Lane Keep Steering Assist problems of the 2023 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds with the adaptive cruise control mode engaged, the vehicle failed to respond as needed after another vehicle pulled in front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and decelerated, and then revved up and accelerated unintendedly until the vehicle was within proximity of the other vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the lane keep assist failed to keep the vehicle within the intended lane while driving, and the vehicle veered to the left unintendedly while the lane keep assist was engaged. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. Additionally, the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 24v440000 (forward collision avoidance), which the contact related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.