Several times in the past while turning the corner the car killed. Hit brakes hard to avoid rear-end collision. The car accelerated, causing me to once again hit the brakes.
2003 Ford Escape brakes complaints
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Vehicle was stopped with engine running transmission in d with foot on brake. Brake pedal unexpectedly pushed to floor and vehicle moved forward. The problem was the right rear rubber brake hose burst. Not yet repaired.
Ford escape 2003 while parked caught fire in braking area spread to speed control electrical harness.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked overnight, it erupted into flames along the left front hood area without warning. Bystanders extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. There was moderate fire damage. The police were not alerted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined the hydraulic control unit of the brakes shorted out and caused the fire. The manufacturer was alerted.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was being serviced at the dealer, it determined the rotors were worn and needed to be replaced. There was no prior warning indicator of a brake problem.
When the vehicle has been sitting for two days or more, the vehicle would make loud graining noise when applying the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer clean the excessive rust build up and informed the consumer that was the normal characteristic of that vehicle. The dealer instructed the consumer to put the vehicle in reverse and applied the brakes several times that would help removed the excessive rust build up.
The consumer had the brakes checked and was told the brake pads separated, and that was why she was not able to slow down the vehicle. The parking brakes froze once the brakes were on and the consumer was unable to release the brakes without getting under the vehicle to pull the cable. *ak
The consumer is experiencing problems with the brakes. The brakes were completely hardened. The vehicle has been driven over mountainous terrain and the brakes burn out very quickly driving under these mountainous conditions. Owner has contacted the dealer and has had the pads and rotors replaced. Provide further details.
While on a return long distance road trip my ABS dash light came on and remained on. After stopping and restarting the vehicle the light did not return until farther down the road. I contacted the dealership the following day made an appointment and they determined that a speed sensor had gone bad.
Ford escape xlt 2003 rake pads worn to less than 4 MPH and rotors worn to .910 at 15,153 miles. I consider this excessive wear.
Complete failure of brakes - pads and rotors - with only 19,000 miles on vehicle. Replaced at my cost - zero acceptance of responsibility from ford. Service advisor said it is a common problem with original ford brakes - replacements generally last longer.
While driving the left rear tire tread separated and the tire blew out. The driver was able to drive the vehicle off the road. The tire was original equipment (tire size p235.70r16) . Dealer notified and informed consumer that the cause was undetermined. The vehicle brakes and rotors failed which caused noise while braking. *ak
There was a groaning noise coming from the brakes, when the vehicle was at a complete stop but idling. There was also a burning smell coming from the air vents. Upon inspection of the vehicle by the dealership the steering pump and pressure line had ruptured. The dealership indicated it was caused by the power steering fluid being contaminated. *ak *scc
While driving at 50/55 MPH vehicle died out without warning. This resulted in loss of power steering and brakes.the cost for repairs were $114.21. *ak
3 weeks after buying vehicle it started making noise when applying brakes. Dealer stated that was normal for a new car.
I have a 2003 ford escape. On april 17, 2003 I took my vehicle into the ford dealership in vacaville with a complaint about the brakes making a grinding noise (25,503 miles). They told me that they could not duplicate the noise and checked the front brakes. They claimed to have measured the brake pads at above 5mm of pad remaining. The noise continued. I took the vehicle back to the dealership on june 27, 2003 (28,720 miles). This time they heard the noise as well as a bearing noise. They measured the brakes at 3mm and told me that the rotors may be warped. I left the vehicle for the bearing repair and received a phone message (on my answering machine) that they re-measured that brake pads and found them to be 2mm not 3mm. They didn't mention anything about the rotors. I asked about the excessive wear of the brake pads and they said that it was normal wear. They told me that they could do nothing about the pads or the rotors. I called my brother-in-law that works for ford and told him about my experience. He made some phone calls and found out from one of ford's engineers that they have problems with brake wear (both pads and rotors) on the escape and the ford focus. Today (30,270 miles) I took my escape to midas and had a brake inspection. The midas employee said that the rotors are worn down below specs and need to be replaced. He also said that the rotors should not wear that quickly. As to the pads he said that it was normal wear because they are ceramic pads. I went to the ford dealership in vacaville with this information. They told me that there was nothing that ford could do for me about the brake rotors. The individual told me that ford uses soft aluminum rotors on both the escape and the focus and they wear out very quickly. My concern for ford is that if they use substandard equipment and do not seem to be concerned, are they not opening themselves up to a law suit if their "soft rotors" fail and cause an accident.
The brake and accelerator pedal was designed to close together, which caused consumer to press the accelerator when the brake was being applied.*jb
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