| Issue ID | 1464538 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11091447 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 02/05/18 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Adaptive cruise control sensor and braking activate in error when there is a large truck on the side of the vehicle. Vehicle will hard brakes as it thinks the car in front has stopped when there is no car in front of you. It is falsely seeing the truck in the other lane to your side. I had it into ford for another issue and told them. They said there was "an update" but it is still doing the same thing. This is dangerous as the vehicle slams on the brakes by itself almost causing cars behind you to hit you. The vehicle should not hard brake due to a truck on the side of the car!. Just today my car did it twice on the highway. Once this morning and again on the drive home. I am driving at highway speeds, clear day, i'm in my lane and passing a slower truck on my right and the adaptive cruise braking slams on the brakes. It is intermittent and i'm not sure why its reacting to a large truck that is not in front of me. While it didn't result in a "crash" it could have if the person behind me hadn't been paying attention. This is a serious defect!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 36000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MELBOURNE, FL |
| VIN pattern | 1FTEW1CF7FFXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 75 |
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