Adaptive Cruise Control Problems of Ford F-150 - part 1

On 9/1/26 I was traveling in the left most lane, southbound on the NJ parkway around mile marker 82. 7 (or wherever that maintenance yard is, I believe district 3) and I had the blue cruise feature active. There was a curve in the road which the vehicle was following, but while it was following the curve it started to veer into the lane to the right of me and almost collided with another vehicle before I took control of the wheel and got it back into the lane. This in itself was concerning, but I didnt report it. Today, 9/3, I was on the parkway again and decided to see if I could replicate this behavior. As I approached the same spot, with blue cruise active, and keeping my hands on the wheel, I noticed there was a white paint spill that came from the maintenance yard and into that leftmost lane of the parkway, it curves through the left lane and almost into the next. I continued driving in the left lane and as I approached that paint spill and could feel the steering wheel wanting to follow the paint line, instead of the highway lines. I maintained control of the vehicle and kept it in the lane, but I think this confirms the paint is causing a problem with the vehicles sensors which it cannot compensate for. I understand blue cruise is not perfect and can make mistakes, and maybe this is an edge case, but still feel it warrants reporting in case others have experienced the same. Additionally, a paint spill like this should be removed from the parkway as soon as possible.

We were about 75 miles from the destination when going down hill the transmission would not shift to the lower gear until we were going to fast and then it would down sift very hard. While going up a hill it would down shift ok but as we got up to speed the transmission would not shift up but stay in the lower gear. Finally at very high rpm it would shift up to the higher gear with a very loud clunk. As soon as we got to our destination we took it to a Ford dealer and they said we were lucky because the transmission was on verge of failing completely. Ford has a 60k power train warranty and they said even though it was less than 60k miles my warranty ran out of time 6 weeks ago. If the transmission had failed completely, the car could have had a major safety issue with the trailer behind us. We were not pulling weight more than rated but going up the mountains and the down with only brakes would have been very dangerous. I read that many Ford owners are having problems with their 10r80 ten speed transmission in the larger heavy vehicles such as expedition or f150. Ford authority reported expeditions pulling trailers have the 10r80 transmission failing after 30k miles.

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I was required to complete the recall 24e12 on my 2018 Ford f 150 2. 7l eco boost XLT. Upon completion the check engine light comes on. I looked into this and this is an ongoing problem with the emissions recall . I scanned for a code and p0430 is coming up. (catalyst system). I contacted the dealership and Ford corporate and they will not help assist in resolving this issue. I explained my vehicle was working fine until the mandatory emissions recall was completed and that under the good will assistance I should be covered for some compensation fixing this vehicle. I was denied any additional help. I as a loyal customer for many years don’t believe that it is my responsibility to pay a full bill for a new converter when it was their recall that caused the issue on an already perfectly fine vehicle.

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Vehicle information 2021 Ford F-150 xl supercrew approximately 35,000 miles. While traveling southbound on [xxx] near [xxx], ok, I was operating my 2021 Ford F-150 xl at approximately 75 mph with the cruise control engaged. As I approached slower traffic ahead, I attempted to disengage the cruise control by pressing the cruise control cancel/off button on the steering wheel. Despite pressing the button multiple times, the cruise control would not disengage. Same thing while tapping the brakes it would not disengage. The vehicle continued to maintain speed, and the cruise control system remained unresponsive to my commands. In response, I applied the brakes to safely reduce speed, I did not perform a panic stop or abrupt braking maneuver. Once I had the vehicle slowed, I moved safely onto the shoulder of the highway, well away from traffic. I then shifted the vehicle into park, shut off the engine, and restarted the truck. After restarting the vehicle, I elected not to use the cruise control system for the remainder of my trip, which lasted approximately eight additional hours to houston, texas, I have not used the cruise control since the incident because I am concerned that the condition could recur and create a safety hazard. No collision, property damage, or injuries occurred. However, the apparent failure of the cruise control system to disengage when commanded raises significant safety concerns and warrants investigation. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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Adaptive cruise control, truck keeps trying to change from lane swerves left and right outnof control sometimes. Automatic braking rear camera did a reset after changing the battery and the 360 cameras alignment misaligned and truck send a message when placed on reverse , cameras are misaligned on the screen.

