The Ford F-150 Lightning Battery Problem Is Spreading

The Ford F-150 Lightning isn't exactly improving as engineers work feverishly to resolve a critical problem.

Due to an unexplained Ford F-150 Lightning battery issue that is being found in further vehicles,

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production is currently on hold. Fires caused by electricity shortages are the reason.

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Although the specific source of the new Ford F-150 Lightning battery issue is unknown,

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Regarding the specifics that caused the manufacture and delivery of new F-150 Lightning

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But one lightning pack caught fire lately. This is troubling since electric cars, like the Chevy Bolt,

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Ford sent out a customer service notice one week before to the fire advising the owners of a few cars

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repair a few items in order to stop the high-voltage battery from degrading in function.

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Thus far, the problem has affected around 100 models.

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Furthermore, there is no indication that the Lightning fire is related to the performance issues.

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Therefore, a different kind of hardware or software issue with the batteries may affect

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MotorTrend states that no new vehicles will be shipped until the issue is fixed. A few weeks might pass

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