2006 Ford Escape: brake failure

Filed Jul 28, 2020 · Brakes · 138,000 miles · MI

Parking / emergency brake failed. Cable routed from hand lever to rear brakes goes through a bracket mounted to the underside of the body. Bracket separated from under-body of vehicle rendering hand brake inoperable. Vehicle was stationary on a slope with regular brakes applied. Parking brake was being applied to keep the weight of vehicle on an incline off off transmission park lock.

Filed Oct 20, 2019 · Brakes · 160,500 miles · CO

Was heading west driving the vehicle on alameda crossing wagsworth boulevard which the state of colorado says that those are both highways they're more like city streets but highways what is doing a repaving project I personally did not see any notification of work going on as they had strip the asphalt from wadsworth and was repaving left a 6in high drop into the pavement and back up to the old pavement. What is a massive jolt that sure both front brake lines off has no brakes to stop how do you use handbrake. Got ahold of cdot and was told martin marietta was the company in charge of the repaving project was told they would not do anything about it as they said that there was warning signs posted.

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 Apr 11, 2017 · Brakes · 82,000 miles · NY

Brakes failed at 10 MPH. All brake lights system on dash turned on. Brake was hard and unable to stop vehicle when approaching stop sign. Brakes then released and got soft and would not stop vehicle. Hydraulic cylinder unit failed & master cylinder needs to be replaced. Was approaching a major intersection if brakes failed a few seconds later may have been a fatal accident.

Filed Oct 28, 2016 · Airbags, Brakes · 93,000 miles · NJ · crash · 2 injuries

Driving down a street in my neighborhood when the brakes failed. In previous occurrences I was told that the calipers froze up and that the brakes would make a grinding noise. Also the computer system on the vehicle would never record the proper amount of fuel in the tank or at times engage the brakes. I am not a professional but I know this vehicle did have issues. The vehicle was in motion on a city street and when I applied the brakes nothing happened. Upon impact it appeared I hit the steering wheel before the airbag deployed. I had my seat belt on. I have driven down that city road thousands of times but it appeared this time there was a issue with he vehicle that caused this accident. Injuries were airbag related.

Filed Feb 3, 2016 · Brakes · 114,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape hybrid. While pulling into a residential driveway at 10 MPH, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle and the pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and hydraulic system failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000. Updated 06/08/16*lj the consumer stated the brake pedal was stuck in place for approximately5-6 secs before the pedal traveled to the floorboard.

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 Mar 16, 2014 · Brakes · 119,250 miles · MI

Brake failure. In one short distance, both front flexible hoses carrying brake fluid ruptured totally losing brake response. Car was brought under control by other means. We could have been killed in a varied circumstance. It was necessary to have the car towed for repairs.

Filed Nov 1, 2012 · Brakes · 33,219 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH the brakes were engaged and the anti lock brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the tone ring would have to be replaced. The failure occurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 33,219 and the current failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2011 · Brakes · 95,000 miles · KY

2006 ford escape xlt, c/o left front ABS (anti lock braking system) tone ring failure... At 94,782 miles on my odo my left front ABS tone ring broke completely in-half causing a ABS sensor failure and the brakes became temporarily semi-unresponsive for a few seconds ( 3-5 seconds ) when I pressed on the brakes to stop the car. Braking was greatly reduced as if the car thought I was sliding on ice or snow. After the system detected failure ( 3-5 seconds) the ABS light came on in my dashboard and the ABS system seemed to be deactivated by the car. When I got home and took the left front wheel off and inspected my brakes and ABS sensor, I noticed the left front ABS tone ring was completely rusted, free spinning loosely around the axle and was broken completely on one end. I went onto google and researched this problem and found that many other people have encountered the same problems on their ford escapes. I would like this to be investigated as I think that perhaps the ABS tone rings ford used are faulty and could pose a danger to motorist by causing significant loss of braking ability over a few seconds as direct result of the ABS tone ring failure. The ABS tone ring is replaceable by ford or you can buy the part at a parts store. Repair does involve removing part of the axle, so it is best done by a mechanic or trained professional.

Filed Dec 2, 2010 · Suspension · 55,000 miles · TX

Failure of wheel bearing, left(driver) side front. Second time in less than 100k miles that the bearing is failing. Possible design or manufacturing defect. When searching the web I came upon hundreds of consumer complaints of the same failure of model years 2001 to 2007. Bearings should last over 150k miles. Sudden failure will result in loss of control and or loss of brakes. I bought a different brand of bearing and the same one failed. Vehicle is driven on road.