ECU module programming guide using FDRS

[Foxtrot150]

Thanks. Im on 23031 revision 713

After performing updates yesterday, my version is the same.

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[jober03]

I’ve been trying to get into FDRS several times with the latest version, but I’m getting this. I’ve used FDRS several times on this computer without issue… just not this version.

 

[jwwadkins]

Took my truck to the dealership on 7/27/2023. Told the service advisor SYNC was not updating. Even told her about TSB 22-2404. They kept the truck till 7/31/2023. When I got the truck back it was still on the same SYNC version. (20312 revision 243) Went back in and told the service advisor and she had the tech look at it again. He came back a few minutes later and said it was up to date I said no it was not. She called the shop foreman and he said there was nothing they could because it was up to date. I was very busy last week and waited till today (8/7/2023) to call ford. The customer service line at first said it was up to date. When I asked her when it received the last update, she said 1/10/2021. I told her there have been many updates since then. She gave me the phone number to the OTA team. I called the OTA team, after telling her about the problem and about TSB 22-2404, she told me to take it back to the dealership and have them call the Techline with the case number.

What a run around.
This is a 2021 F150

 

[m_bt54]

Took my truck to the dealership on 7/27/2023. Told the service advisor SYNC was not updating. Even told her about TSB 22-2404. They kept the truck till 7/31/2023. When I got the truck back it was still on the same SYNC version. (20312 revision 243) Went back in and told the service advisor and she had the tech look at it again. He came back a few minutes later and said it was up to date I said no it was not. She called the shop foreman and he said there was nothing they could because it was up to date. I was very busy last week and waited till today (8/7/2023) to call ford. The customer service line at first said it was up to date. When I asked her when it received the last update, she said 1/10/2021. I told her there have been many updates since then. She gave me the phone number to the OTA team. I called the OTA team, after telling her about the problem and about TSB 22-2404, she told me to take it back to the dealership and have them call the Techline with the case number.

What a run around.
This is a 2021 F150

Looks like you have only been a member of this forum for about a month. Spend another few days or weeks poking around on here and you’ll learn very quickly to not waste your time at the dealership with this sort of thing.

 

[tbinmd]

Took my truck to the dealership on 7/27/2023. Told the service advisor SYNC was not updating. Even told her about TSB 22-2404. They kept the truck till 7/31/2023. When I got the truck back it was still on the same SYNC version. (20312 revision 243) Went back in and told the service advisor and she had the tech look at it again. He came back a few minutes later and said it was up to date I said no it was not. She called the shop foreman and he said there was nothing they could because it was up to date. I was very busy last week and waited till today (8/7/2023) to call ford. The customer service line at first said it was up to date. When I asked her when it received the last update, she said 1/10/2021. I told her there have been many updates since then. She gave me the phone number to the OTA team. I called the OTA team, after telling her about the problem and about TSB 22-2404, she told me to take it back to the dealership and have them call the Techline with the case number.

What a run around.
This is a 2021 F150

Sorry for your pain, but posts like this makes the Mongoose purchase seem really cheap compared to all the wasted time and frustration of dealing with the dealership and Ford. Being able to update your own truck and keep it up to date is priceless.

 

[agehman21]

@Jesse-Infotainment I sent you a private conversation I’m having trouble updating my CMR on a 2021 Powerboost Platinum. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[agehman21]

Can anyone tell me if you have to update other certain modules before you can update the CMR module? My CMR module update keeps failing but I do have some other updates available via FDRS.

 

[JScaro]

Can anyone tell me if you have to update other certain modules before you can update the CMR module? My CMR module update keeps failing but I do have some other updates available via FDRS.

What are you using to update your Module? Let me guess, VCX Nano?

 

[agehman21]

What are you using to update your Module? Let me guess, VCX Nano?

Mongoose

 

[Missmy3/4ton]

NOTICE: If you updated the DDM/PDM modules, you need to run the 'Power Door Window Initialization' for both modules. This can be found in each of the module task window (on the right hand side). This is needed for your windows auto open/close to work

Hmm, so say someone missed this. Anyway to fix it without FDRS? Module reset in forscan did not work. I think it's related, but I couldn't get global windows to work either (up or down).

Edit. Got it to work. Apparently on 21+ truck's you have to hold the window buttons UP for exactly two second. So I held them up for two seconds, two seconds off, for three of four times, then did the down, hold for two, up, hold for two, down, hold for two, up, hold for two, for a few times and everything works now.

) Went back in and told the service advisor and she had the tech look at it again. He came back a few minutes later and said it was up to date I said no it was not. She called the shop foreman and he said there was nothing they could because it was up to date. I was very busy last week and waited till today (8/7/2023) to call ford. The customer service line at first said it was up to date. When I asked her when it received the last update, she said 1/10/2021. I told her there have been many updates since then. She gave me the phone number to the OTA team. I called the OTA team, after telling her about the problem and about TSB 22-2404, she told me to take it back to the dealership and have them call the Techline with the case number.

Yeah, most of us have been down that road...Good luck. You should just get on the list here and update your truck yourself. https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...mming-vehicle-interface-lending-thread.13145/

 

[rugedraw]

Sorry for your pain, but posts like this makes the Mongoose purchase seem really cheap compared to all the wasted time and frustration of dealing with the dealership and Ford. Being able to update your own truck and keep it up to date is priceless.

I agree, but getting the truck out of the broken software requires plugging directly into modules and it not as simple as just hitting the update button on FDRS. This is why most dealers will just throw a new APIM at it as opposed to going through the process 22-2404 calls for. The TSB is attached.

 

[agehman21]

How do I recover a failed programming shown as a purple module in FDRS? Can I reset it back to where it was or how do I clear it up for now?

 

[Snakebitten]

Run a PMI procedure on the purple module?

 

[jwwadkins]

I agree, but getting the truck out of the broken software requires plugging directly into modules and it not as simple as just hitting the update button on FDRS. This is why most dealers will just throw a new APIM at it as opposed to going through the process 22-2404 calls for. The TSB is attached.

I have a Mongosse. And I tried several times to apply TSB 22-2404 It would keep failing. I tried too many times and now the apim is locked. I need the dealer to unlock or install a new APIM. I am a ex FORD Senior Master Tech, so I know what I am doing. I just don't want to have to buy an APIM.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Hmm, so say someone missed this. Anyway to fix it without FDRS? Module reset in forscan did not work. I think it's related, but I couldn't get global windows to work either (up or down).

Edit. Got it to work. Apparently on 21+ truck's you have to hold the window buttons UP for exactly two second. So I held them up for two seconds, two seconds off, for three of four times, then did the down, hold for two, up, hold for two, down, hold for two, up, hold for two, for a few times and everything works now.


Yeah, most of us have been down that road...Good luck. You should just get on the list here and update your truck yourself. https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...mming-vehicle-interface-lending-thread.13145/

I believe I saw the window initialization in Forscan.
For what it's worth I never ran that after updating modules early May and never any issues out of it.

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