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#94 of 128 Re: 2005 Ford Escape Brake Lines [psimone] by gzc

Apr 04, 2011 (11:26 am)

Replying to: psimone (Mar 20, 2011 5:21 pm)
My 2004 Escape did the exact same thing this week. Front passenger brake line blew. When I told my mechanic that this seemed like a rare occurrence he said he has seen it on other Escapes (this shop services a company with a fleet of Escapes). He recommended replacing all brake lines because the others were also cracked. I've never heard of anyone having to replace all their brake lines for fear of bursting. Is my mechanic right in his advice? Is Ford ignoring a known safety issue?

#95 of 128 Re: 2004 Ford Escape Brake Lines [gzc] by rulistening

Apr 15, 2011 (11:35 pm)

Replying to: gzc (Apr 04, 2011 11:26 am)
I have a 2004 escape and I have replaced the brakes at 3 times in the last 15 months. The calipers, rotors, lines, most recently the lines were replaced last month. tonight I was going through Mcdonalds stopped at the first windo no problem. Went to the second window and zero brakes!!! I wonder how many people have died??

#96 of 128 Re: 2004 Ford Escape Brake Lines [rulistening] by nvbanker

Apr 18, 2011 (10:19 am)

Replying to: rulistening (Apr 15, 2011 11:35 pm)
According to NHTSA, looks like nobody has died. I have owned 7 Escapes, still have 2 06s, with 80,000 miles on them, no brake line problems, in hot and dry Las Vegas. Not saying it hasn't happened at all, but not sure it's universal either. Or maybe the problem has been corrected on newer models. The oldest ones I have had have been 06s.

#97 of 128 Re: 2004 Ford Escape Brake Lines [rulistening] by hackattack5

Apr 19, 2011 (6:07 am)

Replying to: rulistening (Apr 15, 2011 11:35 pm)
Are you having your brakes replaced at a Ford dealer? seems to me that they could tell you what is going on. Did you buy the car new? If not did you check it out with car fax? This could be a rebuild. I know if I took it to Ford and it went through 3 sets of brakes in 15 months that they better tell me why and then fix it.

#98 of 128 Re: ABS and traction control light [rebbru] by rwiseman1

Apr 19, 2011 (1:10 pm)

Replying to: rebbru (Sep 07, 2010 10:12 am)
Interesting...I also have a 2010 Escape...though it's XLT 4WD 6 cyl. It's got almost 17K on it now. Engine and transmission was pulled at 8K miles for multiple oil leaks. The past few months the traction control light randomly turns on for no apparent reason and the brakes don't seem to want to work upon start up in the morning. They feel "tight"...have no give at all until I frantically start pumping them. Have to cut vehicle sharply to turn when backing out of my garage in the morning and actually hit the a tree to stop the vehicle cause the brakes didn't stop it a few weeks ago! Now I've simply gotten in the habit of pumping them them before even putting it in gear. Last week I get an oil change...at the local Ford Fastlane...and I'm told my battery is dying and should be replaced. Seriously? What next? I absolutely love the ergonomics of this vehicle but am feeling I may have purchased a dud.

#99 of 128 Re: ABS and traction control light [rwiseman1] by nvbanker

Apr 25, 2011 (3:06 pm)

Replying to: rwiseman1 (Apr 19, 2011 1:10 pm)
That's just awful! I'd be beside myself as well. I've had 8 Escapes since 2006, every one of them has been flawless, and I've had all V-6es but one, plus one Hybrid. I have two 2010s. Not a bit of trouble. But lemons do happen, and I'd try to get Ford to take this one back. It sounds like it just has bad Carma... Seriously, Your car is not right.

#100 of 128 Brake Warning Light by jaz7

May 09, 2011 (4:00 pm)

I have a '04 Escape XLT. The brake warning light comes on, When the car is started, as it's supposed to. But doesn't go completely off after the car has started. It just goes very dim. It can hardly be seen at night and can't see it at all during the day.

#101 of 128 Re: Brake Problem Ford Escape [kelandkev] by canuk3211

Jul 24, 2011 (8:30 pm)

Replying to: kelandkev (Mar 10, 2009 7:04 am)
My wife has also had her brake pedal lock up 3 times now on our 2004 Escape 4x4. The most recent incident was a few days ago. As she was approaching a stop sign with cruise control engaged, she tapped the brake pedal to disengage the cruise control and found the pedal would not move even an inch. She attempted to depress the brake pedal 3 or 4 more times using more and more force. On the 4th or 5th attempt the pedal finally responded but she was applying a large amount of force by that time and nearly put our daughter through the windshield as the brakes responded. This is a scary and dangerous situation. Ford dealership and local garage cannot identify what is wrong. Did either of the previous posters find out the root cause of this problem?

#102 of 128 Re: Brake Problem Ford Escape [canuk3211] by rwiseman1

Jul 25, 2011 (3:46 am)

Replying to: canuk3211 (Jul 24, 2011 8:30 pm)
The brakes on my 2010 Ford Escape 4x4 still periodically continues to 'lock up', however, I've never had it happen while driving forward at any speed. It always happens at vehicle start up when I'm first taking off. I've learned to automatically pump the brakes before I even put the vehicle in drive so I know if it's going to happen. There's absolutely no consistency with the problem. Sometimes it happens everyday for a week and then it'll go a month and not happen at all. I've had one situation where the cruise control wouldn't engage...just simply wouldn't...but then a 1/2 hour later when tried it worked just fine. Ford replaced the battery on mine a few months ago and that seems to have fixed the random traction control issue I was having.
I had a 1997 Ford F150 that I drove for 13 years prior to owning the Escape and experienced the same brake problem your wife experienced. Ford first claimed it was the mats getting up under the pedal (they were the factory ones!) but then they replaced something to do with the speed control tied to cruise a few times on it and I believe there was a recall with the issue...it could catch on fire.
Sad to say, but I've learned to just keep a journal in my car writing down the date and time of everytime the issue happens. Figure if I'm ever in a bad accident it's documented by me as well as at the dealership.

#103 of 128 Re: Brake Warning Light [jaz7] by nvbanker

Jul 29, 2011 (10:31 pm)

Replying to: jaz7 (May 09, 2011 4:00 pm)
its probably just a weak ground< not an indicator of imminent failure.

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