Automatic Emergency Braking Problems of Ford Explorer - part 2

Braking system stopped working. I had no breaks on the highway! all systems lit up on my dash. Thankfully I was able to coast down the side of road in neutral until the car stopped. Whole time I was holding the brake down to the floor. Upon stopping it automatically threw into park. I turned the car off and then started again and everything seemed fine. I was scared to death to even drive it any further. I took it to the dealership to have it looked at. I see this is a problem with 2020 Explorers and it needs to recalled. Someone is going be seriously injured or even die in the event of a wreck from this issue.

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While waiting on red lights and brake pedal has applied pressure the car will still keep rolling forward. Car is new less then 30 days. Dealership confirmed andhas had my vehicle over 50 days. Dealership will not provide me a service record to date after multiple requests in writing and verbally. Car dropped off at dealership 10/24 and to date is still there 12/10. Pursuing lemon.

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On freeway, pushed brakes but vehicle did not stop or slow down resulting in multi car rear end collision. Auto braking and abs features did not engage. Vehicle was towed and our insurance agent claim adjuster recommended we reach out to you. No warning lamps, messages, etc. Went off at the time or had gone off previously.

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While driving on a busy , high speed road the pre collision error message came on the screen. It felt like the truck started applying brakes causing us to jerk. Although I tried I could not accelerate. Several error messages were sent to the Ford app about the powertrain. This put my kids and my safety in jeopardy. Our speed was greatly reduced and someone easily could have hit us. This is the second time I’m taking this truck in for service with the same problem. I have less than 25 k miles on this truck. This should not be happening.

Vehicle began exhibiting intermittent, momentary abs activation (right front) which would cause vehicle to randomly and severely pull to the right and momentarily flash the traction control warning lamp. This problem began early in 2022 and was first taken to Ford dealership in may 2022. Multiple visits to dealer resulted in inability to diagnose due to lack of recorded codes although they were able to reproduce. Dealer hypothesized a bad electronic steering rack. Subsequent visits to non-Ford repair shops yielded no solution despite replacing abs control module, electronic steering rack, yaw sensor, and front struts. Repair shop was able to reproduce. Recently took vehicle to Ford dealer who reproduced and performed pinpoint tests identifying the yaw sensor in the restraint control module (rcm) as most likely cause, but replacement failed to solve. Dealer then removed the front bumper assembly and cleaned and calibrated the cruise control module. Dealer finally identified the problem as a failed steering wheel rotation sensor and replaced/repaired on may 25, 2023 (over a year after first exhibiting). This part (Ford bb5z-3f818-a) covers 25 fitments ranging from 2011-2016 and is on national back-order. Speaking with dealers across the us while searching for the part, we found many dealers have been awaiting this part to fix similar problems for a year or more and there were only 7 dealers nationwide with this part in inventory. Based on these facts, it would appear this is likely a "known" issue for Ford, however there has never been a TSB or recall issued to resolve or prevent this from occurring. On multiple occasions, the intermittent abs activation nearly pulled the vehicle into another lane of traffic and/or into other vehicles' path. I believe this part failure poses a significant safety risk and should, at a minimum, be disclosed to Ford/Lincoln/Mercury dealers via a TSB or through a recall.

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Rear backup camera incorrectly sensed an obstruction behind vehicle and caused emergency braking with no visible obstruction. We were unable to pull out of the parking spot and had to jump a curb to leave. No further incident has been experienced,.

Automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning . The systems did not perform as they where designed to. No the problem was not looked at by the company. As far as I know Ford never looked at the vehicle. No warning of any kind showed up on the vehicle before the collision.

Vehicle started, but then every warning lamp and alert triggered on the dashboard and engine shut off. Would not restart, but would just cycle through error/alert messages. Waited 15 minutes, car started but upon putting it in reverse with foot on the brake the car started to drive backwards. No amount of pressure on the brake pedal stopped the car. Had to depress and repress the pedal to stop the vehicle after shifting into gear. Rear cameras failed to activate as well. Thankfully, no one was behind the vehicle and injured. This is the second time this has happened and the second time I have reported to NHTSA. The Ford dealership is oblivious to the root cause of the issue. Their quick fix is a battery replacement and software reload.

