NHTSA Complaint #11545715 — 2022 FORD MUSTANG MACH E

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11545715
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

I am going to try to explain this as best as I can. Ford has faulty charging cables that they know about and have not recalled voluntarily. This I have an issue with because it is causing the battery on my car to overheat and put it at a potential risk of catastrophic thermal runaway incident. I have had two charging cables go bad on my car. I just got my car back today and I noticed the new cable has a new part number on it as well as different types of wiring marked on the outer portion of the top cable. This is the gauge of wiring that is being used to plug into the outlet of my home to the actual charging conversion. Look at the old and new cable pictures and notice the white markings on these cables the gauge or wiring is different. Now the part number of the one on the white car I am not sure at all which one was turned in as I no longer have it anymore but what I can tell you is on the white converter itself with part number LJ98-10f868-AL is the new part number cable which I just got and have no issues with. The other one part number LJ98-10f868-AK is the older part number cable that I have seen the amber light staying on that says that it's in an undercharging condition due to overheating. So with this said Ford is aware there is a defect in the charging cables of previous models prior to AL. I have had two other charging cables go bad before I just got this AL one how is this possible with no recall? These prior model charging cables are putting stress on the electrical system of the car. I can tell because with these old cables I hear the cooling fans coming on super loud which yeah the cooling fan is supposed to come on but im pretty sure the undercharging should not happen on the cable unless the battery is overheating. With this said you must open an investigation to look into these charging cables and what is changing the part numbers. It seems to me they are using different gauge wiring and type of wiring for the part that plugs into the wall.

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