Scary auto braking for no apparent reason

Scary auto braking for no apparent reason | BMW X3 Forum

A sound like a bell went off, a red symbol flashed in the HUD and the car slowed dramatically to about 30mph. Luckily there was no one behind me to get caught ...

Caught rear auto brake trying to give me a heart attack : r/Polestar

If the ultrasonic sensors pick up anything they slam the brakes. Better to keep your foot lightly to override.

Scary experience -sudden inexplicable braking - MBWorld.org Forums

I had a startling and scary experience in my 2017 300 E today. I was driving about 35 mph on a major street with no traffic anywhere nearby. Suddenly, the ...

Automatic Braking Applied for no reason. - Speak EV

It normally occurs when the sensors pick up a shadow, road grate, stick or whatever in front of the car. Turn the wretched AEB thing off if you can.

Car slammed on brakes by itself, nearly causing a crash - Bimmerpost

Regardless, get this documented as an issue with your dealer; have them look at the logs (and dash cam video, if available) to see if anything was captured by ...

If you experienced automatic emergency braking in your car ... - Quora

The most common reason for this is a master cylinder pushrod that does not fully retract when your foot is off the brake pedal. There is usually ...

Safety Systems May Cause 'Phantom Braking' - Automotive Fleet

Phantom braking refers to an unexpected and sudden vehicle deceleration or braking without an apparent reason or danger on the road.

Automatic emergency braking is scary! - VW Vortex

The car in front of me gently tapped it's brakes but the the gap was barely closing. I didn't apply my brakes because the car in front of him ...

Drivers startled by their cars auto-braking for no apparent reason

The National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) has received more than 400 complaints about automatic emergency braking systems in the past ...

Advanced collision braking randomly went off - Colorado Fans

The accident would have been compounded by the dude following closely behind me, but it was due to a car parked on the side of the road when I ...

Anyone had the "auto braking" happen because of shadows????

How high they are from the road, maybe the angle they are relative to the road, maybe weather/humidity/etc? Hard to say anything for sure other ...

Startled by computer taking over braking [Automatic Emergency ...

Well-Known Member ... Statistically FCW and automated emergency braking drastically lowers accident rates--anywhere from 25-50% in most studies ...

Phantom Braking Almost Caused Accident | Hyundai IONIQ Forum

As I was coming up to an intersection with a green light and the intersection clear, the car suddenly started the impending collision beeps and ...

Brakes applied automatically because of imminent collision, but no ...

If it's emergency braking with no other objects around, it's not working right. I can only speculate why that would be, though.

Frightening auto-braking incident | Honda Odyssey Forum

... car behind me would stop in time. It did. It was frightening. Here I was, stopped in the middle of an intersection for no good reason. The ...

Anyone experience emergency braking false alarms?

Yes and it drives me nuts. When I back out of the driveway and go down the dip from the sidewalk to the road, sometimes the car thinks the ...

Sudden Emergency Braking (for no reason) | BMW X3 Forum

Ironically mine (M40i) just did this yesterday too. Snow melting on the roads is getting kicked up by cars in front and dirtying the front end/ ...

Smart Brake Engaging Unnecessarily - Mazda CX‌-30 Forum

Caused sudden lock up and behind cars nearly crashed into me (angry horns). But the scary part is the brakes completely disengage for about a 1/ ...

Automatic Braking "CAUTION" | Chevy Colorado & GMC Canyon

It will slam on the breaks for no good reason at some point, only a matter of time. Not a "GM" problem.. it's nearly all car brands. The ...

Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning System *Failure

(I assume this is because one of the automated safety systems is to "pre-boost" the brake system to give more braking power with less pedal ...