When using cruise control (blue cruise fully automated driving or just regular cruise control), the truck changes the speed setting to 90mph without any driver input and begins sudden acceleration. This has happened multiple times in speed limit areas from 70-75 on the interstate. The truck clearly displays the correct speed limit on the dash. The driver set speed of 70-77 is suddenly changed to 90 mph (you can see it on the dash) without any driver input. This has happened multiple times (I live in a rural area). The vehicle only has 1,100 miles. No warning lights come on. Breaking will stop the sudden acceleration. This is a very dangerous situation and needs to be fixed.

Adaptive cruise control applies brakes at varied levels from light to full stop when passing vehicles on the left in an open highway setting when no vehicle is present ahead. Speed range is approx 65-75mph. Other conditions are interstate highway open road, sunny to partly cloudy, and problem occurs when passing and a longer vehicle (cl8 or other vehicle with trailer is present on the right), no other unusual or notable conditions can be remembered at this time. Other vehicles following in trail were often surprised and required immediate throttle engagement to prevent collision from following vehicles. Not all unexpected brake events produced a warning, however it appears that full brake events a pre-collision warning did appear. 3 attempts were made but dealer was not able (authorized by oem) to perform extended drive cycles. On 4th attempt claim was stored code was found and multiple components were replaced. However, problem reoccurred in a subsequent highway trip, and there was a clear degradation of the lka accuracy, as the lka would no longer keep lane center and would not correct of provide departure warning until on top of after crossing lane line markings. Additionally "hands on wheel" warning would appear even though hands were on the steering wheel at the time. The vehicle is now at the dealer for the 5th attempt at diagnosis and repair. The dealer and oem claim that installing a data logger is not possible, which I find difficult to agree with as there are clear parameters to measure and tripper a recorded event.

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Over the years the engine has felt like it was slipping or stalling. It appears to be increasing more. Sometimes it happens while cruise control is on. Today, the engine slipped for a prolonged time, more than usual, and then rpms decreased. Warning sign of a “wrench” appeared on screen and said see manual. I was also unable to put vehicle in reverse. Slips more at lower speeds when accelerating.

I was on the highway and my truck suddenly decreased speed rapidly. Luckily I was able to pull onto a side road and get to safety but it was extremely dangerous and scary situation. The dealer has confirmed the symptoms fit the issue with the recall. Since Ford does not have a fix for this solution yet until July 1 my vehicle is unable to be driven or repaired leaving me stranded without a vehicle. However, this is a very concerning safety issue and my family could have been severely impacted traveling on the highway.

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My vehicle stutters and hesitates as I accelerate up to 55moh. This occurs constantly not only during first startup.

I was driving by and received multiple warnings about brakes. Brake assist, one pedal driving, reverse brake assist, general brake warning. After the came on the brake were spongy with a hard brake after applying more pressure to the pedal. I needed to apply more pressure because the car was not stopping. I almost hit various cars on the way home because there is certainly an adjustment needed to my braking habits. Very dangerous and unsafe. I took the truck to the dealership and quoted me around $2,500. This is something I have no control over and see that there is a recall on this issue for a 2025 model, but my vehicle does not fall under this recall.

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The contact owns a 2025 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving approximately 80 mph with the adaptive cruise control activated, the vehicle unexpectedly veered toward an 18-wheeler while passing. The driver’s hands were not on the steering wheel during the failure, and the driver was attentive and was not distracted, and was actively monitoring the roadway. The adaptive cruise control system independently disengaged. The driver was able to regain control of the vehicle and later reactivated the adaptive cruise control and the vehicle operated normally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

