Weird Issues with Running boards, fuel door.

[nitrobass24]

Lately my running boards have not been deploying normally. Sometimes just one side comes out, sometime both, sometimes neither. Then the other day when I was getting gas. I finished up and closed the door, but the truck still thought the fuel door was open. I hop out (running board half deployed) and give it good push...nothing changed. Hit the open fuel door, it opened, I hop out again no running boards, closed the fuel door and was back to normal.

My initial thought is a battery problem but I was at 92 SOC. Would this be a sign of bad auxiliary battery? I cant update the BCM because of the password thing and my dealer sucks so im not going there.

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[Ford Motor Company]

Lately my running boards have not been deploying normally. Sometimes just one side comes out, sometime both, sometimes neither. Then the other day when I was getting gas. I finished up and closed the door, but the truck still thought the fuel door was open. I hop out (running board half deployed) and give it good push...nothing changed. Hit the open fuel door, it opened, I hop out again no running boards, closed the fuel door and was back to normal.

My initial thought is a battery problem but I was at 92 SOC. Would this be a sign of bad auxiliary battery? I cant update the BCM because of the password thing and my dealer sucks so im not going there.

Hi there! Will you send us a message with your VIN and your local Ford dealer? I can look into things on my end.

 

[m_bt54]

I’ve been having similar issues with my running boards and noticed I had a DTC for a dirty sensor. I’m going to see if a trip through the car wash makes any difference

 

[nitrobass24]

Interesting, didnt realize they had sensors. Im in need of a car wash as well...been raining off/on for a week now.

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