NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
* On October 16th, 2022, at about 7:00 pm, I was driving my 2021 Ford Mach-E GT when we began to change lanes (we were in the left lane heading East) as the vehicle in front of us slowed down to make a left-hand turn. There was a car behind us and two vehicles in the right lane (two-lane road in each direction) that were a few car lengths behind us as we began to change into that lane. When I turned on my signal and turned the steering wheel, I pressed the gas pedal to accelerate to get around the car in front of me to keep my distance from the vehicles in the lane I was transitioning into. Unfortunately, when I pressed the gas pedal, we experienced complete vehicle failure. I had no steering, brakes, or acceleration. Within a short time (30-45 minutes), we had no power as the lights on the vehicle, and all electrically powered devices and components were entirely out. This made it very difficult to tow the car as it is all-wheel drive, and we could not put it in Neutral to pull the vehicle. As this happened, five cars were in the area, and several had to swerve and fly off the road onto the dirt shoulder. We barely missed the car in front of us, and the car behind us had to lock up its breaks not to hit us. Our car gradually slowed down and cost off the road about 50 yards or so after losing power, as it was very difficult to get the vehicle to steer; it took everything I had to turn the wheel to get it off the road. We put on the emergency blinkers, but the vehicle lights flashed erratically inside and outside the car. We had over a dozen warnings flash on our dashboard about vehicle failure. The speakers in the car were making a thumping sound on their own as the car was flashing headlights, brake lights, and flashers on their own and very sporadically. It was like a disco club in the car as all the lights were flashing on and of at a rapid rate. The other cars stoppe and were very angry at us as the screamed at us that we almost caused an accident.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang March E. The contact stated while driving at various speeds the message "Power Train Failure, Unsafe to Drive" was displayed and the speed was reduced to 55 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the high-voltage battery junction box and PCM were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously serviced for the same failure on two separate occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V687000 (Electrical System). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 12,000.
This vehicle has an issue with persisent and now completely locked out safety systems. There's a 40 page forum on MachEForums. Currently at the dealer 2 weeks with no known fix. They are waiting on parts, but do not guarantee a fix. All of my safety systems have been disabled from this. Adadptive Cruise Control, which isn't concerning, but - Forward Collision Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warnings, Lane Keeping Assistance. I feel unsafe in this vehicle and Ford has no current fix. A serious investigation needs to go into this as I was advised by the Ford BEV team hotline he had just spoken to someone from California who started a buyback for the same reason, and when the dealer couldn't fix it, to call back and advise it's a lemon. The fact Ford themselves suggested this and cannot restore safety systems is beyond scary. Dealer isn't convinced they can fix it and says parts are backordered, meanwhile there's no concise fix. A master tech in the thread has suggested co-axials, while others have had their camera and camera harness replaced. Others like myself are without the loss of a car for weeks while still having to pay for it. Please launch a formal investigation. If it was just adaptive cruise, it wouldn't matter. Normal cruise is knocked out as well as every ADAS feature, due to a 'front camera' / colission avoidance issue. Another tech in the thread suggested the wiring loom was not long enough causing a harsh bend to the coaxial in the bumper. I just want a safe car back. All features such as lane keeping, even auto-braking are now gone. My dealer is unable to calibrate the camera anymore and suggested Ford released this vehicle a bit too early. This is worrying. Thanks
Ford has recently released a software update that causes Front Camera Faults when going over bumpy roads and across multiple conditions. This causes the Blue Cruise cruise control system to suddenly stop working when driving at highway speeds. When coupled with One Pedal driving, this could cause brakes to slam on while driving at highway speeds. Additionally, forward emergency breaking does not work until this fault resets (after ~1-2 minutes typically). This happens constantly when driving and causes safety hazards.
On 10/1/2022 when I placed the vehicle in reverse without touching the accelerator, the vehicle on its own accelerated backwards. It has done this x2 other times. Also, with the foot off the accelerator the vehicle has accelerated forward on its own.
Front camera fault. Was periodic. Now permanent. Disables BlueCruise, Adaptive Cruise, and other camera dependent features.
