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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2020 Ford F-450 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
8%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2020 Ford F-450, 8% of the 25 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My horn started going off continuously, I got messages on my digital dash system, saying that my lane assist had a fault, my adaptive speed control was faulty, and other system. Safety features were inactive. Ford has an issue, and they acknowledge the issue of the fuse box under the hood randomly coming off, which allows water to get into the fuse system, and start corroding wires which start sending mixed signals and failures to the system.”

NHTSA complaint #11562735, filed 2023-12

“Sudden acceleration while braking. While towing a gooseneck trailer aprox. 25,000 lbs, with the truck in tow/haul mode and the exhaust/engine brake turned on, started down a long winding 8% grade, could feel the engine brake working as normal, holding the truck from gaining speed, as the truck entered the second turn, the truck lunged forward gaining a lot of speed causing me to quickly stab the brakes, the truck continued this type of on/off cycle with quickly acclerating while standing on the brakes to try and control it until I leaned over and swithched the engine brake off, making it…”

NHTSA complaint #11471521, filed 2022-06

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202028%

Other parts of the 2020 Ford F-450

Fuel system
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Ford F-450

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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