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2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid: false forward collision warnings

24 of the 468 complaints about the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid describe false forward collision warnings.

owner complaints
24
of this car's complaints
5%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

False forward collision warnings by model year

  • 2026
    1
  • 2025
    1
  • 2024
    4
  • 2023
    38
  • 2022
    24

What owners say

Filed Jan 6, 2025 · Brakes, Driver assistance · MI

After performing a panic stop where the Pre-Collision activation message and chime activated, nothing happened until a few miles down the road. At that time, The "Service AdvanceTrac," "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available" and "Hill Start Assist" warning messages scrolled on the cluster with a chime to go with them. Additionally, the amber tell tale warning lights for the ABS system, electric park brake system, stability control system and pre-collision assist were illuminated. The lights turned themselves off one by one approximately five 5-6 miles after that, then all came back on with the same three warning messages about 2-3 miles after they had gone off. All remained illuminated even at the start of the next key cycle but promptly went away before leaving the parking lot. It should be noted that while the warning lights were on, the vehicle did not have electronic power steering assist though no warnings or lights told of this failure. I could just tell from the increased effort in low speed, parking lot maneuvers.

Filed Jun 14, 2024 · Engine · NJ

On June 13th 2024 my Maverick suddenly lost power and all lights on dashboard lit up. Apparently this has been documented by others, and vehicle then went into LIMP MODE and was not responding to accelator pedal properly and would not move beyond 30mph. Engine light is still on, and my Ford App shows 3 messages: 1. SERVICE ENGINE SOON 2. POWERTRAIN SYSTEM FAILURE 3. COLLISION AVOIDANCE UNAVAILABLE

Filed May 8, 2024 · Driver assistance, Engine · MA

I was driving down the freeway and my truck when into reduced power mode, displaying " Powertrain malfunction/Reduced power, engine service soon, and precollision assistance not available". This ended up slowing me rapidly from 65 down to under 20 miles. I almost had a semi slam into the back of me missing me by inches.

Filed May 2, 2024 · Brakes, Electrical · IN

Check engine light Power train light (wrench)/reduced power Brake light pre-collision light/pre-collision unavailable Hill assist message The above warning lights appeared out of no wear when pulling up to a stop light.. The parking break was automatically engaged and the above warning lights appeared. When I tried to accelerate to make a turn, the truck would not accelerate with me using the accelerator, but it started accelerating on its own. I had to keep riding the brake because it keep accelerating on its own until I was able to get it to a parking lot.

Filed Apr 28, 2024 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · VA

The component in question is the powertrain control module for my Maverick. After having the relevant powertrain recall reprogramming done (23E09), I was driving down the highway when I received a rapid series of warnings from my car including "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available", "Service Engine Soon", and "Service AdvanceTrac" [sic]. I lost all engine power at that point, and was steadily decelerating with no response from the accelerator. There was no advance warning or messages. There was an imminent threat to my safety at that time. The loss of all power rendered the car unsafe to continue driving on the highway, and prevented me from leaving the highway in a safe manner. I was able to pull off the highway at a fortunately nearby exit ramp, however, I was unable to accelerate and was only able to coast to the nearest safe parking space. I subsequently turned my car off and on again, I found that when in drive the car would accelerate by itself to no more than 35 miles per hour, and was unresponsive to the accelerator pedal-it would only slow down if the brake was applied. Upon arriving at my original departure point, I then turned my car off and attempted a BMS reset unsuccessfully. The next day (<12 Hours since the initial failure), my car was functioning properly again but was soon seen by a dealership for service. I was informed by the service representative that this is a repeated issue brought to their attention for this make & model, with a consistent trend of these issues occurring after the powertrain control module was reprogrammed as part of an update. The powertrain module was again reprogrammed/flashed, and the issue has not repeated since the initial failure, though it is available for inspection.

Filed Apr 20, 2024 · Brakes, Transmission · CA

Driving at 30 mph when car lost power, emergency brake came on, would not accelerate. check engine light came on with multiple other warnings like drive modes disabled, service advancetrac, pre-collision assist not available. have video. was able to coast home as not applying accelerator pedal resulted in auto increased acceleration. luckily i was on a residential street. this vehicle is an absolute lemon.

