24,998 cruise-control complaints across 1,586 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
24,998 owner complaints filed with NHTSA. 28 active recall campaigns.
Cruise Control problems by manufacturer 27 makes with aggregated detail
Drill into a single manufacturer's cruise control record across all model years. Each page below carries data on the worst-affected year-models, active recalls, and editorial commentary from one of our contributors.
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…
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE Forward Collision Warning on this car since i have had it new . It has been to the local dealer and still has not been fixed. The problem is when it get colder 35 to 50 degrees F out site it will stop working for about 30 to 45 min then start working again for 45 min to an hour then stop working again. during…
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…
Using a pedal commander pc18 bluetooth "throttle enhancer" in an emergency vehicle equipped with a vhf mobile two-way radio. The radio transmits at 50w and is installed by a professional emergency vehicle upfitter per manufacturers instructions. When transmitting in the 156mhz range the pedal command consistently and unexpectedly causes the…
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.