NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated while reversing(R) at approximately 2 MPH, the back-up camera image froze and then went black. The contact stated that the "Parking Assist" warning light illuminated and then a random game launched on the screen. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.
1. Received recall 23S56/23V687 dated 10-13-2023. Initially no remedy available (lack of parts) 2. Early January 2024 recall updated to remedy available with note to schedule service with your advisor. 3. Called Mullinax Ford in Apopka Florida second week in January and clearly stated I was calling to schedule an appointment for HVBJB recall, noted above. Appointment was made for next available which was February 12, 2024. 4. February 12, 2012 I take vehicle to Mullinax Ford for 7:30am appointment. Advisor writes up HVBJB issues along with tire rotation and another software update for stuck charging plug. 5. Throughout the 6 hours of waiting at the dealer the service advisor neither updates me or informs me that the HVBJB recall is not taking place. They apparently performed another recall for a parking break release cable that was neither listed on the ford site or NHTSA as a recall applicable to my vehicle. 6. At the end of the 6hours they hand back my vehicle without the HVBJB recall performed and could not tell me when it could be performed or if parts were available or if they had even checked for the parts. They simply said they would get back in touch. I left to mull things over and clear my head. 7. Called back Mullinax Ford from the car and talked to someone named Michael after asking for the service manager. Explained I specially made the appointment a month ago for the HVBJB recall and that didn't happen and I wanted to know when they could have the part on hand and when I could schedule the recall. He said he would research it and call me back. 8. As of [XXX], three days later, I have not received an update. 9. The recall status now shows remedy unavailable again which means the part is obviously on back order. 10. This HVBJB problem surfaced in early 2022. The first recall which consisted of a software update in was issued in June 2022. There is no excuse for not having ample parts to remedy this in 2024. No long distance/fast charge driving. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
There is a RECALL #23V687 about the high voltage battery main contacts that FORD has been unable to remedy. I'd like to make this complaint so it can get fixed ASAP. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I have had 14 incidents over two years where this vehicle suddenly, rapidly accelerates from slow speed, usually less than 15 mph, and six of those incidents had a near collision. Most of the incidents happen in a parking lot or drive-thru and require immediate fast braking to avoid collision. This sudden, unexpected acceleration has been widely discussed on the Mach-E Forum and there is general agreement the cause is inadvertent engaging cruise control by accidentally hitting an overly sensitive button on the steering wheel when the hands are in the 9 to 3 position. I have reviewed all related threads on the forum and counted 36 different owners who have experienced this same problem, most reporting near collisions and serious concerns for safety. Some posters have described possible remedies.
On 1/6/24 it just started lightly snowing and I drove the car home and parked in my diveway which has a slight incline. There was less than 1” of new light snow on my driveway. The car does not fit in the garage so I need to park it outside in order to reach the charger which is in the garage. I parked the car with the car in park and the emergency brake on and the car was off. I turned to go inside to open the garage so I could plug it in. My car started flashing and beeping and proceeded to roll down my driveway and into the road. a notification came up on my app stating that it was an “inclination alarm”. I couldn’t believe it so I then parked the car behind my other car in the driveway further down the driveway and the same thing happened. I then called my friend and he stayed with me on the phone while I stayed in the car to see if it would do it again and it did. The car litereally rolled down my driveway 3 times and I caught it on my security camera 2 times as the 3rd time the camera timed out. Yes, the car rolling into the road could literally kill someone and there are many children and pedestrians who walk in my neighborhood. . I took it to the local dealer on Monday when they opened and showed the video to the service manager and he was dumbstruck. The car ended up being there for almost 2 months while I filed a case with Ford. They had a regional technician check it out and they could not recreate the issue. They said that there is nothing mechanically wrong with the vehicle. They made me pick up the car or they would start charging me storage. They essentially said that it was just a condition of the car because it was heavy. No other car I own has ever done that. I travel locally for my business to people’s homes which is the reason I purchased this car. I cannot drive it during the winter months because it will roll away. Ford will not accept liabilty for it nor will they buy it back. I can’t attach the videos but I can email them.
There is an issue with the vehicle displaying the speed when operating. I have experienced this issue randomly over the past year. The speed is typically displayed on the information cluster screen above the steering wheel. I have photo and video of the issue but the Upload File button is not working on your website. The only resolution so far has been to restart the vehicle. It does not appear that this can be resolved while the vehicle is ON.
