bigqueue Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) I installed the FordPASS app for my phone with the thought that I would be able to "do things" with my car....even just get status or location from it, but it seems that Ford stopped all that and there does not seem to be any real utility with that app related to the actual car. Am I missing anything? Is there any other way to "connect" to the car to get information from and to it? My old 2013 Honda Fit EV was a lot more "connected"...I guess I expected the CMAX to be a little more similar to it than my old 2008 Scion. (Which had no wiz-bang connectivity at all :-) -Quentin Edited January 19, 2020 by bigqueue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbov Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 In the old days, Ford did Vehicle Health Reports using your cell phone to transmit the information. That ended a couple years ago. FordPASS isn't a replacement. I found no functional benefit. Newer cars are a different story. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratosurfer Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I have a number of scanners, the easiest one for a full scan of all modules I’ve found is BlueDriver that uses an app and a BT connection to the USB dongle provided. It will report on any codes from all modules, which is basically what the Ford system used to do via a text message to the Ford Server. You can’t program with BlueDrive, I have another USB OBDII adapter that I use FORScan on, but that is a much more advanced proposition, that you need to study a little before plugging in, as it has the ability to actually change programming. BlueDriver is about $100 and works great, if a code hits your dash, you can find it, record it and then clear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigqueue Posted January 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, stratosurfer said: I have a number of scanners, the easiest one for a full scan of all modules I’ve found is BlueDriver that uses an app and a BT connection to the USB dongle provided. It will report on any codes from all modules, which is basically what the Ford system used to do via a text message to the Ford Server. You can’t program with BlueDrive, I have another USB OBDII adapter that I use FORScan on, but that is a much more advanced proposition, that you need to study a little before plugging in, as it has the ability to actually change programming. BlueDriver is about $100 and works great, if a code hits your dash, you can find it, record it and then clear it. I will check out BLUEDRIVE.....between that and FORSCAN, I think all my needs might be more than covered! Thanks, -Quentin stratosurfer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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