There is a front camera default which is causing the following to not work. Adaptive cruise control Blue Cruise Auto High Beams Lane keeping assistance pre collision warning with auto braking
The hands-free steering control Does not give a loud warning or much notice as it shuts off quickly as it did to me as I switched from southbound 805 to southbound 163 in San Diego. The hands-free steering veered off of the 163 entrance ramp towards the crash barrels and I was barely able to get control and avoid a crash. About 5 miles further down the road as it was going hands-free on 163 underneath interstate 8 and there is a curve to the left but my vehicle kept going straight and I barely missed other cars in the next lane as the hands-free steering suddenly stopped with no loud notice. Luckily, I was paying very good attention which is hard to do when you’re talking to other people in the car and driving hands-free. I had less than two seconds notification to take full control and avoid a wreck. My brother was a passenger as I was taking him to the airport. In the past I have been qualified as a professional racecar driver and I have a masters in mechanical engineering and have much experience with electronics as I produce electric vehicles . I also owned a Tesla model three for a couple years and the autonomous driving was scary on it at times. My wife would not let me put it on autonomous as these vehicles are back-and-forth in their lane so much that passengers get scared. I am selling my 2021 mustang Mach-E before it kills me. I love the car and the handling and acceleration but after the dealer installed this hands-free, I am scared. The two incidents today and several other minor ones before tells me there’s a lot of development still needing to be done before these hands-free and autonomous devices are allowed on even Controlled access freeways.
HVBJB failure
My 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT Performance is exhibiting a Powertrain Failure and Stop Safely Now message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). It is due to a high voltage battery junction box (HVBJB) failure. Ford needs to replace the HVBJB with an updated part and reprogram the BECM, at least. The dealer has no information on the replacement part, and has not associated TSB 21-2178 with the vehicle.
Two problems on multiple separate occasions occurred. 1st problem - more than twenty (20) times car had suddenly accelerated or slowed down while driving with cruise control. This supposedly should have been resolved with an update that was downloaded around a month ago. Nothing changed, car still accelerates or slows down randomly. 2nd problem - occurred at least five times. Car suddenly loosing power while entering the traffic including entering highway. Drivetrain malfunction warning was displayed on dashboard after last lost of power when entering intersection. After latest incident on September 13th car is being repaired at the dealership.
Pre-Collision Assist Not Available has been persistent since purchasing last month. There is 27 page thread (https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/front-camera-fault-pre-collision-assist-not-available-errors.18710/page-25) recommending that we file a report here.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang March E. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera image was frozen, and the driver was unable to view the images behind the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who determined that the back over prevention camera was faulty; however, the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V315000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 7,500.
I had been driving without issue, no warnings from the car. I parked at a gas station to get a snack. When I got back in the car could not be started or driven. It has to be placed on a flatbed and towed to the dealer. The message on start was “Stop safely now”. My vehicle had Safety Recall 22S41, which obviously does NOT fix the issue.
Have had 2 separate incidents in which while driving down highway, car switched into slow mode, powering down and ultimately coming to a stop. Had to call 911 both times to get to safety; it was very scary. Car is at dealer for 2 weeks as of today. Believe this is a battery problem which has been identified in lots of other vehicles
on 8/22/2022 received a powertrain malfunction notice by Ford. Since that time on four occasions the vehicle has lost power causing a significant jerking and loud thud. It loses all power. This has happened twice after Blue Cruise has disengaged. Two other times include when the vehicle was placed in drive or reverse. It also caused a lurching motion after it engaged without the foot on the accelerator.
I keep receiving a fault for the front camera which seems to be a very common occurrence amongst Mach-e owners lately. After receiving this message, the cruise control abruptly kicks off. All functions of the cruise control do not work in this instance…adaptive, speed keeping, lane control, etc. This fault happens about once every couple of minutes while driving. When I’m using cruise control in ‘one-pedal’ drive mode and this fault occurs, the vehicle immediately starts braking. This happened one time as I was entering a narrow bridge in Solomons, MD, and a car behind me nearly rear ended me.
I have had a camera fault error for several weeks. This leads to the pre-collision assist and other features not being available. The camera module has already been replaced once and I still have the same problem.
My vehicle had the NHTSA Recall Number 22V412 performed 2 weeks ago via an OTA update. Today while driving the vehicle I had critical failure while the vehicle was in motion rendering the vehicle unsafe. It was determined that the part which failed was the part addressed in the recall campaign. The recall should not be considered satisfactory remediation of the issue as it did nothing to prevent this safety concern with my vehicle. Software cannot fix an improperly designed piece of hardware.
