Back Over Prevention Problems of Ford C-max

Ford C-max owners have reported 39 back over prevention related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common back over prevention problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's back over prevention (30 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's sensing system camera (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Back Over Prevention related problems of Ford C-max


Recently reported Back Over Prevention problems of Ford C-max

The Back Over Prevention problem

The contact owns a 2016 Ford C-max. The contact stated that the rearview camera is malfunctioning, cuts out intermittently, and displays an error message stating that the camera is unavailable. The contact received a safety recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over   Read details...

The Sensing System Camera problem

See attached document for complaint. Nhtsa safety recall 25v695 to whom it may concern, in August 2025 we took our 2016 cmax into the Ford dealer we purchased it from to have the check out the back-up camera that was not working and have a service done. They charges us $225.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Rear view camera recall was last year on October 2025 I am facing serious safety issues with the camera not working properly or sometimes entirely not at all the screen turns blue and does not display anything it’s very dangerous   Read details...

The Rearview System Braking problem

There has been no accident yet but this is a safety hazard. My vehicle is under 100,000 miles and the part should be replaced by the dealership. The rear cross traffic assistance sensor may be damaged. It just stopped working this week.   Read details...




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