2021 FORD MUSTANG MACH E Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking Problems

The car would intermittently give an error saying pre-collision assist not available and now this error is permanent. There is a technical service bulletin for it 23-2155 Lots of people have been complaining about this in the mach e forum https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/front-camera-fault-pre-collision-assist-not-available-errors.18710/page-69#post-1026803 This causes people to drop out from the automatic driving bluecruise without notice and adaptive cruise control becomes unusable.

Going over any bump in the road greater than 2 inches in heigth causes the following: - Front Camera Fault Service Required message - Pre-collision Assist inoperative - Adaptive cruise control inoperative

Front Camera Fault Service not available. Pre-Collision Assist Not Available. These faults have been showing up for over a year. I have taken my car to the dealer about 10 times, to no avail. Every time you hit a bump it happens. As I write this my car is in the shop again. The internet is rife with people complaining about this problem.

A KNOWN faulty camera problem for 100s of Ford EVs. Starts off as very intermediate warnings until it stops working all together. This problem doesn't allow you to use cruise control and a host of other standard safety features. This should be a recall, I can't imagine someone getting hurt or worse because ford isn't getting ahead of this thing.

The front camera system stopped working, so I lost access to Pre-Collision Assist—(e.g., Collision Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking) as well as all other driver assistance feature. This would occur suddenly while I was driving (sometimes at highway speeds) where I'd have to swerve during a turn while using hands-free driving. Every time I start the car now, I have a permanent error message telling me the safety systems aren’t available. I’ve tried restarting the vehicle and checking for any obvious problems, but nothing has worked. The dealer told me it’s a hardware problem with the camera or its wiring, but fixing it would cost more than I can afford ($4K+). Since Pre-Collision Assist is a key safety feature, not having it working puts me—and possibly other drivers—at greater risk of an accident. This seems to be a common issue with Mustang Mach-Es, and I’m worried about the safety impact. I...

I am the owner of a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E and have experienced repeated failures of the front-facing camera system, which directly impacts critical safety features such as automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control. When the camera fails, these safety systems become unavailable or behave unpredictably, putting my safety and that of others at risk. The issue began around 40,000 miles. It is typically preceded by dashboard warnings such as “Front Camera Fault” or “Driver Assistance Features Unavailable.” I paid out of pocket for a repair at an authorized Ford dealership, but only four months later, the exact same issue happened again. Now, Ford is requiring me to pay for the repair again, despite this being a repeated safety-related failure of the same component. The dealership confirmed the problem both times, and the front camera module is still available for inspection if needed. Ford has refused to...

Ever since we bought the car in mid-2023, we have been getting "Front camera fault" and "Pre-Collision Assist not available" error messages, at first intermittent and now constant. The errors pop up every time we turn on the car, and sometimes while driving as well, which is distracting and annoying. In addition, the cruise control doesn't work at all, and these front camera and pre-collision assist functions (which are safety features of the car) do not work. We brought the vehicle to two dealers for this same problem well within the warranty period and neither was able to fix it. We have tried to get these errors fixed on multiple occasions with no luck so far. Hansel Ford of Petaluma has our car and is now telling us it will cost $2806.21 to replace the IPMA module to fix the problem, and that it is not covered under warranty. Ford...

Front camera fault. Pre collision systems don’t work without it. Large online community with the same issues but ford refuses to acknowledge it’s an issue. They won’t help even if errors start happening before warranty is over. And once warranty is over they charge large amounts to fix. There is a TSB out for the issue and it seems like a pinched coaxial cable. Our safety is at stake and the number of occurrences can’t not be random.

Front Camera Fault & Pre-Collision Assist Not Available. Vehicle displays these warnings every time a speed bump is driven over. These warnings take over the screen leading to distracted driving.

I frequently get front camera fault warnings from my car and then it disables the adaptive cruise control and the collision warning and assistance features. I have attempted to fix this and the Ford dealer held my car for about 14 days (also damaging it twice). They attempted to replace the module but could not get the new one to work and then opted to put the old module back in and apply a software update. There is a TSB for this issue to replace the coaxial cable that goes between the camera and the IPMA module. For some reason the dealer did not opt to replace this cable after attempting to replace the module. There are a large number of reports of this problem on Mach-E forums and Reddit and clearly a recall is necessary because dealers are not adhering to the TSB (perhaps to wait out warranties). They're...

The vehicle suddenly had a front windshield camera error light up on my dashboard from just driving regularly on the road. I currently have a crack windshield which I am having difficulty to replace because the front camera sensor error codes wouldn't allow the windshield camera to be recalibrated. My vehicle is currently experiencing this exact service bulletin but since is is not a recall, my dealership charged me to diagnosis this issue for $300 and claimed to fix this issue but is currently not solved. Occasionally the front camera being faulty lights up and disappears, however I am still unable to replace my windshield due to this error. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Car reports Camera Fault; forward-facing camera no longer working and adaptive cruise control, lane keeping, emergency braking and collision avoidance systems are all no longer available.