My vehicle has 13,000 miles on it and I have been driving it without any problems until August 12, 2022 when I turned the vehicle on and there was "service now" and a "Battery service" message. I was aware of this problem because it was posted online and Ford has sent me mail about this problem but I thought it could be fixed by an over the air update, which I performed already. So I contacted the nearest dealer to book an appointment to remedy this issue but the next available appointment was on August 31st so it was 2 weeks from then. I decided to give it a shot and drive it and I was able to drive approximately 40 miles before the car shut down as I was turning right on a stoplight on my way to work. The propulsion did not work along with a series of multiple error messages on all systems. I was able to bring the car to the side of the road, in front of a tire service company's parking lot. I tried to start and restart it but to no avail. I called the nearest Ford dealership and they accepted my vehicle so I called a towing service to tow my vehicle to them. I decided to step out of the vehicle and inform the establishment about the situation and that I called a towing service already. When I tried to get in, the doors did not work anymore so I was not able to get in. The towing service arrived and told me to put my car to neutral gear so she can pull it up the bed of the tow truck. I said I could not get in and she stated that she might damage the vehicle if she tried to pull it while it is on park. I had no choice but to agree because I cannot get in the vehicle to change the gear. She had me sign a waiver that states that I accept any possible damages that the vehicle might incur during the towing process. She was able to get the vehicle on the tow truck and deliver it to the dealership I mentioned and now they are trying to repair it. I was aware of this issue beforehand but Ford stated that this issue can be resolved with a simple software update.
The panoramic glass roof fractured in the corner spontaneously while driving, nothing hit the glass, the fracture occurred right above the driver seat in the front driver corner. Dealership is telling me that warranty will not cover the broken glass and I am livid.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach E. The contact stated the warning message illuminated on the instrument panel indicating "The door Fault". The dealer was contacted but was not available to schedule an appointment. The contact stated while attempting to lock the passenger side door, the door would not lock, and he attempted to lock the door several times before he was able to lock the vehicle. The contact opened the passenger’s side window when smoke started coming from the window. The contact turned off the vehicle and the smoke stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, contact was waiting on the diagnosis. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated they will contact him back. The failure mileage was 6,326.
After having my front windshield replaced due to a recall my front camera quit working properly. This happened a year ago. Since then I have had a warning come up on my dash ever time I start my car saying the front camera has a fault and the front collision avoidance does not work. Additionally this effected the following. I have no cruise control, no blue cruise, no lane keeping assist, no self park, no adaptive cruise control and no accident avoidance system functions. There was a service bulletin issued but it should be a recall as it effects anyone that has had the windshield replaced. Apparently the wires that connect the camera are ridiculously fragile and when the windshield was replaced they were damaged. I have been waiting since spring 2023 for the parts after software updates failed to fix the problem and Ford realized the problem. They are now on back order and it keeps being pushed back. The wires are clearly defective and should not have been used if they can be damaged by a windshield replacement. And issuing a service bulletin clearly shows that they know it’s a problem but they do not want to pay to fix for everyone.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated while in reverse(R) and driving approximately 3 MPH, the vehicle would independently brake suddenly. The contact stated that the parking brake light was illuminated. The contact stated that the brake failure was intermittent and occurred without warning. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward while stopped at a traffic signal without depressing the accelerator. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer; however, the local dealer was contacted, and the contact was asked if she had duplicated the failure. The contact stated that she could not since the failure was intermittent. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
Front Camera Fault & Pre-Collision Assist Not Available Error messages since August 2022 around the time after a recall for windshield reglue.
I have complained several times with Ford Dealers to fix the issues involving my vehicle accelerating on its own. The vehicle within a week will accelerate on its own 4-6 times when exiting a parking spot or my driveway.
Phone as a key. My Mach e was only distributed 1 single key and then setup on the PAAK option for the secondary access. Unfortunately this option does not work 100 percent of the time. A second key is needed. My husband left in a separate vehicle with the main key. I had to leave later for an appointment and when I got to my car it would not open. Start. Or respond to the PAAK. I was stranded until he Returned. I went to the dealer for assistance with getting the second key like all other vehicles and was advised they couldn’t help i needed my vin added to the recall for my model Car. Please assist. A Second key is necessary. There was a recall for the same models up to the month before mine and also ones after mine are getting the second key.
