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If you suspect your vehicle may not be performing as originally designed, give us a call to discuss your options. 251-272-0848.

Even a 13,000-mile vehicle with no prior damage failed 4 out of 7 ADAS safety tests.

A new white paper from Ascential Technologies reveals how minor wear, potholes, and time alone may cause sensor “drift” — degrading collision avoidance systems without any collision occurring.

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Every now and then we run across something that should be shared. This is one of those cases.

This vehicle is equipped with emergency automatic braking. Meaning, it will attempt to stop the vehicle automatically to prevent a collision. This system uses a radar mounted behind the front bumper of the vehicle to detect obstacles.

Notice in these pictures that the radar mounting bracket is bent so severely that the actual radar is pointed nearly straight down at the ground.

This vehicle has no fault lights on the dash indicating there is a problem with this system. There are 0 Trouble Codes in the vehicle scan. The vehicle has absolutely no idea that the radar is pointed down and will never see an object such as a stopped vehicle or a person in front of it. It has effectively made the Automatic Emergency Braking system completely useless with no indication to the driver that it is not functioning.

There are many things that can cause your safety alert systems to function improperly or not at all. Most of the time, you will get no warning on your dashboard to indicate there is a problem.

If you suspect your vehicle may have an issue, or if you just want some reassurance that everything is working as it should, give us a call for a free consultation. Take the time to make sure the features you paid for are actually doing their job. 251-272-0848.