2006 Ford Escape: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Dec 30, 2022 · Brakes, Suspension · KY

About a week after i bought this car and i bought it used but the abs light came on i took it to have it check out and was told the complete suspendtion system front and back was shot and that it all had to be fix i don't have the money for that i am a disabled veteran and i am scraping by as it is

Filed Oct 30, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 140,000 miles · MI

Abs failure. The car brakes may at times lock-up without notice. Transmission failure: the transmission acts as if it's in neutral when in both forward gear or reverse. Transmission appears to be in good repair but this issue persist. This issue appears to occur from a beginning acceleration such as putting car in reverse and accelerating or putting car in drive and accelerating. This also happens when you may be stopped at a traffic light and attempt to proceed only to have the car act as if it's in neutral. This slipping in and out of gear issue seems to only happen from a take off speed.

Filed Oct 7, 2020 · Brakes · 246,000 miles · VA

While driving at lower speeds and city speeds, ABS light come on with service brake system message appears while driving and turning. Braking is tough and barely stops even with hard foot pressure on pedal. This is an ongoing problem that intermittently happens. Once you let the car sit for awhile (since you are scared of driving it), the braking system resets and problem is not seen for months...until it occurs again. Inquiries to ford about problem estimate the cost of replacing cylinder, hcu, and bleeding brakes far exceeds the value of vehicle. Annoying as this brake problem was identified as a weakness of this car's braking system as far back as 2005! Why does ford not recall and fix a known problem in a timely manner? May have to scrap an otherwise excellent working vehicle because it is unsafe to drive and unsafe to fellow drivers since it may not reliably stop.

Filed Feb 24, 2020 · Brakes · 245,000 miles · VA

Sudden reduced braking capacity while driving. Check ABS light comes on. One has to push completely down on brakes to get vehicle to stop. Wait for 5-10 minutes, system resets and you can continue to drive until at some day and time the same conditions reoccur. Research on issue indicates the hcu maybe failing but price to replace exceeds the worth of the vehicle. Use of vehicle is now limited due to unpredictable ability to stop car while in motion.

Filed Sep 27, 2019 · Brakes · 107,405 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. While driving 45 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the service brake system warning indicator illuminated. The brake pedal traveled to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The contact powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was later taken to hertrich ford lincoln (1427 bay rd, milford, de 19963, (302) 725-0031) where it was diagnosed that the ABS hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 107,405.

Filed May 7, 2018 · Electrical · 124,100 miles · VA

The problem that we are having has to do with the car just shutting off and losing power, mainly on the interstate. We started having the problem back in june of 17 when my wife broke down in fayetteville nc on her way to south carolina and had it towed to the nearest aaa service center. They couldn't find anything wrong but said she need a new battery. Fast forward to may 6 2018, not quite 11 months since the first time this has happened. Same thing, the ABS warning light comes on, dash cluster shuts down, no radio or A/C, then the vehicle starts losing power and slowing down until there is no power at all. Everything we have read points to a problem the alternator. Every post we have read, around 40, says the same thing. Ford needs to recall all ford escapes to fix this problem. Someone is going to be killed because of their vehicles losing power and getting hit from behind my a tractor trailer. Please investigate this issue before something like that happens. Or ford can replace the vehicle with a new one. Some posts don't even have that warning like we did, they said it just shut down for no reason. I believe ford knows there is an issue with mist of no all ford escapes with this issue, but believe they are covering up the problem. Again, please investigate and ask the public who own escapes for any issues like we have had and from people that have posted the same issues. Thank you your help with this issue. No one should have to die or be injured from a problem that ford can fix. They need to issue a major recall for this problem and with your help we can get this fixed. We have a 2006 ford escape xlt which has been a great vehicle for the past 11 years. It's only been this past 11 months that these problems have arisen. Any thanks for any input to get ford to right this wrong.

