Ford cruise control problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 20,190 complaints involve cruise control. The F-150 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Fusion with 794 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20,190 about cruise control, all Ford models
- Most affected
- F-150 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 13,007 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1833 and 1537
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2010 Ford Fusion794 complaints
- 2006 Ford Freestyle602 complaints
- 2005 Ford Freestyle587 complaints
- 2010 Ford Escape558 complaints
- 2005 Ford Taurus541 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 125 |
| 1991 | 163 |
| 1992 | 238 |
| 1993 | 369 |
| 1994 | 402 |
| 1995 | 561 |
| 1996 | 519 |
| 1997 | 780 |
| 1998 | 879 |
| 1999 | 761 |
| 2000 | 1,068 |
| 2001 | 955 |
| 2002 | 850 |
| 2003 | 525 |
| 2004 | 639 |
| 2005 | 1,776 |
| 2006 | 1,300 |
| 2007 | 849 |
| 2008 | 518 |
| 2009 | 477 |
| 2010 | 1,592 |
| 2011 | 990 |
| 2012 | 667 |
| 2013 | 773 |
| 2014 | 442 |
| 2015 | 333 |
| 2016 | 394 |
| 2017 | 246 |
| 2018 | 186 |
| 2019 | 147 |
| 2020 | 139 |
| 2021 | 155 |
| 2022 | 140 |
| 2023 | 113 |
| 2024 | 72 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Among the 13,007 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.