On multiple occasions in the past 5-6 months (~40, see attached photo), we have received this error which disables the forward collision detection and inactivates the collision avoidance. ERROR: Pre-collision assist not available sensor blocked

When driving two errors occur randomly and repeatedly. 1) Front Camera Fault, and 2) Pre-collision Assist inoperative. If driving with using any of the ADAS features, the car immediately begins to slow rapidly although each time it has occurred there has been no obstacle present. In one instance, it was on a freeway at 75 mph speeds nearly causing a severe accident due to the unexpected rapid deceleration. Luckily this was at 10pm at night. Had it occurred during higher traffic volumes I can almost guarantee there would have been a multiple vehicle collision. Researching online, it appears that the manufacturer has issued a TSB 23-2155 acknowledging the problem exists, but they do not see this as a significant enough safety issue to warrant a recall. When the failure causes complete disconnection of all ADAS features and the vehicle to attempt unneeded, unexpected, and unpredictable evasive maneuvers, I believe this...

Vehicle received "Front Camera Fault" and "Pre-Collision Assist Not Available" warnings multiple times. This is a known issue at Ford as they have a service bulletin (TSB 23-2155 [XXX] ) on it and is widespread. There are forum posts regarding this with 64 pages of people posting about it happening to them [XXX] ). When this happens, it disables Adaptive Cruise Control, Pre-Collision Assist, and Forward Collision Warning. If you happen to be using Adaptive Cruise Control or Ford's HANDS FREE BlueCruise, the hands free system immediately stops working. If you weren't to take over when this happens, it would be a disaster. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

pre collision assist is not available, it keeps throwing the errors and it disables adaptive cruise control, cruise control, and other safety features.

Pre-Collision Assistant was faulty and needed to be replaced, apparently there are multiple EVs having the same issue thus causing a safety hazard for vehicles expecting it to work. The warning lamp first came on two years ago for 30 seconds than it disappeared, and again last year however it stayed on so I took it to the dealership and they had collaborated the camera and the issue was resolved, however a month after that the issue came back for 30 seconds than disappeared. It didn't stop there, a week ago that same issue appeared and I took it to one dealership and they said that they had to replace the module which was currently on backorder, so I took it to a second dealership in which the technician updated all modules but was still showing the same issue so they replaced the module and the module was faulty so...

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The front IPMA camera is faulty, not working. The dealership was able to diagnose it properly. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The camera fault means that the vehicle safety features for front collision assistance and anything else that uses the front camera will NOT work. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Bob Tomes Service center in Mckinney, TX has confirmed that the fault. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? There are dashboard alerts for Front Camera Fault, and No Adapative Lane Assistance.

I have been having Ford try to resolve the safety systems from failing while driving for over 2 years. In October 2023 I took a settlement (hush money) for my time and effort, thinking that the safety systems were fixed. The dealership currently has had my vehicle for over 7 days and will not give it back until they have found a resolution (good for them). The dealer placed a buyback request with Ford Motor Co last week because of the extensive troubles, safety concerns and inability to resolve, however Ford has denied it because of the settlement. I am not wanting money, I am not wanting anything other than for Ford to take the vehicle back and pay off the loan. I have a teenage driver and I am at a point that the safety of this vehicle is putting myself, my daughter and OTHERS at risk every time...

Pre-collision assist not working, despite multiple trips to dealership for this problem. Starting about 6 months ago, the Mach-E would periodically alert that the "pre-collision assist" was not working as a result of a front-camera fault. This was indicate by a visual indication on the dash of the front camera fault followed by "pre-collision assist unavailable" Recently, since recall 23B50 was performed on the vehicle, the pre-collision assist feature seems to not be working at all now. It's a safety risk to not have adaptive cruise control and pre-collision assist/emergency braking be unavailable.

There have been a large amount of complaints of the front safety camera failing on the 2021-2022 Mach E Mustang. My car along with many others have had the vehicle brought in for repairs that result in frequent returns for reoccurring failure of the camera. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

For multiple months, a "front camera fault" warning would display while driving on the highway, usually while using cruise control or automatic steering. This would then suddenly kick off all driving features and the car would begin to drift, requiring driver intervention. The vehicle will also periodically slam on the brakes and warn of a forward collision, but when no cars were in front. This obviously nearly caused accidents multiple times, and still occurs. It has been taken to the dealer multiple times with no luck in fixing, and is now looking at eight thousand dollars to replace the wiring. This is a very common issue, and needs to be a recall to prevent other cars from getting into accidents.

Front camera fault and pre-collision assist not available warnings. Car is unable to use cruise control or lane departure assist or warning.

