Recent content by MarkTurner

Great advice. Thank you! I'll check these out.

Hey y'all. I got around to pulling the battery pack drain plugs on my dead 2012 FFE. They are both dry! I even tilted the car with a jack to see if I could get anything flowing but not a drop. Whew! This seems to confirm the Ford shop's initial diagnostic that my problem isn't the battery. The...

Hi fellow Focus EVers! My 2012 FFE has given me the dreaded Stop Safely Now message and won't start. FORScan shows: ===BECM DTC P0AA6:00-C8=== Code: P0AA6 - Hybrid/EV Battery Voltage System Isolation Fault Status: - Previously Set DTC - Not Present at Time of Request - Malfunction...

Yes, it's Fuse 1 (blue for 5V) in the back left of the trunk. The one lowest in the fuse box, iirc.

Yep, this is the approach I'm considering; not just spoofing Ford but pointing the car's data to a new server. An embedded LTE device that runs Linux (or Android perhaps) and speaks CAN would be ideal.

Ha! Typo. Fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

Ford has given me no option to upgrade my 2012 FFE's TCU from 3G to 4G and so I've been kicked to the curb. Needless to say, I'm pissed at Ford's disregard for customer service. So now that I'm locked out. what is there to do? Could this be a blessing in disguise? A 3G modem isn't magic. APIs...

Here's Ford's official answer. TL;DR I'm SOL. :( "Unfortunately, this vehicle is not compatible with any 4G TCU upgrade kit as you have suspected. SSM 50258 addresses this concern. It is suspected this vehicle incorrectly received the message to upgrade the kit as the 2014 and up Focus electric...

My tech has opened a case with Corporate to get them to answer why older Fords are not supported. Perhaps if enough of us raise a stink Ford will reconsider? I mean, there goes any resale value of my Ford, right?

Yes, thanks. I looked it over and note that it interfaces with the rest of the car via CAN bus. If this is the case, we should be able to replace it with something else that speaks CAN bus, like the Open Garages software. Still it might be fun to plug in a TTL reader and learn more about the TCU.

I see the TCU has a UART port. Anyone sniffed this for anything interesting?

Just tried to get the 4G upgrade kit ordered from my Ford dealer for my 2012 and 2013 FFEs. The tech is scratching his head over this (they do this a lot when it comes to servicing my EVs). He tells me there is only an upgrade for 2015 and later Fords. So, what am I to do? It has been great...

Hey folks! My 2013 FFE has been regularly draining the 12V battery and having Bluetooth issues. Once the radio locks up, the only way to keep the battery from draining is to pull the radio fuse. The car also doesn't accept charging schedules. When the dealer tried to check the software on the...

This is a step in the right direction. Sure with Sync 3 was available for my 2012!