Safety Issue with Cruise Control Accidently Engaging

[TaxmanHog]

@Ford Motor Company

I'd be happy to have the process be turned from one step engagement to two steps.

1) tap the far left button once to activate the cruise control / blue cruise system in standby mode.
2) tap either the increase or decrease speed button to lock in the current driving speed.

That would substantially minimize the wheel palming activation many of you see, I don't handle my steering wheel in this way so it hasn't affected me personally.

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[RocketGhost]

@Ford Motor Company

I'd be happy to have the process be turned from one step engagement to two steps.

I wonder if this is a Pinto situation. If Ford changed the cruise engagement operation it would be implied admission of a design defect that could expose them to liability for unintended acceleration incidents.

I haven't tested the cruise theory, but just by reading other's accounts I'm not certain it's always the cause. For the truck to accelerate the set speed would have to be faster than you are going at the moment, either previously set during the drive or you press a button sequence to set the cruise and then + several times to increase the set speed. If the cruise hadn't been set during the drive you can't just press one button to make the truck accelerate.

I'm sure the acceleration issue is a priority for Ford and they have people looking into it.

 

[TaxmanHog]

I haven't tested the cruise theory, but just by reading other's accounts I'm not certain it's always the cause. For the truck to accelerate the set speed would have to be faster than you are going at the moment, either previously set during the drive or you press a button sequence to set the cruise and then + several times to increase the set speed. If the cruise hadn't been set during the drive you can't just press one button to make the truck accelerate.

Good point, the alternate scenario, I'm hands free and rolling down the freeway at 65 mph, tap the brakes or tap the pause/resume button to prepare to take an exit ramp, manually controlling speed to a secondary road, 1PD stop at the traffic light, clumsily palm the wheel into a right or left turn and brush the pause/resume button again, guess what happens next !!!!!!

 

[xwing]

It doesn't have anything to do with sport mode. It happens in all modes. Its driving technique. I tend to palm the wheel for quick turns at low speed like in parking lots. My hand inadvertently hits the cruise button. I do like the 1 button engagement most of the time. I still don't know the use case for engagement under 20 MPH. To me that is the fix. I just more aware of when it engages now and am ready to hit the break. The first few time it happens, it a big surprise, especially with 1P.

 

[WXman]

I have had the truck keep going after letting off the accelerator on sharp turns at low speed. I use one-petal exclusively and was expecting it to stop or slow when letting off the accelerator. The first time was day 3 of having the truck and I was driving in a parking lot making a sharp left. I chalked it up to being new and me getting used to things.

Today, I was pulling in the driveway rather quickly because there was a car coming up behind me fast. This was a sharp right. I was using the palm of my hand to turn the steering wheel multiple rotations and as soon as I got in the driveway, I let off the accelerator and had to hit the brake to stop. When I looked at the instrument panel crusie was greyed out set for 16MPH. I believe that my palm or finger hit the cruise button and it sets with one touch.

@Ford Motor Company , I believe that this is a safety issue having cruise engage at speeds less than 20MPH.

This happened to me last Sunday. Pulling out of Home Depot onto the street at low speed, right hand turn, all of a sudden truck accelerated and I had to hit the brake to stop before striking the car in front of me. It's the only time I've had that happen in the 4,500 miles I've had the truck. Truck is going to the dealership tomorrow a.m. due to a "service vehicle soon" warning that won't go away, which may or may not be associated. For what it's worth, my truck is a June 2025 build.

 

[Biologyinsight]

I have also had cruise engage accidentally while turning at low speeds. The first few times I was caught off guard in parking lots. The single press is dangerously easy to engage when doing hand over hand steering or palming the wheel. A required double press to confirm would solve this.

 

[Maquis]

I had this happen once in a parking lot. I had just started the truck and backed out of a parking space. I shifted to D and as I started forward, palming the wheel, it took off.
I spent an hour that day trying to recreate the issue. Never could. There was a message about not being able to engage cruise control below x MPH. I don’t remember the exact message - it was almost 2 years ago.
I‘m convinced there is some software glitch that has to happen for it to occur.

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