GFrans1 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I've owned my CMax about a month, have charged it at least 25 to 30 times. Four times when I plugged the charging cable into the fender socket, it did not start charging. Has anyone else had this problem? I will be taking it in for service tomorrow and hope the computer remembers this problem. The last time it happened, I still had about 4 miles left on the batteries charge, when it did not start, I touched the lock to open the door and when opening the door the charge started? I paid way too much for a vechile that does not work ( charge system ) when new! George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotomoto Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Welcome to the site. I'm not an Energi owner but I have owned a plug-in (volt) and have been a former member for years. The number one reason for charging faults is a poor or intermittent grounding issue. The J1772 plug protocol won't allow charging if anything fails the handshake test while plugging in. Before taking it in, I would suggest trying another wall socket or better yet on another wiring leg (different circuit breaker) and see if the problem persists. GOOD LUCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67gtcougar Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I have had this issue a couple of times. One time I had to start the car to get it to charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I've had the problem 4 times in three months. Three times opening the door worked. Once I had to start the car and turn it off and re-insert the J1772 plug. (I always use the same wall plug.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mipmapped Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) I've owned my CMax about a month, have charged it at least 25 to 30 times. Four times when I plugged the charging cable into the fender socket, it did not start charging. Has anyone else had this problem? I will be taking it in for service tomorrow and hope the computer remembers this problem. The last time it happened, I still had about 4 miles left on the batteries charge, when it did not start, I touched the lock to open the door and when opening the door the charge started? I paid way too much for a vechile that does not work ( charge system ) when new! George Hi George - a better place for this is the Energi version of this forum. It has a section for charging issues: http://fordcmaxenergiforum.com/forum/22-batteries-charging/ Myself - I have never had problems at 110V. Make sure you try turning off value charge (if you use the MFM mobile app or the MFT settings in the new version). That gets many people. Edited May 6, 2013 by mipmapped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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