2007 Ford Escape SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT MY OFFICE AND "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" "SERVICE 4X4" AND ABS LIGHT ALL COME ON. IT APPEARS TO BE SPLIT TONE RING - A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IF YOU SEARCH WITH GOOGLE. *TR

ABS FAILURE, CAUSED BY BROKEN FRONT TONE RING REOCCURS IN OCTOBER 2011 (SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED) CAR NOW HAS ONLY 49029 MILES. *TT

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OCCURRED FOLLOWING SERVICE AT FORD DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED TO MECHANICS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT A BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

I KNEW I NEEDED TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE SO I TOOK THEM IN TO GET FIXED AT MEINEKE. AFTER THEY WERE FINISHED THEY TOOK IT FOR THE NORMAL TEST DRIVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CAME ON BUT THE LIGHT WASN'T COMING ON. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO FORD BECAUSE THEY CANT HANDLE ABS. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT LEFT TONE RING WAS CRACKED. I PAID ALMOST $350 FOR A $10 PIECE TO BE PUT ON. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND IT STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO PAY $100 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT TO TELL ME ITS THE SAME THING AGAIN. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE EXCITER RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CAR SKID AS I APPLY BRAKES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY AND CAR PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. WHEN CAN WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE ABS LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED 2 MORE TIMES. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER SENSOR. *LN

TL. THE CONTACT 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICE THE ABS AND SERVICE BRAKE WAS ON. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTICE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD BROKEN. THE DEALER NOR THE CONTACT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKE UNIT. THE CONTACT NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND STATED THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. JO

I HAVE A 2007 FORD ESCAPE WITH 33,000 MILES. BOTH ABS TONE RINGS ON THE FRONT AXLE HAVE CRACKED AND ARE AFFECTING THE ABS SYSTEM. I CALLED FORD AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A COVERED WARRANTY CLAIM. FORD GAVE ME A RUN AROUND. WHEN I GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM, I LOCATED NUMEROUS PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM (CRACKED TONE RINGS). THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE WHY THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES OF THIS ABS PART. *TR

NUMEROUS INTERMITTENT BRAKE/SYSTEM ISSUES. INCLUDING GRABBING DURING TRANSITION FROM REGENERATIVE TO NORMAL BRAKING DURING WET/FROZEN CONDITIONS(CAUSING POOR CONTROL/SLIDING ON SLIPPERY ROADS). FIRST DEALER, NO TROUBLE FOUND, SECOND DEALER REPLACED FRONT TONE RING, DID NOT CORRECT, TOLD TO WAIT MAYBE A BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED. DEALER RETAINED PART. INTERMITTENT BRAKE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL/4X4 WARNING MESSAGES (VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO ACCELERATE DURING FAILURE AND OR UNEXPECTEDLY JUMP SIDE TO SIDE DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION). DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTATION SENSOR. DEALER RETAINED PART CLUNKING, LURCHING AND LOSS OF BRAKING DURING TRANSITION FROM REGENERATIVE TO NORMAL BRAKING (CAUSES DRIVER TO DEPRESS PEDAL HARDER THEN WHEN BRAKING RESTORES VEHICLE STOPS ABRUPTLY). NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *TR

BRAKES SERVICED ON 07/12/10 CERTIFIED OK. ABS LIGHT ON 07/21/10. SHEEHY FORD; SPRINGFIELD, VA SERVICE MANAGER STATES, "NOT OUR FAULT YOUR FAULT!" SUV HAS EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY AND VIP MEMBER. BRAKES CERTIFIED AS SAFE ARE UNSAFE. *TR

2007 FORD ESCAPE 4WD FRONT ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE TONE RING ON MY ESCAPE BROKE ON MY VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. MY BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY COMMON, A TONE RING FAILURE. I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S. WE DRIVE THIS CAR A LONG WAY TO WORK. THERE ARE SO MANY REPAIRS TO THIS 'PROBLEM' THAT I BELIEVE IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AS I NOW HAVE NO BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON AND OFF AT RANDOM... MECHANIC DISCOVERED FAULTY LEFT FRONT TONE RING, WHICH IS CRACKED ON FRONT DRIVE AXLE. APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE INCURRED.