"stop safely now vehicle" frozen would not start or stop unable to place into any gear. Eventually the vehicle returned to normal Ford is denying problem with high voltage junction box but this is the same problem with other Mache
Ford did an update recently, 6.8.0, which obscures the speedometer and moved it to far right of the IPC making it difficult to see now when driving. This is safety issue and I like to have the speed of my vehicle right in front me where it should be.
Car got a stop safely now error and stopped working. I had to call a tow truck and have it sent to a dealership.
Ford is aware of these issues and I can't believe they are ignoring them and making me pray through them. My vehicle, since I purchased it, has had issues with the adaptive cruise, the accident avoidance gets disabled, lane assist stops working, and the final thing is that it registers that the camera is not working and must be serviced. the last thing that happened is that the car shut down its self driving in the middle of taking a turn on the highway and proceeded to drive me off the road. There was no braking or anything, when I reacted to stop it, I barely missed the guard rail and the car fought me to even turn the wheel. This has been documented with multiple dealerships. All of them have dealt with Ford's technicians remotely and have all failed at fixing my issues. Before it everything stopped working again, it went on and off for months as it did before... the failed completely. Because of this, my wife and I only transport our children in her vehicle out of concerns for our family's safety. Ford will try to say they won't replace my vehicle due to its current milage, but this was well documented and never fixed long before this. its been happening since 2,000 miles.
There is a common software bug on Mustang Mach-E vehicles where the "drive mode" of the vehicle (a software feature that changes the braking, suspension, and acceleration characteristics of the vehicle) will suddenly change and a popup will appear on the screen stating "Drive Mode Unavailable" While decelerating to stop at a light, the "drive mode unavailable" warning appeared, the braking characteristics of the vehicle changed, and I ran out into the middle of the intersection.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Mach-E. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH the steering and braking systems suddenly malfunctioned causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The driver was unable to steer the vehicle and when pressing the brake pedal the vehicle did not stop. The driver lost control of the vehicle drove off the road and down a ravine and crashed into a concrete embankment. During the crash neither front air bags deployed. The front passenger sustained a fractured sternum and was transported from the scene to the hospital. The driver of the vehicle sustained a concussion which later required medical attention. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failures was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was recently serviced for NHTSA Campaign number: 23V687000(Electrical System). The failure mileage was 9,100.
Waiting for traffic to move in a busy street. Lights went up pedestrian sounder fault stop safely now and the vehicle wouldnt move. I was panicking my life is in danger im stuck between opposite traffic. So I put on the hazard lights and call two tow trucks and called 911. Next day high voltage warning and powertrain malfunction lights went up service now. I setup first available service which is in one week. Called ford said its okay to drive while waiting for the service. 12/14, warning lights disappeared in the morning but in the afternoon same thing happen lights went up pedestrian sounder fault stop safely now and it just stopped again in the middle of a busy street. I checked recall site there was no recall for this specific vehicle concerning this but others were recalled
I parked my MachE at home on Sunday evening and I had "lock the car when i walk away" setting turned ON. I also had alarm system turned ON. Car keys were more than 20-25ft away in my home. So, technically no one should be able to break into my car without sounding an alarm. Yet, theft happened on Monday morning without any physical damage to the car and no alarm was sounded. Ford said take the car to dealer and dealer said they don't know how to get the car logs to determine what\how happened and they want to charge me a fee just to take a look at it. Car also had my garage door key programmed, so thief could have simply opened the garage and could come it right away while kids and we were sleeping - it's big security risk. It very much sounds like some fault in the car as one of the scenarios - 1) it didn't lock on Sunday evening even though I had walk away lock setting turned on, or 2) it's so easy to fake or replicate the signals from the key which was stored at home or 3) alarm system is at fault and it didn't trigger for some reason.