The HVBJB subassembly in ALL Ford Mach-e vehicles has known defects with 'under-designed' main contactors that known to fail under normal charging and driving conditions as outlined in current open Ford recall notice for my vehicle 22s41. Any internal damage to contactors is not externally visibley, and warning notices on display only after damage has occurred, and can result in sudden loss of propulsion power at highway speed, loss of power steering, power brakes and failure of other 12v systems due to failure to charge the 12v battery properly after contactors are damaged. Less catastrophic results can include failure to start; which can 'strand' driver's and passengers in remote areas, bad weather conditions, as well as cause loss of use for weeks due to delays in replacement parts and local Dealerships NEED equipment and training to effect removal/replacement of faulty unit with a new HVBJB having re-designed 'beefier' components. My complaint is that Ford's recall notice 22s41 is a software-only band aid and does not require removal of the parts KNOWN TO FAIL. These parts should be replaced with the re-designed components which are available, and have been used to repair failures under warranty. I have no way of inspecting the original equipment to evaluate current condition; and failure can result in sudden and unexpected loss of power, steering, and braking as well as potentially 'stranding me' in unsafe conditions unable to re-start my vehicle. I suffered a failure related to this post-recall and had a sudden and permanent loss of power while driving at Texas highway speeds (70mph) in congested morning traffic. Fortunately I was able to make my way off the highway but other conditions could have ended up worse. Software "fixes" are not the solution and the actual problem of the defective parts need to be replaced in the affected models to avoid possible injuries and fatalities from these vehicles.
We saw the recall warning and attempted to fix the issue but dealer stated it's been fixed over the air update. However, on July 21, there was a high voltage battery failure notice.
The side mirrors in my vehicle are motorized and set to automatically fold in when I lock the car after getting out. They rarely do this (not the issue, and they’re fine mechanically). When I get back in and start the vehicle they are supposed to automatically unfold. 1/3 to 1/2 the time they do not. More than once I have started driving in a parking lot to realize I have no side view mirrors. I have to stop and press the “fold/unfold” button to make them open. With the mirrors closed I am unable to see out them to check blind spots or look for pedestrians or other cars. I have learned to be very careful to check if the mirrors failed to unfold because of this. I have asked my dealer to look at this at least twice (most recently Monday). They can never reproduce it, both auto-fold and unfold work for them perfectly from what they say. That’s quite different from my experience. There are no errors or messages anywhere about this. My car has the most recent software (except possibly 22S41), none of the major or minor updates it has received have ever made a difference.
Failure of HVBJB after associated recall compliance. One day after recall compliance, “stop safely now” message displayed, vehicle would not power up. Towed to dealership. HVBJB failure verified via FDRS. Dealership replaced HVBJB.
Ford Dealers are refusing to complete recalls 21V712 and 21V711. To quote an e-mail from O'Meara Ford in the Denver metro area that summarizes my conversations with every other dealership, "I’ve been informed that we will no longer complete the glass recalls on MACH E vehicles. Long story short Ford does not reimburse us enough money to cover these Recalls with our labor and sublet invoices, this may be why other Ford dealers are refusing to do the recalls." Ford is not guaranteeing reimbursement for the new roofs and windshields that all the dealerships need to order before doing the work because there is over a 50% chance they will break upon removal. Ford tells me they can do absolutely nothing (customer service case no. CAS-37570083-G3K5V9) and I told them they could pay more and they said they can't. Meanwhile NHTSA is also doing nothing as this is my second complaint in 2-3 months with nothing being done. I've now had four cancelled appointments from three different dealerships in the Denver Metro area.
I was driving on the freeway at normal speed when my rear passenger window shattered. My son was sitting next to the window when it shattered and had glass shards all over him.
