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I walk into the bank, in there for 10mins and walk out to truck completely dead. Not even the key fob worked. I thought this was a bit odd to be a dead battery issue. I check the battery connections and it was tight. So I walked back in the bank to call AAA. As im on hold I decide to hit the key fob and it worked. Walked out and it started right up. It was dead for maybe 10mins.

Anything I should look for? It's a 2021, right at a year old and 24k on odo.

Edit... Just got back home. Started it multiple times back to back and not one hiccup.
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Clickbait. I was hoping for a life after death experience story.

Mine did that once, not long after I added a tune. Thought for sure the tune was the cause. I reloaded the stock tune while sitting in a stores parking lot and it fired back up.

It never has done it again, either with the tune or stock. Beats me.
Fords aren’t what they use to be.
 
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Clickbait. I was hoping for a life after death experience story.

Mine did that once, not long after I added a tune. Thought for sure the tune was the cause. I reloaded the stock tune while sitting in a stores parking lot and it fired back up.

It never has done it again, either with the tune or stock. Beats me.
Fords aren’t what they use to be.
Mine is tuned but it's been tuned since the first month I bought it.

My 2005 GTO, pretty common with gto's, does something similar where the key fob isn't talking to the car.. So won't lock and unlock. It would still start though. Once it started then the fob works fine.
This was just weird that nothing at all was working.
 


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Mine did this too. Can’t replicate. Won’t take to dealership. I will not be TA.

Ya same here.. I won't take it to dealership unless it becomes something major.
 

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My wife’s Everest(Ranger SUV) did that a few times. Everything seemed fine but it is already 4 years old. So out of caution I did put a new battery, hasn't happened since. I am just one of those preventative types, didn't want her broke down in Philippine traffic.
 

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My 2020 did that once about a year ago I think. Luckily it was in the driveway. I don't remember if I checked with a multimeter or not but I stuck my charger on it for a bit. Didn't get any warning alerts of the charger. Hasn't done it again.
 

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Mine did it last winter while I was parked outside of a drive thru pot shop… yeah a drive thru, had to go look, no it was just a curiosity stop.. I had a metal coffee in the key program spot. Removed the cup and everything worked… A CHP officer was staring at me while I was walking around looking at the truck thinking WTF!! It all ended well. Indian reservation outside of independence California…
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I brought my wife back to life. The story continues.:inlove:
I think we need to hear this story. I know of a person that brought his mother back to life...
 
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There is one cause. If you have the Sync system set on auto update, and it was updating at the time, nothing would appear to work, until it was finished.
That was the first thing that came to my mine. Though I remember the last update it sent a message saying one was available. I didnt get anything this time. I think it tells you when the it last updated.. I'll have to go check.
 

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Ya same here.. I won't take it to dealership unless it becomes something major.
This has happened to many people, (not just Ford Rangers). No one can really explain why it happens. IMO you would be wasting your time and the dealers time taking it in.
This exact same thing happened to my previous vehicle, a 2014 Ram 1500. Hasn't happened to my Ranger (yet)..
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