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While using the vehicle’s bluecruise driver assistance system, the driver monitoring system generates frequent false driver-attention alerts despite normal posture and active attention to the roadway. The system often fails to recognize attentive driving unless the driver deliberately exaggerates head position or facial expression. Routine and unavoidable behaviors—including briefly touching the face, wiping the nose, or checking side-view mirrors for traffic—frequently trigger alerts, even though these actions are part of safe driving. These false positives create alert fatigue and increased cognitive load, forcing the driver to divert attention from driving to manage the monitoring system itself. The intrusiveness of the alerts becomes distracting and undermines the intended safety benefit of the system. Due to the frequency of false alerts, the driver is often compelled to disengage bluecruise entirely. I am concerned the current driver-monitoring calibration may inadvertently increase distraction for attentive drivers and warrants review. This issue has been reported to the manufacturer and logged under Ford product case number [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

I was turning right, out of a store parking lot onto the street, at very low speed. Suddenly the truck accelerated on its own. I had to quickly hit the brake to prevent striking a vehicle in front of me that had stopped for a red traffic signal. I believe there is a possibility that Ford's new method of activating cruise control (which now only requires a single button press after which the truck will set current speed or 15 mph, whichever is greater) could be to blame. If a driver turning the steering wheel makes contact with a single button on the steering wheel with his/her hand or palm by accident, this seems to cause the unexpected acceleration. It is a quite dangerous situation that in my opinion Ford should correct by requiring two steps to activate cruise control as opposed to one.

The truck has approximately 5,000 miles. When adaptive cruise control is engaged, the vehicle accelerates on its own to 85 mph whenever the posted speed limit changes, and there are no available settings to prevent this. For example, if the speed limit is 55 mph and adaptive cruise control is set to 55 mph, when the limit changes to 65 mph the truck automatically increases speed to 85 mph without driver input. Additionally, apple carplay does not connect or function in the vehicle. The truck was taken to the dealership for this issue on 11/21/25 and has since been in and out of service multiple times, often remaining there for weeks at a time, for the same unresolved problems.

In November, shortly after engaging adaptive cruise control on interstate 45 northbound in webster texas the truck indicated an incorrect speed limit of 45 mph and immediately started braking hard causing a hazard on a busy roadway. I stomped on the gas trying to override the automation until I could disable the feature. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2025 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while idle at a red light, while using the brake hold feature, the vehicle's brakes suddenly released, causing them to rear-end the vehicle in front. No air bags deployed. There were no injuries or medical attention needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle's cruise control was set to 15 mph when entering and passing through a school zone, and once out of the school zone, the speed limit increased to 30 mph at which time the vehicle accelerated to the higher speed with the cruise control still set to 15 mph and activated. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

On November 2nd, 2025 at approximately 6pm, in houston, texas, my 2025 Ford f?150 with Ford bluecruise engaged in hands?free mode was traveling with traffic at about 70 mph on a major thoroughfare. Without driver input, the system rapidly reduced speed to about 50 mph after it appeared to misinterpret an unknown speed?limit change. This sudden, uncommanded deceleration created a hazardous speed differential with surrounding traffic. I swiftly took over manual control to maintain traffic flow and prevent a potential rear?end collision. No crash or injury occurred, but the behavior constitutes phantom braking and false speed?limit recognition in an advanced driver assistance system feature.

Ford bluecruise steering oscillation •date/time: October 17, 8:00 pm •location: hempstead, texas •system: Ford bluecruise (hands?free lane?centering/driver?assist) bluecruise was engaged in hands?free mode when, without driver input, the system became confused and initiated repeated left/right steering corrections. The vehicle weaved within the lane several times in quick succession, requiring immediate intervention to maintain control and prevent a collision. After I took over, the vehicle tracked normally with manual steering. This behavior represents a serious safety hazard.

