Step-son driving; 60mph into Ford Escape. Escape totaled. EVERYONE WALKED AWAY.

Hi All,

I just picked up my repaired F150 Platinum after 3 months of repair. It seems to me that the collision avoidance is badly calibrated. It's also very diffcult to test on the road. One example: with CA on highest sensitive I deliberately get too close to a car on a highway and the CA doesn't ward me until less than one car length at 60+ mph.

As you can see, there was a lot of damage to the front end. Truck spent 3 days at dealer after it was all complete for DTCs to be cleared and the dealer replaced a few modules.

Before I call or take it in, can someone provide a specific post-repair service bulletin or calibration requirement that I can ask about? I'd like ask whether those steps were carried out rather than just dropping it with a vague explanation of my concern.

Thanks a lot,
Jeff

 

Can't directly answer your question, but this may help a little. Just got mine in July and have been playing around. The truck seems also factor in closure rates quite a bit and throttle position too. I can trigger a false alert being on the inside of a corner with another vehicle a lane over and in front of me. When I hit the gas it shuts off the alert. I don't have the specifics, but I do know it's not just distance and speed.

 

Have you gone in to the setting and adjusted the sensitivity? Set it to the most sensitive level to get the most warning it offers.

I'm not sure there's really a way of knowing how sensitive that is other than VERY CAREFULLY checking out some different scenario's at different speeds. While it can be helpful I don't think it would really help a distracted driver. By the time the alert is sounded it would take most drivers too long to react once they figured out what was going on. In other words, don't depend on it. When mine is set at the most sensitive level just approaching a red traffic light can set it off and certainly plenty of time offered that you can stop in time to avoid hitting the person in front of you if you're paying attention.

I believe the 18's will now hit the brakes for you if the collision avoidance system goes off?