While returning from vacation, driving home on the highway, our car suddenly stopped working. We had been traveling at approximately 65 mph on SR 1 in Delaware when I accelerated to pass another vehicle and the car suddenly jolted forward and the engine seized. I received a warning to pull to a safe location as soon as possible. Thankfully, we were able to pull the car over to the shoulder of the highway without incident. The cars electrical system gradually shut down, limiting our ability to place the vehicle in neutral for towing. Approximately 250 miles from home and forced to wait more than 2 hours in the 90 degree weather with no AC, we were forced to bring the car to the nearest ford dealership in new castle Delaware. Since the battery and power completely failed, the dealership had to jump the 12 volt battery several times to get the car back in neutral to remove the vehicle from the tow truck. We needed to find our own car rental as neither the dealership nor ford customer service would assist with getting us back home to NY.
The HVBJB subassembly in ALL Ford Mach-e vehicles has known defects with 'under-designed' main contactors that are known to fail under normal charging and driving conditions as outlined in current open NHTSA Campaign Number 22V412000 (Ford recall notice 22s41). Unfortunately, the internal damage to contactors is not visible externally, and warning notices on display only after damage has occurred, and can result in sudden loss of propulsion power at highway speed, loss of power steering, and power brakes... and failure of other 12v systems due to failure to charge the 12v battery properly after contactors are damaged. Less catastrophic results can include failure to start; which can 'strand' driver's and passengers in remote areas, bad weather conditions, as well as cause loss of use for weeks due to delays in replacement parts and local Dealerships needing equipment and training to effect removal/replacement of faulty unit with a new HVBJB having re-designed 'beefier' components. My complaint is that Ford's recall notice 22s41 is a software-only attempt to prevent future damage, and does not require removal of the part(s) which are KNOWN TO FAIL to be replaced with the re-designed components which are available, and have been used to repair failures under warranty. I have no way of inspecting the original equipment to evaluate current condition; and failure can result in sudden and unexpected loss of power, steering, and braking as well as potentially 'stranding me' in unsafe conditions unable to re-start my vehicle. I would like to see NHTSA strengthen the Ford recall to include both improved software AND removal/replacement of the HVBJB sub-assembly with the new 'beefier' parts.
The HVBJB subassembly in ALL Ford Mach-e vehicles has known defects with 'under-designed' main contactors that are known to fail under normal charging and driving conditions as outlined in current open Ford recall notice for my vehicle 22s41. Unfortunately, the internal damage to contactors is not visible externally, and warning notices on display only after damage has occurred, and can result in sudden loss of propulsion power at highway speed, loss of power steering, and power brakes... and failure of other 12v systems due to failure to charge the 12v battery properly after contactors are damaged. Less catastrophic results can include failure to start; which can 'strand' driver's and passengers in remote areas, bad weather conditions, as well as cause loss of use for weeks due to delays in replacement parts and local Dealerships needing equipment and training to effect removal/replacement of faulty unit with a new HVBJB having re-designed 'beefier' components. My complaint is that Ford's recall notice 22s41 is a software-only attempt to prevent future damage, and does not require removal of the part(s) which are KNOWN TO FAIL to be replaced with the re-designed components which are available, and have been used to repair failures under warranty. I have no way of inspecting the original equipment to evaluate current condition; and failure can result in sudden and unexpected loss of power, steering, and braking as well as potentially 'stranding me' in unsafe conditions unable to re-start my vehicle. I have no confidence taking this car far from home with my family until a real fix is instituted. I would like to see NHTSA strengthen the Ford recall to include both improved software AND removal/replacement of the HVBJB sub-assembly with the new 'beefier' parts.
Ford is unable to apply software fix to resolve NHTSA Recall Number22V412 because Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) needs to be replaced first. The APIM is not in supply and there is no estimated availability date.
Ford has failed to take corrective action regarding their Safety Recall Notice 22S41 ( high voltage battery main contactors may overheat and remain open or weld closed). They have not supplied the program updates NEITHER by Wi-Fi or vehicle modem via Automatic Updates for which my vehicle is set up to receive NOR by way of the Ford dealership (Brewster Ford, Brewster, NY) having possession of my vehicle for THREE (3) full days. They are simply unable to remedy Safety Recall Notice 22S41 endangering my family and I. Please take whatever action that you are allowed to fixed the problem before someone gets hurt. Thank you.
