Forward Collision Avoidance Almost Made me CRASH!

[Chucky]

This has happened multiple times but only on the freeway; when I punch it to get into an opening in the next lane the Forward Collision Avoidance light comes on and the system starts to brake and slow the car as I'm accelerating to get into the open spot because it detects the car in front of me in my lane, but l'm not near to hitting it. I almost hit a car today as FCA slowed me down as I was changing lanes..! The system activates based on how fast you are closing distance to the car in front of you, not just how close and it seems worse with big trucks. So when I really get on it to pass I have to be very, very careful. I turn it off now before driving on the freeway in traffic, can make for a scary moment if I forget and leave it on though. This "safety feature" almost caused me an accident not help avoid one, anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to turn it off permanently? I've noticed in a number of Stinger video's the driver has it turned off.

 

[cncBilly]

Check your manual the sensitivity can be set to EARLY, NORMAL, or LATE.

 

[Chucky]

Check your manual the sensitivity can be set to EARLY, NORMAL, or LATE.

Thank you! Should have checked

 

[ScottM]

Same thing has happened to me a couple times!! I changed my sensitivity to "Late" and it hasn't happened since.

 

[nhcowboy28]

Check your manual the sensitivity can be set to EARLY, NORMAL, or LATE.

Thought that was for super cruise control responsiveness. Are you saying there is a forward collision emergency braking sensitivity as well? I don’t recall that in the settings... and they are not the same/related.

 

[cncBilly]

Thought that was for super cruise control responsiveness. Are you saying there is a forward collision emergency braking sensitivity as well? I don’t recall that in the settings... and they are not the same/related.

 

[WildBill]

The early, normal, late refers to the warning only. It will still activate emergency braking at the same distance per my understanding. The only way to eliminate the issue the OP is discussing is to turn it off.

 

[DaJackson]

The only way to eliminate the issue the OP is discussing is to turn it off.

Or they could drive better.

 

[WildBill]

Or they could drive better.

Touche, my sales rep told me that the system would do this when "threading the needle" on the highway. He leased the dealers first yellow GT2 they got in.
I have had the warning show up for me once when hammering the gas and timing a pass but thankfully it did not apply the brakes.

 

[ScottM]

It may be a placebo effect for me, but when I had it set to normal and I had someone cut in front of me and I attempted to switch lanes it slowed me down. After I set it to "late", I had something similar happen and it did not slow me down in the same fashion. But once again...maybe placebo or not the exact same situation as I'm thinking.

And, it's not always the Stinger drivers fault when someone comes out of a smiths floating into the lane and attempts to merge in 45 MPH traffic. I mean I see them coming and I move over.

 

[POS VETT]

I have had the scenario of "threading the needle" happened to me several times. Basically, the FCA created a situation of smacking the car in the next lane as the system reduced the speed needed to clear. The FCA response has been reduced to late and it still creates such a scenario. While the other electronic nannies are considered major annoyance, this one is dangerous. The sound warning alone is distracting and borderline dangerous; I shift focus from driving to trying to investigate why and what causes the beeping.

 

[Callum]

Leave more distance between the cars when you get behind them? I've gotten damn close to people and never had the system warn me or stop me.

Don't be that guy that get's 6" off people's ass and then quickly accelerates, and weaves around them. It's not cool...it's what 18 year olds do with mommy's credit card.

 

[DaJackson]

While the other electronic nannies are considered major annoyance, this one is dangerous. The sound warning alone is distracting and borderline dangerous; I shift focus from driving to trying to investigate why and what causes the beeping.

Your driving is what is dangerous. The car is just reminding you of that.

The sounds the car makes are all unique. You shouldn’t have to investigate what the sound is, just listen and understand. Sounds like you hear it enough to be able to identify it easily.

 

[brancky3]

Your driving is what is dangerous. The car is just reminding you of that.

x2. "Threading the needle" is extremely dangerous and 100% of drivers on the road think you're a complete a**hole for doing it.

Hope getting to your destination 20 seconds earlier while endangering others is worth it to you.

 

[Legendsk]

x2. "Threading the needle" is extremely dangerous and 100% of drivers on the road think you're a complete a**hole for doing it.

Hope getting to your destination 20 seconds earlier while endangering others is worth it to you.

