Battery issues & Looking for advice before 1PM Mountain Time

[CTK59]

I read all the battery posts and have contributed to them in the past myself, but now looking for advice from folks here with technical knowledge as truck sitting with Ford dealership for service.

Ford Pass app weekly gives me "remote features shutdown message" and dealt with it for months but becoming more frequent. In for service now and ask them to run battery test. This is what they told me...

2022 Raptor w/ 23K
Battery temperature: Normal
Capacity/Charge: 28%
Health: 63% (tech said expecting 68%)
Electrical draw .01 - tech states not enough to be concerned about.
Load test: Normal/No issue
Alternator: No found issues

Tech recommendation: Charge it at dealer while being serviced, expecting 4-5 hours on charger.

Daily driver and average 30+ miles a day/5-days a week, 3/4 of it highway. Tech state this is sufficient to keep the battery "topped" and charged. Also agreed that leaving "auto download on" contributes to battery drain issue.

States I could "purchase" new battery or see what happens after charging. If I am going to purchase, rather purchase Duracell Ultra Platinum from Battery Plus then what Ford installs.

Does not seem right that after 22-months of ownership the battery health is 63% and being a daily driver the charge is at 28%??? Seems like either battery is bad or alternator?????

 

[Donmatteo]

Sounds about right for Ford Batteries.

Buy an H8 and don't look back.

 

[CTK59]

Most likely going to happen...

 

[wheelman55]

Bummer about your battery. Do you happen to live in a hot climate? Vegas, Phoenix??

Heat kills batteries.

If you don’t have one already get a quality charger, I use Victron, and give the battery a good charge once a month.

The Victron has a “Recondition” mode that you should try on your current battery. It’ll shake it up enough to remove some of the sulfation.

Good luck!

 

[jm77]

Nothing too helpful to add but when you say 30 miles a day 3/4 highway it leads me to believe that’s to a from work? So I’d imagine under 15-20 minutes of run time each way? It’s not the mileage but the run time that will provide the proper charge. I don’t think 15 minute drives will help keep the battery charged. These trucks seem to have a high electrical draw.

 

[SurfRaptor]

Why not the X2 Power Xtreme from Batteries plus?

 

[CTK59]

Why not the X2 Power Xtreme from Batteries plus?

Price and will it fit? I know the Duracell does...

 

[SurfRaptor]

Price and will it fit? I know the Duracell does...

Yep. I hear the price. Its got the 4 year warranty....

Which model is the Duracell? I'm looking for a new battery once my 3/36 is up. That could help me figure out if the X2 will work for our trucks.

 

[CTK59]

Duracell Ultra Platinum AGM 760CCA BCI Group 48 Car and


Truck Battery

 

[gjw535]

I replaced my factory battery with a X2 after experiencing low battery issues. Fits like a glove and have had no issues since. This is the one I'm using now. https://www.batteriesplus.com/produ...C8J4VxcvzF46-nRXUsp0VOg5kZWZhdWx0X3NlYXJjaGgB