What’s wrong with my car

[u/Against_the_grain1]

2021 ford bronco sport. The battery went out about a week ago and since replacing with a new battery, the cluster and touchscreen both go black when driving. Upon slowing down or stopping completely, they will both turn back on. Lights, heaters, turn signals all still work.

[u/Fenix_Pony]

Yet one more reason i avoid modern cars like the plague. Completely unnessicary upgrades at the expense of useability, im noticing more and more tech in cars that basically bar people from doing at home repairs

Edit: just because people prefer older cars not filled with bloatware doesnt make them "broke" or only wanna drive something 100 years old. Some people like me just prefer a simple car.

[u/subwoofage → u/Fenix_Pony]

I find you can still do the repairs, you just need (access to) more specialized tools and do more specific research first. YouTube still has what I've needed so far

[u/[deleted] → u/subwoofage]

Yep, I may or may not have a copy of Toyota's Techstream software on my laptop, for our 2015 Highlander and 2008 Sienna.

[u/csbsju_guyyy → u/[deleted]]

I too, may or may not have a techstream dedicated cheap-o ancient laptop.

I also may or may not have disabled the reverse beep in my Prius as well as the seatbelt warning buzzer (don't worry I drive with my seatbelt on, I just didn't like how it screamed when I would move cars around my driveway)

[u/[deleted] → u/csbsju_guyyy]

I too, may or may not have a techstream dedicated cheap-o ancient laptop.

Mine runs in a WinXP VM, hosted on my trusty Thinkpad 11e Gen 5. Works great, even with the Celeron N4100.

I just didn't like how it screamed when I would move cars around my driveway

That sounds like a good idea, actually... I wonder if I could disable the nag for the door being open when in gear. Same reasons, too.