2024 Ford Escape forward collision avoidance problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2024 Ford Escape — 25% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The adaptive speed control is supposed to react to changes in speed limits. It also reacts to bridge capacity signs. This causes a sudden change in speed that the occupants and the following vehicle did not expect. In one location the speed limit is 50mph and there is a bridge with a 20 ton limit…”
filed Mar 29, 2026
“Following ongoing unresolved ADAS and Pre-Collision Assist failures that have required repeated service visits and manufacturer engineering involvement, my vehicle underwent a master modem/system reset while in dealership custody. After this reset, vehicle access, safety alert history, and…”
filed Dec 12, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Cruise control radar module was misaligned during productionCampaign 24V440000 · Jun 14, 2024
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Escape years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Escape | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 Escape | 10 | 11% |
| 2022 Escape | 6 | 3% |
| 2021 Escape | 7 | 2% |
| 2020 Escape | 61 | 4% |
| 2019 Escape | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 Escape | 7 | 0% |
| 2015 Escape | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 Escape | 2 | 0% |
| 2010 Escape | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Escape | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 Escape | 2 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2024 Ford Escape
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.