Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Ford F-250

Ford F-250 owners have reported 372 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 12 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (177 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (118 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of Ford F-250

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

On September 16, 2025, while driving my 2023 Ford F-250 super duty at approximately 65 mph with cruise control engaged, I pressed the brake pedal to disengage cruise. The cruise control did not disengage. I pressed the brake pedal harder, but the truck did not slow down and maintained speed.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

The contact owned a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated their husband was driving at 70 mph, the vehicle was in cruise control and the driver attempted to get out of cruise control by depressing on the brakes, however the cruise control did not disengage and the vehicle began to accelerate.   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while entering light traffic, the transmission became stuck between gears. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond or move. The vehicle was restarted and worked as designed.   Read details...

The Accelerator Stuck problem

While driving on the freeway the accelerator got stuck causing us to have an accident. As the truck increased in speed my husband stomped on the break and the truck was only gaining speed. We placed the truck on park and the truck eventually came to a stop causing the truck an immediate stop and   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Tl the contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. After starting the engine and shifting into first gear, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and the speed exceeded 30 mph. The contact indicated that the failure occurred on multiple occasions and only occurred after the engine was cold started.   Read details...




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