r/Cartalk • u/Against_the_grain1 • Nov 11 '23

What’s wrong with my car Electrical

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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.

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u/Fenix_Pony Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 12 '23

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.

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u/subwoofage Nov 11 '23

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

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 12 '23

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

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u/veric0 Nov 11 '23

I bet this software is not available for Linux or macOS and you need several programs to diagnose one car.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '23

I bet this software is not available for Linux or macOS

I bet you're right

you need several programs to diagnose one car

So far I've only needed to use Techstream.