On October 8, 2025, my wife and I purchased a 2025 Ford F-150 lariat, 3. 5l full hybrid, with Ford's bluecruise hands-free driving feature. As first-time users, I reviewed the owner's manual and Ford’s videos to understand bluecruise. After several uses, I noted unpredictable behavior and now report a serious safety issue warranting federal investigation. On October 15, 2025, while driving north on I-95 near boston with bluecruise engaged in hands-free mode on an approved route, I pressed the memory 1 recall button to adjust my seat. A chime sounded, and the instrument panel stated that memory recall is not active while the vehicle is moving. Unexpectedly, pressing the button deactivated bluecruise, causing immediate deceleration and returning steering control to me. During a shallow left turn, the vehicle proceeded straight, almost deviating from the lane. I quickly regained control, preventing a lane departure. The owner’s manual and Ford’s resources do not mention that memory recall can deactivate bluecruise. This undocumented behavior is highly concerning. On October 20, I contacted Ford (reference number [xxx] ), but their response was inadequate, offering only a generic process without technical team access or follow-up commitment. Bluecruise’s lane-centering struggles with unclear or conflicting lane markings. On I-95 sections under resurfacing, temporary markings are placed 1-2 feet from fainter original lines. Bluecruise inconsistently tracks either set, causing unpredictable lateral movements, including sudden lane-edge excursions or rapid shifts over bridges where markings misalign. When another vehicle overtakes closely, crossing into our lane, bluecruise momentarily loses lane-keeping ability due to obstructed markings, resulting in rapid steering movements. While such overtaking reflects poor driving by others, an automated system must handle these common scenarios reliably. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

On October 12 at approximately 6:25 pm in texas city, TX, while Ford bluecruise (hands?free) was active, the vehicle abruptly steered left, crossing into the left lane toward the left?side barrier. I immediately took control and counter?steered to keep the vehicle in its lane and avoid a collision. No contact occurred, but the maneuver created an imminent risk of loss of control and impact with the barrier or another vehicle. This appears to be unsafe/erratic lane?centering behavior by bluecruise.

Ford bluecruise cut-in non-response incident date/time: September 29, 2025, ~6:15 pm location: us-290 east, near waller, texas vehicle: 2025 Ford F-150 lightning system: Ford bluecruise (hands-free driver assistance) while traveling eastbound on us-290 with bluecruise engaged (hands-free with lane centering and adaptive cruise), an 18-wheeler flatbed changed into my lane directly ahead. The system did not decelerate or otherwise respond to the cut-in and continued closing speed on the truck. After a couple of seconds, I manually and rapidly disengaged and braked to prevent a rear-end collision. No contact occurred, but the lack of deceleration created an immediate crash risk.

Well the passenger side in front seat seat belt needs replaced due to getting stuck after front airbags in dash and steering wheel after deployment from barley tapping a vehicle in front of the truck.

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The Ford bluecruise system almost got my family and myself rear ended with possibly a major injury to death. On our way to san antonio, texas from houston, texas we were driving across [xxx] withe the bluecruise engaged. Then out of no where it started giving me the message to place my hands on the steering wheel. My hands were on the steering wheel. It gave me the message 3 times. Then it shook the steering wheel at the same time flashing resume control. Then it slammed on the brakes. Luckily the truck behind us was paying attention and slammed on their brakes slowing their vehicle down. They drove around us. My wife asked if I did that and I said no, it was the truck. It also did it on the way back to houston, texas. After several times of the bluecruise acting up, I took the truck back to the dealership. It was also turned in for the brake system recall. It has been at the dealership for just over a week now p w. The dealership; tomball Ford, contacted me saying their technician and qc tech couldn't replicate the issue. So, I went up there and had; ray, the qc tech ride with myself in the truck. Within a mile or 2 the truck's bluecruise did exactly the same thing. We turned around to head back to the dealership and the truck did it again, but worse. This time the brakes engaged 3 to 4 times slowing the truck down from 60 mph to 30 mph and turning on the hazard flashers before I turned it off. This time numerous vehicles slowed down and swerved to avoid rereading my truck with both myself and the tomball Ford qc technician. All the qc technician said, was, "OH, that's not supposed to do that. " I was like [xxx] but your technician couldn't replicate that? the truck is in the shop, but I do have the messages from the service advisor; ashly, from tomball Ford. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Truck alerts will not "shut up. " "hold steering wheel ! pay attention ! all while I am holding the steering wheel / paying attention. Turning the wheel (from edge of lane to edge of lane) won't stop it. Accelerating didn't stop it. Then truck taps brakes hard, then puts on flashers, then slows down to zero mph. Doesn't matter if you have a "blue cruise" subscription or not. Get the bogus alerts either way. The blue cruise v1. 2 is horrible. The local Ford dealer owner and the service manager have had the exact same issue in other vehicles (and my truck). One suggestion was to "just turn off the tech" (the safety features I paid for and want) so I don't get the alerts. That's not a "fix. " some people are putting ankle weights on their wheel to stop the alerts. This is a widely known issue. I have asked to speak with a Ford "corporate engineer" on this. Denied. Send separate certified letters to the ceos of both Ford and Lincoln about this. Response? no response. Local dealer has helped as much as they could. They recognize the issues, can replicate the issues, but say they have no fix for it. It's also same issue on 2025 Lincoln aviator (have a friend with same complaints) and the 2024 Lincoln nautilus (my wife bought one. . . Same issues, Lincoln dealer, same owner as my local Ford dealer, could not fix, and Lincoln bought it back). Please call me at [xxx] to discuss. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

