Has anyone compiled a list of items to disable for the purpose of reducing discharge/recharge cycles on the chassis battery?

[MattMacMan]

I really appreciate your advice and it is right on. For the record, my battery issues are behind me. I am up to date on OTA (except hybrid warning sound). My point is this should have benefited sooner. Ford is way to slow in fixing things.
I am suffering form a few lingering issues that also should not take almost 2 years to fix.

- front rotor noise
- rear shock noise (which they will not address)
- Infotainment glitches that don't seem to be on Ford's radar.

not the definition of a quality car.

I agree with your statements. I wish there was something we could do to make things right, and faster. Unfortunately on our end its just a swap of one part with another, and unfortunately its usually the same part number, so while it might fix the issue for now, itll likely come back. As a Service Advisor, we get the parts we get given, and instructions on what to do, we sadly dont have any control over the big guys. We report back our findings, but until it becomes a huge deal, they may or may not do something about it...

 

[swindler]

24MY and newer. We have had several bad batches of batteries this year. I agree that it shouldnt be so random...but Ford doesnt actually manufacture these batteries. They buy them from several manufacturers, they get what is most available at the time. But while they are made for Ford, when you see as many batteries as we do every month, you can see slight variations in the casing of these batteries even if they are of the same size and capacity. Im guessing Ford uses several manufacturers to keep supplies stocked so production lines dont get interrupted.

Not to mention, these vehicles are shipped from China via a ship. This takes ALOT longer to process at the port in China, then the ship takes weeks to cross the Pacific Ocean, then they need processed through customs when they get to the port in the US, then they get transported to a rail yard, to be loaded on a train, then finally get to the destination rail yard where it is loaded onto a transport truck and taken to the dealership. These vehicles sit for well over a month while being in transit to their destination as well. People often don't see the full picture. They arent built at the dealership.

FYI, when the first couple of batches of the '24 Nautili were coming out, we pre-orders were scouring the container and vehicle ship tracking info coming out of Shanghai. At that time anyway, a typical factory-to-dealer shipment took about 8-10 weeks. Mine took 11 weeks.

 

[MattMacMan]

FYI, when the first couple of batches of the '24 Nautili were coming out, we pre-orders were scouring the container and vehicle ship tracking info coming out of Shanghai. At that time anyway, a typical factory-to-dealer shipment took about 8-10 weeks. Mine took 11 weeks.

Yeah, so tons of time for a battery to drain. Not surprised they are weak, probably from sitting dead too long.

 

[angore]

Ford does not make many of the parts as they come from contractors that specialize in the various subsystems but they should be involved in quality control and remove suppliers that cannot product consistent quality. I agree the transit from China does not help with sitting in various places waiting for the next segment in the journey.

I have a 24 with the original battery and feel it is living on borrowed time. With my build date, the battery likely 2 years old and these OEM versions only come with a 4 year warranty.