While i'm sure there are myriad reasons for the problems described here, for me there was one solution.
To recap the issues I had:
That is, apparently, what it took. They claim that they had to get Lincoln tech support involved in order to ultimately identify the problem as a failed body-control-module that was putting a drain on the system intermittently.
Once replaced (it took > 6 weeks to get the part) the problems are gone:
Just sayin'
To recap the issues I had:
- Could drive the car 180 miles, and the next day the battery was so dead (~10..5V) that it would take an hour on a charger to get it restarted.
- Had the battery replaced three if not four times - lost track - and that would fix the problem for a few days, and then it was back to no-start conditions within a day of being driven.
- The dealership "diagnosed" the problem as a cell-phone charger that was left plugged into the 12v power-socket. I removed it and within two days the car would not start again.
- Even after charging the battery (myself), the electronics were wonky. Radio station presets would reset, phone-as-a-key didn't work, auto-unlock on door handle touch would no longer restore the driver-profile
That is, apparently, what it took. They claim that they had to get Lincoln tech support involved in order to ultimately identify the problem as a failed body-control-module that was putting a drain on the system intermittently.
Once replaced (it took > 6 weeks to get the part) the problems are gone:
- Phone-as-a-key: 100% (for the first time ever)
- Can be parked for a week or more and starts immediately.
- Auto-start/stop works exactly as described in the owner's manual (for the first time ever)
- SYNC and the audio system now work, and do not reset themselves on a daily basis.
- The auto-unlock now sets the correct driver-profile upon touching the door (for the first time ever)
Just sayin'