A startling warning from my 2018 Ford F150. There was a serious problem with my charging system, so I'm thankful the truck gave me an alarming warning that something was wrong.
My 2017 Raptor is with the mechanic as we speak for this same issue...my light is intermittent though and the power steering gets a little choppy after the light pops up and goes away.
Thanks for the comment. That's sounds different from what happened to me. I understand the power steering is electric these days, as opposed to hydraulic, so the two can definitely be related. Let us know what it turns out to be, hopefully it will help others. Thanks again.
Thanks for the question and I agree it sure looks a bit unusual. I got the error long before my mechanic saw it and I trust him so I don't believe there was any deception. He said the wire was just long enough to span a gap and our theory is that during some operation (maybe hard acceleration?) the engine would move slightly on its mounts and put more strain on the wire. I believe the copper may have work hardened at the point they exit the connector or simply that's where the most strain and flexing occurs. In any case that's where it broke and I'm happy the error on the dash board was unusual enough it caused me to leave the vehicle parked till I got it to my mechanic. I could have certainly been stranded somewhere. The truck is/was about 4 years old and maybe 40K miles, so it took some time for it to fail. Thanks again.
Thanks for asking. My battery was fine (at least so far and it's been a while). The error shows up not because there's a problem with the battery but the charging/electrical system, etc. Seems like a poor design on my vehicle that the wires are so short, but at least it's not a super expensive fix. Good luck with yours.
