Ford Escape Hybrid warning lights comes on

Filed Dec 15, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · NY

Several symptoms occur: Car goes into deep sleep mode after an hour sitting idle. Car fails to start, with all warning lights active on dashboard. Dome lights don't turn on and remote features not allowed due to low battery. This is related to non-AGM 12V batteries being installed in the 2020, 2022, and 2023 Hybrid Escape. 2021's have the AGM battery and there are no problems reported on the forums regarding this issue for that model year. This is a serious safety concern as the winters get colder, and engines not starting on a brand new vehicle is a matter of life and death. Please investigate this issue, as Ford dealers claim there is noting wrong, and they refuse to install the AGM batteries. A TSB is needed to resolve this problem for all customers. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Feb 27, 2017 · Brakes · 113,500 miles · NH

"check brakes" and "ABS" lights came on, then "regenerative brake system disabled" illuminated, warning sounded. Took car for repair. Mechanic performed diagnostic, then bled all 4 brake systems. Lights went off and brakes worked. Several days later, same lights came on and warning bell sounded. Brakes were almost completely inoperable. Returned car to mechanic. Inspected, then told it might need regenerative brake system replacement. Warning lights were off, but illuminated again a couple of hours later (02/22/17) took car to autofair ford, manchester, nh.where brakes failed while entering dealership at 15 MPH. They kept car overnight, spent 4 hours labor, bled brakes, and said car was fixed (charged $280). Couple hours later all lights illuminated, warning bell sounded and lost almost all braking capacity while on highway 93 south heading south towards boston. Called ford and they told me that car needed new regenerative braking system and computer module. Cost of equipment alone was quoted at approx. $6000 without labor. Am in the process of trading the car. Without functional brakes, car is virtually worthless. When brakes were depressed to the floor at low speeds, brakes did not stop car; vehicle coasted to a stop. In short, 2008 ford escape hybrid suffered catastrophic brake failure.

Filed Aug 7, 2016 · Brakes · 78,600 miles · FL

Brakes stopped working, dash lit up like a christmas tree.

Filed Sep 11, 2014 · Brakes · 107,000 miles · OH

After being parked for several hours and upon returning to and starting the vehicle, I found several lights on the dash illuminated, including the ABS light, traction control light, the service wrench & check brakes. I was also receiving a message advising the regen brakes were inactive & to check brake system. I had the vehicle towed to our local mechanic and following his check he advised the he could not find anything wrong with them & due to the hybrid nature of the vehicle, he was unable to diagnose the problem. I then carefully drove the vehicle home and took it to a local ford dealership yesterday. I was just informed by the dealer that the hcu on the vehicle had gone bad and repairs were going to be $5,000. As you might imagine, this is an extravagant amount of money to have to put into a seven year old vehicle that only cost $34,000 brand new. The part alone is $4,000 according to the dealer. I am now forced to either have this repair done or trade the vehicle in on another ford. Based on my experience with this current vehicle, I am not overjoyed at the prospect of owning another ford product. I researched the internet and found hundreds of cases where this part has gone bad and I feel it is time these vehicles get recalled before somebody gets severely injured or killed. This is obviously a safety issue and while we were lucky enough to have it happen while the vehicle was parked, this defective part has or will likely cause someone serious injury or loss of life. The federal safety agency needs to address this and ford needs to admit their error and defect.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Brakes, Transmission · 112,112 miles · CA

Driving down a major blvd. 4 lights turned on simultaneously, brake, ABS, traction control and the "wrench" icon indicating a major failure. Brake pedal went to the floor and I experienced an 80% loss of braking power narrowly avoiding a collision with cars stopped in front of me. Lights remained on and brakes were severely compromised as I limped to the nearest repair shop with very little braking ability. Turned the car off. When I restarted the car all systems were operational and all lights were off. Drove the car to a ford dealer the following day for evaluation. Dealer diagnosed a compromised battery as the source of failure and replaced the battery. Dealer service rep denied this problem had anything to do with hydraulic control unit as other reports mention with the exact same symptoms on your site, as well denied problems with the master cylinder or regenerative braking system. The battery didn't explain the problem to me, why then did the car continue to drive normally for a while following the failure before the battery was replaced? Even if this is the problem, no battery light indicated a problem prior to failure. Am I to expect brake failure to be what announces my battery might be in need of replacement? No fail safe mechanism appears to be in place on this vehicle. Treacherous. I'll likely sell the car as I don't want my less experienced 16 yr old to be confronted with this issue. I was lucky to have left plenty of following distance, without which I most certainly would have become the victim of an accident.