Brakes automatically engage when parked. Next time I went to drive the car wouldn't move until a loud "clunk" came from the rear and the car moved. But, when I started driving there was a repetitive noise coming with each turn of a rear wheel. Parked the car and took to dealership which confirmed that a "chunk" of the brake pad had come off and adhered to the brake rotor. Contacted Ford and was told that it wasn't covered under warranty because I had gone more than 12, 000 miles. They did set up a case (CAS-46526025-Q7S5V2), but I never heard anything from it. In conversation with the dealer, this is apparently a common problem for which Ford has issued at least 2 TSBs (21-2206 & 22-2023) but the term expired before my incident. From reading of other incidents on various forums for the MachE, it is apparent that the problem still persists as in my case and is affecting a number of owners. Ford needs to be pressured into issuing a recall to install improved brake pads/rotors to prevent this problem from occurring. It could happen at a time when it isn't easy to pull over and therefore, cause an accident.
While driving on Route 1 and attempting to pass another motorist, a flashing red "STOP SAFELY NOW" lit on my dashboard, along with multiple warnings of a "powertrain failure". Thankfully I was near my house and was able to get home. But the FordPass App is saying that I had a high-voltage power malfunction and will need to tow the car to my local dealership. Now I am being told that the high-voltage junction box has failed and needs to be replaced (consistent with Ford Recall notice 23S56). Unfortunately, Ford hasn't produced a replacement part, and after speaking with multiple dealerships, I have been told that an updated replacement part may not be available until Q1 2024 (Or between 6-18 weeks from now). Those of us who purchased these vehicles now have $65K+ paperweights. Ford should buy back these cars, fix them, then resell them through local dealerships. Please help remedy this situation.
On this vehicle, it looks like I may have some arcing on the pins on my car where the charging port hooks up. This car has burnt up two charging cables. What I would like Nhsta to ask Ford is nowhere in this customer satisfaction program does it say they will replace the burnt pins on anyone's cars if they have them. Also, I do not see any recall for this issue as every single mach e that has any chance of having burning pins in their charging port should be inspected. I have received this letter on my 2022 mach e and 2023 one and I will make a complaint for both. There should not only be a recall opened up on this to properly inspect every single charging port for any kind of arching as any kind of arching may have caused damage not only to the pins but the entire electrical system or any one of the components that go from the pins to the batteries. Furthermore of a recall I also ask that an investigation be opened to Ford itself since they cannot tell customers who pay a ton of money for there vehicles why they did not open a recall or notify Nhsta in the first place. This is even worse in my opinion then the last two recalls when they tried to give us software knowingly having an updated part that was more robust for the battery control module to have to be investigated in order to replace it. This should not be tolerated. My safety, my family's safety, and everyone else's safety who owns one of these vehicles is the main importance to me. Like I said looks like I may have some arching on my pins on my car charging port but who would know Ford is not even going to replace them or inspect them there is no recall for this that I have seen. Shady as usual shame on you Ford I hope NHSTA drops the hammer on you this time and the last time.
I have a 2022 Mustang Mach E GT Performance edition. I purchased it new and am the first owner. The build date is September 2022 and I received a notification in the Ford Pass Mobile phone application saying: - High Voltage Battery Warning - Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power This is a known issue for build dates before May 2022, so my car should've not been affected, but it is. I've scheduled a service appointment for further diagnostics with the authorized service center where I purchased the car.
The front camera has failed. The automatic emergency breaking, the adaptive cruise control, and normal cruise control do not work, at all. The camera began to fail within the first year of ownership but it would start to work shortly after. After about 1.5 years of ownership, there was a permanent sign of malfunction on the screen, making the above features inoperable.
On November 18, 2022 my vehicle's High Voltage Battery Junction Box (HVBJB) failed. Ford replaced this part with an "upgraded" version of this part and I received my car back on November 28th. Shortly thereafter, the NHTSA issued a recall, the solution for which was a software update that my car received. On October 10, 2023 my vehicle's HVBJB failed once again (the newer upgraded part). Coincidentally, while my car was in the shop, the NHTSA issued a second recall for this issue, indicating that Ford would be recalling the physical HVBJB. Shortly after this recall, my recall was marked as complete because I received the upgraded version of the part once again. Ford's upgraded part that is a solution to this issue has been issued in many Mach-e cars and is the standard for late '22 models and '23 models; however, in addition to my own HVBJB failing, I am hearing many instances of this newer part failing. Being that this recall stemmed from vehicles potentially losing propulsion as a result of this failure, the risk still exists (although potentially at a lower rate). I do, however, believe that Ford knows that this failure rate is still high and that their upgraded part does not provide a sufficient solution to the problem but has not been transparent with the NHTSA due to the costs associated with redesigning a third version of this part. I do not feel safe driving my family in this car because I know that it's just a matter of time before this part fails once again.
