Digital dash solid flashing red warning

[oktober]

I am aware of how ambiguous this post is, but its all the info I have.

I just picked up my 2023 gt mt82 from performance shop, they installed ess kit and a ton of other work (headers, clutch, suspension, shifter, blower, e85 tune). Very professional, used a very well known tuner as well.

I am completely unfamiliar with the car as I basically bought it and took it straight to the shop.

First time driving it last night home from the shop, babied it the whole way home, and everything went great, EXCEPT, at one point I was stopped at a light, and when the light turned green and I started to move, all the sudden I got a very large red flashing warning light for about half a second on the digital dash accompanied by a chiming noise.

My distinct recollection is it was solid red box with some type of message, but all the warnings I can find video of show a red outlined box, not flashing.

Digital dash. Im 99% sure it was a solid red box, flashing. It went away so quick I couldn't read the message.

I am definitely calling the shop in the morning, of course, but before I call and basically say a red light flashed for a half second I wanted to try and find out anything I could.

Its possible I rolled back a little before I got going, I think it was a slight incline, manusl transmission car. Does Ford have some sort of nanny warning on manual transmission cars?

Any help is appreciated.

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[Skye]

With manual transmission cars, Ford does use a feature called "Hill Start Assist". It is on by default. Assist will hold the brakes while the car is on an incline, to prevent it from rolling backwards. When the driver attempts to move forward, the brakes release and the driver goes about their business. The feature can be disabled through the screen menus. But using the feature shouldn't result in any warnings.

A warning in a red box could be almost anything. They are often just that: warnings. Door open, pre-collision assist active, alarm set, etc. A device or service failing generates a code, often resulting in a wrench-shaped dash light. The code is automatically stored and can later be pulled by an OBD reader.

New to you vehicle with heavy mods. It would be a best practice to return to the shop, ask them to check and pull any codes, as a confidence builder. If nothing is seen, the warning was just that. As you settle in with the car, you might be able to repeat it. Or it might have just been a one-off.

 

[oktober]

I appreciate the response, what stands out to me is that it was solid red, flashing, and there was a chiming noise. They did set me up with an hp tuners rtd device that I am learning about, maybe I could plug that in and check if the car stored the warning?

 

[Skye]

I appreciate the response, what stands out to me is that it was solid red, flashing, and there was a chiming noise. They did set me up with an hp tuners rtd device that I am learning about, maybe I could plug that in and check if the car stored the warning?

I had a similar experience last year. After refilling at a station, I restarted the car. Fifty feet into that drive, several pre-collision avoidance services started flipping out. Red boxes, car will crash soon (LOL), etc.

With no wrench light, I attempted to diagnose on the way home. Finally, I stopped and shutdown. I figured I'd give the car 10 minutes to chillax and reset. Restarted, same warnings. A few feet into that drive, everything cleared. I haven't experienced the issue since. No wrench light. No codes. There's another thread of people seeing same. It's just some kind of wierdness that happens. I consider them logic faults.

What you experienced reads a bit simpler. Something that momentarily stopped or was bothered.

It reads like yes, you can pull codes.

https://support.hptuners.com/suppor...g-and-clearing-diagnostic-trouble-codes-dtcs-

Any codes seen can be cleared or kept. Often, people will write-down any events, clear those codes, then monitor over time to see if they return. Just receiving the car, if you do see anything of concern, I'd stop and call the shop. They might want you to review some specific information before any of that data is overwritten or cleared.

 

[NTXChris]

Could it have been the parking brake warning?

I swear that thing will go off if the brake handle is a half degree above its resting position. Easy to bump with your arm while driving.

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