1st Unusual Experience with my 2024 Ranger

[XLTRangerRick]

You can permanently delete it in the driver assist settings if you want.

I know but I like the feature for when there is an object on either side when reversing that I can't see by looking backwards. I just wish it could not think I am driving into the ground LOL

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[jrRaptor]

Interestingly enough, it did not detect a mailbox I backed into. Hit my driver side tail light but very luckily did not leave even a scratch. I knew I was close but could not see or tell how close until I heard/felt it. This was the weekend I got it too lol.

 

[beaudointl]

I know but I like the feature for when there is an object on either side when reversing that I can't see by looking backwards. I just wish it could not think I am driving into the ground LOL

Ya, for sure.

 

[Massman]

I've had it happen to me shortly after I got the Ranger. I was backing out of a friend's steep driveway and the truck stopped and would not go. I pulled forward and tried backing out and the same thing happened. I was totally confused, so I put it in neutral and was able to roll back out. When I got home I looked it up and found the camera saw the steep driveway as an obstacle. The system also wouldn't allow me to back up his driveway either. Because I stop by his house frequently, I disengaged it.

 

[Shelpdogg]

Mine did it a few times too when backing into the garage. I thought I hit something how hard it applied the brakes.

now I just turn it off. I have a backup camera ffs.

 

[Bob W]

Had my 1st odd experience this morning backing out of driveway.

I’ve had in the past experienced several times when backing out of the driveway, the backup system beeped an alert, even though the was no one else anywhere.
I attributed it to maybe the water in between the road and the driveway.

Today however, not only did it beep ( loudly and insistently), but it also automatically applied the brakes. And there was no water this time.
The road did have a some frost on it. I tried to continue backing up and the brakes automatically applied again.
Both times the bottom of the infotainment system display had the Red alert bar display all the way across the bottom.

Anyone had a similar experience?

I was backing up and only some tall weeds were behind me. The brakes came on full which gets your attention. There may be a way to turn it off if it is happening too often backing out of your driveway. It is a great feature if there is someone or something that could be harmed.
Settings>Driver Assistance >Reverse Brake Assist.

 

[NickyFlippers]

I disabled the auto braking. Not only for instances like this, but for instances where someone may try blocking me to harm me or my family.

Criminals have taken advantage of these new technologies and they know that they can make your car stop automatically by blocking the front or back.

I can now safely plow through any obstruction or potential attacker without worrying about my truck betraying me.

 

[bulldog36526]

I can't even back out of my drive without it slamming on the brakes several times. Almost gives me a heart attack every time the thing goes off. Took it to the dealer several times they said there's nothing they could do about it. They showed me how to turn it off. Showing me how to turn it off is not a fix. This is a safety issue it was built into the truck so I don't run over our neighborhood child or anything else. It's there for a reason I shouldn't have to turn it off. I think this should be covered under lemon law they can't fix it then they need to buy this thing back. Do the 2025 Rangers have this problem?

 

[RANGER PRIDE]

i get the short beep on occasion. its usually the curb, or the car parked beside me that makes the difference. I'll catch out of the corner of my eye the warning and it'll show one of the front or rear sensors that activated it. I dont think mine have been weather related, but anything blocking the sensor can set them off.
My only real issue with backing up and brake application is when i'm moving the trailer to park it in a different spot, and being lazy I dont hook up the cable. it doesn't recognise i have a trailer and thinks im backing into a wall. it applies the brakes hard. very annoying.

 

[waffleso_0]

I've had a similar issue but my driveway has a slope at the end. If I'm backing out, the sensors are pointed right at the ground so they start beeping about it thinking it's a wall/car/etc.

I also have mailboxes on the other side of the road and my truck did auto-brake the first time I backed out. I immediately turned that feature off, otherwise I would never be able to back out of my driveway or back into my garage.

Im in the same boat. I just turn off parking sensor when backing up so i can back up a little faster. Turn it back ON once im past the "red" spot.

If I keep it on and back up once I hit the end of the drive the sensor goes to red but if i go slow enough it beeps back to green and im clear but i have to go slow. If i got any faster, brakes are applied as it thinks there's a wall. So easy fix is turn off the sensor until you get passed the spot it thinks is an obstruction.

 

[Ron Quixote]

Both times the bottom of the infotainment system display had the Red alert bar display all the way across the bottom.

 

[Jason B]

I can't even back out of my drive without it slamming on the brakes several times. Almost gives me a heart attack every time the thing goes off. Took it to the dealer several times they said there's nothing they could do about it. They showed me how to turn it off. Showing me how to turn it off is not a fix. This is a safety issue it was built into the truck so I don't run over our neighborhood child or anything else. It's there for a reason I shouldn't have to turn it off. I think this should be covered under lemon law they can't fix it then they need to buy this thing back. Do the 2025 Rangers have this problem?

So, the sensors are working as designed and you think it's a defect? There's something back there triggering it. Could be the curb, a bush, a car parked next to it, or even if it's parked on a steep angle.

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