This is the second time in 2 months that I’ve received a High Voltage Warning and Powertrain fault on my MME ‘22. This was suppose to have been fixed by a recall completed prior to my build date. I have been driving normal speeds on side streets when this happens.
I am going to try to explain this as best as I can. Ford has faulty charging cables that they know about and have not recalled voluntarily. This I have an issue with because it is causing the battery on my car to overheat and put it at a potential risk of catastrophic thermal runaway incident. I have had two charging cables go bad on my car. I just got my car back today and I noticed the new cable has a new part number on it as well as different types of wiring marked on the outer portion of the top cable. This is the gauge of wiring that is being used to plug into the outlet of my home to the actual charging conversion. Look at the old and new cable pictures and notice the white markings on these cables the gauge or wiring is different. Now the part number of the one on the white car I am not sure at all which one was turned in as I no longer have it anymore but what I can tell you is on the white converter itself with part number LJ98-10f868-AL is the new part number cable which I just got and have no issues with. The other one part number LJ98-10f868-AK is the older part number cable that I have seen the amber light staying on that says that it's in an undercharging condition due to overheating. So with this said Ford is aware there is a defect in the charging cables of previous models prior to AL. I have had two other charging cables go bad before I just got this AL one how is this possible with no recall? These prior model charging cables are putting stress on the electrical system of the car. I can tell because with these old cables I hear the cooling fans coming on super loud which yeah the cooling fan is supposed to come on but im pretty sure the undercharging should not happen on the cable unless the battery is overheating. With this said you must open an investigation to look into these charging cables and what is changing the part numbers. It seems to me they are using different gauge wiring and type of wiring for the part that plugs into the wall.
The high voltage battery junction box failed on my car at 9500 miles, and now again at 19200 miles. Failure prevents the car from running properly, or at all. The dealership is reporting that Ford has not developed an updated replacement part, and is only replacing with the same part that the vehicle left the factory with.
While driving on I-40 East between Raleigh, NC and Benson, NC I was trying to use the Blue Cruise self driving feature on my Mache. The system is frightening to me because it tends to default towards the marker between lanes and requires more attention than so called hands free driving is supposed to need. However, in this situation, there was a stretch of the highway where the lane markers were half white and then half black stripes. When I hit that stretch the car veered over the lane markers into the passing lane and if I hadn't resumed control, would have taken me completely into the other lane. The dash indicated that the system was in control of the car for the entire time. It had not disengaged at any point.
The HVJB failed once again, disabling my car. This is the second HVJB I’ve had since purchasing the car April 18,2022. The car goes into a limp mode making it unsafe for highway use.
Suffered a “ stop safely now” error message. The battery warning light came on. Vehicle was parked at the time and suffered this error which wouldn’t let me start or shift into gear. I already had the HVJB replaced last year, September 2022.
While driving on the freeway at about 65 mph through a gradual left bend in the road, with fully active SuperCruise (lane keeping, active cruise control) and fully hands off, the vehicle suddenly veered into the adjacent right lane. The vehicle moved into the adjacent lane at a high rate, and could have resulted in a heavy side impact to a vehicle driving in that lane (and potentially rippling into the lane to the right of that as well). Throughout the deviation, SuperCruise remained active without warning lamps or any inducement of driver takeover. I caught the malfunction and manually overpowered the steering to bring the vehicle back into the original driving lane. The vehicle has no active open recalls, and is operating with the latest firmware updates installed. The vehicle has not been inspected by dealer, manufacturer, or any other group for any relating issues.
