ThorChristian
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- 2016 XLT 4WD
Hey all,
My InSync system now tries to update each time I start the vehicle.
I’ll get in, start the car and the screen is black and remains black for 45 seconds to a minute or so. Once it pops up, the screen shows that it is trying to do a “performing system maintenance”, and there is a white progress bar that has to fill in before it turns the system on. Once it comes on, everything seems to work just fine, however this has become a bit annoying.
Took it to the dealer and they are stumped. They have a call in to Ford, but the service tech told me there may be nothing that can be done since it is Sync 2. He told me he saw a similar issue with a Sync 1 system, which Ford no longer supports. If there is a way I can turn off this “performing system maintenance” feature, that would potentially solve it, but there doesn’t seem to be that option in my system.
Anyone have any ideas? I’ve been reading some of the questions in this forum, and I am concerned that Ford technology seems to be abandoned after a few years, and owners are on their own. As I am in the market for a new vehicle, I have decided to reconsider looking at a new Ford until this is resolved. This will NOT help my resale value, and I am not interested in looking at my vehicle like an iPhone that can be disposed of after a year. If Ford decides to abandon a software platform, they need to at least make sure what is in the vehicles on the road is stable and working as it was designed to when the car was purchased. They should at least be able to turn off the auto update feature (which has apparently been added to InSync 3).
(I edited this to change it from a “system update” to “performing system maintenance”
My InSync system now tries to update each time I start the vehicle.
I’ll get in, start the car and the screen is black and remains black for 45 seconds to a minute or so. Once it pops up, the screen shows that it is trying to do a “performing system maintenance”, and there is a white progress bar that has to fill in before it turns the system on. Once it comes on, everything seems to work just fine, however this has become a bit annoying.
Took it to the dealer and they are stumped. They have a call in to Ford, but the service tech told me there may be nothing that can be done since it is Sync 2. He told me he saw a similar issue with a Sync 1 system, which Ford no longer supports. If there is a way I can turn off this “performing system maintenance” feature, that would potentially solve it, but there doesn’t seem to be that option in my system.
Anyone have any ideas? I’ve been reading some of the questions in this forum, and I am concerned that Ford technology seems to be abandoned after a few years, and owners are on their own. As I am in the market for a new vehicle, I have decided to reconsider looking at a new Ford until this is resolved. This will NOT help my resale value, and I am not interested in looking at my vehicle like an iPhone that can be disposed of after a year. If Ford decides to abandon a software platform, they need to at least make sure what is in the vehicles on the road is stable and working as it was designed to when the car was purchased. They should at least be able to turn off the auto update feature (which has apparently been added to InSync 3).
(I edited this to change it from a “system update” to “performing system maintenance”