2007 Ford Escape: grinding or squealing brakes

7 of the 254 complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape describe grinding or squealing brakes.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 78,805
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Grinding or squealing brakes by model year

2023
1
2022
17
2021
22
2020
38
2019
4
2018
8
2017
16
2016
14
2015
10
2014
13
2013
7
2012
1
2011
13
2010
4
2009
8
2008
18
2007
7
2006
8
2005
20
2004
11
2003
4
2002
16
2001
17
2000
1

What owners say

Filed Jun 5, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · NC · crash

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.

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Transmission · 87,900 miles · NC

Was driving on interstate without any issues as I was exiting interstate and stationary at red light vehicle begain to shake and vibrate making a grinding nose and vehicle stalled. Restarted vehicle and in motion was fine as I begin to slow down and stop to make left turn on to my road vehicle again begain to shake and vibrate and almost stalled again. Problem as been be diagnosed as bad transmission.

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · IL

Abs light came on and 4 wheel drive light flashed off and on. The next day backing out of my driveway the brakes made a very bad grinding noise.

Filed Sep 1, 2014 · Transmission · 78,805 miles · VA

I was coming to a red light and started to slow down. At first I heard a squealing sound as if a belt was having a problem. Then I was able to bring the car to a stop. The light turned green and I started to accelerate to cross the intersection. I started to make a turn and as I was doing this the ford escape on its own started to accelerate. I tried to brake, however, the car just continued to lunge forward. By that time I was in a parking lot and pushed on the brakes as hard as I could while the car continued to accelerate and turned the car off. At that point it completely stopped. I then called a towing company and they towed it to the nearest ford dealership. I have now been told that the car has an internal transmission malfunction. They have also said it will be there for about 3 to 4 weeks.

Filed Jul 7, 2014 · Body, Transmission · 85,000 miles · NJ · crash

Noises/squeaking at certain speeds. Several collisions due to stop timing being off. Most recently rattling, high pitched screeching followed by failure to accelerate, burning smell, and complete electrical failure.

Filed Sep 21, 2011 · Suspension · 53,339 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. The contact was driving 20 MPH when the vehicle exhibited an abnormal squeaking noise. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where the dealer noticed the front stabilizer link was fractured. The dealer replaced both links. The contact was unaware of what had caused the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 53,339.

Filed Oct 27, 2009 · Brakes · 53,271 miles · MA

I started my car in the morning, and drove up my street as I normally do on dry, clear pavement, hitting no bumps or potholes. As I got to the stop sign and pressed my brake pedal, the ABS light came on and my 4wd light began flashing. The brakes made a grinding sound, and the brakes locked up. I now know this as the ABS system activating. This has been happening for 2 days now, every time I hit the brakes in my ford escape. I have been told that it is a cracked tone ring by my local ford dealer and that it is a minimum of $400.00 to fix. I do not have that kind of money. I have been looking online about this problem and I am amazed at how many other people have the same issue! And with low mileage and through no fault of their own. I am at 52,000 on my 2007 ford escape (with this being 90% highway miles) this is a serious safety issue and I am appalled that there has not been a recall on this yet!!!! Please help us in allowing a recall for all the people who have been effected by this. I am a single mother and I have no idea how im going to afford to have this fixed. : ( thank you for any help you may be able to provide to me and my boys!