The contact owns a 2023 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving with the cruise control set to 45 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated to 65 MPH. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Culpeper, VA, USA

My vehicle incorrectly read highway number signs as though they were speed limit signs. This occurred eight times on state highway [XXX] in Florida; and once on state highway [XXX]. The speed limit was actually 55 mph on highway [XXX]. If I would have had -??Predictive Speed Assist-?? turned on, and was using adaptive cruise control, it would have automatically decelerated to 40, +/- whatever -??tolerance-?? I had set. What would happen if this occurs on highway 80, or highway 100" Acceleration to 100 mph, and possibly to 120 mph if I had the tolerance set to +20" This error, which happened while I was a passenger, could significantly exacerbate problem #1. See details in the attached 5 page pdf. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Platteville, WI, USA

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- Las Cruces, NM, USA