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I bought a 2022 Maverick Dec 29, 2022. Had 145 miles on it. 2 weeks later after driving it daily, the battery dies.
The dealership charged it, said charging system all checked out. Drove it daily for a week, battery dead again.
Apparently according to Google there is a mechanical issue they can't fix. Frustrated!!
 

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Got Ecoboost. Was gone from home Dec 22 to jan 4. It was in garage. Ford Pass notified me on Jan 2 it was going into "deep sleep" to reserve battery. When we got home, it started just fine. I know, not as good of gas mileage, but we have had it since Oct 7 and have barely over 1000 miles on it. Now, IF we were going to drive it every day and put a 1000 a month on it, I MIGHT have decided to have a big battery under me, but probably not!
 

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I bought a 2022 Maverick Dec 29, 2022. Had 145 miles on it. 2 weeks later after driving it daily, snaptube vidmate the battery dies.
The dealership charged it, said charging system all checked out. Drove it daily for a week, battery dead again.
Apparently according to Google there is a mechanical issue they can't fix. Frustrated!!
change the dealer
 

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I bought a 2022 Maverick Dec 29, 2022. Had 145 miles on it. 2 weeks later after driving it daily, the battery dies.
The dealership charged it, said charging system all checked out. Drove it daily for a week, battery dead again.
Apparently according to Google there is a mechanical issue they can't fix. Frustrated!!
I wonder if it's a bad cell in the battery? It happens. If the charging system checks out, then I would have them replace the battery (should be under warranty). If the problem continues beyond that, then it's not the alternator or the battery, and an auto electrician will have to chase it down...
 

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I bought a 2022 Maverick Dec 29, 2022. Had 145 miles on it. 2 weeks later after driving it daily, the battery dies.
The dealership charged it, said charging system all checked out. Drove it daily for a week, battery dead again.
Apparently according to Google there is a mechanical issue they can't fix. Frustrated!!
In cold weather put it on tickly charger in garage and it's been better
 

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Is the vehicle locked or unlocked overnight? I had deep sleep. Jumped truck to start. Drove around. Parked. Started up fine. Put battery charger on it. Charger indicated battery very low. Gharged for a while with little progress. On a whim I locked the doors. Needle shoots up to almost full.
is something draining the battery when the doors are unlocked?
 

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The factory supplied battery in my Transit250 only lived 2 years. The batteries Ford uses may be crap.
Also possibly relevant; there is an issue with phantom power drains on most newer vehicles, they supply circuitry that is always awake, always watching ( 😄 )
Many people who park their Transits that have older batteries when parked for more than 3-4 days find low batteries, and over a week or two it may be too dead to start. This is also likely to be the case in other Ford vehicles.

however, if you're driving your Maverick every day and you're getting this much power drain, something is amiss. Using a multimeter, you can check each fuse to discover what's still draining power when the truck is shut off (the cab light circuit may be activated if you have the doors open). Once you have a list of suspects, you can compare to the fuse map and see what is supposed to be running and what is not, and then trace down the actual issue.

Some things I've heard of causing this:
Auto door locks not triggering the sensor so the mechanism keeps "on" trying to lock the door (needs mechanical adjustment to allow lock to fully engage)
Trailer hitch wiring
Cab lights or radio staying on
Infotainment system is set to search for WiFi, and is constantly searching when there isn't any (like a phone does unless you turn off WiFi)

Anyone have anything else to add to this list?
 
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