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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 05:26 PM
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weird thing happened trying to put in sport mode

Hey guys, New around here.

Anyways, I tried to put my '11 mustang gt/cs in sport mode today.

Hold brake, tap traction button twice.

Didn't seem to work.

So, I turned car off. Put ignition in second position not cranking it over.

Tried the brake, 2 button tap. Message came up "sport mode".

Fine.

Tried cranking it over. Weird screech noise.

Now i just get click, click, click from battery. Neighbor tested battery,it's bad.

I don't know if it's coincidence, that the battery all of a sudden went bad,or did I screw something up putting sport mode on while ignition is in 2nd position?

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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 05:50 PM
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Sounds like coincidence to me.
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 06:22 PM
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I have done the same with no issues. Sounds like just one of those things.
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 07:21 PM
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Thanks for replying , guys.

We put a portable battery jumper on, and the car starts right up.
Drove it for around 10 mins. Turned it off. click, click, click.
So, I have it scheduled for an appointment at the Ford dealer for tomorrow.
They said the battery should be under warranty if that's the issue.
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Old Apr 4, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kherman
We put a portable battery jumper on, and the car starts right up.
Drove it for around 10 mins. Turned it off. click, click, click.
So, I have it scheduled for an appointment at the Ford dealer for tomorrow.
They said the battery should be under warranty if that's the issue.
I replaced the original battery on my 2010 after 3 years of use. In my 2007, I got 2 1/2 years out of it.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 01:22 AM
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I would imagine the problems isn't that the battery failed because you tried to put it in Sport mode, more the Sport mode didn't work because the battery was already failing.

A failing battery can cause all sorts of odd scenarios before it dies completely.

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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by kherman
Thanks for replying , guys.

We put a portable battery jumper on, and the car starts right up.
Drove it for around 10 mins. Turned it off. click, click, click.
So, I have it scheduled for an appointment at the Ford dealer for tomorrow.
They said the battery should be under warranty if that's the issue.
That's good that it's under warrranty
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Turbo
I would imagine the problems isn't that the battery failed because you tried to put it in Sport mode, more the Sport mode didn't work because the battery was already failing.

A failing battery can cause all sorts of odd scenarios before it dies completely.

That makes sense.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Tony Alonso
I replaced the original battery on my 2010 after 3 years of use. In my 2007, I got 2 1/2 years out of it.
I had to replace the battery in my 2012 less than 11 months after I bought it.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Moustang

I had to replace the battery in my 2012 less than 11 months after I bought it.
Why and didn't Ford replace it?
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 09:49 AM
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Took it in.
They replaced the battery.
Covered under warranty.
All's good.
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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good

I went in for my 5k oil change last October and asked them to replace the wipers, those were replaced under warranty... warranty is a good thing
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 09:53 AM
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good

I went in for my 5k oil change last October and asked them to replace the wipers, those were replaced under warranty... warranty is a good thing
What was wrong with the wipers?
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