‘22 Badlands connectivity issues

Pannellde
Aug 07, 2026

Rank I

Today at 12:44 pm

I’m having connectivity issues on my new to me ‘22 Badlands. (Bought in May)

I’ve tried reset, disconnecting the battery, calling the Ford tech folks, etc, etc. They told me the dealer has to fix it.

I took it to my local Ford dealer (Woody Anderson) on a Mon in June. They finally started troubleshooting Tues noon-ish (I know because they did a Master Reset which sent me a message that it was removed from the Ford Pass app). Still no diagnosis Wed. Wasn’t confident there would be one Thurs either.

Fri Update: a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) was found in the Gateway Module (GWM). The tech ran an Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) Ethernet Network Failure Pinpoint test. Step A3 reset failed and the DTC remained active. The tech then attempted to update the GWM via the USB but numerous attempts failed. He disconnected the battery to reset the GWM and attempted the update but it failed again.

So, after contacting Ford Engineers, he performed a Programmable Module Installation on the Telematics Control Unit and configured the APIM. The GWM was updated thru the Controller Area Bus Network which took about five hours.

After reprogramming was completed the DTC(s) were confirmed cleared and did not return.

…until I got home. It did the exact same thing (no connectivity). $700 reprogram that didn’t work.

So, I said to hell with it and removed it from the Ford Pass app. I forget about it. I’ve been off-roading, on road trips, daily driving, etc and the connectivity has been working off and on for the entire month of July. More on than off but still somewhat intermittent.

But it was kinda working so I decided last week to add it to the Ford Pass app again. Of course it didn’t add it and I just left it thinking when it connected again eventually it would add it. It never connected again over the past week and a half.

So, I said to hell with it again and removed it from the app this AM. This afternoon I had to run to the store and walla: connectivity. Maybe the Ford Pass app is keeping it from connectivity when it does decide to connect.

Wiring, antenna, Telematics Control Unit?

Does anyone else experience this?

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Today at 1:27 pm

#1
The APIM modules that Ford uses are trash! Some people have went through several of them..

Mine freezes, or locks up, every so often and I need to reboot the system by holding down the Radio Power/Volume button and the Right-Seek (forward track) button at the same time until the system reboots. After that mine is fine again until it's not..

Not sure if your APIM module is bad or not but they are garbage and are usually the fault..

Here is an older TSB on them:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10249753-0001.pdf

As far as not connecting to the Ford app, I am not 100% sure if the APIM module is responsible for that or not but I believe it is and it would not surprise me one bit if it were the culprit..

Good luck, I hope you get it sorted.
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Today at 1:38 pm

#2
The APIM modules that Ford uses are trash! Some people have went through several of them..

Mine freezes, or locks up, every so often and I need to reboot the system by holding down the Radio Power/Volume button and the Right-Seek (forward track) button at the same time until the system reboots. After that mine is fine again until it's not..

Not sure if your APIM module is bad or not but they are garbage and are usually the fault..

Here is an older TSB on them:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-10249753-0001.pdf

As far as not connecting to the Ford app, I am not 100% sure if the APIM module is responsible for that or not but I believe it is and it would not surprise me one bit if it were the culprit..

Good luck, I hope you get it sorted.

Oh, and… sometimes, reboot the system by holding down the Radio Power/Volume button and the Right-Seek (forward track) button at the same time doesn’t work. It just changes the station.

…but sometimes it does work 🤷‍♂️

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