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Just to close the loop, I received the second replacement Wattstation last night and got it installed. This one worked with no issues and no changes to the circuit or circuit breaker. I was just very unlucky to get a non-working replacement for a defective unit.

Having used the updated SYNC software for a couple of days, I've noticed a couple of things good and bad. 1. So far, my issues with USB thumb drives appear to have been corrected. The software no longer reverts to playing the first song in the first folder on the drive every time the car is...

I consider myself to be very fortunate given that the dealership has essentially no experience on the FFE (they are EV certified though). The update appears to have been done correctly and the car is working fine. The update did remove the car from MyFordMobile, so I have to go through the...

Just got the word that my car was updated without any issues - we'll see when I pick it up. I was prepared for the worst, since this was the first FFE they updated and the service adviser did not think they had ever seen another FFE period. It's lonely here in the middle...

I'd have to agree, I thought the stock tires were terrible in snow and ice. Much worse than the LRR Goodyear tires on our Volt. Maybe there are several brands of tires being used on the FFE?

I discussed the issues I've had with GE today. They have a new unit headed my way, hopefully functional this time. Through these issues, GE has been very easy to deal with.

The Wattstation does not have any on-board charging delay function. On initial power-up, the LED, charging (green) and fault (red) come on sequentially. I believe this is part of the normal startup process, but never really paid much attention to it before having problems. The flashing red fault...

Another good idea. I tried charging the Volt and get the same fault on the charger upon connecting it as I've been getting with the FFE. When I installed the wiring, I tried to future proof the wiring by using a gauge one size larger than recommended. If I can get the charger to actually charge...

I may have time this afternoon to try a couple things I didn't try yesterday when I ran out of time. I can change out the breaker feeding the circuit even though there is no indication that there is a breaker issue (that I can tell). I can also try powering the SPX charger from the FFE's circuit...

Good point, I forgot to mention that the car will charge with both the Ford 110v charger and a SPX 240v charger that I have for my wife's Volt with no problems. The other thing I noticed was that the original Wattstation charger had no LED light ring and no charging or fault lights showing when...

I have had a GE Wattstation for about one year and it has worked without any issues up until this week. I came home and plugged in as usual, but the charging process did not initiate. The unit had no lights, even though it did have power. I called GE and they were very accommodating and had a...

Do you have a source for this? I'd like to believe this is the case from a battery longevity standpoint, but I can't say that I have seen anything in my first year of ownership that would lead me to believe that battery power is being used to either heat or cool the battery when the car is...

We had a cold winter here and it was interesting because I was not able to utilize anywhere near the 19.5 kWh battery capacity that is available when the temperature is nice. If I had been pushing up against the battery capacity during the summer to make my commute there is no way it would have...

WattsUp, Do you live in a part of the country that experiences very cold temperatures? Just curious, because this winter I was only able to utilize around 13 kWh of the battery in the January/February timeframe. My driving efficiency (mi/kWh) went down a bit, but not much when I didn't use...

2012 with 11,200 miles and fingers and toes crossed...no stop safely issues. I've had every SYNC software glitch known to man though.

Do you mean fully discharged (inconvenience), or bricked/dead (OMG)?

Thanks dmen, my car is back to normal with MyFordMobile.

Same here - I can now see the current battery status.

Thanks for the tip - I tried this and it may have worked as the pop-up showed up in the car after deleting and reregistering. We'll see for sure in 24 hours.

The MyFordMobile site and phone app both communicate with the car via ATT cellular network to download the car's current status each time you do an update or send the car a command such as unlocking/locking the doors.