2020 Ford Expedition: false forward collision warnings

Filed Sep 15, 2026 · Transmission · TX

The transmission malfunctioned at highway speed on the highway. When traveling on the highway at approximately 45 mph in the middle lane, I accelerated moderately to reach 65 mph to safely change lanes. While accelerating to change lanes, the transmission dropped the gear and banged violently, causing temporary loss of forward drive and steering, causing excessive swerving. The collision warning system was beeping since the transmission surge was so violent. The vehicle has been into the dealer for transmission warranty repair before this issue. This issue has occurred three times since the repair. I have taken the vehicle in multiple times to correct the recurring error, but the dealer is claiming they can't reproduce the issue. The vehicle is now out of warranty, and they are claiming there is no issue.

Filed Aug 29, 2024 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the transmission was shifting hard. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle jerked and shifted hard on several occasions. The contact stated that the Pre-Collision Assist warning light was flashing. There was an abnormally loud sound detected. The contact stated that the failure was related to TSB: 23-2123. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called another local dealer, Max Ford of Harrisonville (2502 Cantrell Rd., Harrisonville, MO 64701); but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Feb 7, 2024 · Driver assistance, Electrical · ME

There are 3 issues going on with my SUV. Each item has been identified or verified at my local dealership. My main issue is that the car occasionally will not go into the correct gear. This mostly happens when I haven't driven the car in a couple of days, and it's cold out. It also shifts hard for no reason. I was informed that there is some sort of transmission issue with my type suv. I never received a recall notice or anything. Second, my alarm goes off in the middle of the night randomly. The dealership said this was due to a faulty latch on the back of the car. They also said this was a newer issue that other customers have had. Last, my pre-collision assist will activate when there is nothing around to trigger it. This has happened one time so far.

Filed Dec 17, 2022 · Driver assistance, Transmission · TX

The transmission has now had over 5 shifting stall and power loss events while on the highway when attempting to downshift when accelerating. This loss of power causes a drastic reduction in speed and delay in actions. These events have nearly cause accidents at highway speeds. Additionally the radar sensor for the collision avoidance system went out and the car now shifts harshly in any gear with jerking and clanking. Multiple service lights are now illuminated. This first happened around 20k miles, but is has been increasing in frequency and now the car is not safe or driveable. This is the same transmission that is affecting other ford cars, like the ford 150 which has been subject to recalls. From publicly available information Ford thinks it’s a shifter and transmission disconnect but has not been able to implement a fox.

Filed Sep 18, 2022 · Driver assistance · MI

2020 - Expedition collision avoidance should be investigated. Background: 05-08-21 Traveling south at 6 pm near Oxford Michigan on M-24 (grassy-median 4-lane highway) at the posted 55 MPH limit in clear weather. Ford Co-Pilot360 & 360 Assist active with 360 deg camera. Speed control set to normal mode with “collision avoidance” set to max and auto braking. I am (1st car) in the right lane with a 2nd car following also in my lane. A 3rd car (waiting to enter the highway) stops ahead (on right- from west) at an intersection where left turns (north) are prohibited. That 3rd car safely turns right (south) in front of us quickly crossing both active southbound lanes and over into the short left turn-around lane north. That 3rd driver had cleared the two active lanes quickly and safely. As our vehicles approached him we had an open traffic lane on our left, a clear shoulder to the right and nothing in front of us, no safety issue yet. Issue: When I drive past that 3rd vehicle my Expedition dashboard shouts “collision warning”. My vehicle applies the brakes while my 360 degree cameras ignore that a car is closing fast behind me. I need to accelerate and do it now! I’m shocked to find that flooring my gas pedal or even pumping it has no effect. Ford has taken my throttle away from me, I can’t help that 2nd car behind me. The 2nd car brakes and swerves hard into the open lane barely missing me. It was just luck that the driver was responsive and the lane was open. No, I did not hit or touch the brake by mistake. The 2nd car now angry at me accelerates hard, passes and swerves back into my lane then hits his brakes! My Expedition “collision warning” doesn’t appear, so my “auto brakes” fail to activate and I’m forced to brake hard in response. After successfully avoiding another Ford induced accident, I backed-off a great distance to encourage a justifiably angry citizen to move away. I didn’t want a third attempt at my life if he pulled a weapon

Filed Aug 18, 2022 · Brakes, Driver assistance · UT · crash · 1 injury

Driving on a 4-lane highway when a box truck directly ahead stopped quickly due to a stopped car ahead of it. The forward collision warning flashed and beeped, but when forcefully applying the brakes, the brake pedal only pulsed (like anti-lock brakes) but didn't slow the car even enough for the driver or passenger to feel any inertia moving forward in their seats or with their heads. The automatic emergency braking also didn't work, leading to a rear-end collision forceful enough to push the box truck into the car in front of it, apparently injuring the driver of the front car who was transferred by emergency personnel to a nearby hospital to seek medical evaluation/assistance. After impact, a message appeared on the dash stating "Pre-collision assist not available", but the forward collision warning worked, there was no prior warning of issues for the pre-collision assist, and the warning message was after impact, which significantly damaged the front portions of the vehicle (estimated damages exceed $24,000). There was a recall for the same model and year of this vehicle for pre-collision assist features/software not working properly, but it either didn't apply to this specific vehicle or was already addressed by the dealer, and the details aren't quite the same as what was experienced in this collision.

Filed May 1, 2022 · Driver assistance · GA

My car has been skipping between 3 rpm and up. The other day the collision assist pulled up and my car did a crazy jerking and almost cut off while driving. I drove slowly home with it constantly skipping and making it hard to accelerate. After it sat overnight the collision warning went off. It’s still skipping some and the power is not there like it once was.

Filed Mar 25, 2022 · 7,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and going down a hill, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the power steering operated as needed however, the brakes failed to operate as needed. The contact steered through an intersection as the vehicle continued to accelerate. Additionally, the Forward Collision Avoidance systems had not activated. The contact attempted to apply the parking brake however, the parking brake failed to engage. The contact stated that the vehicle then decelerated independently and she was able to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a hotel. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2021 · Driver assistance · NY

Forward collision warning, dynamic brake support and automatic emergency braking do not work and the driver menu to to turn on/off and or adjust settings is inaccessible. Although not part of the federal safety agency recall #20V‑262 issued in May 2020, my vehicle matches the exact vehicle configuration and problem(s) outlined in the recall documentation. The vehicle was brought to the dealership on 6/16/2020 where Ford claimed the vehicle did not have any of the aforementioned safety systems and therefore had no issue. [see attached paperwork dated 6/16/2020] After 1 entire month of back and forth, the dealership subsequently acknowledge the vehicle does indeed have the safety features and they need to further investigate with no commitments made on solution and or timeline. [see attached email dated The issue was spurred by a near miss collision when the systems did not activate.