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Charge System Fault: Alternator Damage from Water/Mud?
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<blockquote data-quote="RAPDREW" data-source="post: 1350352" data-attributes="member: 26159"><p>Took my 2018 Supercab off road yesterday, everything was fine until I went through a pretty big area of water (no more than 3ft high). Luckily I had the truck in Mud/Sand mode, but I did struggle a bit about halfway through the water. Was actually pretty worried at one point but it did pull through. As soon as I was out of the water it hit me with a message saying "Charging System Service Now". I looked up the message and figured it was the alternator by what people were saying online. The truck was a little squeaky after that water and the power steering felt a little funky. I drove it around a bit and decided it was too late to take it to the dealership (should have dropped it off looking back...). Ended up driving it home and my plan was to take it to the dealer first thing in the morning. It started up in the morning but right away it didn't feel right. I was about 1 or 2 miles from the dealership when it died at a red light, just after giving me a message with a wrench and also another message saying "Powertrain Malfunction/Reduced Power. I think this is normal when the battery is dying. This red light also has a railroad track so not the best place to break down, luckily I was about 2 cars from the track. Couldn't get it in neutral so had to open the emergency shifter bypass and put it in neutral. After 40 min of pissing off everybody that was on their way to work, Ford roadside sent someone to come jump it. We got it started and about 10 seconds after that it shut off again. Ended up having to tow it down the street to the dealership. Thinking this is mostly an electrical issue. Hopefully they figure this out in the next day or two. I'm pretty upset with myself for taking it through that water, but from what I understood these trucks are built ford tough right?! Maybe not all of them lol. I'll give an update when I hear back.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/PwWvhdi" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/PwWvhdi</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/JAQCjOa" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/JAQCjOa</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RAPDREW, post: 1350352, member: 26159"] Took my 2018 Supercab off road yesterday, everything was fine until I went through a pretty big area of water (no more than 3ft high). Luckily I had the truck in Mud/Sand mode, but I did struggle a bit about halfway through the water. Was actually pretty worried at one point but it did pull through. As soon as I was out of the water it hit me with a message saying "Charging System Service Now". I looked up the message and figured it was the alternator by what people were saying online. The truck was a little squeaky after that water and the power steering felt a little funky. I drove it around a bit and decided it was too late to take it to the dealership (should have dropped it off looking back...). Ended up driving it home and my plan was to take it to the dealer first thing in the morning. It started up in the morning but right away it didn't feel right. I was about 1 or 2 miles from the dealership when it died at a red light, just after giving me a message with a wrench and also another message saying "Powertrain Malfunction/Reduced Power. I think this is normal when the battery is dying. This red light also has a railroad track so not the best place to break down, luckily I was about 2 cars from the track. Couldn't get it in neutral so had to open the emergency shifter bypass and put it in neutral. After 40 min of pissing off everybody that was on their way to work, Ford roadside sent someone to come jump it. We got it started and about 10 seconds after that it shut off again. Ended up having to tow it down the street to the dealership. Thinking this is mostly an electrical issue. Hopefully they figure this out in the next day or two. I'm pretty upset with myself for taking it through that water, but from what I understood these trucks are built ford tough right?! Maybe not all of them lol. I'll give an update when I hear back. [URL]https://imgur.com/PwWvhdi[/URL] [URL]https://imgur.com/JAQCjOa[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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