r/MachE

Dear Diary,

It’s been almost a month since she’s been at the dealership. After the service advisor finally listened to me (thankful for this group and your experience and knowledge) they told me it was in fact the gateway module.

Now here’s the fun part… they finally get a new one replace it and it’s pulling even more off the 12V. As of Friday last week they have zero clue what to do with it. All the programs Ford has sent them are not fixing the problem. All they can tell me is it is 100% the Gateway mod.

Luckily they have given me a loaner. I heard nothing yesterday which does not give me the warm and fuzzies. All of the electric haters in my life are saying “see I told you so” and ask would I get another one? 100% I would! This is just a fluke. I love my car this is just a small detour. Right?!?! 😬😩

Got our MME a few weeks ago. I’ve been a little overprotective of it. Wife took it to work and sent me this AI pic. I was sitting there for a min just repeating “I love my wife, mistakes happen, I love my wife….”

So I got an email reminder tonight that my free year of Connected Services is coming up for renewal next month and I’m curious how many people use the feature set you get with this package? In the year I’ve had my Mach-E, I think I watched YT maybe once or twice when I was public charging before I had my lv2 charger installed at home. As for the integrated Nav with charging stations, I generally use Apple Maps and ABRP. So I was just curious if anyone actually pays and uses this package? Seems like a waste of $15 a month, but who knows, maybe I’m wrong…

Obligatory wheel change pic! Have had this one for a month. Put on 20x8,5 ET38 245/45 Sport Contact7. Had a har time choosing between this "dark tint" and black wheels, but think it turned out pretty good.

Here’s mine: shopping bags and underneath it all my Tesla adapter.

11,500 miles. I was surprised at how charmed I was by this car, between the looks and the driving dynamics. Ford's 2.99% for 60 was the kicker.

Could you stick a magsafe ring onto the charger to help align my phone?

Has anyone modified the stock wireless charger.

It just heats my phone badly and needs ideas.

I think Ford's app is solid but inconsistent and a bit boring compared to the other brands' apps. Namely, the UI of apps for Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Polestar. So, I decided to give building my own a go. So far, it's running pretty well.

I'm not done with the frontend yet, but I have been working hard alongside Claude to make sure it's functional without getting my FordPass account banned (well, at least not for too many calls, weird email characters, or bot-like behavior). Today was a big day because I finally got it to perform accurate location-based and car-related actions like climate control, door unlocking, and door locking. The rest of the features i am still working on but its a start.

The next step is improving the UI to something more original, and I'd love some feedback. I'll note that it is not currently built to be shared, but if this turns out to be something I'm not an idiot for spending time and resources on, I don't mind looking into that path (assuming Ford won't come for me).

AI Disclaimer: I used Claude Code to help me understand where my code and integrations were failing, and to create the frontend design. Everything else was me stressing in and out of Xcode and GitHub (credit where credit is due: https://github.com/marq24/ha-fordpass and all of y'all who post your HomeAssistant woes on Reddit or in Mach-E forums).

Found this 3D model on Thingiverse and wondering if anyone has printed these and are they strong enough for the jack. Thanks