2015 Ford F-150 Driver Assist & ADAS Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The audible alarm to alert that a pedestrian or vehicle was approaching or walking by failed to function as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was intermittently inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the rearview camera was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 64,005.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank image while in reverse(R), and the message "Camera Unavailable" was displayed. The contact called the dealer and was informed that there was a recall on the VIN vehicle for the rearview camera. The contact arrived for the appointment and was informed that the recall was for the door latches and not the rearview camera. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

On or around May 28, 2024. My husband and, I were going to a recital. He was already in the truck.I told him. Pick me up at the mailbox.( I had mail to go in box).I started walking down the driveway(paved). The next thing, I was on the cement screaming. I had been hit, with the truck. My husband ran to help. He said, he didn’t see me. And, the beepers ( sensors)didn’t go off.Rescue was called, checked me out. Did not transport. But, I went to hospital later. Bruises and a broken right arm. Several weeks went by. I really didn’t believe the sensors,didn’t work.We were in a parking spot. But, the truck in reverse. Waited for people to go by. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t. We did see people on the camera. Recently, I was behind the truck again. The sensors did not go off! We are very cautious now. Aware of the problem. Why hasn’t this truck been in the recall lists?. The accident was visible on our ring. I have video. But could not figure out to download. I can sent by email.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. In addition, the screen had turned black, but the alarm beeped as designed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that in reverse, the rearview camera failed to display an image of the rear of the vehicle as intended. The message "Caution - Camera Unavailable - Please Contact Dealer" was displayed. The contact stated that the screen displayed a small image of the vehicle with the surrounding sensors' warnings displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to an undisclosed recall; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

While driving at 60 mph on highway my transmission will switch from Drive into Neutral and alternate in from Drive to Neutral randomly. Crash prevention sensors stop working at the same time. This causes safety issues for me and passengers as I am not able to control speed. It shifts out of high gear into a lower gear and feels like it is only operable in this one gear. Unable to tell which gear because the gear indicator lights on dash stop working during this time. Many warning icons pop up on dash readout during this (check engine, wrench, cross traffic collision, lane assist, etc.) I see on the internet this problem is extremely common due to the 6R80 Transmission Molded Lead Frame failure which has been involved in millions of recalls but for some reason not my vehicle. this is extremely dangerous and could be life threatening to my auto occupants and others in traffic. I have an appointment to have it looked at by my dealer where i purchased the vehicle new in 2015.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while reversing, the contact became aware of a red line around the image displayed. The contact also stated that when the vehicle was shifted into reverse(R), the beeping sound of the rear-view camera was activated when there were no objects in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or local dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

When using adaptive cruise control sometimes the truck will unexpectedly brake when passing large vehicles (Semi-tractor trailers, dump trucks, delivery trucks). Has only happened when passing large commercial vehicles on the left (US style, driver side left; my passenger side/other vehicle driver side facing each other) but not passenger vehicles. Happens in both night and day, and at random (doesn’t occur all the time). Has happened multiple times since buying vehicle used in 2019.

My adaptive cruise control system still malfunctions and slams on the brakes automatically because it thinks it sees a vehicle in front that I am about to collide with. This only happens when I am passing large vehicles (semis, fuel semis, etc.) to my right when driving on highways. And it does not happen all the time (maybe 10-20% of the time I pass a semi on my right). But, when it does brake it scares me and then I have to press the gas hard so the person behind me doesn't rear end me. This is part of an issue I reported previously in 2015, where my truck would slam on brakes when passing large semis and also when passing under bridges at certain times. A recall was issues for this, which took care of the braking when passing under bridges, but did not completely fix the issue when passing large vehicles. I followed up with NHTSA again in late 2015 and 2016 that the problem is still happening. I will upload the emails below as attachments.

a)When using the adaptive cruise control on interstate, the cruise control periodically resets to a much lower speed for no apparent reason. I have had the cruise set to seventy-five miles per hour on interstate highways and suddenly the cruise resets to thirty-five or forty-five miles per hour. This could become somewhat dangerous if someone is following me and does not notice the sudden reduction in speed. b)I have encountered problems when using the combined systems. For example, in a long line of vehicles approaching a stop sign, the autonomous systems operated efficiently. When the vehicle immediately in front of me leaves the stop sign, my vehicle attempts to accelerate through the stop sign. c)The lane keeping seems to pull hard to the right at various times. It may be due to the striping at interstate highway exits where to right hand lane marking follows the exit and the vehicle seems to attempt to remain centered between the lane markings. The lane keeping feature is very tiring to operate. The system seems to require operator intervention every minute of two so that the system may assure operator vigilance. This continued need to move the steering wheel slightly is extremely tiring. d)Speed sign recognition identifies school zone speed signs and reduces the preset speed of the vehicle even when the school zone is not active, such as off hours or holidays. This could become somewhat dangerous if someone is following does not notice the sudden reduction in my speed. e)Law requires the vehicle to be at the reduced / posted speed immediately upon passing the sign. Since the vehicle requires a few feet to recognize the change in speed limit and slow down, a traffic ticket may result. This has been reported to Ford and as a result the local dealer aligned the cameras with no resulting change in performance.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH with cruise control activated, while approaching a parked dump truck, the vehicle applied the brakes independently. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated he experienced the failure on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated he also experienced the vehicle overheating and engine failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACK OVER PREVENTION CAMERA WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE CAMERA WAS BLANK OR THE IMAGE WAS DISTORTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAREHAM FORD, INC (2628 CRANBERRY HWY, WAREHAM, MA 02571, (888) 295-6995) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WAREHAM FORD WHO STATED HE NEEDED A NEW CAMERA AND THE COST WOULD BE $1,000. *TR

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph with the adaptive cruise control engaged and traveling under an overpass the brakes would engage slowing the vehicle down abruptly. The contact stated that after passing the overpass the set speed would resume. The contact stated that the forward collision warning audio and visual would illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or independent mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. The contact stated that he disengaged the adaptive cruise control feature. The contact researched the failure and found NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V614000 (Forward Collision Avoidance) and was relating it to the failure. The contact stated that his vehicle was not included in the recall as it was manufactured in September of 2015 after the recall manufactured date of March 18, 2014, to August 6, 2015, for affected vehicles. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The contact stated that Ford informed him that he would receive a recall notice if the recall was extended and the VIN was included. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. RAPIDS FORD LINCOLN (4330 8TH ST S #100, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54494, (715) 422-0000) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE PASSING AN 18-WHEELER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND THE COLLISION WARNING WITH BRAKE SUPPORT FEATURE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE SENSORS OR AN ELECTRICAL FAULT WITHIN THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION WARNING WITH BRAKE SUPPORT, WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE DEALER (AUTONATION FORD FRISCO, 6850 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75034, 1-(972) 763-5523) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. THE DEALER DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLINGSLEY FORD INC. (LOCATED AT 3804 W BROADWAY ST, ARDMORE, OK 73401, (580) 226-3300) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED RECALIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A SEMI-TRUCK, THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE), AT AKINS FORD LOCATED AT 220 W MAY ST, WINDER, GA 30680. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING BESIDE A LARGE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FALSELY ANTICIPATED A COLLISION AND INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V614000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE) AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE A TRAILER, THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BRAKED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ON ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,500.