2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 34about this part
- Share
- 13%of 267 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,750miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 34 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid, 13% of the 267 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,750 miles. 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 on a freeway and my vehicle went into Powertrain malfunction/Reduced power mode and slowed me down from 65 -70 miles an hours to under 20 miles an hour. This almost cause a semi to slam into the back of my vehicle missing me by inches. The dealership is unable to recreate this issue but confirmed it did happen. Ford and the dealership have been giving me a run around with this since they can't diagnose the issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11576011, filed 2024-03“I took it to the dealer for a recall with a PCM programming. After that, I drove it for a few days and the car came to a sudden halt on the freeway. Luckily the cars behind me did not hit me but it is a safety concern and the dealerships are not able to find the problem”
NHTSA complaint #11580482, filed 2024-04“Was driving my Maverick in a 35mph area an it felt like it had a 'sloppy transmission shift and immediately lost power. It did not shut down, but with the gas engine running it had a top speed around 35mph and extremely slow acceleration, I had to use my 4way flashers. When it went into electric mode (hybrid) it would accelerate without any pressure on the throttle. Very dangerous. Check engine light, transmission light (wrench), and front collusion light all came on. …”
NHTSA complaint #11581743, filed 2024-04“Driving no more than 40 mph, suddenly “gear shift will engage at low speeds” pops up. At this point there is no acceleration. Then when I get to stop at about 1mp it jerks me into an e-brake, immediately prompting “powertrain error”, “check engine”, “hill climb assist not available”, “collision warning not available”. This all started after the last recall was performed. This is now the second time this has done this. I am lucky it did not do this on the highway itself.”
NHTSA complaint #11583399, filed 2024-04“The powertrain suddenly stopped and did not allow for acceleration. I was put in Risk because this was during a drive in the streets and it happened all of a sudden. I have seen this problem reported multiple times on Reddit.”
NHTSA complaint #11584304, filed 2024-04Forward collision avoidance: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Ford Maverick Hybrid
114 complaintsElectrical system
83 complaintsEngine
77 complaintsOther or unknown
40 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsVehicle speed control
30 complaintsFuel system
16 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 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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