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    Power Liftgate Issues

    Hi @mindmaniac , did you ever post the video of the solution? I would like to take a look. Also, let me know if this sounds familiar. My liftgate stopped opening up automatically about 2 months ago regardless if I attempt to open from the FOB, rear button or from the interior lift button. I...
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    Power Liftgate Issues

    I'm having the exact same issue. Did you get this fixed? If so how did you go about it?
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    2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s

    Yeah that's the one I ended up purchasing. I thought about it more and decided not to splice into any wires.
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    SYNC 3 CONVERSION

    Hi Navigator, I was able to fix almost all my problems with APIM programming. anything that is left over is hardware related I'm almost positive. See thread 2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s
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    2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s

    HI Joe, See my solutions here 2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s
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    2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s

    I have just found a solution from another site, thanks to @f150chief from Cyanlabs community. Here is the breakdown of the solution and the APIM settings below. Remember this fix is for a 2014 ford explorer limited with sync 3 (v3.4) upgrade. Time on Sync 3 screen showing 12:00 always, and...
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    2014 Explorer USB Media Hub Upgrade for Sync 3 to support Android Auto or Apple Car Play

    Here are some photos of what I I'm working with. Existing Gen2a media plug and the old usb hub (with line in) and new usb hub (smaller unit PN HC3T-14F014-AC). I'm still looking for the correct size new USB hub (HC3Z-19A387-B). Does anyone know which wires I need to splice into on the old...
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    2014 Explorer USB Media Hub Upgrade for Sync 3 to support Android Auto or Apple Car Play

    My mistake, it's out of a 2018 F150... typo... Did you have any guidance for how to manually splice the wires?
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    2014 Explorer USB Media Hub Upgrade for Sync 3 to support Android Auto or Apple Car Play

    Hello Explorer Community, I drive a 2014 Ford Explorer limited and have recently upgrade my Sync 2 MFT system to the Sync 3 system, and upgraded the software to Sync 3 V3.4. I used the Sync 3 screen and APIM from a 2017 Ford Escape and the upgrade went well. However, my stock 2014 explorer...
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    SYNC 3 in a 2016 Explorer

    Hello Rman66, I am also not willing to pay for the Gen2a USB media hub adaptor and want to splice this myself. I've just bought the upgrade Usb media hub and the wiring connector from the junk yard and want to know which pins to splice into. I've found another site where they explain this for...
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    2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s

    Hi Joe, I did not yet change the USB Port but have updated the Fakra Style GPS Antenna. The USB port and GPS are giving me warnings on startup but when i acknowledge they go away. The GPS as a result works perfectly, so just need to get rid of that message. The USB however, will work with...
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    SYNC 3 in a 2016 Explorer

    Hi Beatsanfurd, I purchased a 2017 escape sync3 screen and had to drill a few holes in those brackets to adjust for the screen placement in the dash space. I looked for a while for an exact match to avoid making my own drill holes, unfortunately I came up empty handed. let me know how you end up.
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    USB hub upgrade

    Is it possible to get a USB hub from a new model ford that would work? I have a 2014 ford expl ltd and need to upgrade the USB hub anyway (it doesn't charge my phone at all but does allow AA). Any guidance would be appreciated, I don't want to drop $250+ on a usb hub when the conversion from...
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    2015 Explorer Sport - upgrading Sync 2 to Sync 3 - have few ?'s

    I have the same issue with the clock being stuck at 12:00. When I plug my phone in, it updates to the time from my phone, but on it's own it's useless. Here are some other things that didn't go smoothly after the upgrade and would love to have these ironed out. For context, I upgraded using a...
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    SYNC 3 CONVERSION

    Hello, I have a 2014 exp ltd as well and have upgraded to sync 3 v3.4. My steering wheel controls all work except for voice control rocker button and the seek button. I would also like to see your APIM settings and SCCM settings is possible to perhaps address my issues below. For context, I...
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