So I have had 2 240v Ford charging cables go bad with a solid amber light on it and a pulsating blue light in the middle and no red light. This means according to the chart I saw online that the charging is reduced because it's overheating. So I drove it around on August 29th,2023 with a high temperature outside of 105 degrees F that day. The low I believe in Murrieta, CA that night was 70 degrees F. Since it's charging in the garage, you have to account for an extra 10-18 degrees F of heat since most garages are not air-conditioned. This coupled with the high voltage battery connector failure recall that is also currently being investigated leaves me to believe the battery itself may be overheating causing the high voltage battery connector to weld itself shut and 240v Ford charging cables to fry. With both of these issues currently happening I believe it puts us at a higher risk for a catastrophic thermal runaway event. My recommendation would be to check Ford's testing of the electrical battery system. Was it tested driven during 105 F weather then charged overnight multiple times on a 240V Ford charging cable that comes with the car? Was the fact that 10-18 Degrees F that a garage is much hotter then it is outside? I have had two charging cables fail with under 25k miles. This leads me to believe the battery is overheating and catastrophic thermal runaway is at a greater risk with all these issues. I do not want this thing to go into catastrophic thermal runaway while in my garage and hurt my family.
Upon startup and without warning, the sound system emitted a very startling ear-piercing noise followed by very loud static which did not stop when radio was turned off. It finally stopped when I turned the car off but static started up again each time it was turned on. An hour later when the car was turned on it did not occur. It was so loud that the car was undrivable not to mention how startling it was at the onset. I actually jumped out of the car when it happened. I’ve scheduled a service visit for next week.
On December 17, 2022, I purchased a new 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E, VIN [XXX] -Lewis of Hoover Inc. for $48,665.00. Seven months later, the vehicle suffered a complete loss of drive power at highway speed — a near-serious injury (if not fatal) incident on a vehicle Ford had already identified as defective and subject to recall. In approximately July-August 2023 — seven months after purchase with only approximately 13 miles at purchase — the vehicle lost all drive power while I was driving on the freeway [XXX] ) at [XXX] le stalled completely. I was fortunate no vehicles struck me. The vehicle eventually restarted. I drove directly home and did not continue with my planned out of town trip. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
They Crystal of they roof is broken i Made a complaint at they Ford dealership but they denied they claim because they said something hit on they roof anda i'm sure that nothing hit
Vehicle adaptive cruise control was set at 35mph in a 35mph speed zone as I approached a stop light I tapped the breaks which should have disengaged the cruise control but instead the vehicle speed accelerated. Warning light stated cruise control was disengaged with gray line through speed indicator. I stepped on the brakes hard and the vehicle did stop and accelerator stopped. At no time was my foot on the accelerator pedal as well floor mats were not touching the pedal. Outside vehicle was clean and camera unobstructed. This just started after update 4.2.5.
Was driving home, and all of a sudden I got a "Service Vehicle Soon" on the screen. and Got the following errors on FordPass App: 1- Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power 2- High-Voltage Battery Warning The time was around 8:30pm, the weather wasn't too hot not too cold. Was driving around 50 mph IIRC.
I bought a 2022 mustang Mach e. Which was supposedly fixed at the factory in regards to the HVBJB issue. However, in mid 2023, my vehicle suffered a limp mode/warning about reduced power while on the interstate, was limited to about 60mph with very poor acceleration. Was diagnosed by ford tech as a failure of the recalled part and required HVBJB and BECM replacement, similar to 22V-412 recall. I think this should be added to RQ23004 investigation, as these vehicles had both the new hardware and software and were supposed to be “fixed”.
The vehicle stopped moving in the middle of travel. There was no indicator or warning. The car was towed to a service center and diagnosed that the back motor of the car was broken. Ford did not have any updates nor fixing the problem.
The panoramic glass roof is slowly failing. The glass began to develop a small stress crack (with no sign or notice of impact as cause) which, over the months, has grown to a complete circle, about 12 inches in lengths. Additional stress cracks will easily compromise the glass and cause an immediate road safety hazard. Ford dealership denies any responsibility or warranty claim, falsely claiming it was due to some kind of impact when it was not.
After charging for the first time at a DC fast charge station to 80%, I resumed my trip and drove about 3 miles to merge onto the expressway, my screen panel said "safely stop now", with a turtle logo and battery icon coming on. my car then came to a complete stop within a few seconds in the middle of the on-ramp leaving me stranded. I repeatedly tried to turn the car on and off to see if i could get it to accelerate again but to no avail. I was stuck in the middle of the merge lane where my car would not move. After trying several attempts to rebooting, locking, turning off the car completely for 10-30 minutes, nothing worked. Although the accessory power said it was active there was no AC. After a couple of hours of waiting for a tow truck that would actually work with an EV, I locked the car again and tried to start. There were no warning lights so I tried to go to get off the expressway. After 3 miles at 70mph, the same warning lights came on and the car started to decelerate and then stopped. Luckily I was able to get over to the side of the interstate. After still waiting on tow truck for another 2 hours, lights inside the car started blinking, a loud banging sound started coming from the car and then nothing would work. Screens were black, doors were locked, windows wouldn’t roll up. No accessory power at all. It was 95° in Florida sun and I was completely stuck in the middle of nowhere at the mercy of any tow truck that would come help. It took 6 hours to get someone to come. He jumped the 12V battery and the car turned on and we loaded it onto the flatbed and took it to the dealership. Waiting now to see what is happening.
