2015 Ford Escape: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Sep 22, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · IN

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while in reverse and depressing the brake pedal, there was a squeaking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, and the brake pads were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The back over prevention camera failed to produce an image while in reverse. The dealer was contacted about the recall and confirmed that another letter would be sent once the remedy was available.

Filed Apr 30, 2024 · Transmission · 143,000 miles · MI

The contact's wife owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk and hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as an abnormal, grinding sound would emit from the vehicle. A yellow transmission warning light was illuminated. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer referred to contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

Filed Jul 20, 2023 · Transmission · 104,000 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son-in-law was driving at an undisclosed speed, he heard an unusual grinding sound and stopped the vehicle and shifted into park(P); however, when he attempted to shift back into drive(D), the gear shifter was inoperable. The driver was only able to shift into reverse(R). The vehicle was towed to the dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the transmission had been replaced twice. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Apr 9, 2020 · Transmission · 103,250 miles · NH

Without any warning (no gear slippage, no grinding, no difficulty shifting into gear, no seal leaks, no rough gear changes, no bucking, no loss of power, no check engine light) the transmission in my 2015 ford escape es (1.6l ecoboost) failed completely at 103,250 miles while driving on a highway, causing the sudden inability to accelerate, rapid deceleration and throwing the vehicle into neutral while in traffic. The transmission fault service warning did not illuminate until much later. The vehicle was purchased as a ford cpo (ford certified pre-owned) with an extended warranty up to 100,000 miles and regular on-time maintenance completed. The entire transmission needed to be replaced. Full transmission failure for this year, make and model is listed in ford's technical service bulletins as a know issue, and when contacted, ford motor company denies any knowledge of faulty transmissions in the 2015.

Filed Apr 29, 2019 · Brakes, Suspension · 47,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford escape. While driving various speeds, a clunking noise was present coming from the rear of the vehicle and the brakes squeaked. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the shock aborbers were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. Chapman ford (9371 roosevelt blvd, philadelphia, pa) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000. *bf

Filed Aug 14, 2017 · Brakes, Steering · 30,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the steering wheel pulled to the left and right independently. The contact also heard a loud grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to the window ford dealer located in spokane, wa, but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The contact then took the vehicle to fred hill ford located in spokane, wa where it was diagnosed that the rotors needed to be turned. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2017 · Steering · 33,000 miles · WA

Faulty electric power steering went out while driving our usual 25 mile commute at an average 50 MPH. At 33,000 miles this is an unexpected repair that cost this consumer $2,200. More over there was no warning or mechanical wear, the steering went out and a grinding sound was emitting from the front while the steering was locking or binding and over compensating on turns.

Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · TN

Rear rotors had excessive rust after 5000 mies. Caused rear brakes to grind and make loud noise. Also caused a one time back up for rear brakes not to work. Ford dealership in dickson, tn did a great job of fixing the problem. Their service dept was excellent.

Filed Jul 22, 2015 · Brakes · 200 miles · TX

The front driver side wheel when backing squeals every tijme and every day ssince we had the car. Here it is july almost aug. Had brought the car in to the dealer once in march and again for the same thing last week friday. They tell me and my wife that they can not get it to do it at the dealer. My wife and I was sitting in my other escape getting ready to leave when they backed it up and both my wife and I heard it from my car and they say they can not duplicate the problem? Bold lie. They say the squeal is also normal that is another bold lie. They just do not want to replace the pads on t he car a $44 dollar item to satisfy a customer from hearing that horidous noise everyday. If it is normal then why my 2014 escape does not do it?

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Brakes · 1,500 miles · OH

Vehicle exhibits severe intermittent brake squeal. Three times in for service. 1st time, no problem found. Second time, with video evidence of squeal, tech diagnosed left rear brake. Deglazed and and cleaned. 3rd time, pads changed and rotors machined. No change. Squeal returned in two days. Advised by ford this is normal, but I could take it to another dealer for service. Three times in one month.