Adaptive Cruise Control, owner feedback...

[Fasttimes]

How's the Adaptive Cruise Control so far on the 4th gen working for owners that use it? I thought I heard you can tow and use it by design? Anyone use it while towing? Our Mazda CX-5 has it and it works great for long trips. I know some people hate it, but I have it as a "must have" for myself as I have a damaged eye and it'll help relieve eye strain on the long trips.

 

[dlcorbett]

So far, both my 18 wxpy and 20 nav acc worked better than my wife's previous cx5 and current cx9. The mazdas wait to long to throw on brakes for my liking even with the distance set to a whole car length. Also, the fords are smoother at acceleration and deceleration. NO experience with towing.

 

[GixxerJasen]

I have previously only had it on rental cars but I absolutely love it. Here in Dallas we joke that you have to get on the highway to go to McDonalds so I use it quite a bit even around town and on some of the back roads here and to me it's about near perfect. I've been quite impressed with it's ability to brake as I've tested it from time to time with my foot hovering nervously over the brake pedal.

Only two strange issues I've seen. First is the following distance as per set driving speed. At Texas highway speeds of around 75mph the closest distance is about perfect, right where I'd normally drive. Keeps folks from cutting in on you. At back country road speeds of 60mph I have to extend the distance setting as it'll be riding the rear of the car in front way too close for my liking.

Second, in eco mode it takes way too long to return to cruising speed after someone in front slows down and then speeds up, often there'll be someone impatient to my right who will take advantage of the new gap so often I have to intervene to get back up to speed or take it out of eco.

I'd been looking at a second gen Sequoia and one of the few complaints about that one was the adaptive cruise control, so I've been happy in that regard with my Expedition purchase.

 

[BSarchet]

2022 model here. I love ours. We did a 2000 mile road trip this fall and used it extensively on many interstates. I do agree with the comment above that at the furthest distance setting it overreacted a bit to cars constantly getting in the space.

I haven’t towed using it yet.

 

[mdecillis]

I do agree with the comment above that at the furthest distance setting it overreacted a bit to cars constantly getting in the space.

I haven’t towed using it yet.

I totally agree with this 100%...drives me crazy. It will slam on the brakes so I tend to always leave the gap set at the shortest distance. It was the same on my 2019 Expedition as well.

I do love the auto-steering, it works great and just wish it would not yell at me as much though lol

 

[2020FordRaptor]

How's the Adaptive Cruise Control so far on the 4th gen working for owners that use it? I thought I heard you can tow and use it by design? Anyone use it while towing? Our Mazda CX-5 has it and it works great for long trips. I know some people hate it, but I have it as a "must have" for myself as I have a damaged eye and it'll help relieve eye strain on the long trips.

We really like it, but it took a long time to get used too. Definitely a large learning curve.

 

[wakeboarder]

I have used it towing a 6000 lbs boat on a 1600 mile round trip. It worked very well. I would get comfortable with the ACC system before you use it towing.

 

[bigwilly]

I'll throw in another data point. The ACC has definitely gotten better over the years. My 2017 F150 Platinum has it and I rarely use it because it's a little too slow to respond and waits to brake a bit too long for my liking. Recently, I rented a 2021 Expy XLT for a 1400 mile round trip and found the ACC much more responsive and "natural", if that makes any sense. I used it a lot during that trip and was very pleased with it.

 

[Gumby]

2018 here and love it. I also use it in stop and go traffic and literally never touch the gas or brakes. Love the full brake holding action and when traffic starts to move, just press the button and away you go. One thing I find is the rear brakes get chewed up quite fast. Even faster than the fronts. Not sure if this is a dynamic cruise issue or a 4th gen issue. *shrug*

 

[techdude99]

I hate the ACC on my '19 on anything but level roads. Ford specifically states not to use it while towing.

I tried all the settings while towing my Camaro ZLE and found it was too aggressive. The hard braking when a car merges or when driving down a hill is jarring.

On a long, flat freeway it's fine.

I wish there was an acceleration and deceleration responsiveness setting but that's not in the cards.

Let the region you travel be your guide.