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#82 of 128 Re: ABS and traction control light [rebbru] by irishgixxer

Sep 07, 2010 (4:05 pm)

Replying to: rebbru (Sep 07, 2010 10:12 am)
Good to hear this happened to a dealer as my brakes failed (only had 30% braking power) about 5 times already over 60k miles when the traction control light unexpectactly come on. Had it to the dealers twice and they where unable to find a faulty component. Sounds like in desperation they replaced a lot of stuff and also didn't find the true problem that causes this failure.
 
FORD suck not being able to pin point the failure and letting consumers drive these vehicles, talk about Toyota having issues!
 
Good luck, I hope yours doesn't re occur like mine. I am lucky as mine is a company car and we change 65k, 1k more to go whoo hoo!

#83 of 128 Re: 2007 HYBRID ESCAPE BRAKE ISSUES [michelem1] by exfordguy

Oct 28, 2010 (12:51 pm)

Replying to: michelem1 (May 22, 2010 9:33 pm)
$1,200 is a lot of money, but it could be worse.
 
I have a 2006 Escape Hybrid with 101,000 miles. The ABS Hydraulic Control Unit went out. OK, 101,000 miles. I can see something going out. The dealer said the replacement part was $4,500 plus 4 hours of labor for installation. I paid $29,000 for the car. If you back out transportation, Dealer profits and overhead costs and Ford profits, SG&A, advertising, etc, I can't imagine the direct material cost on the car when sold was more than $20,000. And this one stinking part - which can only be bought from Ford - is $4,500. It's criminal what they charge. So, sorry about the Master Cylinder, but it could have been worse.
 
At least I received a nice form letter reply from Ford when I complained about a part costing $4,500 though. I mean, no money or recognition that they were screwing their customers, but a nice form letter nonetheless.

#84 of 128 Re: brakes [obie1946] by m0582

Nov 02, 2010 (6:40 pm)

Replying to: obie1946 (Feb 04, 2007 11:45 pm)
I'm having the same problem with my 2002 Escape
did the master cylinder fix your problem?
 
I have put 2 master cylinders, front calipers, front flex lines, front pads and rotors, rear wheel cylinders and rear shoes and I'm STILL having this problem. tha car will have good brakes for a couple of weeks and then one day i go to stop and the pedal goes right to the floor just like i blew a line. i come home crack the bleeder screw on the left front caliper get some air out and i'm good to go for a couple more weeks. the funny part is the brake fluid never goes down. even when i loose the brakes the level is still right on full.
 
if someone can help please send advice, before i drive this thing to the scrap yard!

#85 of 128 Emergency brake failed . . . . . ? ? ? by kk35513

Nov 23, 2010 (2:39 pm)

Today, my daughter's 2003 Ford Escape rolled out of it's parking stall and came to rest on the vehicle parked behind it. About a month ago, my boyfriend raised concern over the "ease" by which the E-brake applies. (Feels like no resistance when you engage it) I mentioned it to a mechanic who said he didn't think there was any issue with this..... hmmmm OK - I think there is!
I searched and don't see any recalls. Does anyone have any info on this and is there a way to correct it on my own?
The emergency brake was pulled all the way up (Between the seat brake) and the manual transmission appeared to be in 1st gear at the time. (When I checked, I had to move the stick-shift down slightly before it "popped" into neutral but, I'm guessing it must not have been completely in 1st gear.....either that, or it had popped out ? ??) Who know's - probably operator error there but, the E-brake clearly didn't perform it's job. Especially being the grade was so slight. Thank God, nobody was hurt! and, lucky for me.... no damage to either car.

#86 of 128 Re: Emergency brake failed . . . . . ? ? ? [kk35513] by davicho

Nov 23, 2010 (4:27 pm)

Replying to: kk35513 (Nov 23, 2010 2:39 pm)
First off I think you need a new mechanic!
 
Lastly, you need the new mechanic to adjust your rear shoes. Your e-brake handle should have resistance and only go up about 1/4 of the way up.
 
Good luck!

#87 of 128 Re: brakes [m0582] by auttielynn

Jan 12, 2011 (7:07 pm)

Replying to: m0582 (Nov 02, 2010 6:40 pm)
Did anything ever happen with your car? The same thing happened to us last night. My husband crashed into a pole to stop the car. He and my four year old daughter are okay. The car is now totalled, going to the scrap yard, and I want answers as to this phantom problem. There was a recall in 2008 on the ABS sensor. I took the car in. They gave the car the green light. I am having trouble digesting this, because the problem seems as if it were cased by the ABS sensor going out.
 
I am grateful the only injury was caused to the pole he crashed into. The air bags did not go off either.

#88 of 128 Escape Brake Failure by auttielynn

Jan 12, 2011 (7:27 pm)

My husband crashed our 2002 Ford Escape XLT into a pole to stop the car. He and my four year old daughter are okay. The car is now totalled, going to the scrap yard, and I want answers as to this phantom problem. There was a recall in 2008 on the ABS sensor. I took the car in. They gave the car the green light. I am having trouble digesting this, because the problem seems as if it were cased by the ABS sensor going out, as all four brakes did not function at all for that moment. Today, and the vehicle still was full of hydrolic fluid, as well the brakes WORKED!!!
  
I am grateful the only injury was caused to the pole he crashed into. The air bags did not go off either.

#89 of 128 Ford Escape Break Problems by tennisdaughter

Jan 24, 2011 (10:49 am)

I have skimmed through the postings here hoping to find a solution or peace of mind for my mom. She has had her license for many years and her 'claim to fame' is never having had an accident or speeding ticket and now within 10 days she has had two accidents. The first one we chalked up to bad weather and icy roads (which now I am not sure was the cause), but the second we could not blame on road conditions. In both cases she had to forcefully apply her breaks and the car did not stop. I am wondering if the breaks on her Ford Escape did not engage or any other reason her vehicle did not stop. She recalls a shuddering and vibrating feeling when forcefully applying the breaks, but from what I can read here that would be the ABS kicking in. Does anyone have any answers/suggestions??? I refuse to believe this was careless driver error....

#90 of 128 Re: Escape Brake Failure [auttielynn] by tennisdaughter

Jan 24, 2011 (2:17 pm)

Replying to: auttielynn (Jan 12, 2011 7:27 pm)
Did you ever find the cause? Mom has had what I am convinced is break problems with her 2008 Escape?

#91 of 128 reply to tennis daughter by bingo01

Jan 25, 2011 (10:01 am)

Is your mom's Escape a hybrid or non-hybrid? The non-hybrid has a regular non-complicated braking system. The Hybrid has a very complicated braking system that (in my judgment) has a bug.
I ultimately resolved a long conflict about my vehicle (FEH 06). I used it as trade-in on a Focus. I'd filed a failure report with DOT previously. I'm sure any glitches with the brake system will get repaired under the warranty for the new owners.

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