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2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
5%of 468 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid, 5% of the 468 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“I was driving down the freeway and my truck when into reduced power mode, displaying Powertrain malfunction/Reduced power, engine service soon, and precollision assistance not available . This ended up slowing me rapidly from 65 down to under 20 miles. I almost had a semi slam into the back of me missing me by inches.”

NHTSA complaint #11587621, filed 2024-05

“After having two recalls done on 2/29 the next day my vehicle dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. There was a message about low gear, the shifter was blinking, I lost collision assist, traction control, and something called bill start. I was able to pull over and shut it off. When I restarted a minute later it accelerated on its own with no input from me. Braking worked but it was slowly moving up in speed.”

NHTSA complaint #11577475, filed 2024-03

“When I shift into drive gear it hesitates to go until it kicks into the battery drive mode. When I am at a stop sign you can feel it switching over and when I go to push on the gas to go from the stop sign it doesn't go immediately until it shifts to the electric mode. When I am in a drive thru and it switching from electric to gas mode it jerks like the transmission is going to fall out”

NHTSA complaint #11474134, filed 2022-07

“While driving in traffic on the highway at about 20-30 mph, traffic in my lane slowed further. In response, I applied what should have been an adequate amount of brake pressure to slow down and stop if needed given the following distance I had left. Initially I progressively applying more braking pressure, but after a ~3 seconds of this I slammed the brake down. Instead, the vehicle did not slow as expected in the following ~5 seconds. …”

NHTSA complaint #11496708, filed 2022-12

“When driving at slow speeds the brakes seem to have a “dead space”. The brakes slowly engage, don’t engage at all (hence dead space) then abruptly stop the vehicle. There is also a loud clunk associated with it. On one occasion the brakes would not engage at all causing me to nearly hit the vehicle in front of me. I had to pump the brake in order to stop abruptly, creating a dangerous situation. I took it to one ford dealer who claimed they couldn’t replicate the issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11482613, filed 2022-09

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025312%
20241110%
20233413%
2022245%

Other parts of the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid

Electrical system
158 complaints
Engine
147 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
140 complaints
Brakes
98 complaints
Other or unknown
46 complaints
Vehicle speed control
23 complaints
Fuel system
20 complaints
Air bags
15 complaints
Suspension
15 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Exterior lighting
8 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid

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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