Ford Escape Hybrid brake failure problems

Filed Dec 1, 2022 · Brakes, Engine · MO · crash

On November 12, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. an incident occurred with my 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid in Columbia, MO. As I was parking in the Forum Theater parking lot, the engine surged and I had no brakes. I was at a dead stop and when I released the brake to move into a parking slot, the engine surged abruptly. When I applied the brakes, the pedal went clear to the floor with no braking occurring. I absolutely did not hit the wrong peddle causing this surging of power. As a result, the Escape jumped a curb and ran into a tree doing $14,000 damage. The airbags did not deploy nor did the seatbelts lock with the result of my granddaughters and I being thrust sharply forward. Currently the dealer, Moberly Motor Company has no plans to notify Ford of this incident. The $14,000 repair bill is being borne by my insurance, Shelter Insurance. I have written Ford Consumer Relations but to date I have not had a response. My granddaughters and I were blessed that we were not physically injured seriously. However, we are all three having emotional/mental issues from the wreck. The only warning I had was the brakes squealed when I backed out of a parking place prior to the event. The vehicle is currently at Moberly Motor Company in Moberly, MO awaiting parts for repair.

Filed Sep 8, 2021 · Brakes · NJ

On quite a few occasions, while braking down hill, it felt like I lost all brakes, despite pedal feel remaining steady. It literally felt like sliding on ice. Most recently, I recently experienced it on a hill where regenerative brakes would normally decelerate vehicle. It felt like the brakes gave out in the middle of the hill. Thankfully had no one in front of me so I was able to pump brakes and barely got vehicle to stop safely. Then waited a few minutes - the brakes resumed normal operation. Spoke with the dealer and they advised no knowledge of any such issue, and suggested I drop the car off so they could try to replicate the issue. Not eager to have my wife drive the car, as this could lead to a serious accident. Can clearly see from blogs and FB page on this vehicle that others have experienced the same - really thought I was alone on this.

Filed Oct 17, 2019 · Brakes · 155,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased a month ago and the ABS and brake warning indicators illuminated. The contact noticed that the brakes were not functioning and only operated at 40% capacity. The contact stated that the brake lights would turn on and off and the brake failure occurred intermittently. The manufacturer provided a case number and advised the contact to call the federal safety agency. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Jun 21, 2019 · Acceleration · 162,330 miles · OK

The vehicle won't stop. The regen brake disabled light, brake light and check engine light comes on. No brakes at all

Filed Jun 13, 2019 · Brakes · 118,000 miles · MD · crash

Regen brakes disabled malfunction, leads to loss of braking without warning. Many many other escape hybrid owners have filed similar complaints . Please do a google search to verify the extent of this problem. This needs to be investigated and addressed promptly before more people are hurt or killed.

Filed Jun 7, 2019 · Brakes · 75,000 miles · IA

Driving at 35mph ABS light came on then check brakes followed by brake regen disengaged. This created no stopping of vehicle and running through stop light. Fortunately, there were no vehicles coming from other directions. Still no brakes and appears to be a known issue by public and ford.

Filed May 31, 2019 · Brakes · 116,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape hybrid. While driving 35 MPH, the brakes failed. The contact had to engage the parking brake to stop the vehicle. Also, the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jerry's ford alexandria (6510 little river turnpike, alexandria, va 22312, (703) 256-5000), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 116,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed May 24, 2019 · Brakes · 111,000 miles · KY

Driving my car and the ABS and brake warning light came on and brakes failed to work properly. Paul miller ford of lexington ky.said I needed to replace ncu and master cylinder at a cost of $9000. There has been numerous complaints I've discovered after researching this problem. The car is still at the dealer so I don't have paper work yet.

Filed Jan 29, 2019 · Brakes · NY

While coming up to a stop sign the brakes stopped working. Luckily there were no cars in front of me as the car continued to roll pass the stop sign. Flooring the brakes caused the car to slow down slowly. I ended up pulling over immediately, turning off the vehicle and inspecting the vehicle. I saw no clear indication of anything being wrong. When I turned back on the vehicle everything was fine, until the same thing happened the next day. I took the car to a few car shops but no one could find anything wrong with it. The car was even taken for a test drive by the mechanic but performed with no problems. One of the shops recommended I replace the master cylinder or the hydraulic control unit but could not guarantee the problem would never occur again. I don't feel comfortable paying so much for a non guaranteed job so unfortunately I am still driving the vehicle and the brakes continues to stop working at random times.

Filed Jan 3, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 45 miles · FL

The ABS control module. Noticed many complaints. Had 1700 dollars of work to fix the issue and the brakes went out on me yesterday. Three weeks after the work. The ABS and brake light came on again and the brakes failed on hwy 19 fl. Pulled over ,turned the car off like what I read online about this type a vehicle, started up and the brakes were back' took it home and parked it. When is ford going to put a recall on this, when someone dies.of course had I known about this defect I would have never purchased it. I have only had it for a little over a month and it has low mileage..