I found out there is a recall on over 600,000 cars from 2006 to 2010. Mainly Ford fusion for the same problem I'm having on my 2010 Ford escape. There is an ABS breaking valve that sticks and the ABS module needs to be replaced. This is happened on my car and is not under the recall but it's the same model as the 2010 Ford fusion and the same part. Why is this? I brought this into my dealer the first time they said the brakes were bad and the rear brakes needed to be adjusted and the valve was sticking but they were able to get it unstuck. They flush the brake fluid as well after $500 nearly $600 I went to drive the car and it was exactly the same. That's when they said it was the ABS brake module, the valve sticking and needed to be replaced. This seems to be a pretty common problem with these cars. Why is there no recall on this?
2010 Ford Escape brakes complaints
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8-26-2022 - Traveling on Highway in Colorado, clear evening, dry road conditions. While normal driving at 690 mph I came up to a stop light intersection. The light was green and turned yellow while I was coming up to the intersection. I pressed my brake normally and the pedal went to the floor, there was no warning of any brake issues, the brakes are in normal operating condition. Had there been any vehicles crossing the intersection, I would not have been able to avoid a serious collision. I pulled off and was able to pump the brakes back to where I could stop the vehicle. I have absolutely no confidence in this vehicle stopping.
My brakes were squishy, so I took it to a Ford dealership, where they replaced the master cylinder and the sender twice. After driving the vehicle about 10 times, they became squishy again, when I was approaching a red light. I became afraid that I would not be able to stop, so I started pumping them, and was able to stop. There were no lights to indicate where the problem was located. I took the vehicle to a different repair shop where they tested the replaced components under pressure, and they failed. Again, the master cylinder and sender unit were replaced. Today, 9-6-2022 a light came on stating the brake fluid was low. I returned to the repair shop where they determined the ABS unit needs to be replaced. Again, the brake fluid message was the only indication that something was wrong. To me this is a safety issue, and I was afraid to drive the vehicle thinking they could completely fail and I would not be able to stop causing an accident.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal would depress the floorboard without warning. The contact stated that he would have to pump the brakes and engage the ABS to stop the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to several dealers where he had the brake lines bled, the master cylinder replaced, and the hydraulic control unit replaced. Despite the multiple repairs, the contact stated that extra brake travel time was needed to stop the vehicle. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and informed him that they could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Electronic stability control (ESC) and antilock braking system(ABS) display on the dashboard: when braking at a stop the break skips and struggles to break. When turning while the foot is on the break it also skips. Warning lights on dash periodical turns on and off. The break skipping does not always occur. Fast breaking can trigger skipping of the breaks. Rain also increases the likeliness of break skipping and electronic stability control (ESC) making it hard to control steering. The brake pad and rotors have been checks and are normal. Ford escape 2010. Instances have been happening at random since 2018 at a frequency of 3-4 times a week.
Replaced master cylinder, booster front rotors calipers and pads. Pedal is soft and goes almost to the floor when braking while stopping.
I have to push my brake pedal to the floor for it to stop. The only time it will catch is if I brake hard or aggressive but then the pedal will start to sink to the floor
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, she had to depress the brake pedal to the floor to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local dealer bayway lincoln located at 12333 gulf fwy, houston, tx 77034, (281) 929-6500, where it was diagnosed with needing to flush the brake assembly and have unknown parts replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the contact was informed that the hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.*dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floorboard, which extended the braking distance. Mullinax ford of mobile (7311 airport blvd, mobile, al 36608) was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,495.
Steering wheel vibration getting worse by day seat belts in back don't work properly . Sometimes dont work at all breaks dont work after carwash.
We've had the brakes fail once before and once again today. We hit the brakes on thhe interstate and afterwards, the brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. The last time, we took it to a service station and they couldnt' find anything wrong. It happened again this morning on the interstate. I believe it's related to fsa 19s54 recall and that ford escapes should be evaluated to be included in the recall.
