ABS service system warning came up on my dash along with the brake light and the abs light, immediately after the lights came on the ability to stop and stay stopped vanished.
2007 Ford Escape: ABS light or ABS activating
33 of the 254 complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 33
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- typical repair cost reported
- $600
- typical mileage
- 53,271
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
ABS service light comes on intermittently, when light is on a "service brake system" warning comes across the guage cluster. While this service light is on the escape has little to no braking and requires upwards of 300ft to stop when going 45mph. Once the vehicle is brought to a stop you can hear the brake system attempting to pressurize but only making a repeated grinding noise directly in front of the driver in the engine bay. Once vehicle is parked and shut off the brakes continue to make the same grinding noise. After allowing the vehicle to sit over night you may get lucky and have fully functioning brakes or you may unlock the door and hear the grinding noise letting you know the abs warning will be illuminated once the car is started. I have currently rear-ended another vehicle while stopped at a red light because no matter how hard I pressed on the brakes my vehicle continued to roll forward into another vehicle. My vehicle passed inspection with zero obdII codes the day I bought the escape Friday, May 27, 2022. Exactly a week later on June 2, 2022 I experienced severe brake failure and rear ended a 2021 Toyota 4runner. No major damage was caused to either vehicle. Two days later on June 4, 2022 the brake system failed once again causing me to drive my vehicle off the road into the median to avoid an impact at 65mph on interstate I-85. I am a father to my 3 year old daughter, but I am unable to transport my daughter in fear of endangering her life because of a faulty brake system Ford refuses to recall.
Purchased this pre-owned with only 40k miles. It's now only at 45k miles and randomly the ABS light and service brakes notification came on the dashboard. Took it to a garage and had them scan and it seems to be ABS related. Still have no repaired but from reading all over forums, reddit, google searches, and more this seems to be an extremely common problem that costs a ton to repair. Ford should handle this as a recall if it is a regular issue with this make and model. How is there no class action lawsuit yet? It seems countless people are mentioning that the brakes outright failed while driving on the road or even highways. What if someone dies? This is not acceptable.
Hello, I have a 2007 ford escape hybrid. The car is in excellent condition inside and out except for the braking system. The braking system has been systematically hard to press the pedal since I have owned it due to being a hybrid, however, the braking system is failing as of 2 days ago. Consistent with many, many other ford escape hybrids, the braking system warning lights, ABS warning lights and brake system service warning will sporadically engage on the vehicle. Even without the warning lights, this vehicles brakes will now fail, often dropping completely to the floor of the vehicle without warning. As the brakes are a vital component of the vehicle the failure has come during critical times, via stop signs, stop lights, stopped traffic, nearly causing serious injuries or fatalities. When the warning lights engage, the braking pedal is hard, but does fail as well. An immediate service performed at the local garage determined the car malfunctioning brake system is due to the master brake cylinder and hydraulic brake pump, connected to the hybrid system which is highly consistent with all early model ford escapes. Repair estimates exceed $5000-7000 usd. The braking problem with the early generation ford escape problems is endemic, and deserving of additional scrutiny and attention from the nthsa. These cars are deadly as set, and thankfully my family has not had an accident or death. Please give these vehicles additional scrutiny, as it is not obscure to see widespread braking malfunctions nationwide. Ford will not acknowledge the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Within a month of purchasing vehicle, mileage 67,000, complete brake system failure. Could have been fatal and will be if not corrected. Many exact complaints found online. Vehicle failed to stop coming to light. Had to pull off the side of the road into a wooded area for the vehicle to stop. Felt like vehicle was sliding on road. Later realized it was a ABS system failure not sliding. Abs light is on. Brake system needs service light on. Emergency brake light stays on. Approximately 75% of the time, when first driving vehicle, only the service brake display is on. The vehicle will begin to buck/stutter, steering wheel shakes, and traction control warning light illuminates. After accelerating, that stops and returns to what I described.above. I read since there were no fatalities reported ford will not recall. I am certain there have been fatalities due to this problem, just not identified.
The brakes failed at a stop sign and sent my daughter into traffic that was going 50 MPH. Fortunately she put it in reverse and got out before an accident was caused. The ABS light came on and mechanic says it will cost over $4000 to fix. After research we see that hundreds of others have had this exact problem. Hydraulic control unit is faulty and a bad design that recurs.
Brake failed the regen system failure and ABS brake failure caused an almost serious accident $7000 for repairs for something that has numerous problems from 1000s of others having the same issue it is a 2007 ford escape 2 wheel drive hybrid
I have replaced the ABS tone rings in my vehicle 3 times in the last 4 years. Two of the times it broke I was driving the vehicle. I was on a major road when this happened. This part needs to be recalled. There is no reason for it to break this often. To make matters worse it can only be fixed by a ford dealer because of the computer system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact stated that while parked and the key was turned, the vehicle had a loud noise from the front end, the instrument panel illuminated and the panel read "brake service needed" in addition, the ABS and the brake warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and all of the warning lights turned off. The vehicle was driven to the dealer. The hydraulic brake system was replaced but the failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. Updated 05/04/17
Started to drive and the ABS/4wd light came on. Went to dealer and had to replace the cracked front ABS ring. This happened on 27jan2012 and again on 23dec2013
Pulled out of my parking spot and the ABS/4wd light came on. Went to dealer and had to replace the cracked front ABS ring for the second time
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Ford Escape abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 2007 Ford Escape?
33 of 254 owner complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape (13%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
How much does it cost to fix ABS light or ABS activating on the 2007 Ford Escape?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $600 (median of 9 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Ford Escape?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Ford Escape
Stalling 19Brake failure 9Jerking 9Grinding brakes 7Engine failure 7Check engine light 6Loss of power 6Door locks 5Harsh shifting 5
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