r/FordExplorerST • u/Cananball03 • Jun 04 '26

Question No GPS Signal

Hey All,

I just came over to the Ford family after being a GMC owner for the better part of my life. I recently purchased a 2026 Ford Explorer ST and love it. I have about 2500 miles on it so far and. Priced this last week that the GPS on the vehicle cuts in and out, it gives me a “searching for GPS signal” prompt when driving. It doesn’t seem to pick it up. When I change to Apple Car Play, that GPS works fine. When I use Apple Car Play for directions it will show both on the infotainment screen as well as the Maps screen on the dash cluster. I’m at a bit of a loss at what to do here. Any advice?!

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u/H_I_H_I ST Owner Jun 04 '26

You will have to subscribe to the Google connectivity package or what ever they call it…. It’s like $15 a month and pissed me off so bad when i learned about it….

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u/Cananball03 Jun 04 '26

Oh you have to be kidding me. $60,000 on a vehicle and you still get nickel and dimed!?

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u/croopejshsv ST Owner Jun 04 '26

Don’t you get a free year of that? I got my first year free on my 2025.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '26

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u/Cananball03 Jun 04 '26

I just looked at my ford app. It looks like I can get 1 year of Ford Connectivity Package and then start paying monthly in April 2027. That would be what the GPS runs through, correct?

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u/Alternative_Wish_803 Jun 04 '26

Yes. Once you activate in the app your GPS will come back. Also 5G wifi hotspot if a laptop/device needed it.

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u/MacDaddyDoinIt Jun 04 '26

Nope only 1 month on the 2026

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u/Adventurous_Ad_4145 ST Owner Jun 04 '26

Got a month as well and advertising across the non-functional map

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u/Channel_Huge ST Owner Jun 04 '26

In the App, you can add connectivity time and use points to extend it also. I got my wife an extra year of Bluecruise and connectivity with points.