Had to make an emergency stop. The ABS system engaged and there was no accident. Afterwards I had no brake. Car has been in four different repair shops and I have spent over $2000. I have had front brakes and rear brakes replaced, master cylinder replaced and a used ABS module replaced. Still do not have proper brake. Found service notice online from ford #19s54 which addresses this issue on some ford vehicles and states a recall is in progress.. Escape is not included but problems are the same. Similar parts are used on many ford vehicles. Escape should be included in recall. My car is useless without brakes.
I was driving in wet weather and slid on some leaves while braking. This caused an activation of the anti lock braking system (ABS). After the ABS event I had a difficult time stopping the car. The brake pedal felt spongy and it took all of my effort on the brake pedal to bring the car to a stop. This spongy brakes persisted for several miles. I immediately took my car to my neighborhood mechanic. He checked the brake system and could find nothing wrong. The brake system had returned to normal by itself.
Faulty ABS module from factory causing 'soft' brakes that limit stopping ability and potentially fatal result. Many ford escape owners suffering same issue but there has been no recall despite it being a factory fault.
When driving my vehicle the brakes begin to make loud noises then it will slow down as I'm trying to accelerate. Then it will pick backup with speed. After which I began to notice a burning smell as if the tires are burning..
A year ago brake system light came on/off. Had front brake line changed. Brake system came on again off & on operating okay until a month ago the ABS light with brake system on and vehicle had no brake control forward and backward. Had brakes pads changed and hoses for brake system checked. And still ABS + brake system came on and no brake control. Had car towed from home to dealership. Asked if there were any recalls for braking and was told non. Luckily most on the non braking functions happened in low speed area, neighborhood, side streets and a little on main 2ndary road. There's lots of similar complaints but no recall for the same problems. Safety issue.
Issue with ABS module system- brake pedal was intermittently soft while driving, and brakes would activate late in pedal progression. Replaced master cylinder to fix issue. Issue continued and now has become more consistent. Brakes are not functioning properly because of a bad ABS module, and ford will not fix. Less than 80,000 miles on the car and brakes no longer work properly.
Abs system failure with no warning lights on dash and no codes scanned. Brake pedal went to floor barely could stop the vehicle. Had ABS system replaced by a private repair shop. There should be a recall on this as it happens on these cars frequently from what I heard. Very dangerous!
Hard stop on an expressway and the brakes became spongy. In about a week or so they returned to normal, but about a month later, the same thing happened and the brakes never recovered. Had to pump the brakes to get a good stopping pressure. Four months later, out of nowhere, the vehicle had no pressure whatsoever. Brake fluid began pouring out from under the vehicle. Under inspection, mechanic faulted a failed ABS module. Looking online, this is a very common complaint and needs to be addressed urgently. My vehicle has only 123,000 miles.
The transmission makes a grinding noise when u put in drive and won't go anywhere and wants to roll away if the emergency brake isn't applied and the brake pedal vibrates when u step on the pedal
Hello, I just spent 1/2 hour with ford motor company on the phone about their ford escape 2010 and the faulty ABS module. I almost had a wreck because of this well-known problem for escape and other models. The brake pedal would depress almost to the floor while very slowly decelerating the car, I often had to pump the brakes to build some pressure in order to stop. Clearly, an ABS failure! Do we have to work with lawyers to get that resolves or start a social media campaign and other blogs?? Would love to hear from you. It's not the first problem with ford about this issue.
When I put the vehicle in reverse to back out of my garage, on a slightly sloped driveway, the brakes do not work, it will not stop and you have to pump the brakes about five times until the vehicle stops. It is going to cost me $500 to get it fixed. I see many complaints online but ford will not take responsibility claiming that they have never heard of the problem when I googled it online, I read many many complaints. This has happened to me twice already, and I have only owned the vehicle for two months
I was driving down the highway going around a turn the ABS light and traction control light came on and the steering became hard like no power steering. Shut car off when I arrived at destination started vehicle again lights were off drove a little ways same thing happend again
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost power on several occasions. The contact also stated that the brake pedal stalled and the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Anti lock brake module failing especially in cold weather. Brake pedal becomes mushy and brake pedal travel much longer. Anti lock brakes working intermittently. Manufacturer saying not covered by warranty because of high mileage. Very expensive repair. Repair shop saying they have see other ford SUV with this same problem.
