Ford F-350 SD adaptive cruise problems

Filed Jan 14, 2026 · Driver assistance, Steering · WA

Steering Effort Control Module failed. This is a known concern with these vehicles. Many Super Duty's have this happen. It is a very expensive repair. The steering effort changes, the vehicle becomes out of alignment and other things like cruise control, wipers, etc may fail as part of this issue.

Filed Nov 5, 2025 · Fuel system · 132,900 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V957000 (Fuel System, Diesel); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the contact heard an abnormally loud popping and clicking sound. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The message "Decreased Engine Power" was displayed, and the vehicle experienced a loss of drive power. The contact coasted off the road and came to a complete stop. The message "Shift to Neutral" was displayed. The contact turned off the vehicle and let it cool down for five minutes. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that the high-pressure fuel pump had failed. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,900.

Filed Sep 23, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 1,000 miles · IL · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated that the adaptive cruise control mode was inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 50-55 MPH to the dealer, the contact noticed that the vehicle in front of the vehicle had stopped abruptly with no brake lights activated. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact attempted to veer to the left to avoid the other vehicle, but the passenger's side front end crashed into the rear of the other vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the six air bags of the vehicle deployed, and there was blinding smoke in the vehicle. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance and was hospitalized for 7 days. The contact was then transferred to a rehabilitation facility, where he was currently receiving care. The contact sustained a broken right hand and toe. The contact also sustained breathing complications as the contact's underlying cardiac and pulmonary health issues were triggered. The other driver sustained unknown injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Both vehicles sustained significant damage and could not be driven away from the scene. The contact's vehicle sustained front-end fender and hood damage and other unknown damage. The vehicle was towed to the collision repair shop for an estimate of the damage. A police report was filed. The dealer was notified of the brake failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a related recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000.

Filed Aug 10, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · WA

I purchased this 2024 f350 from Auto Park Ford in Laporte, IN on [XXX] with 94 miles on the truck. It was shipped directly to me and arrived July 21st 2025. Upon taking delivery there were many safety faults present once I drove the vehicle that included loss of power, the vehicle randomly braking by itself, adaptive cruise control faults, cross traffic faults, blind spot warning faults, forward collision faults, rear cross traffic faults, rusty engine components as well as other rusty components on the vehicle. These safety defects in manufacturing materials, workmanship, improper storage by the selling dealer, and selling of a defective vehicle to me has put myself and my family in an unsafe vehicle. The vehicle has been at the local Ford service center since July 22nd 2025 with the service department stating there is no fix for these issues and is a known issue by Ford. My safety and my family's safety has been put at risk by the vehicle's loss of power, random braking applications, and rusty engine components. These issues were confirmed by Pierre Ford of Lynnwood service department. The repair report states "VERIFIED WARNING FAULTS PRESENT. SELF TEST NUMEROUS DTC'S PRESENT IN ABS MOD. C0051 PPT Q Q1 YES, Q2 NO YO23A FOUND SSM 53892 STIIDING THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH NO FIX CURRENTLY. UPDATED ABS MODULE AND AWD MODULE ROAD TESTED DTC'S CAME BACK". the service center informed me that I could come pick up the truck and there may be a fix in the future. I asked them to keep the truck as it's a major safety concern for myself and my family to operate this truck with all the safety faults, loss of power, random braking, etc. The vehicle will have been at the dealer 21 days by Monday 8/11/25. I have contacted Ford about this issue and requested a buyback, vehicle replacement, a fix, and have gotten no where. I have submitted a lemon law buy back claim because of the many safety issues, but they have put my claim on pause for an addition 30 days. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA

Filed Jul 10, 2025 · Driver assistance · 4,000 miles · SD

The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated that while driving at various highway speeds with the Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control activated, the vehicle independently decelerated with the Forward Collision Avoidance messaged displayed. During the failure, there were no other vehicles or objects nearby. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 4,000.

Filed Apr 25, 2025 · Acceleration · SD

While driving with the cruise set I wanted to reduce speed and hit the minus speed button on the cruise control which caused the vehicle to speed up which made me hit it quickly a couple more times to slow it down and it responded by speeding up more and led me to slam on the brakes. Luckily no one was in front of me so I didn’t rear end them when it sped up and no one was behind me that could have rear ended me when I slammed on the brakes.

Filed Dec 30, 2024 · Acceleration · WI

 New SAFTEY ISSUE  .... At about 670 miles on the odometer, the cruise control is acting up, Set cruise control to any speed and within less than a minute it jumps up to another value. I.E. set at 45mph, jumps to 61. Set at 50 mph, it jumps to 61. At 70 mph setting it goes to 86mph!. Replicated this many times today (12/18/2024). It didn't make any difference between Normal, ECO or Tow/HAUL MODES. Testing further demonstrates that the cruise will step up as above after engaging and if you let it run by itself it will make a second jump then a third to 86MPH! Needless to say I didn't check to see what it would do if it hit 86mph!! Not safe to operate. Other than above the cruise had been working fine. BTW, it did matter if lane departure was on or off either as a note. As late as today 12/30/2024 the cruise control continues to act as above. I have not done a factory reset to the sync 4 system either. Will leave that to the dealer. The vehicle is going into the dealer 12/31/2024

Filed Oct 18, 2024 · FL

ACCESSORY PROTOCOL MODULE (APIM)- faulty, there is a service bulletin for the 2020 F superduty trucks when the APIM fails the stereo locks up of goes black which is causing distracted driver to reset during driving to get the GPS directions working. The voice over does not work and have to input address manually. The phone sync does not work and cannot get the original owner out of the system even through Ford pass relating to possible theft and or changing the door code. The interior Ambiant lights do not work and I am concerned the adaptive cruise control and crash alert might be a major concern if not replaced. My Ford dealer has deemed my APIM is bad and unable to update the software and GPS and was quoted over $1500 to replace on my truck.

Filed Jan 19, 2024 · Fuel system · 59,000 miles · MI

The contact stated owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the vehicle had been repaired under Manufacturer Campaign Number: 22E04 Reprogram PCM/TCM (Power Train) however, after the repair the fuel economy had become significantly lessened. Prior to the repair the fuel economy was 22 MPG however, after the recall repair the fuel economy was 13.5 MPG. The contact stated that while hauling a trailer, the fuel economy fell from 13.4 MPG to 6.5 MPG. While driving with the cruise control activated, the fuel economy fell from 25 MPG to 15 MPG. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the recall remedy could not be reversed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Filed Apr 30, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · CT

Was driving in middle lane eastbound I-84 with cruise control set at 65 mph. Upon a lane bump from paving construction, the truck began a violent shaking, which is consistent with a problem know as "death wobble". slowed down immediately and stopped at side of interstate. Inspected tires, and there was no flat tire. No outward signs of tire damage . Drove at 20-25 mph to next exit. Was able to drive home about 20 miles at slow speed.