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  1. There’s A Good Chance Your Ford Needs A Sync Update (Customer Satisfaction Program 24B47)

    Called my dealer, and despite falling between the build dates listed in the letter to dealers, this customer satisfaction program isn't open on my VIN. 24B47 points to SSM 52704 containing the same update, which essentially tells us what this satisfaction program actually is: Some 2019-2024...
  2. SYNC 4

    So having seen the latest BS and the cutout, I believe that it's *likely* that a Sync 4 upgrade kit will be made for the 2024 BS. That would come in three parts: the screen and vents, a swapped out lower panel for the engine start/stop and essential controls like the front camera and hazards...
  3. Anyone Use a Lockout Key?

    The lockout metal keys that come in the fobs that were provided with your vehicle at time of sale will be pre-cut. The issue becomes if you replace keyfobs that are lost, or add additional intelligent access fobs yourself (can do without a locksmith if you have two already programmed fobs to...
  4. Anyone Use a Lockout Key?

    Well, this certainly is a thread revival. I documented my experience of getting a "lockout" metal key cut in this other thread. I would not recommend traveling without a lockout key ever. If your battery is dead and you cannot start your vehicle, your locksmith either has to try to shim the...
  5. The tyranny of touch screens may be coming to an end

    I got a Model 3 as a Hertz rental in October 2022 and it was terrible. At least it had a column shifter (unlike the Cybertruck, which has capacitive "buttons" [no feedback] in the top middle of the windshield to shift [they say, however that the touchscreen is preferred.] I could get on a...
  6. Bronco struggles to turn over - getting Charging System Service Now message + multiple alerts upon ignition

    What was the upcharge amount? I priced out mobile battery at AAA Northeast and it quotes$242.99 members, $267.99 non-members, and it says that doesn't include sales tax. Later on the page it says that "Certain vehicles due to the location of the battery may require additional time to install"...
  7. The tyranny of touch screens may be coming to an end

    I think the current gen Bronco sport has a fantastic interior for usability. Some people prefer stick shifters over dials, but unlike competitors, the dial shifter in Fords (in my experience) have great feedback. I know exactly how many gears I've shifted without having to look just by the...
  8. Transmission has gone out at 73k miles service at dealer only

    Respond to Ford here, but a failure in less than five years, barely above 60000 miles of the transmission is a textbook case for the dealer to support a request for a goodwill repair to the manufacturer. Talk to the service manager, general manager, then the owner of the dealership if they...
  9. Bronco struggles to turn over - getting Charging System Service Now message + multiple alerts upon ignition

    DM ford, but as @Dude stated, 3 years into ownership the battery in your car is almost certainly toast. Not all auto parts stores will touch the BS for battery replacement because it requires removing the air filter housing. Advance Auto parts under fit notes for the BS says "REQUIRES...
  10. FordPass Complaint

    The problem with data is that it can be aggregated, sold, and analyzed en masse. Ford at this point basically says they collect a wide variety of data, including the words you utter via voice commands, for product development and improvement. Location data is valuable en masse. It's also a...
  11. Wrong Bronco Key?

    The hatch button seems to be up to Ford. The keys I bought online to self-program had the hatch button, the vehicles that came with the vehicle did not. If you have a newer BS and you want to add third/fourth keys with self programming, keys with the hatch button, that button will work so long...
  12. FordPass Complaint

    Well, this is an interesting thread. In terms of iOS updates, iOS 15.8.3 was the last version to support rthe iPhone 6S versions, first gen of the SE, and the iPhone 7 versions... these are 7-8 years old, and these phones received new iOS major iOS versions through 2021. That is a looooong...
  13. Deterring mice from the BS (nesting on cabin air filter)

    I have a goodnature A24. It's expensive but automatically rearms and dispenses bait. Scavengers have learned to check the base for kills so usually the mice are cleaned up before I see them these days. Something like a compound bucket with a Rinne Traps lid is way cheaper, if your area permits...
  14. Deterring mice from the BS (nesting on cabin air filter)

    I wouldn't have an idea. I have some lingering smell I occasionally need to use an ozone generator on - I suspect that there's some nesting material that I can't get to without substantial dashboard disassembly - but I haven't seen any evidence within the vehicle, engine bay, or at the cabin air...
  15. Well I have to say I’m disappointed…

    It's already been covered in this thread, but the enhanced flooded batteries are crap. Whether Ford overestimated the ability of an EFB to handle the electrical demands of the BS or did it as a supplier availability issue during COVID, they should not be shipping modern vehicles without AGM...
  16. No Auto Stop-Start & Recall 24V-267

    I get the humor, but I'm gonna have to say that it (in my opinion) is not a gray line between "the missing under dash cover" and "the failing shift dial". I'm not sure what exact shift dial issue you're referring to, but an inability to shift the vehicle properly that isn't operator error...
  17. FordPass app and new iPhone 16 Action Button

    To unlock the phone with the watch: Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch Other way: Lock or unlock Apple Watch Using Apple Pay: How to use Apple Pay on your Apple Watch | Apple Support The first two are one time settings changes. Using Apple Pay on the watch is extremely easy. Once you've...
  18. Any BS’s out there that haven’t had any issues??

    From what I understand, both SoH and SoC are based on standard calculations with known inputs. For SoH specifically, the app asks you to input the rated CCAs, that's compared to the actual CCAs. Since the number of CCAs my battery put out exceeded the 700 CCAs it's rated for, the battery is...
  19. Any BS’s out there that haven’t had any issues??

    I have a Konnwei BK200 battery tester that I got for less than $20 shipped from Aliexpress. Super tiny, uses bluetooth so I just hook up the clamps, open the Kbattery app on my phone, input the profile of the battery I'm testing (12V, EFB, 700 CCA rating, this is saved in an input list) and then...
  20. FordPass app and new iPhone 16 Action Button

    Just as an aside, Google Assistant's FordPass skill broke when Google killed conversational actions (which broke a ton of smart skills on Google Assistant), but Alexa's FordPass skill still works great for remote start/lock/unlock of the car. It's not a complete substitute for Siri (you may not...




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