The backing aid camera turns blue out of nowhere when put in reverse gear, which causes the parking warning system to fail, the forward collision warning turned on by itself while driving on the freeway, there were absolutely no cars or objects in front at the time, causing the SUV to abruptly come to a complete stop, putting my self and my family at risk of being hit by a vehicle in the back. This is absolutely unacceptable.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, several messages indicating that the hill descent control system, the abs system, and road stability control system had failed were displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. Additionally, a message stating that the forward collision avoidance warning system had detected a fault or obstruction, was displayed intermittently, causing the brakes to apply independently. The contact pulled to the side of the road. The contact stated upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure reoccurred while driving a long distance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, franklin’s spring creek Ford (220 w main st, colquitt, GA 39837), who received remote assistance from Ford engineers, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 36,066.

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Initially the cars check engine light came on intermittently for about 3 days, then one day while driving the wrench light came on and the car immediately started decelerating - almost as if I was breaking hard, and would not accelerate over 30. After turning it on and off multiple times the light went away for days until my appointment with the mechanic, that same day it came back on. We went to a Ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body and repaired it. Two weeks later the same issue occurred. I know this was a big issue in 2016 and earlier models, I believe the problem was never fixed in 2017 models. Our car is currently in the shop and they are "emailing Ford" about what to do. The first incident I was on the interstate when I stopped abruptly and the second was on the highway. I luckily had no one behind me both times otherwise this could've easily caused an accident.

I have a 2020 Explorer platinum. I have owned it for less than 30 days. Mileage at time of accident is 6853. I was traveling on a two lane country road, there was about one inch of fresh snow on the road. I was driving 20mph. I came to an s curve that I was familiar with. I slowed to 10mph. I began my turn to the right, I lost all steering, was fighting with the wheel, then slid into a guard rail. Body damage was mild/moderate. However steering was out at that point. I received a flurry of error messages hill start assist not available / reverse brake assist not available / pre-collision assist not available / service advance trac. I notified both my insurance and Ford motor company. I towed it home myself. Then it was towed from my home to the dealer.

My 2020 Explorer st is displaying 4wd fault, drive mode unavailable, service 4wd. Reverse brake assist not available. The info screen stay black and will not load. The vehicle also displays pre collision fault and brakes hard on a clear and open road. Vehicle breaks by itself when reversing. The vehicle is also displaying numerous other faults. Vehicle will start on it's own. The break petal goes to the floor. The vehicle will sometimes break hard on it's own at highway speeds.

Several times when the rear camera just doesn't work - no particular reason but it's just out. It usually resumes normal operation after shutting off the car and restarting but sometimes I've had to shutdown and restart more than once (see picture from most recent issue). The emergency breaking system, particularly when moving in reverse has engaged unexpectedly numerous times without warning and without any danger or obstructions in the way of my car. This has happened in my driveway well before the sidewalk and when there have been no people are animals anywhere nearby. This has also happened at other times and places beyond my driveway and I've had the emergency breaking system engaged while in drive and stopped at a stop light. There have been other unusual electrical issues where that aren't necessarily safety related but might indicate a broader electrical issue. For example, the radio often doesn't work or respond to commands to change channels, volume, etc.

2020 Ford Explorer st with approximately 5,200 miles. Yesterday, I started the vehicle and put it into reverse and it started to roll backwards even though my foot was on the brake. Regardless of how hard I pushed the brake, the car continued to lunge backward until I fully depressed/repressed the brake. With my foot on the brake the vehicle continued to move. This same event occurred a few months ago but when in drive and the vehicle continued to lunge forward despite my foot full pressing the brake as much as possible. I shut off the vehicle, waited a few minutes, and attempted to restart. Restarted without issue. Today, I attempted to start the car and all lights on the dashboard began flashing and the engine failed to turnover. The in-dash display then began beeping, flashing all service/hazard/warning indicators, and cycling through the following error messages: - steering assist fault service required; - see manual (with wrench icon indicating powertrain fault); - front camera fault service required; - service advancetrac; - full accessory power active; - park brake fault service now; - pre-collision assist not available; - check park aid; - reverse brake assist not available see manual; - hill descent control fault; - normal cruise active adaptive braking off; I turned off the vehicle and attempted a few more restarts ranging in intervals from an immediate start/stop, 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 10 minutes without success (same error messages displayed as described above). My next attempt was a few hours later and the vehicle started without error, but did not give any indication that the vehicle had failed to start the previous time and the �powertrain fault� wrench icon remained lit.

While making a turn around under the freeway, I saw an upcoming SUV stopped for cross traffic. By the time I was where the SUV was I saw the SUV accelerate to merge. I checked over my shoulder for the cross traffic unaware the SUV had stopped again in front of me. My SUV's collision warning and braking system never engaged or alerted me. I ended up rear ending the SUV in front of me causing a fended bender.