Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving 35 MPH, "the check brake system" and "regen brake disable" indicators illuminated. A dealer and the manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 139,000.
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes complaints
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With frequent breaking I get break lights warning sign/sound and occasional ABS sign/sound. If that occurs, my breaks sink to the floor needing an extra effort to stop the car. Upon turning the engine off and then on, the problem disappears. However the light come again during a frequent breaking in a rush hour traffic. This situation become quite scary and I am afraid of loosing control of the vbehicle and cause an accident. On perusing thru the internet, I fount that many other owners of escape hybrid 2005 on experience the same problems and are advised to change the master cylinder and hydraulic control unit with a cost in excess o $7000.00. That the estimate given to me an many other escape hybrid owners. There needs to be a recall on this issues before people start dying, just from the driver's panic reaction alone. Ford co. So far refuses to issue a recall or address this problem from the top management. Since my invoice includes personal information, I suggest you contact len stoler ford directly
Brake light with ABS light come on the dash and loose the brake and vehicle becomes too dangerous to drive .
Complete brake failure while traveling at 50+ MPH on an populated road. Had to stop using emergency brake and driving on the divider. Brake loss was due to a failed master brake cylinder and hydolic control unit. Similar if not identical to technical service bulletin, tsb 05-8-5 (august 5, 2005) (the federal safety agency id #10017553)
Takata recall my brake light is on
Brake failure ABS module
Vehicle lost all brakes was told it is a issue with a valve in the hybrid brake system which cost over 5 grand to fix through ford.
My ford escape hybrid 2008 brakes failed on may 14, 2018 nearly causing a head-on collision. The pedal went completely to the floor after my ABS light & parking brake lights were illuminated on the dash, it also displayed "check brake system" as well as "regen brakes disengaged". I purchased the vehicle in november of 2017 from a used car dealer. It was immediately brought to them where they attempted to scan for any codes but instructed me to take to ford where it could be properly scanned. I had an appointment on 5/17 for the ABS codes to be scanned where they found two codes: left front brake pressure & a faulty hydraulic control unit. They stated that this part has been failing among the hybrid vehicles and ford has issued a 'special service message' regarding these parts as it is nearly $6,000 to replace with no guarantee of it working. The fact that ford has not issued a recall for this dangerous faulty part with evidence all across the internet and various other sources I have researched. I have made my state's attorney general (ct),the ford motor company, local news stations, bbb all aware of the issue in hopes that something will change ford motor companies mind in avoiding any other near accidents or even deaths to occur. Please contact me if any other materials are needed. I will pursue all appropriate avenues until ford initiates a recall. Thank you very much. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While operating the vehicle ,the "check brake system and re-gen brake disable" message displayed. In addition, a grinding noise was heard when depressing the brake pedal, and the braking distance was extended when attempting to stop. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 135,823.
I recently purchased a used 2008 ford escape hybrid with 112k miles from a large dealership. The vehicle had an inspection done at the dealership and one done by an independent mechanic. No codes or signs of brake failure were apparent. Within the first week, with less than 25 additional miles on the vehicle, while driving on a city street in normal conditions, the 'braking system failure' light came on and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The "regenerative braking system failure" light came on, the ABS brake light came on. Fortunately there was no serious accident and no collisions, we were able to slowly get the car to our home. The next day the brakes then functioned properly and no light was being displayed. I called the dealership regarding paperwork and informed the salesman of the situation and told him if it happened again I would take it in and have it checked. Well ' it happened again on april 26th, while driving down a city street. This time we were barely able to come to a stop before running through a stop sign. No accidents occurred. I brought it into an independent mechanic and they diagnosed it as a full hydraulic brake system failure (the hydraulic control unit) ' for an estimated repair cost of $5800.00. It is obviously a serious safety issue if the brakes randomly stop working. I guess it will take a loss of life and lawsuit before the federal safety agency will do something. By the federal safety agency's own words : a recall is issued when a manufacturer or the federal safety agency determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards. Most decisions to conduct a recall and remedy a safety defect are made voluntarily by manufacturers prior to any involvement by the federal safety agency.". Legally, what is happening with this vehicle meets your own statement.
