On 1/9/20 the car had its last dangerous malfunction of so many sense i purchased the vehicle from a dealership 10/18. the car was parked in a beach parking lot. as my son was getting ready to leave the parking lot he turned car on put car in drive slightly stepped on gas to begin pulling out and the car surged and accelerated full speed by itself. he lost all steering and had no breaks. he had absolutely no control of the vehicle. it went full speed into a parked car about 15 ft away! both cars were totaled. all 3 people involved were injured. there was 2 people in parked car and my son who was burrowing my car. previous to this accident the escape has had so many dangerous malfunctions. some being total steering loss while i was driving 45mph .car was towed and fixed covered by factory recall. another shock snapped and punctured my fuel tank. my mechanic said i dodged death by driving . he said car was a ticking bomb. ive replaced 2 abs sensors at different times because they failed and caused break pedel to vibrate and made it very hard to stop. another ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. the contact stated that when the driver started the engine, the brake warning light illuminated. the contact also advised that the brake pedal felt loose when it was engaged. the vehicle was taken to an unknown mechanic that performed a diagnostic and advised that the vehicle brake hydraulic control unit failed. the contact also mentioned that the brake hydraulic control unit was replaced several times and the repair did not correct the failure. the contact also advised that that several codes was received when the diagnostic was performed code 1491 and code u2023. the manufacturer was contacted. the manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the brake recall. the failure mileage was 159,000.
On multiple occasions went to press brake pedal but pedal doesn't depress all the way down, as if there was a block of wood or something preventing it. "regen brake disabled" light would appear on dash. braking power adversely affected during these episodes. causing to press down on brake very hard just to stop. on some occasions the multiple attempts at pressing of break would cause pedal to depress a little more and on some times non depressing brake pedal sensation would persist, with adverse brake affect.... sometimes experiencing a hypersensitivity to pressing on brake with a choppy braking impact and sometimes experiencing a very limited braking effect, causing one to almost have to "stand up" on the break in order to prevent hitting whomever might be in front. i recall starting to experience this initially about a year ago - roughly apr 2018 est.. between then and recently sometimes braking would be more problemsome then other times the experiences seem to wax and wain but about mid december 2019 after parking at work in the morning and returning to the car to go back home. it appeared the emergency parking brake i engaged was stuck. ...
While driving it was hard to push on brakes and when i took my foot off of the gas it vehicle would stop. so i took it to mechanic and he said my brakes went w caliber or wheel bearing. a few weeks later same thing happen all needed replaced now again its happened. this is to much something has to be wrong. it would pull back and burn the brakes up. i mean it was hard to get it two 25 miles per hour. this is the 3rd time. this happened while i was driving each time. the vehicle felt like it was pulling back, hard to go forward then hard to push on brakes then the brakes stated smoking.
When i bought the car, it was over 12 years old and had approximately 137k miles. i experienced recurring brake problems about a month after purchasing the car: on some days, when starting the car the abs failure light and the red brake failure light would remain illuminated and the "check brake system" message would appear. sometimes restarting the car cleared the errors, but most of the time they would remain the entire day. the following day the failures often cleared up. while these failure modes were active, the brake pedal had some pressure behind it, but braking took longer and strong braking led to wheels locking up. (like in the days before abs) over time, the failure modes persisted longer to the point where over the past two weeks, there was only one period of a half-hour where the car did not exhibit the failure condition. in addition, the "regen brakes disabled" message also started appearing, but that message may be deceptive because the battery status gauge shows a strong charge indication when the brakes are applied. in all cases, the failure modes appeared immediately on startup and persisted while the car ...
Brakes go to the floor and i almost had to stand on the brake pedal to stop. drove it back home, and scanned it, abs codes are leading to the hydraulic control unit. after research, it's a pricey repair. i just cant believe ford has not stepped up, recalled and fixed the issue.
Abs light came on over a year ago. since then i've had it serviced 3 times and the brakes replaced. now it's in for inspection and can't pass. my experience and mechanic experiences routine moments when the brakes do not engage even when the pedal is floored. they've bled the brakes and now are trying to explore other potential solutions. as of now 5 days without a car or any apparent solution to the diagnosis. mechanic will not pass since the brakes fail without warning...it is still with the mechanic so no documentation as of yet.
2008 ford escape hybrid awd, 197000 regen brakes disabled notice at vehicle start and in rush hour traffic. soft brakes, nearly could not stop. very unsafe in traffic or, in the case that it happens in a high-speed situation, could be deadly. confirmed hcu and abs system. the fact that this has so many complaints with different years and models of hybrid vehicles with no resolution is unacceptable.
Brake peddle goes to the floor sometimes after a hard braking event. after pumping the brake peddle a few times, they come back. they sometimes go out when hitting a bump in the road also.again they come back after some vigorous pumping of the peddle. fluid level is good. i haven't wrecked it yet, but i can for see a passable problem in the future.
Recently purchased 2008 ford escape hybrid. on august 19th, when i turned the car on with approximately 161,200 miles, the "check abs" light came on. while driving within city traffic with the "check abs" light on, the car had sluggish braking. applying the brake would slow down the vehicle, but the brake pedal would need to be pressed hard for the final 10-15 feet of the stop. the next morning, when i turned the car on again, the abs light had disappeared and braking had returned to normal. the car is currently being checked at virginia tire & auto 6620 backlick road, springfield, va 22150. it seems very dangerous that the abs can fail intermittently, and a severe defect in the brakes should be recalled and repaired immediately by ford.
All associated brake failure warning messages appear on dash. took it to the local dealership where they diagnosed it as a hydraulic control unit failure. repairs quoted at $5000.
Car was braking erroneously as i was driving. misdiagnosed twice, it was ultimately diagnosed as abs module failure. this put a strain on my engine and transmission and of course, the brakes. this is a very expensive repair if you get a new module and even with a rebuilt one. the initial rebuilt one as also faulty. repair place struggled to get a unit because they are so in demand, i rebuilt my transmission less than three years ago m(which also shouldn't have happened) and now it is damaged. even with a used unit, the total repair was $1200, not counting the rental car after the first replacement module failed. as this is a brake issue, it was recommended that i report it.
Brake pedal travels almost to floor. had brakes replaced, master cylinder replaced. all brake lines bled and still having same problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. the contact stated that the vehicle lost electric power steering (eps) ability, which caused the contact to have to maneuver the steering wheel with extreme difficulty. the eps warning indicator flashed when the failure occurred. an independent mechanic located a diagnostic trouble code for the steering shaft torque sensor. the torque sensor needed to be replaced the abs control module needed to be reprogrammed. dick masheter ford (1090 s hamilton rd, columbus, oh 43227, (614) 861-7150) and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle received a software update in 2014 for nhtsa campaign number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the remedy failed. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa action number: dp15001 (steering); however, the failure was related. the manufacturer provided no assistance other than suggesting the dealer replace the part. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000.
I have had several occasions in the past few months when the brakes went almost to the floor and came back up after i pumped them. they continued doing this every time i stopped until i got home. i have had a mechanic check out the brake system each time and he can find nothing wrong with the brakes. his only suggestions is that "maybe" the abs module is trying to go out and if it happens again, pull over, turn off the car and turn it back on and see if that fixes it for the time being. the only common element i can think of is that one time, i had driven over a very rough spot in the road, one time i had just hit a pothole, and one time i was making a turn as i hit a rough spot in the road. the mechanic thought this was making the abs system think it needed to engage but offered no suggestions of how to fix the issue other than what i mentioned above.