After using fast charger in Santa Rosa Ca, to 85% proceeded to freeway on ramp, getting on freeway on ramp, Message came up on screen "STOP SAFELY NOW" 2nd Message. "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE. I pulled over to shoulder, unable to restart car. After getting started after 15-20 minutes again the same thing happen again 5 minutes later blocking lanes of traffic. Restarted after 25 minutes went to Ford dealership which was 1 mile away. Rented car and waited the next day till I called at 4;30 to see how car was and it was. The reason for incident from Ford technician was due to Erroneous network traffic caused the fault.??????? Needs to say I'm selling my MME 2021 I can't be stuck on freeway onramp or anywhere else, this is very unnerving to a [XXX] women and her 14 year old dog. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF...

Pre collision assist and front camera malfunctions randomly. Dealer did a software update and has not resolved the issue. This happens at least once every time the vehicle is driven. It is out of warranty and will not be covered. This is a problem that plagues a significant amount of vehicles, I follow a mach-e group on social media and it’s a prominent issue. If you’re using blue cruise. The vehicle stops self driving abruptly.

After having my front windshield replaced due to a recall my front camera quit working properly. This happened a year ago. Since then I have had a warning come up on my dash ever time I start my car saying the front camera has a fault and the front collision avoidance does not work. Additionally this effected the following. I have no cruise control, no blue cruise, no lane keeping assist, no self park, no adaptive cruise control and no accident avoidance system functions. There was a service bulletin issued but it should be a recall as it effects anyone that has had the windshield replaced. Apparently the wires that connect the camera are ridiculously fragile and when the windshield was replaced they were damaged. I have been waiting since spring 2023 for the parts after software updates failed to fix the problem and Ford realized the problem. They are...

Driving my Ford Mustang Mach-E has always been a source of joy, but a recent 250-mile road trip unveiled a concerning issue. The dashboard flashed an error message at least 10 times, warning of "Service Front Camera" and "Pre-Collision Assist Unavailable." Each occurrence led to the disengagement of the adaptive cruise control, stripping away my confidence that the car would automatically brake for vehicles ahead. This intermittent malfunction, combined with the unpredictability of its onset, has cast a shadow over my driving experience. It's deeply unsettling to be constantly reminded of potential risks, especially when relying on safety features that once felt so dependable. The trust I had in my car's safety systems is now tinged with apprehension.

Pre-collision assist turns off randomly, This event disables the safety features. When in cruise control the brakes are applied.. This a happened at 65 mph. almost causing an accident. The dealer has tried many times to correct the problem and has been unable to. He has been in contact with ford and they cannot provide a repair. They are aware of the issue

While driving and hitting a bump I will get a message in the driver's display stating Forward collision assist unavailable. This causes almost all of the ADAS features to stop working including cruise control and blue cruise. This is very dangerous! There is a huge thread on this issue at the macheforum.com. The issue needs to be addressed by Ford Motor Company in a recall.

This vehicle has an issue with persisent and now completely locked out safety systems. There's a 40 page forum on MachEForums. Currently at the dealer 2 weeks with no known fix. They are waiting on parts, but do not guarantee a fix. All of my safety systems have been disabled from this. Adadptive Cruise Control, which isn't concerning, but - Forward Collision Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warnings, Lane Keeping Assistance. I feel unsafe in this vehicle and Ford has no current fix. A serious investigation needs to go into this as I was advised by the Ford BEV team hotline he had just spoken to someone from California who started a buyback for the same reason, and when the dealer couldn't fix it, to call back and advise it's a lemon. The fact Ford themselves suggested this and cannot restore safety systems is beyond scary. Dealer isn't convinced...

There is a front camera default which is causing the following to not work. Adaptive cruise control Blue Cruise Auto High Beams Lane keeping assistance pre collision warning with auto braking

Ford has recently released a software update that causes Front Camera Faults when going over bumpy roads and across multiple conditions. This causes the Blue Cruise cruise control system to suddenly stop working when driving at highway speeds. When coupled with One Pedal driving, this could cause brakes to slam on while driving at highway speeds. Additionally, forward emergency breaking does not work until this fault resets (after ~1-2 minutes typically). This happens constantly when driving and causes safety hazards.

On approximately March 20, 2022, I was driving my Mach E vehicle. I pulled into a driveway and parked my vehicle. Upon exiting my vehicle, my vehicle began accelerating forward up the inclined driveway. It then struck a parked vehicle and came to a stop. The car accelerated uninetentionally which is in alignment with the current recall. Additionally, the advanced emergency braking did not work as the brakes did not deploy and the car only went back to rest after I re-entered the car post-accident.

If any of the passengers are unbuckled and the seat chime is on the car does not have an audible forward collision or pedestrian warning alert sound.