Filed Oct 3, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 74,758 miles · CA

Vehicle was being driven and without warning when brakes were applied the pedal went all the way to the floor. The ABS light then came on. My child was being transported in the car and an accident almost occurred. Towed car to mechanic and discovered this has happened to a lot of people, yet when I checked there was no active recall on this item. Shop says it needs a new ford oem ABS module assembly 3f2z2c219ab. *tt updated 7/24/18

Filed Jul 21, 2017 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · OK

I have a 2006 ford escape with a deep concern and issues with the ABS (braking) system. The ABS instrumentation light periodically comes on indicating an issue with the braking of the vehicle. There is a noticeable difference in the performance while braking of the vehicle when the ABS light is "on". The experience is a sliding and/or jerking when the vehicle is in motion. Searching the internet there are many complaints surrounding this braking issue for the ford escape. This is apparent in several model years for this vehicle. This is a very dangerous issue concerning brake failure. Ford motor company and many dealerships are aware of this dangerous issue that has not been addressed.

Filed Jan 13, 2017 · Brakes · 156,000 miles · SC

While driving (not braking) the car on an interstate highway for about one hour, the ABS and brake lights illuminated on dash along with the message "service brake system" and a ping sound. When brakes were next applied they had become very soft and not as responsive. I pulled into a safe area and turned the ignition off. After waiting a few minutes, the car was restarted and all of the above mentioned lights and messages were gone and the brakes were working correctly. Continued to drive again and the message didn't reoccur for several hours. The problem has happened several more times on both highways and rural roads and always fixed by turning the car off and letting it sit for a couple of minutes. The problems don't initiate when we are actually braking. Took the car to our ford dealers service department where they ran a diagnostics test. The report they gave us said " verified customers concern. Retrieve coda 1524, 1526. Brake pedal travel sensor related. Also retrieve codes for traction battery cooling fans." the service dept recommended replacing the brake master cylinder (at a cost of $2078.95) and the hybrid battery cooling fans (at a cost of $716.99).

Filed May 21, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 83,800 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal failed and caused the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally. The ABS and brake lights illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to both the dealer and an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was no issue with the vehicle, yet the failure progressed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,800.

Filed Mar 11, 2015 · Brakes · 126,000 miles · NY

While driving the vehicle the ABS light came on, followed by the "service brake system" request light and the red brakes light. I had "soft brakes" but I could still use the brakes so I drove the vehicle to the local ford ferrario dealership. It is now a week later and I was told that the ABS needed to be replaced at a cost of $4800.00. I then replied to not replace the ABS as I have been a cautious driver for over 45 years and drive defensively. The shop tried unsuccessfully to bleed all the tire's brakes as I requested that I "at least" have hydraulic brakes and it be able to maintain the fluid level. All worked properly excepting the left front tire. This evening I went and retrieved the vehicle from the shop after they had replaced the leaking hose on the left front tire (also had them replace the hose on the right front tire). According to the conversation with the lead technician my front brakes were hardly used (over 60% of the cars braking) and looked like they were rusting or corroded over while the rotors and all the parts replaced exactly one year prior still looked new. Being confused about this, asked why no one had caught this earlier. While on the way home from the shop (without proper brakes and only the emergency hand brake and the hybrid low gear to slow down rapidly with) I reset all the functions like I normally do after a service shop visit. Low and behold the ABS light went out, but there were still no brakes with small exception. I am now wondering both how and who is going to be able to repair this vehicle without further excessive cost (paid over $480.00) that I've already incurred without having the brakes available to me. Because I work contract jobs and typically drive to jobs or job sites I am now without a vehicle. The larger concern for me is that this type of ford SUV hybrid vehicle has a rash of brake problems.

Filed Apr 24, 2014 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · CA

I have the hybrid version of escape. I was exiting a freeway when the ABS yellow light and brake red light came on my dashboard. I then pushed the brake pedal and noticed the car wasn't slowing down as it should that's when I slammed on the brakes to make the car slow down. I immediately pulled over to the side of the road. The dashboard read regen brakes disable. I turned off the car and restarted it. The car worked like it did before but when I ran a diagnostic on the car it still read the regen brakes disabled. The car worked fine with the warning but eventually after driving for about 15 minutes the warning went away.