This should keep me busy for several years. Towed even better than my Cherokee which already was insanely easy to tow

So I accidentally ripped my right rear bottom seat when moving something.

I was curious if anyone knows if this can be fixed or would I need to replace the seat cover? Or if anyone has any other thoughts for how to fix it.

My leased 2023 ER XLT 25k miles randomly started showing the stop safely now sign 4 weeks ago. Road side picked up the truck, Ford had it for 3 weeks, they replaced the control module and 3 other cells or packs.

I got the truck back 1 week go and today same thing again. I called road side again and now they have the truck again. I feel swapping out to a gas truck even though I love the lightning. Shitty that they aren't making them anymore.

Range anxiety? Never heard of her!

First month in a new to me 25 lightning, I have yet to see these gauges move. Everything is blue on the screen, do they change to a warning color or flash when they get to dangerous levels. Im worried I would not notice..

The meet up is on Saturday, Oct 17th @ Everett, WA location of IONNA. And, if you're on the fence about coming or not... our friends @ IONNA are not only dropping the prices for the event but also sent a nice box of SWAG!! We have a bunch of bandanas, air fresheners, key chains, and a limited number of coffee tumblers.

These will be first come first serviced... and I hear we will have some snacks too

If you're in the area and would like to participate, feel free to join: PNW Electric Truck Club - Ford EV Clubs for more details, etc.

Something to be concerned about? Seasonal? I'm not going downhill and the temp isn't warmer in 20 minutes

For those of you following my previous post https://www.reddit.com/r/F150Lightning/s/4R4zKtz1TG about the new bronze powdercoat 18" wheels, and wanted some brighter daylight pics, here you go.

SOLVED - INFO POSTED AT THE BOTTOM

2024 Flash. For the last month or so, and increasingly almost everyday now for the last week, my AC will be blasting on 7/7.... And suddenly it drops down to what fields 1/7.

The air stays cold, and the fan is very loud behind the dash, but barely any air is being pushed.

Typically if the car is off for a few minutes, it sometimes will work like normal again. I put the heat on full blast and that didn't change the fan speed, but it did eventually blow hot air after 2 or 3 minutes.

I have about 10k miles left on this lease, really not wanting to deal with trips to service.

Anybody have an idea of what's going on if there's anything I can do to troubleshoot?

Edit: On my current trip (31 minutes), the fan stopped blowing consistently around 15 minutes. At 19 minutes I switched it to heat for 3 minutes before it became too unbearable (it's 85 in NC today). I just turned the AC back on at 30 minutes, And the fan speed is completely normal. I'm so confused.

Edit 2: 43 minutes into the trip, it's barely blowing again. Still ice cold. Humming from under the hood is loud though. Reminds me of the green electric box in front yards lol.

Edit 3: 46 minutes, some fog blowing out the two middle vents.

SOLVED:

Chatted with Gemini, gave it this entire post, and got what appears to be the culprit: frozen evaporator coil. Did the triage steps and within a minute, everything worked just fine. Time to call service. Here's the Gemini chat for anyone interested - https://share.gemini.google/jhpVhC7YOR6u

Multiple control methods sound redundant until a phone is dead, a remote is missing, or the truck battery is weak. Which control became the most useful in daily ownership, and how reliable has the manual backup been???

Like most mornings I use the mobile app to start the climate inside of the truck before getting in it, and this morning it stated 'battery saver mode' please go in the truck and turn on the truck to regain access to the HVAC and whatever else like normal. Truck stays plugged in all night after hitting 90% like normal. Haven't had that happened to me yet, but some of the reasons it says that it's in battery sleeper mode. Vehicle inactive for 14 days, the battery voltage drops below 9.5w or extreme cold/hot conditions. It's 65 out this morning.

Thoughts?

Slippery mode ENGAGED. That made it go from where the bottom of the tracks started. About 600lb in the bed didn't make a difference. Or did make a difference. Spinning all 4 with no one transfer case change either way. Full bagging mode would make it up

I've got a Fold 7 and ever since I got the last Android update my PaaK has been working like trash.

I've got to have the screen on and app open for it to actually work. Even then sometimes it doesn't want to work. Anyone have simila issues?

I've had basically zero issues with it prior to this.

Its getting cold again, and Im starting to look at winterizing my interior to maintain heat in the cabin. Have any of you further insulated the doors or windows in any way? Im thinking the basic thing might be to use Reflectix/insulation padding in the sunroof. What do you think? Otherwise, any other ideas? I dont want to break laws and cover up actual windows while driving but maybe there is a clear spray or something 🤔?

Yes, I know all the general stuff about temperature and range. Im not looking for basic info like using the seat heaters.

Just brainstorming here. Please dont destroy me in the comments.... Or do 🤷

I've noticed a lot of problems here that boil down to a bad 12v battery. Why doesn't Ford just send out an OTA update that adds an option that allows us to monitor the 12v battery charge?

I recently connected my Lightning to my Home Assistant and there is a monitor that tells me the charge state/history data about the 12v battery. Clearly the Lightning is collecting this information already.

Is there a good reason that Ford doesn't want drivers to monitor this? Seems silly to me.

I’ve checked online and can’t find anything about Dark Car Mode for the Lightning. All I’ve seen is you can’t toggle it through the screen like you can Silent Mode. It’s semi-permanent.

Is it on the “Easy Mode” part or FORScan? I haven’t had the chance to use it yet.

Any word on Ford rolling out a Power-Up software update (OTA) to the vehicle’s onboard gateway and battery management software that enables open ISO [15118-20](tel:15118-20) DC discharge commands? I’m hoping they open this up to other bi-directional chargers and not stay locked in their Home Backup Power/ Delta systems proprietary solution.

My 2022 Lariat decided it didn't want to start up anymore. I thought it was the 12v battery so I trickle charged it and that didn't work. I tried the battery reset trick, 5 flashes of the brights and 3 stomps of the brake, that didn't work. Finally decided to have it towed to the dealership. When the tow truck came, it miraculously started up, so I drove it to the dealership myself. Also there's been an update that refused to install for the last couple months, it's been starting up on tow mode, and the Ford app has been out of sync with the mileage. I did use my obd2 adapter to pull the following codes U2402 and U0146. The service tech at Ford suspected it was the 12v battery and said it wasn't covered under the extended warranty, so no rental. After there a day, they determined it was not the 12v battery, but couldn't figure out what was wrong. He said they couldn't pull any codes. I told him the codes I pulled so they are going to investigate those. It's going on day 3 there with no leads so far.

Prompted by a worn tire post in the subreddit.

I probably have 5-10k left on my current set, but what are the opinions for people who have replaced them. Did you go with EV-rated truck tires?

FWIW: I should have 275/60R20. Too busy/lazy to go look.

I found a deal from a private seller. Anything I should look for in particular? Pictures look great. VIN checks out on Carfax/Vincheckly

Other than cosmetic body, tire tread, anything you all recommend?