disconnected, and lifted the very heavy battery to get those four bolts out. For anyone trying this, do the two “hidden” counter-sunk Torx 30 ones first. If you can manage those without lifting the battery then you should be able to get the lid off the battery without unbolting the battery. The other two bolts come out with an Allen wrench or (my approach) by using needle nose locking pliers. I removed the orange safety plug, removed all the Torx30 bolts and the two hex head ones at the battery’s forward edge; then lifted the lid off. Found the wiring harness remnant from where the charger was omitted after 2008 (see @urntwrthyZ comments below from 6 months ago); unwrapped the foam, put the big orange safety plug back into the battery. As suggested, the grey and the black cube-shaped connectors, each with one wire into them, had high voltage. I stripped two solid core leads and pushed one in each of the connectors to make good contact with the cables on those connectors. Tested voltage: 275V across the two. (Too low to crank engine). Connected the LED power supply (MeanWell HLG-120H-C350A with 430V DC output); + to +, and minus to minus; applied 120V AC to the power supply; attached multi-meter across the two output connections; voltage immediately started to rise from 275V. After 40 minutes the voltage was 320V; an hour later 339V; then 1 hour later: 344V. Very slow rise after that. Left it to charge overnight and it leveled off at 357V. Disconnected everything, secured wires, bolted battery lid back down (I left the 2 countersunk bolts out). With everything safely secured, I was then able to crank the engine and immediately did some driving. All has been OK since then (last 24 hours).
I had a check engine code come up but the person at auto zone said it was showing it was the front battery? Is he a idiot or could that be cause I’m sorta having same issue the light went back off but it keeps wanting to no crank no start at times had ignition replaced 2 years ago so that I don’t think could be the issue
Has anyone tried swapping a dead battery into an older model with the recharge button? I’ve got an 06 with the button that uses the 12v battery to charge the hybrid battery, and I’m thinking about buying an 09 with a dead battery. THANKS GUYS!
False. If you have a completely dead traction battery the engine will not start. The traction battery is what starts the engine. You need to charge it in order to get the car functioning properly.
What’s the proper way in disconnecting and connecting auxillary battery terminal? Do O disconnect negative and then positive? And for reconnecting ots the opposite correct?
Life just got much easier for this. First, you can leave the HVTB in the vehicle, we ground down a torx bit to access the bolts on the front sides of the cover. You can get at the ones mid-side with channelocks. This is easier with the trim panels removed. Now for the HUGE time saver. You do NOT need to remove all those internal parts on the passenger side of the HVTB. On the driver side of the HVTB there is now a bundle of cables wrapped in gray foam where the charging circuitry was for the 2005-2008 models. Unwrap the foam. Ford left the connectors for that 05-08 charging circuitry on that cable. The gray one is positive and the black one is negative. They are on the ends of the wires in the orange split conduit that goes into the side of the battery trays. Connect your charging cable to those and you can charge the battery that way. This is now less than a one hour job and WAAAY easier. I left my cable permanently connected and ran in out the side of the HTVB with a safety cap on it.
I would very much like to know more about this. Where exactly is that gray cable? Do you connect it to the 12V battery like the 2008, or to the high voltage charger described in the video?
@@kristophershofner5874 Please update with experiences, pics or videos of your own! I'm going to try it also as soon as the charger I ordered gets here.
Hi Marion, There is no modification from our side. It came like that from the factory. This is the 2021 TAB400. I don't know how the other model years look.
Unless you have multiple shorted cells, you should not need to replace the battery. All it is NEEDED for is to start the motor. Note: if you have a bad 12v battery, the car will keep pulling power from the HV battery until it is run down (These cars do not have alternators..... just a DC to DC transformer).
