The contact owns a 2009 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the cruise control was inoperable. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The dealer changed the filters and sensors. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the fuel tank was contaminated. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 128,484.
Ford F-250 adaptive cruise problems
88 of the 4,361 owner complaints about the Ford F-250 describe adaptive cruise control problems, most of them for the 1996 model year.
- owner complaints
- 88
- worst model year
- 1996
- typical repair cost reported
- $3,000
- typical mileage
- 108,000
By model year
Often reported together
Fire or smoke 23Sudden acceleration 5Stalling 4Power steering loss 3Loss of power 3Fuel pump 3Check engine light 3Headlights 2
What owners say
Cruise control switch began smoking, disconnected it and took it to Awesome Ford of Chehalis, WA for recall service sometime in June or July. Service tech found that brake fluid had wicked its way up electrical harness into cruise control servo, necessitating replacement in order to complete recall service. FoMoCo has been unable/unwilling to replace cruise control servo and is instead requiring that I pull one from a wrecking yard in order to complete recall service.
While driving with cruise control on, when adjusting speed, engine will stall out and power steering, brakes stop working, all interior and exterior lights remain on, incident has happened twice within a week
Cruise control would not disengage. When my husband pressed the brakes, the car sped up. We had to pass 5 vehicles, barely enough room. He finally turned the motor off and was able to pull off the freeway (i70). But for the grace not god, we would have died of injured ourselves and others. Brakes should never make your car speed up.
Location master cylinder cruise control deactivation sensor leaking brake fluid non functional brakes and cruise control.
My cruise control went out, I was researching online what parts may have gone out when I seen a recall done for cruise controls covering ford vehicles including the diesel of my truck and year. When I call today I was told my vehicle was not covered I do not see how all these other vehicles are covered did include at the diesel and the year of my truck and now they say it's not covered. The cruise control stopped working on my way to work october 7th.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. While the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot, the contact noticed smoke underneath the hood. The contact exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and noticed flames. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with water and noticed that an unknown plug related to the cruise control was melted. No police or fire reports were filed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to be driven. The contact's VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v017000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was taken to el cajon ford (located at 1595 e main st, el cajon, ca 92021, (619) 312-4107) where it was diagnosed that the unknown plug related to the cruise control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
Experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart. It will also stall after letting off the throttle when approaching a stop and occasionally while while stopped at a light. Rpm's will also drop to 500 and I have no throttle response, if it doesn't stall completely. This may occur 4 or more times a day, then may not occur again for a few days or weeks. There is absolutely no telling when it will occur, it is to random to identify the problem. Now my horn and cruise control have stopped working as well, when I replace the fuse it blows immediately. I have replaced the ficm, ebp sensor and wiring, fuel pump and still have not resolved the problem. My truck is not safe to drive. This has been happening since shortly after buying the truck in 2018, but seems to be getting worse as the temperature warms up. The following recall number 05v270000 sounds exactly like what I am experiencing, but does not show a recall for my truck.
Driving at night, tried to use cruise control (didn't come on) then overdrive "on" button started flashing, then speedometer began bouncing. Later truck would not go off when key was turned to off position. Next day a low beep was noted. Repair shop with scanner said it was an airbag warning beep. The following day the headlights came on at night although the key was to the off position and out of the truck. Subsequently all symptoms stopped and normal operation returned until a rainy day. Same symptoms. Day following that, normal operation. Mechanic states that symptoms need to be occurring to make proper diagnosis.
Cruise control issue
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford F-250 adaptive cruise
Which Ford F-250 years have adaptive cruise control problems problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1996 (12 complaints), 1999 (12 complaints) and 2001 (11 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix adaptive cruise control problems on the Ford F-250?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $3,000 (median of 6 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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