FULL BRAKE FAILURE ON A BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. BRAKES FAILED AT 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK. DEALER FOUND AND FIXED A "COMPUTER" SYSTEM DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL COMPLETELY. SCATTERED SIMILAR REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ON THE FORD ESCAPE. IF IT HADN'T BEEN SIX AM ON A QUIET STREET I WOULD HAVE CRASHED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER WHATSOEVER. BRAKE LIGHT WARNING DID FLASH.*TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, MY FAMILY AND I WE'RE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNTIL TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. MY WIFE SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES IN OUR 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND WE CAME TO A STOP. HOWEVER, FOLLOWING THAT STOP, THE BRAKES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. WE HAD MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE ONLY FACTOR THAT LED TO THE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTING AND USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THANKFUL WE WERE SAFE, BUT FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT MORNING TO HAVE A SERVICE LIGHT AND WEAK BRAKING POWER INVESTIGATED. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE SERVICE LIGHT COULD BE A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION (TO BE REMEDIED BY A "RE BOOT" OF THE SYSTEM) OR A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. HE ASSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. IN THE END, BOTH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE INCIDENT ON I-95. *TR CONSUMER STATED HE GOT RID OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE. UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY DID NOT WORK WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. ABS LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHTS CAME ON AND SERVICE BRAKE WARNING. DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINE THAT HCU(HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT) AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKING FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $85. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 14,000.

I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING, AND DROVE UP MY STREET AS I NORMALLY DO ON DRY, CLEAR PAVEMENT, HITTING NO BUMPS OR POTHOLES. AS I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AND PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY 4WD LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I NOW KNOW THIS AS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 DAYS NOW, EVERY TIME I HIT THE BRAKES IN MY FORD ESCAPE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A CRACKED TONE RING BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THAT IT IS A MINIMUM OF $400.00 TO FIX. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! AND WITH LOW MILEAGE AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. I AM AT 52,000 ON MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE (WITH THIS BEING 90% HIGHWAY MILES) THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM APPALLED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS YET!!!! PLEASE HELP US IN ALLOWING A RECALL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IM GOING TO AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. : ( THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO ME AND MY BOYS! *TR

LEFT FRONT "TONE RING" FAILED AND LOCKED OUT THE BRAKES. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2007 IS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW FOR THE FIFTH TIME WITH MAJOR ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS WEEKEND WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. SHE IS DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE AND WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET RID OF IT. HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BRAKE ISSUES THIS YEAR: 1. AT 17,760 MILES 2/1/08 THE "SERVICE BRAKES" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. BORGMAN FORD CHECKED SYSTEM AND SAID FUSE #1 WAS BLOWN. NO OTHER FAULTS WERE FOUND. 2. AT 17,771 MILES 2/1/08 MILES "SERVICE BRAKES" LIGHT ON AGAIN. DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ABS MODULE WAS BLOWING FUSES SO THE BRAKE CONTROL ASSY, SOLENOID VALVE BLOCK/HCU WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR 6 DAYS. 3. AT 23,539 8/4/08 MESSAGE CENTER READS "LOW BRAKE FLUID". DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED THE BRAKES. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR 5 DAYS. 4. AT 23,713 8/11/08 MY WIFE BROUGHT IN BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE ABS PUMP. DEALER BLED THE BRAKES..STILL NOISY; REPLACED HCU BLED BRAKES AGAIN..OUT OF SERVICE 9 DAYS. 5. AT 26,059 10/19/08 VIOLENT SHAKING WHILE ON FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDING THE CAR IN FRONT. BACK TO DEALER. DIAGNOSIS WAS "DELAYED BRAKING (EUPHEMISM FOR ALMOST HITTING SOMEONE), ABS & TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON. DEALER PULLED THE RIGHT FRONT HALFSHAFT AND REPLACED BROKEN TONE RING. FORD CUSTOMER CARE SAID TO CALL THEM WHEN IT FAILS AGAIN BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER. *TR UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES PER HOUR BOTH BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON - THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED THE BRAKES, I HAD NONE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RE-STARTED IT AND THE BRAKES WORKED. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHO HAD THE VEHICLE FROM A FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID VALVE BLOCK. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FROM RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER ESCAPE HEVS HAVE ALSO HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES -THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER. THEY TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IN 2-5 DAYS. NO ONE CONTACTED ME AND AFTER 8 DAYS I CALLED THEM BACK. THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE: I DON'T FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE AND I FEEL THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN EITHER THE VEHICLE OR FORD. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED, AND HE HAD TO DRIVE INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. *AK UPDATED 2/22/2007- THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE MODULE FAILED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER. THE RIGHT BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. ON THE 2ND VISIT, THE MASTER COMPUTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ON THE 3RD VISIT, ALL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING 22 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME. ALL SENSORS, MASTER CYLINDER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKES STILL FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK