My daughter (who drives the van) complained for 6 months that her ABS on her brakes was causing the brakes to let go then grab even at very low speeds. I took the escape to the dealer for additional tire problems plus an alignment, since the tires had cupped, and was told that nothing was wrong with the brakes. After continued problems I had new breaks installed at an express brakes place in south part of kansas city, ks. They also inspected the ABS and found nothing wrong. But the problem continued with additional loud squealing. Finally I took it to bob allen ford in overland park, ks. Where they charged me $652.17 for replacing the broken rf tone ring(s), unfroze the front end alignment bars (or something like that) then put another set of brake pads on, turned the rotors then did another alignment. They said that the express brake place had failed to turn the rotors that the brand-new brakes were eaten up. The escape has 53k miles on it but we have been having this problem for over a year. In addition, I was forced to put new tires on prior to all of this because two of the factory tires had cupped and all of them had turned to (something like) plastic causing them to skid and slide on take off and on stopping, creating a very dangerous potential for my daughter. I kept the old tires. The replaced tires are almost new with little tread wear. Note: that I tried to also add a complaint about the tires but that section demanded information that I couldn't provide therefore it simply refused the entire complaint.
2008 Ford Escape brakes complaints
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Anti-lock brakes activate at both city and highway driving speeds. The ABS and traction control light turn on and off intermittently. Road conditions at the time of the activation were dry.
Brakes has been squealing and soft, pedal going all the way to the floor off and on since vehicle purchase a year ago. Took in for service to dealership did not find anything wrong. On 10/30/2010, was driving on highway, traffic was heavy therefore going only about 40mph. The car in front, braked hard and as I applied my brakes they went all the way to the floor and the only way I stopped was because I rear-ended the car in front of me, airbag was deployed. I'm afraid if I would have been traveling any faster, the accident would have been tragic, considering my twin 4 yr old nephews were in the back seat. As soon as vehicle is repaired, I will follow-up with the dealership.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving at approximately 55 MPH the anti lock brake light and traction control light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure but he replaced the brakes himself. The lights continued to illuminate so he continued to examine the vehicle. He noticed the sensing ring on the front passenger side of the axle was broken. He repaired the vehicle. While driving at approximately 70 MPH the anti lock brake light and traction control light began to illuminate on the dashboard. Upon examination he noticed the sensing ring on the front drivers side of the axle was broken. He again repaired the vehicle himself. The failure has not recurred. The failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 41,600.
Abs failure while driving due to 2 broken tone rings . This seems to be a common problem on all year escapes . Sudden lose of anti lock causes longer stopping distances and can cause lock up which can cause loss of control.
Just lucky we pulled over for gas. Our vehicle keep running even when it was turned off. 2008 ford escape 4dr 2wd xls with 48,0087 miles would not turn off. We stopped, purchased new battery $90 and continued 15 miles to charlotte parking lot. We were advise to pull out gas module, disconnect the cable to battery and we would get home. Wrong, after aaa tow 109 miles back to sc budd's delivered it to benson's ford for review. After 5 hours no clue by co. Next day after 12 pm. Co said ford engineering told them how to fix my anti-lock brake system with $589 module, f80 fuse and $39 rubber hose leaking.hose had hole in it. This car never in collision yet. We were saved by tow from aaa in charlotte nc to easley area. They say charges $1300 for sure. I know this must be the first report. But I wanted to let our national agency know about the defect. Please call if needed. Email is [xxx]. We got lucky, we stopped before we lost brakes. There was however reported leaking rubber hose to replace. We were lucky, other may not be. I have always been cautious with cars..also reported 091b10 recall not advertised by ford. That's leaky coolant. Not fixed yet. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The vehicle was parked in a flat parking lot and the parking brake failed. The first time, the parked car rolled backwards and hit a sign. No person was injured. I thought that pehaps the pedal was not fully depressed. The second time, about 3 weeks later, the vehical rolled backwards and hit another vehicle. I had to call the insurance company and file a claim. I intend on bringing the car to the dealership, however after doing a bit of research on the internet, it seems to be a common problem, and I wanted to make sure to report it, because it has the potential to be fatal.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While exiting the driveway in reverse at 10 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. There were no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. Several months later, the failure recurred while approaching a stop sign. The contact's vehicle struck another vehicle and the damages exceeded $2,400. The dealer stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. Several weeks later, the failure recurred and the contact was involved in another crash. The air bags failed to deploy. The damages exceeded $8,000. During each failure, the contact depressed the brake pedal all the way down to the floor. He still has possession of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 6,000 and current mileage was 13,000 updated 06/16/08
The brakes failed on my 2008 ford escape hybrid while traveling at 50mph on rt. 3 in clifton nj. Vehicle was able to be stopped on the shoulder by shifting in to neutral and putting the brake all the way to the floor, which provided very little stopping power. Both the ABS light and brake warning lights came on the dash, in addition to a message that said something along the lines of brakes require service. The car has roughly 7000 miles on it and was purchased in sept. 2007.
Brake ABS failures on two 2008 ford escapes in 6 months.
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