Diagnostic Tips

Lack Of Power And/Or An Illuminated MIL With DTC P1228 – Supercharger Drive Assembly Lower Level Service Part – 2020-2021 Ford Mustang GT500

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2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

NHTSA ID Number: 10209027 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 50578 Summary Some 2020-2021 Mustang GT500 vehicles may exhibit a lack of power and/or an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P1228. This may be due to the one-way clutch on the supercharger drive assembly. With the supercharger belt removed, a failed one-way clutch within … Read more

Various Connected Vehicle Features Inoperative And Telematics Control Unit (TCU) DTC U2100 – 2021-2022 Ford F-150

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2022 Ford F-150

NHTSA ID Number: 10209029 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 50567 Summary Some 2021-2022 F-150 vehicles built on or after 08-Nov-2021 may exhibit inoperative connected vehicle features, such as the activate button missing in FordPass, unable to connect wirelessly to Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, or in-vehicle wifi hotspot unavailable and TCU diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U2100. This may … Read more

Various FordPass And Connected Vehicle Issues – 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E & F-150

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

NHTSA ID Number: 10209495 Manufacturer Communication Number: TSB 22-2123 Summary Some 2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 22-Jul-2021 at Dearborn Truck Plant, 2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 08-Oct-2021 at Kansas City Assembly Plant and 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 07-Jul-2021 may exhibit FordPass and connected vehicle issues such as: FordPass will … Read more

10R140 Automatic Transmission – Harsh Reverse To Drive Engagements With No DTCs – 2020-2022 Ford F-Super Duty

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2022 Ford F-Super Duty

NHTSA ID Number: 10209033 Manufacturer Communication Number: TSB 22-2087 Summary Some 2020-2022 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 10R140 automatic transmission may exhibit harsh reverse to drive engagements without diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). This may be due to sticking valves in the main control valve body or suspect input shaft seals (F9) and the output shaft seals … Read more

False Alarm Activation With A Trailer Connected – 2021-2022 Ford F-150

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2022 Ford F-150

NHTSA ID Number: 10218616 Manufacturer Communication Number: TSB 22-2307 Summary Some 2021-2022 F-150 vehicles built on or before 22-Feb-2022 and 2022 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 01-May-2022 may experience a false alarm activation event with a trailer connected and/or a U0143:87 stored in the trailer module (TRM). Vehicles that exhibit a false alarm activation will also … Read more