In NASCAR events, you get points for leading laps, finishing 4th instead of 5th and most points get a trophy and maybe even a little money. In my life points are awarded for getting home safely, in spite of fools coming in from an entrance ramp doing 95, in 4 lanes of traffic (doing 75, 65, 60 and 50, from left to right), and try to "thread the needle" across 3 lanes to get into the extreme left lane and then slam on the brakes so they don't run over the car in front doing 20 mph less than they are.

The spectrum of drivers out there include inexperienced, incompetent, stupid and insane. It's bad enough to deal with drivers who have only one of those qualities - but all too frequently you see one out there, "threading the needle", and know you have found a driver that combines all four. Most of us just try to get a good distance away from them and watch for the inevitable.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Nannies are for sedate, sane driving conditions. This discussion is caused by trying to do two things at once: "Drive the damn car"; and let the nannies do their job. The two are not compatible. If you are going to "thread the needle" or anything like unto it, turn the entire array of nannies OFF. (If you are going to "thread the needle" you are an asshat: I completely agree with that assessment. But that aside, you can't complain that the car's driver assist features are not up to your ludicrous demands.)

(edit: oh, and if someone thinks from what I just said, that I am not guilty, I will admit that "asshat" or worse has undoubtedly been thrown at me in the last year that I have had this car! I know when I do something stupid; so I am not insane; but I am very occasionally "possessed" by the sheer superpowers of this car, to do something FUN with it: not always at the best time, i.e. not always when others are not around. I'm working on that! )

 

[Chucky]

Changed the settings and it's made a world of difference, hasn't warned me or gone off once since I changed it and I haven't changed my driving style. Texted my KIA Sales Manager and he said that they set all the safety settings to the most conservative and safest modes for all the Stinger GT's on their lot to show off the features and to make test drives safer Lol. He also confirmed that the the FCA response is not based on how close you are to the vehicle in front of you it is mostly based on how fast you are closing the distance to the vehicle in front of you.

The entire FCA system needs be more prominent in the owners manual, you really have to read the entire thing cover to cover or be looking for that specifically. Something that can have that significant affect on a normal driving maneuver needs to be understood by any new owner of a car with that feature. Maybe I'm getting old and cars are getting too sophisticated but I've never taken the time to read the entire owners manual of a new car usually the most complicated thing is the infotainment system and they always provide a separate smaller manual for that. The Marketing and sales guys always talk about adaptive cruise and lane keep assist, they should be explaining this too.

 

[cncBilly]

Changed the settings and it's made a world of difference, hasn't warned me or gone off once since I changed it and I haven't changed my driving style. Texted my KIA Sales Manager and he said that they set all the safety settings to the most conservative and safest modes for all the Stinger GT's on their lot to show off the features and to make test drives safer Lol. He also confirmed that the the FCA (Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist) response is not based on how close you are to the vehicle in front of you it is mostly based on how fast you are closing the distance to the vehicle in front of you.

The entire FCA (Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist) system needs be more prominent in the owners manual, you really have to read the entire thing cover to cover or be looking for that specifically. Something that can have that significant affect on a normal driving maneuver needs to be understood by any new owner of a car with that feature. Maybe I'm getting old and cars are getting too sophisticated but I've never taken the time to read the entire owners manual of a new car usually the most complicated thing is the infotainment system and they always provide a separate smaller manual for that. The Marketing and sales guys always talk about adaptive cruise and lane keep assist, they should be explaining this too.

There ya go....a happy ending. Perfect

 

[eflyguy]

The entire FCA (Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist) system needs be more prominent in the owners manual, you really have to read the entire thing cover to cover or be looking for that specifically. ... Maybe I'm getting old and cars are getting too sophisticated but I've never taken the time to read the entire owners manual of a new car ...

Just, damn.

A good dealer would take the time to make sure you are familiar or comfortable with all the features, but that doesn't remove the responsibility you have to understand the features of your vehicle.

 

[DaJackson]

Just, damn.

A good dealer would take the time to make sure you are familiar or comfortable with all the features, but that doesn't remove the responsibility you have to understand the features of your vehicle.

But it’s 2019, your not responsible for your own actions anymore. It’s always someone else’s fault.