My car had Ford recall campaign software patch 22S41 applied to it on Tuesday June 28, 2022. On Thursday June 30, 2022 (two days later), my car suffered its second catestrophic failure of its High Voltage Battery Junction Box. This failure was the exact safety problem Ford's recall software patch was representing to "fix". My family and I were driving from SF Bay Area to Los Angeles, and the car exhibited a "Service Vehicle Soon" warning while driving on I-5 South at Castic, CA. My power was limited to only 30% of available power, and I drove to a Ford dealer over 2 hours on local roads without turning off the car from the mountains in an attempt to not be stranded catestrophically. My vehicle is currently having its contactors replaced for a second time in less than 3 months, this time with a different revised part from Ford that has higher engineering tolerances. Ford refuses to offer this part to current owners of the Mach-E, and is awaiting owners to have their vehicles fail catestrophically like mine before providing access under warranty to a part that fixes their serious safety defect. New Mach-Es are produced in the factory with the revised contactors, which Ford would probably not do were the software patch it provides to current owners sufficient to address the safety issue.
While legally passing a car on a 2-lane highway, at over 50+ mph, the car lost motive power and began to shut down leaving me with no power facing on coming traffic. I had no choice but to force other cars to slow down behind me, causing another hazard, in order to get to the side of the road. I could have been killed in an oncoming car collision.
When unplugging the vehicle from my home charger a large spark came out of the vehicle receptacle for the charging cable. This started happening a few weeks ago and has happened twice.
Power loss a week ago. Had to have Mach E towed to dealership. Ford is aware of Mach E power loss.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V412000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that several local dealers were contacted; however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The car shows front camera fault disabling all collision safety features as well as cruise control.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated while charging the vehicle, he smelled smoke coming from the garage. The contact checked and noticed that the odor was coming from the wire that connected the charger to the wall outlet. The charger was the original equipment; Ford wall box Model: ML9Z-10C83-A. The dealer was contacted and a complaint was filed. The dealer stated they would contact and notify the manufacturer of the failure. The contact had not heard back from the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 4,100.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The contact stated that while her mom was driving, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The electrical system was inoperable. While the contact was driving at low speed in a parking lot approaching a stop sign, the vehicle accelerated. The brake pedal was applied but the vehicle continued to drive and crashed into a Toyota 4 Runner. The air bag deployed and impacted the driver in the face and she sustained knee injuries and cuts on her stomach and blood in her stool. A police report was filed. There were no reported fires. The vehicle was towed to an independent collision center. The vehicle was taken previously to the local dealer where the hardware was updated and a reboot was completed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Driving our BEV Mach E at a normal speed, we got an error code, "Pull to the side of the road safely / stop safely" on our instrument display. The car turned itself off, and we had to slowly coast to the side of the road, which caused a lot of potential harm with other drivers not expecting our sudden course change - We activated our hazards, though. After cycling the car on/off, we were able to finish our drive home (about 8 more miles) with no further error codes. But this completely disabled the car and was extremely dangerous. If this had happened on the freeway or at night, and/or the vehicle would not have been able to be restarted, this would have been EXTREMELY DANGEROUS and is UNACCEPTABLE. Ford must be responsible for this, and must take action. Ford must fix the high voltage junction box, before someone is killed by this poor design. Thank you for taking the time to look at this note. This was VERY scary, and VERY dangerous.
Ford has installed a sub par HVBJB in my car which was manufactured in 12/01. In lieu of replacing the poorly designed unit they have added software that does not guarantee that the car will not brick. Numerous car have failed and I am afraid of having my wife drive the car at night for fear of it breaking down. This is a ticking time bomb.
Car broke down twice due to defective high voltage junction block.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Mach-E. The contact stated while reversing from his driveway, he shifted into drive and depressed the accelerator pedal. However, the vehicle accelerated at high speed independently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact continued to drive. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred the following day. The contact stated while his wife was exiting the carwash and making a left turn with a passenger in the front passenger seat, she shifted from neutral into drive and depressed the accelerator pedal. The vehicle accelerated at high speed independently and crashed into the block wall. The air bags deployed. The contact's wife sought medical assistance and was informed that she had sustained a fractured rib on the left side of her body, pain on the shoulders, and pain in the rib cage. The passenger occupying the front passenger's seat sustained pain all over her body and a bruised rib and she sought medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot where it was totaled. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V333000 (Vehicle Speed Control, Power Train), which he associated with the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.