On at least 8 occasions the car unintentionally shifted into cruise control and accelerated immediately. This usually happened while driving under 30 mph and rapidly accelerated to a much higher speed, sometimes set as high as 70 mph. On 3 occasions this happened in a parking lot and 2 occasions in a bank drive thru with a vehicle only a few feet in front of me. Immediate emergency braking was required to avoid an accident with two very close calls within 1-3 feet of vehicle in front of me. This experience has been reported by numerous persons on the Mach E Forum (similarly complaining of near accidents) and the general conclusion is that the button that activates cruise control is both unnecessarily super sensitive and poorly located so that it is engaged by the lightest touch of your left palm, base of your left thumb, or another finger as you move it across the steering wheel. Please note that the form below does not allow for numerous occurrences.
Powertrain malfunction warning while driving to work on 55MPH road. This has occurred twice since buying the car new. November 14, 2022 with 9k miles was when the first warning/malfunction occurred. HVBJB was replaced. This last/second powertrain malfunction and High-Voltage battery warning occurred on May 26, 2023 with 15k miles. HVBJB replaced again. This warning resulted in reduction of power, but not full loss of power. Unfortunately, the last time this occurred was when I was attempting to pass on a two lane road. The power reduction when this warning occurred prevented me from safely passing and getting back in to my lane. Image of warnings on my Ford app are attached for details and dates. Northfield Ford (Northfield, MN) replaced the HVBJB on both occurrences. I have never used a DC Fast Charger. Most used charger is 110v.
While driving the vehicle in the highway the service/malfunction indicator light (MIL, wrench symbol) turned on and the vehicle dramatically lost propulsion power limiting my acceleration/speed. I opened the Ford Pass App on my phone and the following messages were shown regarding the issue: "High-Voltage Battery Warning and Powertrain Malfunction/Reduce Power". The message in the app also indicated to contact the dealer immediately. I would estimate that max acceleration was instantly reduced over 30%, causing a great concern while cruising at highway speeds. Previous to the date of this incident, the warning/check engine light never turned on. I made the next exit to use secondary roads as a precautionary measure since the max acceleration was limited. I am very active in various Mach-E forums, and this is a well-known issue for Ford. These messages are the ones related to a potential design problem with the High Voltage Battery Junction Box (HVBJB) included in my vehicle (Mach-Es built on or before May 28, 2023). My production date was January 2022. This vehicle got the safety recall #22S41 (software update) at the dealer last year. The software basically allowed the driver to get these warning messages if issues with the HVBJB contactors were detected. It is noteworthy to mention that I did not get the “Stop Safely Now” message, which would have made the vehicle undrivable. Next morning the wrench symbol disappeared from my instrument cluster. Ford issued a technical service bulletin #23-2257 to address a fix, which will involve the replacement of the potentially defective HVBJB for a redesigned one. The dealer indicated the remedy Ford provided was the software update, however multiple owners have reported the replacement of the potential defective part by Ford can only be done if the vehicle is totally inoperable showing the "Stop Safely Now" message. A sudden loss of propulsion while cruising at highway speeds is a safety concern for driver and others.
Car went into deep sleep mode after 12 volt battery malfunctioned. Car was completely disabled although it was fully charged. Ford dealership I took to had no knowledge of this ever happening, had no knowledge of vehicle having a 12 v battery, and claimed to of baver heard of any vehicle going into deep sleep mode.
