2007 ford escape 4wd front ABS system failure. The tone ring on my escape broke on my vehicle causing it to fail. My braking system didn't work. I looked up the problem and found it to be very common, a tone ring failure. I feared for my safety as well as my wife's. We drive this car a long way to work. There are so many repairs to this 'problem' that I believe it warrants an investigation. I refuse to drive the car until the problem is fixed as I now have no brake system.
2007 Ford Escape brakes complaints
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Tone ring failure on passenger side front axle. When the ring fails you lose ABS and traction control. Failure at 46000 miles. Two weeks later tone ring failure on driver side front axle. The axle must be replaced to repair the tone ring. The repair cost 250.00 per axle..driving with the ABS system not working properly can be dangerous, and therefore the axles must be replaced..I believe these rings are designed and manufactured poorly...
For the second time in the last month I needed to bring my ford escape in to the service department. This time it was because my ABS light came on and my 4wd drive light started flashing. The vehicle was running fine and was not making any sounds. This time the "ABS sensing ring" had gone bad. I only have 22150 miles on the vehicle, drive moderate amounts, and make sure I go in for all my service visits. Thankfully this too was covered by warranty, but it is really becoming a hassle to visit the dealership so frequently. Additionally I had to have my brake pads replaced this visit.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. While approaching a stop sign and engaging the brake pedal he was unable to stop the vehicle. The contact was able to safely drive the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The dealer informed her that they could run a diagnostic test for $85. The contact did not agree to the diagnostic test. The failure mileage 14,000.
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!
Left front "tone ring" failed and locked out the brakes.
The parking brake on our 2007 ford escape does not work. We took the vehicle to tiffany ford on february 18, 2009 to be adjusted. The vehicle has 26,000 miles on it. The service manager stated afterward the brakes were in good shape and he did not understand why the emergency was not adjusting. Within 2 weeks the brake has become loose again and we will be taking it back to the dealer for a second time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford escape. On april 11, 2007, while driving 60 MPH on the freeway the contact applied the brakes to avoid crashing into a vehicle that stopped in front of her. The rear suspension failed without warning. However, the contact was able to maintain control of the vehicle. The service manager of lithia ford stated that this failure occurred when the brakes were applied at 60 MPH. A ford engineer provided related information. The contact was aware of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 3,900, and the current mileage was 4,000.
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