c152driver Report post Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) This is a really odd problem. The chimes on my FFH (seat belt warning, cross traffic alert, etc.) don't sound like they used to. Originally, they were modern melodic tones that came over the vehicle's sound system. Now they are much simpler sounding, like a 10 year old car instead, and seem to come from a speaker near the steering column as opposed to the sound system speakers. Has anyone else experienced this? I haven't been driving my FFH as much lately, and I've also found myself having to recalibrate the auto-up/down window feature (oddly front passenger side only, though) and am also now getting the Battery Saver message. I wonder if these are all related? Edited July 14, 2013 by c152driver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaronj1159 Report post Posted July 14, 2013 Mine uses a different chime when I'm about to get the battery saver message when I turn the car off. Normally after a couple short drives. Is this the case for you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted July 14, 2013 When the battery gets low the auto window function is the first to go. You need to get the TSB done. No issues since I had mine done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrobinso8 Report post Posted July 14, 2013 I had the TSB done and it did nothing for the battery saver problem. The Ford District Rep is looking into this since they were notified of the problem prior to the "Fix". First windows and then radio settings and whatever it feels like. I told the rep also that the programmers need to make the trip computer accurate and not add 2 mpg to the car's displayed mileage over actual calculations. Hope it helps yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB_TX Report post Posted July 15, 2013 When the battery gets low the auto window function is the first to go. You need to get the TSB done. No issues since I had mine done. I had the TSB done and it did nothing for the battery saver problem. The Ford District Rep is looking into this since they were notified of the problem prior to the "Fix". First windows and then radio settings and whatever it feels like. I told the rep also that the programmers need to make the trip computer accurate and not add 2 mpg to the car's displayed mileage over actual calculations. Hope it helps yours. I too had the TSB performed over a month ago. Everything was fine for two weeks, then the front passenger window lost its auto up programming. I had avoided using the car in accessory mode until a few days ago. Ooops. Big mistake. I got the stupid BSM, the radio shut off, and some odd sounds came from the console. Hmmm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c152driver Report post Posted July 17, 2013 Mine uses a different chime when I'm about to get the battery saver message when I turn the car off. Normally after a couple short drives. Is this the case for you? Yeah, I first noticed the chimes had changed when I hadn't driven it for about a week or so. However, I've now driven it enough (I would think) to recharge the 12V battery, but I still have the basic chimes. I might try a soft reset of MFT next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expresspotato Report post Posted August 24, 2013 Hello My car started doing this without any problems before. The warning chimes have gone from an obvious high quality smooth sounding tone to the rough, basic chime you would find in a car from a few years ago. Not for all warnings though. Any updates / progress on a fix? I was thinking of doing a battery pull, wait a few minutes and connect it back again but then there go my settings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c152driver Report post Posted August 24, 2013 Hello My car started doing this without any problems before. The warning chimes have gone from an obvious high quality smooth sounding tone to the rough, basic chime you would find in a car from a few years ago. Not for all warnings though. Any updates / progress on a fix? I was thinking of doing a battery pull, wait a few minutes and connect it back again but then there go my settings. I haven't had mine checked out. I've found that if I drive the vehicle for a long period of time (say more than half an hour), the regular chimes will return. It seems that the basic chimes are the result of some power-saver function. After my vehicle sits for a few days, the basic chimes return. I suspect that the car shuts down the computer that operates the fancy chines once the battery reaches a certain threshold. It doesn't seem to affect the vehicle any other way, and my battery has yet to run completely dead, so I haven't bothered to bring it in yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expresspotato Report post Posted August 24, 2013 Have you had the battery saver message TSB done? Perhaps they're related. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
