Sensitive cruise control button

[JJR]

This has happened to me a few times now. I’m accidentally turning on the cruise control by touching the button with the heel of my left hand. It seems that the button is very sensitive and the speed selection does not reset to zero when turned off. A quick tap of the brake shuts it off but it’s a bit annoying.
Anyone else have this happen?

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[MarkP213]

This has happened to me a few times now. I’m accidentally turning on the cruise control by touching the button with the heel of my left hand. It seems that the button is very sensitive and the speed selection does not reset to zero when turned off. A quick tap of the brake shuts it off but it’s a bit annoying.
Anyone else have this happen?

Yes! All the time. I have a bad habit of resting my hand in the same place. And it’s scary with one pedal on, pulling up behind someone at a stoplight and having the car car suddenly lunge forward on its own. Then I look down, and cruse control is set when it wasn’t before. I’m very aware now.

 

[ChasingCoral]

This has happened to me a few times now. I’m accidentally turning on the cruise control by touching the button with the heel of my left hand. It seems that the button is very sensitive and the speed selection does not reset to zero when turned off. A quick tap of the brake shuts it off but it’s a bit annoying.
Anyone else have this happen?

Never in over two years with the car. It must be the way you are used to holding the wheel. Time to learn a new habit.

 

[hbirring01]

Happened to me several times as well. One was in a parking lot which was really dangerous. Seems like it should be hold the button for 2 seconds or something to turn on bc/cc.

 

[JJR]

Just had a chat with Ford.
Swapping out the button with one that requires more pressure to activate is one solution.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

Never in over two years with the car. It must be the way you are used to holding the wheel. Time to learn a new habit.

This.

The old 10-2 or even 9-3 are no longer considered the safest hand placement due to the airbag placement. 8 and 4 are better to avoid injury than 10-2 and will have the added benefit of not engaging cruise control or BC accidentally.

 

[generaltso]

Just had a chat with Ford.
Swapping out the button with one that requires more pressure to activate is one solution.

Retraining yourself to stop pressing it seems like an easier solution.

 

[JJR]

There’s no need to “press” it. Running the heel of your hand over it is all that it takes.

 

[JJR]

This.

The old 10-2 or even 9-3 are no longer considered the safest hand placement due to the airbag placement. 8 and 4 are better to avoid injury than 10-2 and will have the added benefit of not engaging cruise control or BC accidentally.

Unfortunately there are times when I need to move my hands around the wheel like when I’m making a turn. Just touching the button seems to activate it.

 

[Metasystech]

This happened several times to me and I thought it was turning on cruise control by itself. It is really easy to touch it and off the vehicle goes. I'm not sure if it is placement or sensitivity but it's not good.

 

[Stormy]

I had this happen when driving down a short, narrow street and it was set to 20 by accident. I use 1 pedal and had to jam on the brakes at the stop sign. Frightening.

 

[JJR]

Happened to me several times as well. One was in a parking lot which was really dangerous. Seems like it should be hold the button for 2 seconds or something to turn on bc/cc.

Just spoke with my neighbor who mentioned that his Honda requires a 2 second press to open the rear hatch.
I’m changing my vote to your idea of a 2 second press.
Should be a simple software upgrade.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Just spoke with my neighbor who mentioned that his Honda requires a 2 second press to open the rear hatch.
I’m changing my vote to your idea of a 2 second press.
Should be a simple software upgrade.

It is of course possible that your button is extra sensitive and that changing it might make sense, especially if you can convince Ford to do it under warranty.

 

[Maquis]

I’ve done it a couple times in my 26 months of ownership. When it happens, I realize it’s because of the way I’m handling the wheel. I don’t consider it a big deal, I just need to pay attention to what I’m doing.

 

[Tom L]

Just had a chat with Ford.
Swapping out the button with one that requires more pressure to activate is one solution.

JJR, How do I do this swap? Is there a Ford part?

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