2024 Ford Maverick electrical problems

Filed Nov 1, 2026 · Electrical · NJ

I was in a parking garage, preparing to back out of my spot. When I put the car into reverse, I noticed that the Ford infotainment system started a reboot, as the Ford logo popped up and had the loading icon. I waited about 20 seconds, but nothing changed with this reboot. I subsequently backed out of the spot using just my head and eyes turned to make sure there was no oncoming traffic. The backup camera did not turn on at all. About five minutes later, when I was driving my car, the backup camera finally turned on (while the car was in Drive or D mode), and was stuck showing me a static image of the parking garage. This was five minutes after I had already left the parking garage. The screen was stuck on this for the next 10 minutes while I drove home. I have attached two photos of this as well. The first in the picture of me at a traffic light, roughly 5 minutes after I shifted my car into reverse. As you can see, I can clearly not in a dimly lit parking garage, but rather at a brightly lit traffic light. The camera would stay stuck at this exact same image for the next 10 minutes, until I arrived home. The second image was the car’s infotainment system trying to reboot itself. It shows the Ford logo, which was currently rebooting (or trying to reboot on its own) the cars’ operating system. This was the image I was seeing until the first image (mentioned above) finally showed up. I work for a K-12 school as their IT Specialist and frequently back into and out of spots all the time. This isn't the first time this has happened and given the nature of my job, I am concerned about a loss of visibility when trying to backup (and the camera is not working). The only good thing is the camera works about 95% of the time. However it is the other 5% that it does not work, that concerns me.

Filed Oct 8, 2026 · Electrical · 12,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2024 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the touch screen display was frozen and became inoperable. During the failure, the contact was unable to access the 9-1-1 Emergency feature in the event of an emergency. The contact stated that the vehicle was restarted for the display screen to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on seven occasions, but the failure was not yet corrected after a software update was performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was referred back to the local dealer. The failure mileage was 12,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2026 · Electrical · NC

Radio sound will not work

Filed Mar 24, 2026 · Brakes, Electrical · MI

I am reporting a recurring safety-critical failure. On two separate occasions, the vehicle has experienced a total electrical and mechanical shutdown while in operation. During these events, the 12V power system fails completely, turning off all instrumentation and, most critically, the electronic power brake assist. This results in a 'hard pedal' condition where the vehicle is nearly impossible to stop without extreme physical force. The first instance occurred at road speeds, forcing an emergency maneuver into a turning lane to avoid traffic. The second instance occurred while reversing, causing the vehicle to lose all braking and propulsion and roll into a busy road resulting in a near-miss collision. The vehicle is currently unsafe to drive as the shutdowns are intermittent and occur without warning.

Filed Mar 14, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · CA

I was driving and the vehicle stopped like it was in neutral. I started rolling backwards into a vehicle. He honked and I slammed on breaks. I put flashers on. Waited a bit. Turned off and on and it started. I drove home and called service dept

Filed Feb 3, 2026 · Brakes, Electrical · NM

RITICAL BRAKING FAILURE & DEALER NEGLIGENCE: The vehicle exhibits a violent shudder and loss of deceleration during the hand-off between regenerative and friction braking. This defect was first reported to the dealer (Rich Ford) at 35,399 miles (RO #[XXX]) within the Bumper-to-Bumper warranty but was not repaired. THE INCIDENT: On [Insert Date], the braking system failed to decelerate the vehicle during a traffic slowdown. The pedal vibrated violently, and the vehicle did not stop. I was forced to swerve across two lanes of traffic onto the shoulder to avoid a high-speed rear-end collision. DEALER NEGLIGENCE: The vehicle was in dealer possession from Jan 12–28, 2026 (16 days). Odometer records prove they only test-drove it for 7 miles. They failed to apply known TSB 23-2209 (Hybrid Shudder) and released the vehicle to me despite active internal ABS Pump Control Codes (C052E and U0418) recorded in the vehicle logs on Jan 22, 2026. REPORTING IRREGULARITY: The dealer coded this latest safety attempt as "Routine Maintenance/Flush" rather than a safety repair, effectively hiding the defect history from the manufacturer and my warranty provider to avoid Lemon Law liability. The vehicle remains unsafe to drive. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Feb 2, 2026 · Electrical · SC

After about 10 months after buying this hybrid truck, the 12v battery was not holding a charge. I started to receive emails on my phone from the truck stating it was going into "sleep mode" and to drive the truck to maintain the charge. I did this for 45 minutes at 60 MPH. It apeared to charge but did not last more than a couple of days. I drove the truck from south carolina to ohio. I was in ohio for 10 days and drove about 750 miles and then back to sc with no problems. However, after 4 weeks, I started getting the same emails. I again drove about 45 minutes at 60 MPH. This time it did not charge. I researched this problem on the internet, and found many owners of this truck were experiencing the same problem. I took this truck to a local ford dealer and explained the problem of the battery was not holding a charge. He stated that it was a bad battery and replaced it (01-19-2026). However, the work order stated that the truck was "slow to start" - - - not that the battery was not charging. I did not question him, because I was happy to get a new battery to resolve the problem. Later, I became concerned that the problem may not actully be fixed. My concerns: 1) why the work order did not express the problem; 2) is this going to happen again and leave me stranded; 3) why are so many other owners having the same problem.

Filed Jan 28, 2026 · Electrical · CT

Battery for vehicle will not hold a charge even though one year old. Even if vehicle is driven the day before the battery goes dead dealership advises vehicle must be driven daily to maintain battery due to electronics in hybrid constantly running. Note: vehicle garaged in ct. Weather on average was in low 30 degrees must use a trickle charger to maintain battery or a jumpstart is required daily

Filed Jan 28, 2026 · Electrical · PA

Vehicle keeps going into "Battery Saver Mode" and having 12-volt battery not maintaining charge. When the battery gets low, the vehicle beings having various electrical system glitches and drivability issues. This is a well-known issue with Ford Maverick Hybrid trucks and Ford is not fixing the problem. Ford changed the 12 volt battery in the 2025 and 2026 Maverick Hybrids to an AGM design due to this issue.

Filed Nov 26, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · FL

Wife was traveling from work to home when vehicle shut down in the middle of the roadway. Vehicle locked transmission into park. Tow truck driver nor Ford representatives via customer care could provide a means to release the parked truck. Fortunately wife suffered no injuries nor was she rear ended when truck decided to stop running and park. Dealership stated they could see error messages not shared with customer. Dealership could not tell us why vehicle shut down on its own in the middle of the roadway