2021 FORD MUSTANG MACH E Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings Problems

The backup camera and 360 view stopped working, and the reverse break assist is not available when placing the vehicle in reverse. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Camera system that allows hands free driving, lane departure warning, collision warning and adaptive cruise control fails and all system offline. Extremely widespread on the 2021 models. Looks to be a cable route to the camera that was installed incorrectly. Went to dealership, they said they see this in almost all of the Mach E vehicles. Usually begins failing when hitting bumps -- system goes in/out. After a while, system drops out completely and all safety systems relying on them fail.

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

I was driving on the highway when the car gave me an error saying that the front camera is faulty and the collision warning system was giving an error. This stopped my cruise control and lane departure settings. I had just got my car back from Ford for this issue where they replaced a $7000 computer part and said it was fixed. This issue has been happening since I purchased the car in Dec 2024.

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.

Anti collision, cruise control, automatic braking system, and lane assist will abruptly stop working when used. Has caused multiple almost accidents when vehicle was slowing down. Vehicle has been inducted for repairs twice for this issue and same symptoms are occurring in less than 6 months

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.

Car gave me a warning to bring car to dealer, who told me I need to replace the High Voltage Battery Junction Box. This part was recalled on other models, but not my specific model, despite the cars using the same part. Dealer said it will cost $3,593 to replace and Ford customer service says there is no recall for it. Also, I intermittenly have gotten a warning that the front camera will not work for forward collision warning or cruise control. It often happens after a bump in the road, but also happens at other random times.

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. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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...

Some of the driver assistance warning systems may not be operable due to multiple and frequent warning messages. Messages are: Front Camera Fault Service Required; Pre-Collision Assist Not Available; Lane Keeping System Fault Service Required. Ford is unable to correct these making it potentially unsafe. Additionally, they are not covering the attempt to fix this under the extended warranty. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of owners of the same model and year of my car, and subsequent years as well, having this issue with no resolution. There needs to be a recall.

There is a repeated front camera fault that prevents the "Pre-Collision Assist" from working, which could lead to a car accident and possible injury/fatality. It has been to the dealership many times over more than 2 years, and the issue still has not been resolved. The Ford dealer had been able to confirm and reproduce the issue. There is no consistency for when the alert appears on the car that the "Pre-Collision Assist" is not working, but it happens often.

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...

The forward collision detection system failed first. Then the car suddenly would not move and gave a pull over immediately warning on the dash and also flashed a battery light. It was 15 degrees outside and my wife and son were stuck in the cold. Not a safe environment. This is inexcusable for a car to be driving fine on minute and to be completely inoperative the next.

Backing up from a parking spot it failed to give warning of pedestrians crossing. It also fails warning for lane departures or Collision Alert warnings. All settings are on the console settings for drivers assist. Warning are given too late for pedestrians and Auto crossing while backing up. Forward collision warning does not work at all.

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...

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Front Camera Fault; pre-collision assist; Adaptive cruise control not available How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I can get into a car accident and injure myself or others Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? unknown - this is a well known issue multiple owners reporting on message boards and Ford has not done a recall Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes warning light came on and functions don't work

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.

Our vehicle would flash a "Front Camera fault service required" and a "Collision Warning not available" every now and then that started a few months ago. I had it diagnosed by the dealer and they said it would cost me $786.50 to do a major update on IPC, IPMA, PSCM, CCM, CMR, and perform IPMA Alignment per TSB 23-2040. We have to pay this because we are out of warranty. We thought all system upgrades are supposed to be free. Wouldn't this be a flaw on the Mach-e and should be considered a standard safety issue that needs to be corrected at no cost to the car owner? I saw that many owners also have the same issue. Our family including a [XXX] may be at risk because of this. Appreciate your help on this. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Front Camera Fault & Pre-Collision Assist Not Available Errors COLLISION WARN MALFUNCTION, COLLISION WARN NOT AVAILABLE or COLLISION WARN DISPLAY FAULT. Over 30k miles in the car so the warranty is over for bumper to bumper coverage. Dealer said an update would fix the issue. It cost 2k. Paid. The error came back within a day. Dealer says the next option is to replace all the wiring for the cameras. Which would be another 2-3k.

For over a year I got this warning that said pre collision assist not available. And it would go away after a few minutes. A few weeks ago it never left. Now I have that error as well as adaptive cruise not available. I cannot use my cruise control. I just recently had another issue and paid over 3 thousand. Now ford wants to give me another quote for 3 thousand. I searched and I'm not the only one with issue. This should he a recall problem as we are all having same issue.