Filed Oct 7, 2013 · Brakes · 63,400 miles · GA

Driving down hill on dry pavement at 35mph. Gentle braking for red traffic light. Everything normal until slowed nearly to a stop. Then a sudden loss of braking effect requiring extreme pressure on brake. Simultaneous with the loss of braking a clunking sound was heard and several warning lights came on including brake, ABS, & traction lights. Drove to a safe location with the warning lights still on and the brakes requiring markedly more force to apply. Engine never stalled. Once parked I turned off the car and removed the key. When I restarted the car all the lights went out and the brakes behaved normally. Drove the car to nearest dealer. They found no codes and could find nothing wrong. Called national service number and was assigned case # [xxx]. Almost hit car ahead of me. Now I am afraid to operate vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 2, 2013 · Brakes · 25,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the check brakes, ABS and traction control warning lamps illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 25,000. Updated 11/15/13*cn the consumer stated on three occasions, the brake became very soft and all the warning lights illuminated. Updated 12/3/13 the consumer experienced a fourth brake failure. The dealer stated it would cost $3,600 to replace the hydraulic brake system. Updated 09/17/14 after inspecting the vehicle, the dealer determined the problem was the brake pressure switch. It was replaced at a cost of $670. Updated 10/28/14

Filed Jun 20, 2013 · Brakes · 15,000 miles · OH

After starting the car and backing out of my garage the brakes do not work. All of the warning lights come on saying check brakes. There are no codes when evaluated by the dealership. If the car is turned off and then on, the brakes work and the warning lights go off. This week, I was notified by the dealership that the brakes fail because I am stepping on the brake before starting the car. They say this results in bleeding pressure from the brakes which may result in the brakes failing. The solution, according to them, is to not step on the brakes before starting the car. They claim this is normal. I have spoken to the ford service line and they have reiterated that there is nothing wrong with my car and that this is normal. I have been told by several people in the service department at my dealership, that there have been similar complaints by others. I am concerned that since it is normal (and necessary in several makes of cars eg. Toyota, mercedes and bmw) to have to step on the brake in order to start the car, that people could be injured since ford considers this "normal". The owners manual does not say that one should not step on the brakes before starting the car. The brake failure incidents have occurred approximately 7 times over the past 9 months. It did occur once when going forward.

Filed Dec 26, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 55,000 miles · MI

Without warning, the engine and motor stopped upon accelerating after right turn, with warning message and many lights displayed. After rolling to a stop at the side of the road, and waiting 5 to 10 minutes, the car started and drove normally. This has occurred a number of times since then, on surface streets and expressways. The loss of power is accompanied by loss of power steering, of course, and creates a dangerous situation.

Filed Oct 18, 2010 · Electrical · 52,600 miles · TN

This incident occurred 10/8/10 in a 2008 ford escape hybrid with approximately 53,000 miles on it. Departed cordova, tn on a weekend trip to talladega, al and chattanooga, tn. Drove steadily for 3 - 4 hours at 65 - 70 MPH and stopped for dinner in birmingham, al for approximately 1 hour. Resumed trip and in about 15 minutes, at around 8:30 pm on an unlit stretch of I-20 at approximately mile marker 135 west of birmingham while traveling at 70 MPH the master vehicle electrical hazard warning light (red triangle) came on, the informational display showed "stop safely now", and the accelerator became unresponsive. All the lights remained on, steering appeared normal, and brakes functioned normally. We were basically coasting in 70 MPH traffic trying to cross 3 lanes to get off the road. Maneuvered to the right shoulder, turned the vehicle off with flashers going. After about a minute composing myself, decided to try to restart the vehicle. It restarted with no warning lights or messages and all systems appeared to function normally. Drove the vehicle approximately 500 miles without further incident until I could take the vehicle to my dealership. They retrieved codes p1a0d and p0a3e and said they heard a loud high pitched noise from the electronics cooling pump motor which they replaced. We feel extremely fortunate that we were able to somehow get safely off the roadway without causing or being involved in an accident. We were also lucky that the fault did not occur after mile marker 147 because, due to construction that went to mile marker 155, there was no way to pull out of the traffic flow at all.