As I was driving to merge onto the freeway my screen panel said “safely stop now”, with a turtle logo and battery icon coming on. my car then came to a complete stop within a few seconds in the middle of the on-ramp leaving me stranded. I repeatedly tried to turn the car on and off to see if i could get it to accelerate again but to no avail. I had no time to pull my car over since it died immediately. I had enough charge on my battery and am not sure what could have caused this. I’ve seen that mustang Mach e’s have had previous recalls with a component overheating and am not sure if this may be the reason. After about 15 minutes I attempted to turn my car on again and it started with none of the same messages appearing. This is very unsettling as this could have led to a serious incident if I were on the freeway going at full speed with a sudden car stop.
Nothing has failed, but I've determined the Suspension in all Ford Mustang Mach-Es from 2021-2023, excluding the Mach-E GT Performance is flawed. At first I thought it was just unengineered and terrible, but i've come to the conclusion that it's possibly dangerous. Driving yesterday on a city street and the road had a slight transition from left to right and at that very place , the road also has a bit of a bump, i hit that during the slight transition to the right and the car bounced up and the rear end almost stepped out, putting the car sideways (It did not, but slightly faster or more of an angle change, it's very possible it would have). Again as I stated before, the suspension is underdamped for the weight of the vehicle and it's quite easy for it to get unsettled, heck even just coming out of a parking lot it can get unsettled. I'm afraid someone is going to find this out the hard way and someone is going to get hurt. I'd say this is akin to loading a 1/2 ton truck with 1 ton of cargo, it is illegal and really this suspension trying to handle the battery weight, plus the car and passengers, it's just not up to the task. As a Ford shareholder, it's not that I'd like to see Ford hurt. I'd like to see them fix this issue and actually engineer a safe suspension,a capable suspension for a vehicle that almost weighs 5K lbs.
The stock suspension is dangerously defective. Both front and rear suspension do zero dampening and rebound necessary to keep the vehicle tires in contact with the road. When driving 50 to 70miles an hour on the highway, whenever I encountered a regular dip on an overpass, the front and rear wheels go slightly airborne. On several occasions driving on I-69 in Houston area, at one of the curved overpasses near Hilcroft Rd, slightly rainy wet and slick highway road, at 55 mph, my Mach E went airborne for a split second after passing thru one of the normal dips or seams on the concrete highways. I felt the vehicle was out of control going airborne for a split second and then regaining control after the up and down bounce subsided. I complained to my dealer (Helfman Ford). Their response was... they couldn't do much about the suspension because there were no recalls nor TSBs. However, they were able to log the complaint directly to Ford. I don't know the exact date of occurence, but one of the instances was sometime in the month of April 2023.
HVBJB failed on 2/1/23. We received the stop safely now alert and the vehicle would not start. Luckily not while driving, but leaving myself and daughter stranded at night. This is a known issue and there is a recall software patch available through Ford for the issue. It had been completed prior to this event. The software update Ford offers isn’t sufficient to solve the problem.
I am randomly receiving the errors: "Front Camera Fault" "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available" Also, my cruise control no longer works while this error is active. Error will clear itself after a few minutes, but will still pop up from time to time.
The cruise control is activated by the slightest touch of the button. Running the heel of your hand over the button will activate it. The button acts like a screen touch rather than a button.
Unknown: Continuous vehicle security system alarms that are going off day and night without any signs of intrusion. I have had the 2022 Ford Mach-E for over 4 weeks and the alarm goes off at least 2 times day and night.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH with the one pedal feature activated, the "one pedal drive fault, press brake to reduce speed" warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the brakes failed to operate as needed. The contact coasted the vehicle to a stop and restarted the vehicle. Upon restart of the vehicle, several warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. The contact restarted the vehicle again as both the brake and electrical failures persisted. Due to the failure, the contact called for a tow; however, while waiting for a tow truck, the contact managed to restart the vehicle again and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact drove the vehicle home and then had the vehicle towed to the dealer the next day. A diagnostic test was performed which showed that the charging module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 6,168.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach E. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the charging system warning light illuminated and informed the contact that the battery was not charging correctly. The contact drove back to her residence however, when she plugged the vehicle into the charging cable, she saw another warning light that stated that the battery was not charging to full capacity. The contact stated that she started to notice a drop in drivable range with the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle to a dealer who diagnosed that the charging port had loosened wires that needed to be replaced. The contact was advised that the part for the repair was on a national back order. Additionally, the contact stated she was experiencing manufacturer installed GPS and mapping failures which led to several wrong locations being mapped. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,600.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026