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Old 12-03-2015, 07:36 PM
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Sync Woes

Well i have read thru most of these postings and on the ford site.
Nothing seems to apply to my situation.
2015 F-250 Synch, no touch/no nav. just the screen for the radio and limited synch features.
Two different droid phones paired and performed well.
After working well for 2 months since i bought the truck:

THEN.
Nothing. No Phone. No Phone menu. No Synch at all. No action when inserting usb drive. No response to pushing the phone button. No response to pushing the Synch button.
So I can’t do a reset because I can’t get to that menu item.
No joy calling 800 #. They did not seem to even understand what the different buttons did when the system was working correctly.

A "hard" reset is suggested in some cases. This just seems to be a matter of removing the neg battery cable.

Thanks in advance for a solution.
 
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Old 12-03-2015, 11:22 PM
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How about getting the truck up to speed and then ramming the service door at the local dealership? Seriously, it's a new truck, dealer should get it working.
 
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Old 12-03-2015, 11:59 PM
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Just pull the fuse to reset it
 
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Originally Posted by GOT-DRT
Just pull the fuse to reset it
Yes. I've had to do this a couple of times in my 2014 F250. Unfortunately I don't remember which fuse it was. Should be noted in the owners manual.
No longer an issue since I went with an aftermarket head unit.
 
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I've had a problem with the Sync in my Taurus going "deaf". Pulled the Sync system fuse for 5 minutes and after I put it back in all was well again.
 
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Originally Posted by JackOHearts
Well i have read thru most of these postings and on the ford site.
Nothing seems to apply to my situation.
2015 F-250 Synch, no touch/no nav. just the screen for the radio and limited synch features.
Two different droid phones paired and performed well.
After working well for 2 months since i bought the truck:

THEN.
Nothing. No Phone. No Phone menu. No Synch at all. No action when inserting usb drive. No response to pushing the phone button. No response to pushing the Synch button.
So I can’t do a reset because I can’t get to that menu item.
No joy calling 800 #. They did not seem to even understand what the different buttons did when the system was working correctly.

A "hard" reset is suggested in some cases. This just seems to be a matter of removing the neg battery cable.

Thanks in advance for a solution.
Hi JackOHearts,

Please schedule an appointment with your dealer to have SYNC reset. They're in the best position to resolve this for you.

Whitney
 
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Old 12-17-2015, 10:13 PM
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Well it has happened again.
The removal of the neg battery cable,twice. Worked for a while.

Now same symptoms.
Sure hate to go to the dealer.
 
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