While driving, the brake light and the ABS light came on along with two messages "regen brakes disabled" and "check brake system". Car brakes very hesitantly which I consider to be extremly dangerous. Took it to local ford dealer. He read codes 1478, 1480 and u2023. Quoted me that I need the ABS module replaced at usd 5,537.00 plus tax. This is above the kbb value of the car. Investigating on the net there is easily hundreds of the samecomplaint of people loosing their car as it is beyond economical repair. On top, I think I only got lucky that the failure did not happen while driving and needing brakes in an emergency situation. Please look into this safety issue. Thanks.
Abs light goes on, brake regen goes on causing the vehicle not to stop. Severe safety issue which there is no know recall by ford for. $5000 dollar fix to replace the hcu. Went to stop at a red light and almost caused an accident.
Vehicle ABS reg/brake warning light came on with 100,000 miles on it. Vehicle's brakes were working on a limited basis, unsafe to drive. The vehicle's braking ability was eratic and did not stop at multiple intersections. The part that failed according to codes was a hydraulic brake control unit that cost about $5000 if using a new oem part. Had car repaired at dealership using a part with all matching numbers that was rebuilt, but the dealership would not warranty the repair. Proceeded anyway, brakes functioned properly for about one week. This issue has returned and the codes indicate it needs a new hcu, again. The car failed to stop at a red light but avoided an accident. The car can not be driven at this time. Research shows this is a common failure of this make and model.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to engage. The contact stated that the regenerative braking system disabled warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic control unit was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist because the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.
It's say regan brakes disabled system and now my brakes is burning before I pulled off the light came on. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving unknown speeds, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle came to a stop and the check ABS indicator illuminated during the failure. The contact stated that the failure occurred twice. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 145268. The failure mileage was 103,300.
Ive had reoccurring issues with my brakes ,ABS system , power train , steering column starter. Over the course of three years and it seem like the problems keep coming up . The only close call I remembers is coming home from work . Making a turn on to a street, then all of a sudden my power steering went out completely. I could have crashed if a huge curb wasnt there .
The computer checks the brakes upon start and the computer is falsely detecting an error with the hydraulic brake pump periodically. It can occur 1 in every 50 starts to sometime 5 attempts in every 1 good start. The computer if it sees an error will disable the regenerative brakes and the vehicle will brake significantly slower and less efficiently when in error mode. The computer glitch requires a total replacement and must be reprogrammed at the dealer at a cost of $4 to $5 thousand. Based on the thousands I see online with the same issue and nature of issue (brakes and safety), I am surprised to see a recall has not been mandated. The cost is beyond reasonable and I am left with driving an unsafe car.
Vehicle ABS reg/brake warning light came on. Vehicles brakes are working on a limited basis, unsafe to drive. Appears front brakes are not working.this occurred while driving a highway speeds. The part that has failed is a hydraulic brake control that cost about $5000.00 (per dealer quote). Car can not be driven at this time.
My problem with this vehicles brakes is similar to other complaints I have seen on this forum. Sometimes I have no problem with the brakes, but about half the time after staring the car the ABS light comes on allong with regen brakes not working and to get the vehicle to stop requires stomping break pedal to the floor. When it first happened it almost caused me to roll past a stop sign and into on coming traffic. It is obviously a serious safety issue if the brakes randomly stop working. The repair shop of course could not duplicate the problem as the brakes were working fine then. Most likely though, the culprit is in the hydraulic braking system, hence the 'regen braking' note that comes on.
Brake system failure. Abs and red brake lights came on while driving and almost caused a serious accident. An inexperienced driver would've crashed.
Abs light came on and dash said regen brakes disabled. There was no power brakes and car had a very hard time stopping and narrowly missed hitting the car in front of me. Took it to a shop and it needs ABS pump which costs over $7000 to replace.
He hydraulic control unit failed on my vehicle. This seems to be an issue that has arisen with a great deal of owners of ford escape hybrids over the last several years. I had to have the entire hcu system replaced at a ford dealership service department. As it was not covered by warranty, nor considered by the company to be an issue deserving of a recall, I had to pay out of pocket for the entire thing, which totaled $4,863.00 (and it took five days to get the work completed). I also had to pay to rent a car for the several days it took to get the part and perform the work, which was another $200.00. Due to the high cost of this repair and the frequency with which it is affecting consumers, I believe that this issue should become a recall and people should be reimbursed for the repairs they have had to make.
