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[Richard Fink Sr]

No nothing left on seats and as to battery it is about 8 mo old. Dealer 
first time replaced battery second time it was towed in, they call 2 
days later and said problem was that Key censor need reprogrammed. This 
time it was at my house nothing worked i put charger on at 10 amp for 1 
hour and then all worked. Dealer says as mileage is past 36000.[it is 
36100] will need to pay a 100. dollar fee for service under the 36 
thousand bumper to bumper warranty. It would have about 36250 on now 
they live 125 mile from me.   I told them to send a letter to cust 
service in Detroit,BBB, and dealer. All the same and when each no start 
or unlock happened.
Thanks All for reply
R Fink
PA

On 5/22/2015 11:51 AM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
> Does that one have passenger sensors in the seats? There were some at one
> time that a briefcase or heavy book left on the seat would keep a small
> drain on the battery... ???
> On May 22, 2015 11:40 AM, "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
>> My guess:
>>
>> Some systems are more sensitive to voltage variation than others.  His
>> entry system may require a full 12v to operate (ie 11.8 won't do).   Any
>> resistance/connector issue(check the grounds as farmer would say) could
>> conceivably conspire to drop the voltage to the entry receiver/computer to
>> less than 12v.    Especially if the battery is at the end of it serviceable
>> life where resting voltage drops are common.
>>
>> Charging the battery would fix it, as he is finding.  It raises the
>> baseline voltage.  I'll bet the problem would go away with a new battery
>> too.
>>
>> But ultimately I think it's the battery.   A truck sitting for just a few
>> days should not have a resting, baseline voltage low enough to affect
>> electronics.   So check the battery first, connectors and grounds next.
>>
>> A good test is to measure the voltage when it happens, and again after the
>> charge and the system works.  The numbers may surprise you.
>>
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>>> On May 21, 2015, at 21:44, Richard Fink Sr <rfinksr at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Can any one on the list tell me if a 2012 ford pickup has a chip in the
>>> key that would be affected by a microwave or cell phone and disable it.
>>> I have a friend that has this truck and if let sit for about 2 days the
>>> key fob won,t operate, but the dealer says  it is caused by key, And
>>> have replaced the truck battery said reprogrammed the key and said
>>> fixed. But continues, charge the battery for about 1 hour @ 10amp all
>>> works ok????????????
>>> Thanks
>>> R Fink
>>> PA
>>>
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