Livoniabob

And those with the flawed systems keep reporting your progress or lack of it to the NHTSA.

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/Vehicl...nt/index.xhtml

acdii

There is a point to be made on auto braking.

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/26/su...-help-drivers/


Looks like Subahu has had issues with their systems and issued a recall. Ford also has an auto brake system, but only works at low speeds for city traffic. There were rumors it would be coming to the US, but is only in a few countries at the moment.

As for the ACC/CA, I have had it in 4 vehicles, and other than the first one having issues with road spray in heavy rain, they worked as they should. The only complaint I had with them all was they tended to lock onto a car that moved to a turn lane and slowed down, prompting the auto brake to engage.

JM15KR

I have filed with the NHTSA. I tried reporting every time it happened. I had to call in because it would not take my complaint online. Supposedly you can only file a complaint once on the issue. They suggested I call the Federal Trade Commission and my state attorney general's office. I did both of those things.

I have also been in brief contact with Jeff Price at the NHTSA and sent him some dash cam video and permission to talk to Ford. That was about 2 months ago. I have not heard anything back from Jeff, the FTC, or the TX Attorney General's office. I wonder how much money Ford donates to campaign funds.

acdii

Bureaucracy works SLOOOOOW, so you will hear back, eventually, maybe in the next year or two. After all, look how long it took for GM to recall the ignition switches.

Takeda

And GM had to do a recall on the ignition switch recall! Another one of GM's engineering blunders!

DarbonneBoy

Just posting here because I said I would several weeks ago once my recall visit could be tested for results. My truck has been in twice for ACC issue. Once before and once after the recall. Like several others posted, mine is better, meaning it is less emphatic and the collision warning has not yet kicked in, but it is still bad. Unexpected braking is dangerous. Also, like several others indicated, it seems to happen when passing trucks with irregular shaped loads during daylight hours. It's easy to say, "just turn off the ACC", which I am willing to do for safety, but in that case, Ford owes me some money, not only for what I paid for ACC, but also for my inconvenience of having to multi-day trips to the dealership.

JM15KR

My truck is not yet 1 year old. I have had it in enough times to generate almost 30 pages of service documents. The ACC has been a constant pain. I think the safety recall just tuned to the dramaticness of the braking. I will notice it kind of "stutter" like it hits the brakes just a second then resumes speed. Its barely noticeable but still there, where a regular cruise would just keep going.

On the Ford owing money, my thought is if they sell something then it needs to work. Sticker price on my truck was $62k. Now the KBB value of my truck should I want to trade it in is $44k and that is without it knowing the amount of service issues. My truck basically lost $20k value in less than 1 year. That is 1/3 of its resale value. WOW!

I guess the best selling truck doesn't hold any resale value. I am not sure if this should make me upset, but its a bunch more icing on my lemon cake truck.

jpmst3

Well, like I said earlier, I would not trust this system any further than I could throw it.

Plus, where does the liability end?!?! Yes, the system designed and sold by Ford should work 100% OR it should NOT be sold to the public, period. This is not an annoyance with your radio or problem with the heated seats, this defect can get people killed.

However, if you continue to use this system when you know it does not work 100% and something happens, you may be partly liable as well. Just food for thought...

JM15KR

I agree I dont trust the system. I have had a lot of system glitches with other components. I am sort of scared that the safety systems might not deploy if I get an accident

tooloud10

I figure that if cars were just invented in the last year, we wouldn't even be allowed to drive them. After all, bumping the steering wheel just a few inches to the left on the highway could easily have you careening head first into a school bus.

These features save way more lives than they harm. I had an early laser-based cruise control system on my '03 Infiniti...to hear some of you guys talk, I'm lucky to have survived.