I was stopped at a traffic light, with the brake engaged, and my car lunged forward into the car ahead of me, damaging it's liftgate (minivan) and bumper. I initially thought someone must have rear-ended my car, pushing me into the other car, but I was not hit from behind. My foot was on the brake the entire time. I am concerned this might happen again, injuring someone possibly in a crosswalk, or lunging me into cross traffic.
The problem demonstrated as I left the shopping center and made the first turn onto the street. The engine was very rough and not consistent, the speed varied from 20 - 40 miles per hr without any pressure to the accelerator. As I came to a red traffic light I had almost no brake pressure and prepared to turn into a school parking lot. This occurred in the first half mile of country road; as I realized I had no braking power I turned into a park lot and called for a tow truck. Fortunately there was little traffic that evening. This produced unnecessary anxiety for me even though I was close to home. Our mechanic checked many things, finally deciding it was diagnostic codes po306, po316, po109, po 300, and po304. Ford tells me this is not under warranty. Once again I felt this problem placed me in a potentially life-threatening situation for me as the throttle body had done previously (before the recall). I have nearly 3 computer pages of problems with this vehicle, ranging from seat belt latches, rear seat latches, hatch latch and defroster, quarter panel paint defect and rust, fan speed and effectiveness. This latest incident and the throttle body issues are the most serious. Tonight ford informed me there is no ford complaint form online. I was adamant that a ford engineer needs to call me so I can discuss all the issues with this vehicle. Trade in value on this vehicle has probably plummeted due to all the issues. This vehicle was paid off in 3 years and I am not in a position to buy a new vehicle but I hope it will not be the death of me. In the interest of public safety I hope these problems can be resolved. After all the issues with this escape I wonder how many car "accidents" are really "accidents". Thank you for reviewing this data.
Took my car to harrold ford on howe avenue dealership and was told that the car has been worked on and picked up the car and didn't get far and the car stalled. Re-started the car and barely made it back home and called harrold ford and told them what had happened and they told me to bring the car back and we had it towed to their facility again and received a call in the afternoon and was told that the car is ready to be picked up and we drive over there and the car stalled after a couple of blocks and had it towed to their facility again and the next day we received a call from harrold ford and told us that there is nothing they can do for us and to pick up my car. " your car is a salvaged title" we took the car home via tow truck and we had a mechanic take a look at the throttle body and he said that it was never replaced! I feel that the couple of times that we drove that car put me and my grandchildren in a great danger and I thank god that we didn't get into an accident and the car only drove 2 blocks and I told harrold ford that we brought my car for recall parts and now my car is not even drivable. Totally dead!
Turn into a parking space and hit the brake to stop , car surged forward and jumped the curb. Hit a bus shelter, side swiped a tree , then jump curb back to parking lot before escape came to a full stop. First time sled on a small patch of ice car surged brakes never took hold slid and avoided and street light and a tree before coming to a full stop. Took car to shop for oil change had brakes checked said no problem. But sometimes this SUV has a power surge when appling brakes.
I was driving on a service road and was entering the freeway when the transmission started slipping. This caused my vehicle to start jerking. The vehicle behind me almost ran over me as I was loosing speed due to the transmission slipping. I managed to pull over and after a couple of minutes the transmission started working again and I was able to pick up speed and continue driving. This incident also caused my braking and steering to be erratic. This happened 3 times on dec 9, 2014. This is unsafe as it nearly caused a major accident in heavy traffic going south on interstate 35 out of austin. By my estimation there would have been no fewer than 5 to 6 vehicles involved in an accident had I not managed to pull over.
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