2022 Ford Maverick Reliability Report

The gas engine shuts off or loses power while driving. Sometimes only electric drive is left, or the truck will not go past about 30 mph. Warnings such as "Service Engine Soon", "Stop safely now", and powertrain failure messages appear, though some events come with no light at all. Dealers often cannot find a cause. Several complaints concern long waits for parts for the 23V380000 engine recall. One report describes an engine fire, and another describes a burning odor in the cabin that caused headaches.

Water leaks into the front passenger footwell, often unseen under the mats. That leads to mildew smells and mold behind the glove box and under the carpet. Suspected sources include the cowl seal and a cracked or clogged HVAC evaporator drain, and some owners have paid for the repair themselves. Other reports cover repeat CV axle failures with back-ordered parts, sudden shutdowns at speed, and infotainment or backup camera freezes tied to recall 24V684. Several complaints concern recall delays or dealers charging diagnostic fees.

Most complaints concern the 22V594000 side curtain air bag recall. For months, dealers had no replacement parts. Four reports describe crashes where the air bags did not deploy, including side impacts in which occupants hit their heads on the windows. Separate faults involve the occupant classification system and the rear seat belt monitor. These trigger an air bag warning light or a question mark on the dash. In one case the restraint control module had to be replaced.

Spot welds on the front door check break, usually on the driver door. Signs are creaking or popping when the door opens, a door that swings freely and will not stay open, and a window that only lowers about an inch. Complaints cite Ford's 23B56 program for the Escape, but some VINs are not covered. Water intrusion is the other pattern. Rain gets into the footwells, soaks the carpet, and grows mold. Leaks are blamed on the cowl, the windshield, or a rear window seal.

Shaking and vibration under acceleration, mostly at highway speed, trace back to worn front CV axles again. Reports put failures around 20,000 to 30,000 miles, with others near 61k. Some trucks fail again after repair, and back-ordered parts have left trucks unrepaired for months. Loud knocking, clicking, and clunking from the front end over bumps or while turning also come up, sometimes after dealers found nothing wrong. A few reports describe inconsistent brake pedal feel with a front-end clunk during slow stops.

Most complaints filed under steering are really CV axle failures. The front end shakes or shimmies under acceleration, usually from about 30 to 50 mph and up, and calms once the driver lifts off the gas. Failures often come back after the axles are replaced, sometimes after the warranty has run out. A more serious pattern is a sudden loss of all power that takes the power steering with it, at highway speed in some cases. One crash with an injury involved a locked steering wheel and a rollover.

The truck loses power at speed. The accelerator stops responding, and a string of warnings appears, including check engine, Service AdvanceTrac, and Hill Start Assist not available. Some trucks then accelerate on their own after stopping, or shift into neutral on the freeway. Restarting often clears the fault, and dealers struggle to reproduce it. One crash with an injury involved sudden acceleration while reversing, with brakes that did not respond.