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Brakes spontaneously failing. When you start the car the brakes go all the way to the floor. Despite bleeding the brakes and replacing the master cylinder no change. Appears to be ABS which is a common report of failure in these cars.
Serious safety issue. Brake system complete failure in the driveway at my house. Luckily nobody was hurt and no damage to the vehicle or our home. Vehicle had to be towed to dealer. Critical electric brake component failed. Which one is unclear. There are several in "series" in the braking system. When the one failed it destroyed the others as well. Serious safety design flaw. One compenant detroys all? Fortunate we were not in traffic and or highway speed etc. Very popular vehicle. Millions sold. Unknown if others have eperienced the same catastophic failure. Vey expensive repair. They say it will be $4820 + tax.
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"
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.
- Wickenburg, AZ, USA
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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.
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
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.
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
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- Salem, OR, USA