Ford F-250 SD Collision Avoidance Problems

Collision Avoidance complaints by model year

Which parts fail

• Warnings
  23
• Sensing system › Camera
  15
• Blind spot detection
  14
• Automatic emergency braking
  12
• Rearview system braking
  7
• Warning
  6
• Assist
  6
• Adaptive cruise control
  6

Components named in complaints (automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise, lane keeping, backup camera).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  1120%
• 25k–50k
  1323%
• 50k–75k
  1120%
• 75k–100k
  916%
• 100k–150k
  916%
• 150k+
  35%

What owners report

Automatic Emergency Braking engaged while the vehicle was in neutral tow. Resulted in 2 rear blown tires and damaged rims on vehicle.Attached the F250 correctly to the motorhome and confirmed truck was in neutral tow. Starting pulling the F250 and confirmed by looking at mirrors on the motorhome and rear camera that the wheels on the F250 were rolling both front axel and rear axel. After several blocks felt a hard tug while driving the motorhome, looked in the side mirror and rear camera and noticed smoke coming from rear tires. We pulled over on highway and stopped towing the vehicle. Went back to truck open the driver door and the dash was reading vehicle was still in neutral tow. Called a tow truck. The F250 truck was towed to the Moss Ford dealership. Ford dealership never neutral towed the F250 so they were unable to recreate the situation. …

While driving, multiple warning lights illuminate simultaneously - ABS, brake, and all driver assist/safety systems - and the drive mode drops to Standard Locked. During these events the anti-lock braking, stability control, traction control, and trailer sway control systems appear to go offline. I have photographs of the illuminated warnings. My own OBD-II scan on 7/9/26 recorded U0121 (lost communication with ABS module), U0415 (invalid data from ABS module), U3035 (communication authentication failure), and U1012. The dealer's own scan confirmed multiple stored "lost communication with ABS module" codes in module history. The vehicle has a documented history of water intrusion from the sunroof drains, which the dealer was unable to reproduce or repair; water tracked to the windshield/mirror electronics and into the dash. …

The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-250 SD. The contact had experienced several electrical failures with the vehicle and the vehicle had been back to the dealer for repairs for more than 70 days. The contact stated that the instrument cluster failed to properly illuminate, and it was difficult to see the information on the instrument cluster. The contact also stated that the front passenger's side window failed to roll up in one motion. The contact stated that the window would stop halfway up and had to be rolled back down first and then another attempt had to be made to roll the window up for the window to operate as needed. Additionally, the back over prevention and trailer park assists system functions failed to operate as needed. …

The instrument panel cluster has failed. You can not see how fast you are going, none of the dash is lit up. You are unable to determine if there are any issues going on with the vehicle. The adaptive cruise control and emergency braking system is not working properly. The battery will also not hold a charge. Our safety is at risk as we don't know what is going on with the fuctions of the truck or if it will start. Yes, ford has confirm this problem and issued a recall. The dealership has inspected the vehicle. There were no warnings of the problem before it occurred. The instrument panel and other functions of the vehicle just stopped working. We are in contact regularly with the dealership and Ford. Initially they placed us in a long term rental since the current Truck is not driveable however, they are wanting to terminate that rental and not provided us with the needed vehicle. …

The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-250. The contact's spouse stated that while attempting to reverse, the back-over prevention system became inoperable. The spouse reported that the rearview camera image was blank, and none of the rear sensors provided any notification or warning, resulting in the vehicle reversing into a tree. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Number 25V455000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and 25V686000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts to complete the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,700.

The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the message "Prevent Collision" had displayed before the braking system had erroneously activated causing the vehicle to abruptly stop in the middle of the road. During the failure no other vehicles or objects were nearby to cause the "Collision Prevention System" to activate. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the front camera was faulty and needed to be replaced. The front camera was replaced but after retrieving the vehicle the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse out of a parking spot, the rearview camera displayed on the center console failed and the screen was blue with the message "Camera not Available" displayed. The contact stated that the screen was fuzzy, and the image was jump around on the screen. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed because the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

I hit an elk at 65 mph while pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with 4000 lbs of hay. The crash warning light did not come on nor did the air bags deploy. The whole front end of the truck is badly damaged. I contacted my local Ford dealer with this information and was told by the service agent that the body shop will handle this. As my concern is how hard do you have to hit something to get the airbags to deploy. I'm concerned for my safety while driving this truck again if it can be repaired. I'm taking it to the repair shop today. I wanted to report this as Ford will be ZERO help moving forward.

Related recalls (12)

NHTSA investigations