22,060 cruise-control complaints across 1,549 vehicles. Most of these aren't traditional cruise control failures — they're complaints involving adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, automatic emergency braking, and other driver-assist features that NHTSA classifies under "vehicle speed control." Modern cars have a lot of this stuff and it doesn't always work right. False AEB triggers (the car slams the brakes for no apparent reason) account for a substantial share of complaints in this category. Adaptive cruise that loses track of the car ahead. Lane departure warnings that fire incorrectly. Speed limiter glitches. Most of these aren't dangerous in isolation — the systems usually fail safe — but they're annoying and can erode trust in the car's automation. The vehicles below are where speed-control complaints dominate. Tesla makes a couple appearances here for Autopilot-related complaints. Honda is up there for the Honda Sensing system's quirks. The luxury brands all have their own ADAS-related complaint patterns.
Cruise Control problems
22,060 owner complaints filed with NHTSA. 31 active recall campaigns.
Worst-affected vehicles Top 25 by complaint volume
Most-recalled vehicles For cruise control components
Recent owner reports 12 most recent in this category
When driving with my speed control set at 35 to 45 mph, I will sporadically and without warning get a forward collision warning, and the car brakes. When this occurs, there is absolutely nothing around that should cause this warning.The warning occurs for no reason at all. I took the car to my Kia dealership and also provided them with videos…
The vehicle tends to lurch/jerk forward during various driving scenarios. The most frightening is when you are approaching a stop light/sign, and there is a car in front of you when this happens. I have had several experiences of almost hitting the vehicle at the light/stop sign.
I think my transmission is messed up because my car stalls to go and my RPM jump up to 4/5 after I accelerate
I was on the exit lane coming from Costco on 12/31/2022 at around 12:20 PM with a speed of about 40 miles . My exit is about 100 yards away. Tesla model 3 that I’m driving suddenly accelerated at high speed and pulled towards right and hit the wall next to freeway exit lane. Then it hit the wall on rear tailgate and rolled to middle of freeway…
Three incidents within 5 minutes of what Tesla owners call "phantom braking" whenever the car has cruise control on. For no predictable reason and no warning the car brakes suddenly and forcefully - could be shadows, reflected lights, oncoming traffic, who knows. It is a scary phenomenon and caused me to get in very dangerous situations - almost…
I do not know what system affects the problem my car is having it stalls in front of oncoming traffic on left turns it's done this to me 3 to 4 times and it scares me. It will start right back up and go but it'll still continuously throughout the day when I slow down or come to a red light. The speed control sensor went out and I replaced it and…
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL THEN IT CUT OFF AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO JUMP IT OFF OR ANYTHING! WE'VE LOOKED TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHY BUT IT'S JUST DIED AND I THINK THE MOTOR LOCKED UP!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBER FORD OF HAZLETON (1112 N CHURCH ST, HAZLETON, PA 18202) AT LEAST SIX TIMES, BUT…
If you've got a newer car with adaptive cruise or AEB and the system has acted up, you ain't alone. Most manufacturers issue software updates that improve behavior. Get the latest update at the dealer.