Bad Battery

[ackull]

Just curious if anyone else has had a battery go bad on them. My battery failed this past weekend on my 22 Raptor. Only had the truck since late July. I was unable to jump the truck and the battery wouldn't take a charge from a battery charger. Checked the voltage and it was less than 6 volts implying one of the cells failed.

The dealership wanted to have me tow the vehicle in to change the battery. I said no way and offered to pull the battery on my own. Got it replaced under warranty.

 

[WestlakeHorn]

I have a '22 Raptor that has had the battery discharge on me on both 12/22 and last night -- for no reason that I can explain (other than maybe it sat in a parking lot in Dearborn for 10 weeks waiting on microchips). I've been driving it -- at least daily and usually 30-50 miles each day.

Mine isn't dead (yet), but it is obviously struggling for some reason.

 

[ackull]

I have a '22 Raptor that has had the battery discharge on me on both 12/22 and last night -- for no reason that I can explain (other than maybe it sat in a parking lot in Dearborn for 10 weeks waiting on microchips). I've been driving it -- at least daily and usually 30-50 miles each day.

Mine isn't dead (yet), but it is obviously struggling for some reason.

Were you able to jump start it? Mine wouldn't jump start. Finally, I checked the voltage with a DVM and saw that it was really low.

 

[Keith88]

Wait till your battery completely dies and your electronic parking brake is set and wont release even after you jump it. That was fun.

 

[Littlefx4]

Wait till your battery completely dies and your electronic parking brake is set and wont release even after you jump it. That was fun.

How did you release it?

 

[Keith88]

How did you release it?

It got towed to a dealer

 

[MORaptor]

My '22 somehow drained the battery in the garage overnight a couple of months (3,000 miles on it) after I bought it. When I opened the door, not even the inside lights would come on. I was able to jump it, took it to the dealer and they said everything checked out. No battery issues since.. I have noticed from time to time after I get out of the truck a humming noise coming from the back of the truck - I usually lock the doors and it stops. The night it drained, I heard something in the garage when i went out there late, i assumed it was one of my battery drills in the bed and figured I'd changed it out in the morning. instead, dead battery in the morning.

 

[CTK59]

Deep Sleep / Battery Issue - gauge reads 14.5v

Searched and didn't necessarily see anything that answered/solved my question. GEN3 and recently over the last two weeks getting FordPass Connect notification of deep sleep mode to preserve battery anytime I let the vehicle sit for about 48 hours. It's been colder than usual here, 1st winter...

www.fordraptorforum.com

Check this post for ongoing battery drain on my '22 received in June 2022. Hasn't failed, but definitely something is going on.

 

[DFWRob]

Just got in my 2021 G3 37PP and battery is dead. Jump coming via fordpass app. DFW area

 

[Swacer_2]

I got the "low battery, sleep mode" warning a couple months ago after the truck sat for 3 weeks straight.

I took my keys, which were on the other side of the wall away from the truck, and moved them to the other side of my house, and I've never had a problem again.

I think the courtesy lights keep popping on when the keys are that close or the truck is initializing with them that close. So once, its further away, the drain stopped.