NHTSA Complaint #11543245 — 2022 FORD MUSTANG MACH E
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11543245 |
| Vehicle | 2022 FORD MUSTANG MACH E |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
So I have had 2 240v Ford charging cables go bad with a solid amber light on it and a pulsating blue light in the middle and no red light. This means according to the chart I saw online that the charging is reduced because it's overheating. So I drove it around on August 29th,2023 with a high temperature outside of 105 degrees F that day. The low I believe in Murrieta, CA that night was 70 degrees F. Since it's charging in the garage, you have to account for an extra 10-18 degrees F of heat since most garages are not air-conditioned. This coupled with the high voltage battery connector failure recall that is also currently being investigated leaves me to believe the battery itself may be overheating causing the high voltage battery connector to weld itself shut and 240v Ford charging cables to fry. With both of these issues currently happening I believe it puts us at a higher risk for a catastrophic thermal runaway event. My recommendation would be to check Ford's testing of the electrical battery system. Was it tested driven during 105 F weather then charged overnight multiple times on a 240V Ford charging cable that comes with the car? Was the fact that 10-18 Degrees F that a garage is much hotter then it is outside? I have had two charging cables fail with under 25k miles. This leads me to believe the battery is overheating and catastrophic thermal runaway is at a greater risk with all these issues. I do not want this thing to go into catastrophic thermal runaway while in my garage and hurt my family.
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