no lights inside or out

[escape23]

I opened the driver's door on my 2023 Escape Platinum and there were no lights anywhere. Interior and exterior lights did not come on. Dash did not illuminate at all.

The car sat in the garage for about three days.

It did start right away but the center console and dash took a little longer than normal to come on.

The car is a standard ICE  model but acted like it was in deep sleep, or in some energy conservation mode.

 

Is this the new normal?

 

[DeeSee]

I have the same kind of problem with the same model.  I was told the 12-volt battery is low.  I was advised to drive the car with the engine to charge the battery or to buy a battery charger.  Seems the battery needs to have more capacity and ford has no fix.

[escape23]

The vehicle has a lot of active modules even when the ignition is turned off. Subsequently when the battery volts drops to a certain point, some of the modules/features start to turn off to save the battery. This is according to the service tech at the Ford dealer.

 

The cold weather really plays havoc with the battery's voltage level. I use a battery minder/charge when I know I am not going out that day. It's a BatteryMinder Model 128CEC1

 

Do you have a problem with the power distribution display showing power to all four wheels even though  the pavement is dry but the temp is 35 F or below?

 I hope this is some help.

 

 

 

[DeeSee]

I have a front wheel drive escape plugin.  I do not get power to all 4 wheels.   The Ford service guy told me to run the warmup cycle during charging to get power to the 12-volt battery during the charging.  This shuts the battery saver notification down and turns the interior light on when I open the door, but it is effective for only one day. The alternative, he said, was to buy a charger.  Other forums offer a larger battery as a fix.  Comments about that idea bring concern about voiding the warranty.