2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid acceleration & cruise control problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jan 13, 2026CAAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

   As I was traveling on freeway at 65 mph cruise control disengaged. After I was notified to service engine soon and check engine light came on. Throttle was unresponsive forcing me to cross 4 lanes of the 5 freeway. Pulled over and shut off vehicle checked fluids. Nothing out of spec.restarted vehicle and would not get out of limp mode.

   NHTSA complaint #11710775 · source
2. Filed Dec 17, 2025PABrakesElectrical SystemAcceleration & Cruise Control

   My 2022 hybrid Maverick suddenly lost power as I was driving at 45 MPH. There was no warning lights; the entire dashboard went black. I lost all power including lights, speedometer, and power steering. Additionally, and more concerning, I lost all brake functionality so I could not stop the vehicle, even pressing the brake very hard. The parking brake switch also did not work due to the power loss. The brake pedal would not budge until suddenly after the vehicle completely…

   NHTSA complaint #11705727 · source
3. Filed Oct 20, 2025LAElectrical SystemAcceleration & Cruise ControlSteering

   While driving in local traffic, my vehicle completely shut down. All power was lost. The engine shut off, shift control was disabled and the power steering did not work. Several warning lights were displayed including a "shift to neutral" warning, which was disabled. I was unable to restart the vehicle. After sitting for 10 minutes, the vehicle was started and resumed normal operations. This has happened on more than one occasion. The local dealership has kept the vehicle…

   NHTSA complaint #11694533 · source
4. Filed Dec 16, 2024NYAcceleration & Cruise Control

   While driving accelerator pedal became unresponsive. Steering and brakes still worked so I was able to coast to the side of the road. After shutting off the vehicle and restarting everything was fine.

   NHTSA complaint #11630910 · source
5. Filed Sep 26, 2024ORDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemAcceleration & Cruise Control

   vehicle suddenly lost power while travelling at freeway speeds, and decelerated to 35 mph with no speed control. All electrical systems showed warning lights, and I was suddenly driving 30 mph under traffic speeds at a freeway interchange with no escape lanes or emergency lanes for half a mile. I am a paramedic with extensive EVOC training, and I can say with my extensive experience that this was a near-fatal situation, only avoided by the attentive drivers around me, and I…

   NHTSA complaint #11616614 · source
6. Filed Jul 16, 2024GAEngineAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

   I was driving for about 10 minutes at speed 35 mph then noticed the car is in electric mode but unable to accelerate. It feels nothing happened when I depressed the gas pedal. The car came to a complete stop at traffic light but failed to accelerate when I pressed on the gas pedal. I turned off the car and started it back up and everything return to normal.

   NHTSA complaint #11602817 · source
7. Filed May 7, 202436,000 miTXAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

   The contact owns a 2022 Ford Maverick. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The…

   NHTSA complaint #11587401 · source
8. Filed May 6, 2024VAEngineOther / UnknownAcceleration & Cruise Control

   While driving the vehical at 70 mph it suddenly lost power and all of the warning lights on the dash started to light up, was able to pull over to the side of the road safely. Turned the car off and opened up the door, closed the door and started it back up and the instrument cluster continued to throw signals. Had it towed to the dealership and am awaiting a response.

   NHTSA complaint #11587134 · source
9. Filed Apr 30, 2024WAFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionAcceleration & Cruise Control

   Loss power, gear selector "D" flashing. Dashboard has check engine light on, displays "service AdvanceTrac and Hill start assist not available. Could have got into an accident if not for fact I was just leaving a light, going maybe 35 MPH. After stopping, I let my foot of the break and it was accelerating on it's own. I pulled over again and now it's just a check engine light. I've had this vehicle in 5 times for recalls, waiting on the sixth one. Ford actually told me it…

   NHTSA complaint #11586191 · source
10. Filed Apr 28, 2024VADriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

    The component in question is the powertrain control module for my Maverick. After having the relevant powertrain recall reprogramming done (23E09), I was driving down the highway when I received a rapid series of warnings from my car including "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available", "Service Engine Soon", and "Service AdvanceTrac" [sic]. I lost all engine power at that point, and was steadily decelerating with no response from the accelerator. There was no advance warning or…

    NHTSA complaint #11585685 · source
11. Filed Apr 22, 2024CTElectrical SystemAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

    Vehicle was in cruise control driving along the highway at-speed when the engine suddenly cut out and cruise control stopped maintaining speed. Pressing the accelerator did nothing, but the brakes still worked. After turning cruise control off the accelerator was still having no effect, and the vehicle did not let me re-engage cruise control. All other electronics (navigation, music, dash, hazard lights, etc.) continued to work fine, but I noticed that the light on the gear…

    NHTSA complaint #11584502 · source
12. Filed Apr 22, 2024CAEngineAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

    Recently got a couple recalls done and then yesterday while I was driving back home I Ford chimes twice and then see a plethora of service lights and dash warnings. Completely lost power on the freeway pulled over from originally being in the left lane in time. But could of been a lot worse if I wasn't coming back at 11pm. Restarted the truck and it let me go a max of 20mph all the way home (luckily I was near my exit) flooring it the entire time. Then after an hour of…

    NHTSA complaint #11584372 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology