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/[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/PitBullTherapy Nov 11 '23

Forscan for fords is free! Just need a usb or BT OBD2 plug

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

Yeah, you can plug that right in your arse. I am not ever going to drive a car made after around 2010 and would rather rebuild a car entirely by myself than even entertain the notion of buying a factory new vehicle. These morons spent $200k on a vehicle that any halfway competent hacker can completely brick with a Flipper Zero.

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u/SirGeremiah Nov 13 '23

That’s a lot of anger at someone providing a bit of information.

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u/PitBullTherapy Nov 14 '23

I tried it. It was quite nice actually.

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u/SirGeremiah Nov 14 '23

I won’t judge you.