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<blockquote data-quote="Weather Man" data-source="post: 16967590" data-attributes="member: 137766"><p>Ford is recalling nearly 35,000 <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/ford/mustang-mach-e/" target="_blank">Mustang Mach-E</a> EVs from the 2021 and 2022 model years to fix a battery problem that can cause the vehicle to suddenly lose power while driving. Only extended-range battery and GT models are included in the recall. Some of these vehicles received a software update as part of a <a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/ford-mustang-mach-e-recall-power-loss-while-driving-a1045432287/" target="_blank">recall last year</a>, but they will still need to go to a Ford dealer for an additional free repair.</p><p></p><p>Today’s announcement follows 107 reports of vehicles losing power while driving after the software update and an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The problem has to do with an overheating battery contactor, a kind of switch that determines which vehicle components the battery sends power to. The battery contactor may overheat after the vehicle has been plugged into a DC fast charger and/or what Ford calls “wide-open pedal events” (putting the accelerator to the floor for quick acceleration).</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-mustang-mach-e-evs-recalled-again-to-fix-battery-issue/ar-AA1irBiY?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c7a6a6f29dec4859bd194c8a9e807079&ei=11[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weather Man, post: 16967590, member: 137766"] Ford is recalling nearly 35,000 [URL='https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/ford/mustang-mach-e/']Mustang Mach-E[/URL] EVs from the 2021 and 2022 model years to fix a battery problem that can cause the vehicle to suddenly lose power while driving. Only extended-range battery and GT models are included in the recall. Some of these vehicles received a software update as part of a [URL='https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-recalls-defects/ford-mustang-mach-e-recall-power-loss-while-driving-a1045432287/']recall last year[/URL], but they will still need to go to a Ford dealer for an additional free repair. Today’s announcement follows 107 reports of vehicles losing power while driving after the software update and an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The problem has to do with an overheating battery contactor, a kind of switch that determines which vehicle components the battery sends power to. The battery contactor may overheat after the vehicle has been plugged into a DC fast charger and/or what Ford calls “wide-open pedal events” (putting the accelerator to the floor for quick acceleration). [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-mustang-mach-e-evs-recalled-again-to-fix-battery-issue/ar-AA1irBiY?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c7a6a6f29dec4859bd194c8a9e807079&ei=11[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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