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Anyone out there got a three year old active mine 4 weeks out of warranty new battery required and replaced now new car horn required and replaced and today auto hold not working with error message of auto hold malfunction is this normal for a three year old ford car

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    It's normal for a car with a flat battery.

    Horn just bad luck

    Fully charge new battery before fitting then reset BMS

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    6 hours ago, DaveT70 said:

    It's normal for a car with a flat battery.

    Horn just bad luck

    Fully charge new battery before fitting then reset BMS

     

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    Thanks tried BMS reset now no issues however mechanic flabbergasted that three year old car needed new battery also said horn was down low in car so liable to have water digress and fail has put new horn higher in car to avoid future issues maybe a deliberate design issue by ford to generate more income for their dealerships!!

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    Yes, they're junk

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    3 hours ago, jmck60 said:

     mechanic flabbergasted that three year old car needed new battery

    The battery in my previous Mk 8 Fiesta was still fine when I p/x ed it at 5 years, though it did get a top up from a smart charger occasionally (but I'm a very low mileage user these days).

    The facelift (Mk 4.5) Focus does seem to have a particular problem though:

    https://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/148905-focus-mk-45-mhev-battery-issues/#comments

    Mind, my wife is an even lower mileage user and the battery in her car is over 11 years old and still going strong. There's progress for you!😀).

     

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