Problem: Yellow wrench came on while driving this morning in the rain, a powertrain fault. Got home fine (5 miles after yellow wrench), plugged it in. No drop in performance, nothing that I could tell was wrong, drove OK.
Then I went out and started it while it was still plugged in and immediately saw the dreaded "Stop Safely Now" with red triangle+! while on the driveway. Since its a red level warning, kinda serious maybe, I unplugged the car with about a half battery charge remaining.
Owner's Manual says:
Powertrain Fault (yellow wrench symbol)
"Lights when the system detects
a powertrain or high-voltage
charge system fault. If the
indicator stays on or continues to come on,
contact an authorized dealer as soon as
possible."
Stop Safely (red triangle with "!" inside)
"Indicates an electrical
component fault or failure that
causes your vehicle to shutdown
or enter into a limited operating mode. A
message may also display."
Background: 2016 Ford Focus Electric, almost problem free for 4 years and 32,000 miles so far.
Now I'm wondering if I should try to drive it 11 miles to the Ford dealership or call a tow truck (AAA) from my driveway. (???)
I'll read some other threads to see if its just the 12v battery or something simple. A 12v battery can go out at about 4 years. (Happened on my '15 C-Max at about that point.) ... Though, the Owner's Manual did say it may be the High Voltage charging system at fault when the Yellow Wrench comes on while driving. ... We could all learn something from this I guess.
I think the Ford dealership is operating just fine during the global pandemic.
Then I went out and started it while it was still plugged in and immediately saw the dreaded "Stop Safely Now" with red triangle+! while on the driveway. Since its a red level warning, kinda serious maybe, I unplugged the car with about a half battery charge remaining.
Owner's Manual says:
Powertrain Fault (yellow wrench symbol)
"Lights when the system detects
a powertrain or high-voltage
charge system fault. If the
indicator stays on or continues to come on,
contact an authorized dealer as soon as
possible."
Stop Safely (red triangle with "!" inside)
"Indicates an electrical
component fault or failure that
causes your vehicle to shutdown
or enter into a limited operating mode. A
message may also display."
Background: 2016 Ford Focus Electric, almost problem free for 4 years and 32,000 miles so far.
Now I'm wondering if I should try to drive it 11 miles to the Ford dealership or call a tow truck (AAA) from my driveway. (???)
I'll read some other threads to see if its just the 12v battery or something simple. A 12v battery can go out at about 4 years. (Happened on my '15 C-Max at about that point.) ... Though, the Owner's Manual did say it may be the High Voltage charging system at fault when the Yellow Wrench comes on while driving. ... We could all learn something from this I guess.
I think the Ford dealership is operating just fine during the global pandemic.