2016 F150 Electrical Issues
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2016 F150 Electrical Issues
I have a 2016 F150 with almost 60K miles. I hadn't driven it in a few days and today as I was pulling out of my driveway, I noticed the front window switches weren't working. I then noticed that my buttons on the center console around my radio including the radio **** wasn't working either. I then noticed the temp on my 8" screen was reading about 30 degrees colder than the outside temp.
Everything seemed to be working ok until I received a message indicating that I needed to check my park aid and then another message on my 8" screen of a truck with an exclamation mark in the center of it.
I've attached a couple of pictures, in one of them you can see the tire pressure gauge light is on along with the airbag light. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Everything seemed to be working ok until I received a message indicating that I needed to check my park aid and then another message on my 8" screen of a truck with an exclamation mark in the center of it.
I've attached a couple of pictures, in one of them you can see the tire pressure gauge light is on along with the airbag light. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I have a 2016 F150 with almost 60K miles. I hadn't driven it in a few days and today as I was pulling out of my driveway, I noticed the front window switches weren't working. I then noticed that my buttons on the center console around my radio including the radio **** wasn't working either. I then noticed the temp on my 8" screen was reading about 30 degrees colder than the outside temp.
Everything seemed to be working ok until I received a message indicating that I needed to check my park aid and then another message on my 8" screen of a truck with an exclamation mark in the center of it.
I've attached a couple of pictures, in one of them you can see the tire pressure gauge light is on along with the airbag light. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Everything seemed to be working ok until I received a message indicating that I needed to check my park aid and then another message on my 8" screen of a truck with an exclamation mark in the center of it.
I've attached a couple of pictures, in one of them you can see the tire pressure gauge light is on along with the airbag light. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Are you still under the 36K portion of the factory warranty?
If so, just take it into the dealership and let them run a diagnostic to see if any codes are logged into the ECM.
There`s a good chance you can clear this up by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes but i`d rather have the security of knowing what caused this problem and only the dealer has the equipment to determine that.
Let us know what happens.
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Looks like some kind of system fault.
Are you still under the 36K portion of the factory warranty?
If so, just take it into the dealership and let them run a diagnostic to see if any codes are logged into the ECM.
There`s a good chance you can clear this up by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes but i`d rather have the security of knowing what caused this problem and only the dealer has the equipment to determine that.
Let us know what happens.
Are you still under the 36K portion of the factory warranty?
If so, just take it into the dealership and let them run a diagnostic to see if any codes are logged into the ECM.
There`s a good chance you can clear this up by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes but i`d rather have the security of knowing what caused this problem and only the dealer has the equipment to determine that.
Let us know what happens.
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Correct, it's got almost 60k. I disconnected the battery for a few minutes and nothing changed. I did purchase an extended warranty when I purchased it. I bought it used last December. This is really discouraging.
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One thing I've noticed on Fords over the years, since the electronic gauges came out, is that when a battery starts to go bad, weird little electrical issues begin to arise.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
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One thing I've noticed on Fords over the years, since the electronic gauges came out, is that when a battery starts to go bad, weird little electrical issues begin to arise.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
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Did you buy it used? If the previous owner ran the battery dead for some reason, that can put quite a bit of sress on it and significantly shorten it's life.
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Originally Posted by JKBrad
One thing I've noticed on Fords over the years, since the electronic gauges came out, is that when a battery starts to go bad, weird little electrical issues begin to arise.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
If it still has the factory battery, it might be time to replace it. I know where I live in South Texas (as I now type this in SW Minnesota, haha) a battery lasts about 4 years.
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I`d like to thank the OP for confirming that info.
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The truck cranks and runs fine, didn't think it was the battery due to it running ok. I've been out of town and just got in. I planned on checking the fuses tomorrow. It just seems odd because there are so many different fuses for each thing thats wrong.