Front camera stopped working after a long period of working intermittently (started to happen after passing warranty at 30,000 miles). Without that camera many safety features are disabled, like a front collision warning, lane departure, cruise control with adoptive speed, emergency breaking. The cable and processor issue was confirmed by Ford dealership service.

There is a permanent fault on the front camera of the vehicle, making it unavailable. This has permanently disabled the vehicle's pre-collision safety feature. The adaptive/normal cruise control is also unavailable because of this. Prior to the permanent issue, the fault would occur randomly and without warning, creating an extremely hazardous condition, especially while utilizing the vehicle's "one-pedal" feature. Under this condition (using adaptive/normal cruise control and the one-pedal function), the fault would occur abruptly and without warning, cruise control would fail and the vehicle would brake simultaneously, without driver action. Several times, while driving on the highway, this happened to me. I was fortunate enough to not get in an accident. The dealerships have been unwilling to address my safety concerns. Please see to it that this is resolved. I have seen many consumer forums with this same issue.

Always got “Forward Collision Warning” then "Adaptive Cruise Control" can't be enabled. "Blind Spot Warning“ always happens as well

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

The car is frequently but intermittently reporting a failure with the front camera: "Front camera fault Service required". When this happens, the adaptive cruise control and other ADAS are disabled, which is a safety hazard while driving the car, especially at highway speeds. This issue began very infrequently in March 2024 and now happens on the majority of trips when driving the vehicle. I took the car to a Ford service center for repair. They did a software update on the car and told me that they were sure that the update would fix the issue. The front camera fault re-occurred within a week after having the software update done.

Forward camera failure, will not reset, continues to come up since 2021 multiple times this vehicle has been in the shop for this repair now that the warranty is over it is not covered and is not getting fixed I cannot use my cruise control and it continues to come up on the dash. This needs to be repaired and no one wants to fix it

Received a front camera fault warning in the car. The fault disables the safety feature of pre-collision-collision assist. Had an independent service center check it out, they let me know there is a TSB from ford. Waiting for the a scheduled appointment.

While driving I get a camera alert and a collision avoidance system is not working. Then I have to reset the system by pushing a button on the steering wheel. The car has been in for this problem 3 times since 2022 .Now the 3 year warranty is up and Ford won’t cover the repair. May dealership has been dealing with this issue on a lot of cars. I filed a lemon law suit. They are not going to repair the car or by it back. They to want to give a couple of thousand. But nobody can tell me what the cost will be to fix the car. So I am at a standstill

Vehicle receives warning message that front camera and pre collision asst is unavailable after driving it for about an hour. Vehicle was serviced following the ford directive to ensure that the service to the vehicle following the warning was followed correctly. This didnt suffice the warning and the warning continues to show up daily on the vehicle. This is a safety feature that is causing errors and knocking out any safety feature for the operator of the vehicle.

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...

I am getting a warning in the car that the front camera is failing. The warning includes an error that the front camera failed, and that the forward collision is unavailable. Each time this happens, this causes the cruise control, lane centering and lane departure systems to disengage, which means the vehicles hard brakes at highway speeds when this happens. It disabled forward collision detection when this happens. Ford has TSB for this but when I took it in for repair/replacement they said it wasn't covered by anything and charged for the fix.

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...

While getting my recalls repaired at the dealership, I warned them of an issue my car was having with its front camera. I was receiving a “Pre-Collision Assist Not Available” notification each time I started my car. Upon investigation, the issue was described to me by the repair technician as. an internal failure IPM-A module on the car. This results in pre-collision no longer working on the vehicle along with the car no longer being able to utilize cruise control. The car is unable to detect vehicles in front of it to warn of a possible collision.

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.

I have complained several times with Ford Dealers to fix the issues involving my vehicle accelerating on its own. The vehicle within a week will accelerate on its own 4-6 times when exiting a parking spot or my driveway.

While driving the cluster goes black. It does not show speed. It goes black for about 5 seconds and reboots. this happens about every 15 minutes while driving.

Forward collision warning has been coming on over 5 times now along with cruise control not working

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

This is becoming a common occurrence with this vehicle. The power train/ front end collision sensor/ tire sensor/ air bay sensor/ drive train all malfunctioning. Ford refuses to help.

Forward collision warning constantly going on. Brought it for service and told them but still going on

Several people with known issue of “pre collision alert” having to replace coax cables and impa camera. I am no longer under warranty and have to pay out of pocket til this becomes a recall. Cruise control will stop working when getting this alert