I am the original owner of this car and this is the third time my ABS brakes have failed. I don't know the technical reason but my car does not stop properly in nine years the braking system should not fail three times.
This is my daughters car she got bought for her 18 birthday. Not a year later and the whole ABS system needs to be replaced for 5 grand and now the trade in value is worth 2200. The brakes fail. 10 years old and 5 grand to fix. Tons of same stories of the same year on the net. I don't know how many people have died but I'm am sure someone will cause of this terribly designed system. Now my daughter will be forced to go in debt at 18. This should be a recall. Not because I'm an educated dumby, not because I pay my taxes every year and went above and beyond. Because this is a safety issue. No way you have not received any complaints about this. I thought it was a joke. So this company manufactures vehicles that will have to be fixed before normal wear and tear destroys something and I guess a quota of dead people has to be met by failing brakes before taking it serious or I have to or my daughter just starting out in life has to go in debt more because we allow corporations to pull a pyramid scheme with vehicles. I'm not sure why I have to wonder why a recall has not been called on these vehicles with this hydraulic breaking system that has thus many complaints. Maybe we should check how many people were forced thru ford or other dealerships to fix this exact problem. Then there will be the evidence of deceptive manufacturing and advertising to generate cash flow. We know the brakes will fail and the engine and everything else will still be strong and it looks nice but they will be forced to go in debt to fix it cause anyone that owns this will only have one car typically. Scam using safety and life as leverage. Exactly what happens, brakes fail, every time coming to a stop from any speed. Have to stand on them to stop. My daughter is working and going to school full time. What an american rip off.
Pending failure of the hydraulic brake control unit. Abs, check engine and service brake lights would come on and go off. When lights are on the vehicle is more difficult to stop. Reading other's posts online, this seems to be an issue that happens often. Vehicle is unsafe to drive once failure is present. Only way to fix is with a $4,500 part that you have to get new from ford....
Loss of brake function while driving. Abs warning light illuminates during driving. Warning message "check brake system" warning message "regen braking disabled" at times need to press brake very hard just to have the vehicle slowly roll to a stop. Occasionally, the parking brake light is illuminated and almost feels like it is partially engaged, even though I did not depress the parking brake pedal. I've researched on the internet and there are hundreds of complaints about this same exact problem - many on the 2008 escape hybrid itself, but many on other escape years as well. Ford denies this as a problem. I spoke to both my dealer and ford corporation - they say they haven't heard about any braking problems on the escape hybrids -they lie through their teeth. Maybe the federal safety agency can make them own up to their problem before someone really gets hurt - or worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. While driving 70 MPH, the hydraulic brakes failed to work without warning. The contact was able to drive slowly to the independent mechanic a mile away (arnolds oil company, 466 old us rte 52, new richmond, oh 45157) where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer (beechmont ford, 600 ohio pike, cincinnati, oh 45245, (513) 752-6611) stated that there were no recalls. The manufacturer was contacted at 800‑392‑3673 and advised the contact to call the federal safety agency. A case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available. ...updated 10/19/17 *bf updated 10/27/2017
The ABS and brake lights come on and the brake regeneration disabled is displayed on dash. When this happens there is a loss of braking power. This happens when driving. When I researched this I found this is a common problem. It calls for the ecu to be replaced and the repair is $5,000. Ford needs to recall and replace this part as it is a safety concern due to brake failure.
While approaching an intersection at 45mph with a stop signal brake pedal went to the floor with little to no braking effect. Got stopped in the middle of intersection without hitting anything or being hit. Yellow ABS and red brake lights illuminated. Ford dealership reports that vehicle needs new hbcu @ $5000. Multiple car forums with same exact issue. So far no one killed and ford will not admit any problems or try to satisfy customers with a fix. I have now reached out to you for help and make this issue a matter of documentation with the nhstb. Please get involved before this gets ugly.
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