While driving down the road, the driver gauge display screen completely goes dark. All information displayed normally on the screen, such as speed, mileage, and vital information about the vehicle stops, displaying entirely. This has happened multiple times. Usually the next day, the issue is solved. Then, several months later, the issue reappears. Whenever the vehicle is taken for repair, the dealer simply cannot replicate the issue. This is a known issue that has been reported online by many people.

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The transmission is hard shifting and staying in 6th gear most of the time. And when I pulled into my driveway the transmission was shifting back down to first and rolling backwards before shifting back to 6th gear allowing me to make a couple feet of forward progress at a time. . .

The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-150. The contact’s vehicle received an unknown software update. The contact stated that after the unknown software update was installed at the dealership, the contact experienced issues when activating the vehicle's cruise control feature. Previously, cruise control could be activated with a single switch. The contact stated that now the cruise control and forward lane collision switches are located side by side. When attempting to activate the cruise control feature, the contact accidentally activated the forward lane control feature, having to take his eyes off the road to deactivate it. This has nearly resulted in three accidents due to the switch locations. The contact reported the issue to the dealership, who informed them that a new software update would be coming soon. The manufacturer was notified of the problem but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

The contact owns a 2025 Ford F-150. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into gear, the adaptive cruise control mode independently activated and set the speed to 15 mph. The message "cruise control activated" was displayed with the set speed. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately six times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, but the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

Vehicle unintentional cruise activation has happened two times now. The button requires no other 2nd action and at speed low enough to cause unintended forward and sudden acceleration. The button activates easily under turns due to its placements. In addition to this blue cruise gets very confused as sudden vehicles entering the lane in front of it cause severe lane drift due to programming.

While driving (on the highway or in town) get and error message "intelligent cruse control speed sign recognition not available" this results in the cruse control not adjusting for change in speed. Such as getting off a highway onto a side road, the cruse control continues at the old speed. It has been happening ever since early July 2025.

The vehicle lost both cruise control functions (adaptive and normal) during the drive and will only reset to normal cruise control after shutting off vehicle and restarting it. Then it will only work on normal cruise control temporarily.

Adaptive cruise control and/or camera system misreads speed limit signs. 1. System misreads speed limit signs by acquiring information from state route sign. Example: sr248, speed limit 55mph, sr248 marker 20, reads it as 20mph. Example: sr2004, speed limit 45mph, sr2004 marker 60 and 70, reads it as 70mph. 2. System misreads truck speed limit signs as vehicle speed limit. The problem occurs when both speed limit and sr signs are in close proximity to each other. Vehicle is available. The system if engaged, has the potential to accelerate or decelerate as much as 35mph in these examples, causing potential loss of control because of rapid acceleration or deceleration. The vehicle has been at the dealer twice and they have not been able to replicate. They may not have been able to replicate because of sign placing in their area. Under these conditions, the adaptive cruise control is a safety hazard. I have it disengaged and is useless.

Transmission shifts into lower gear,and speedometer quits working. Stopped truck , turned truck off and turned truck on and it drives normal,.

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Numerous times my vehicle has suddenly came to a stop pit itself in park and turned off the engine while I was driving at a speed of 25 mph. Several times while cruise control was active my vehicle increased in speed and pressing the break didn't deactivate my cruise control I had to manually turn it off. My crash detection has gone off several times when there was nothing around my vehicle.