Filed Apr 17, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 18,000 miles · MI · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Maverick. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, his girlfriend who was occupying the front passenger's side seat, informed him that there was an abnormal odor inside the vehicle. Additionally, the contact sustained severe headaches while driving. The contact drove to the hospital, where he was informed that there was an elevated level of carbon monoxide in his blood, and he had sustained carbon monoxide poisoning after two hours of exposure. The contact also stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the heater exchange needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 70-75 MPH with the Adaptive Cruise Control engaged, a message indicating that the gear was changed forcibly was displayed, and the Eco mode was disengaged, and the engine stalled. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The messages "Service Advancetrac", "Service Engine Soon" "Pre-collision Assist Not Available" and "Hill Assist Not Available" were displayed on the instrument panel. Additionally, the messages "Power Train System Fault" and "Collision Assist Unavailable" were displayed on the mobile app. The traction control warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts and a Police Officer assisted the contact in driving to the other side of the road. The contact was able to continue driving at 45 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not duplicated because the check engine warning light was not illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

Filed Apr 16, 2024 · Engine · 15,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Maverick. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V380000 (Engine) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving at 65 MPH, the engine unexpectedly shut off. The Power Train Malfunction, Service Engine Soon, Reduced Power Warning, Pre-collision Assist Not Available, and Active Trac Not Engaged messages were displayed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and disconnected and reconnected the negative battery cable to reboot the computer system. The vehicle was able to be restarted, and only the message Service Engine Soon was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where diagnostic trouble codes U1011 and U1028 were retrieved; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Apr 16, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · NC

Driving at 65mph and the vehicle began to lose power. Messages displayed on instrument cluster "Service engine soon" "Pre-Collision Asist not available" "Power train malfunction/reduced power" vehicle started losing power and was unable to maintain speed. Check engine light appeared as this was occurring. This occurred in traffic and other drivers did not expect this. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and shut the vehicle down. Once I started the truck again the check engine light remained on but I was able to accelerate back to 60mph.

Filed Apr 15, 2024 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · MN

When coming to a stop on a 25 mph road, saw a cascade of warnings come up, including: Hill start assist not available, precollision assist not available, service AdvanceTrac, service vehicle soon, check engine light, service light, traction control light. Once stopped the car turned the parking brake on and requested that I put it into park. After putting the car into park and turning off the parking brake the car began to accerate on it's own, unresponsive to how hard I pressed the accelerator (limp mode?). I was able to get the car back home on residential roads.

Filed Apr 3, 2024 · Engine · 30,473 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle in a parking lot at approximately 10 MPH, the engine shut off and the vehicle shifted into park(P) independently. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle shuddered while in motion. The contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it after 15 minutes, and the vehicle operated as needed, however, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the residence where it stayed for 2 days. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the check engine light was no longer illuminated. The dealer stated that the failure could not be duplicated; however, the manufacturer application showed the messages, "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available", "Service Engine Soon Warning", and "Power Train Malfunction/ Reduce Speed". The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,473.

Filed Apr 3, 2024 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

Was driving on the freeway and a ton of warnings suddenly appeared on the dash. Pre-collision assist not available, stop driving now, service engine soon, powertrain malfunction, etc. The truck would not accelerate when the gas pedal was pressed and slowly slowed down. The truck would auto-accelerate (without gas pedal input) to about 20 mph unless the brake was applied (limp-mode). I pulled over, disconnected the 12V battery and reconnected which seemed to fix the problem. The dealership could not figure out the issue. I believe that the 12V battery was somehow drained to a point where it fed a low-voltage to suite of safety sensors which all went haywire.

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Questions about the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid collision warning

Is false forward collision warnings a common problem on the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid?

24 of 468 owner complaints about the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid (5%) mention false forward collision warnings. The model year with the most reports is 2023.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

Other symptoms on the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid

Loss of power 74Check engine light 64Jerking 29Won't shift 26Won't start 23Harsh shifting 16Adaptive cruise 13Warning lights 13Shudder 12Stalling 12Engine failure 11Battery drain 7Key fob 7Backup camera 6Brake failure 6Grinding brakes 6Door locks 6Sudden acceleration 6Water leak 5

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