Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape hybrid. the contact stated that the vehicle was purchased a month ago and the abs and brake warning indicators illuminated. the contact noticed that the brakes were not functioning and only operated at 40% capacity. the contact stated that the brake lights would turn on and off and the brake failure occurred intermittently. the manufacturer provided a case number and advised the contact to call nhtsa. the dealer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 155,000.
Hcu malfunctioning causing brake system failure while driving. deadly flaw in brake system design
As i was approaching an intersection and red light, my brakes suddenly stopped working. i literally had to stand on the brake and it finally stopped moving. i continued to drive home at less than 10 mph and had to let off the gas in order to slow the vehicle down to attempt to use the brakes and car would shake when brake was applied. took to mechanic who checked the code and it was the travel sensor.
Driving at 35mph abs light came on then check brakes followed by brake regen disengaged. this created no stopping of vehicle and running through stop light. fortunately, there were no vehicles coming from other directions. still no brakes and appears to be a known issue by public and ford.
Regen brakes disabled malfunction, leads to loss of braking without warning. many many other escape hybrid owners have filed similar complaints . please do a google search to verify the extent of this problem. this needs to be investigated and addressed promptly before more people are hurt or killed.
Driving my car and the abs and brake warning light came on and brakes failed to work properly. paul miller ford of lexington ky.said i needed to replace ncu and master cylinder at a cost of $9000. there has been numerous complaints i've discovered after researching this problem. the car is still at the dealer so i don't have paper work yet.
As i was driving about 40 mph in my 2008 ford escape hybrid, the asb and brake warning light came on and brakes weren't functioning properly. i was able to carefully drive it home, 5 miles. after the car sat for a short time it was started and the warning lights were not on and it drove normally. i took it to ford garage where they said the hcu malfunction and it needed replaced. the hcu problem seems to be a common problem with hybrids and vary expensive to fix and dangerous if not fixed. it's been at the local ford garage for over 7 weeks and they can't bleed the brakes to finish the repair. also, when they told me they couldn't bleed the brakes, i need to replace the master cylinder. that did not fix the problem of bleeding the brakes. at least it's safe sitting at the ford garage and not being driven. ford should recall their hcus
I have had the suv for 3 months. i'm experiencing total break loss. the first time i almost rear ended another vehicle.
112,000 miles while driving, vibration from right front of vehicle. able to stop. check engine and brake warning lights. regenerative brake disabled. vehicle to dealership with dtc - c1480. internal failure of the hydraulic control unit for the abs. cost of repair over $5000 for hybrid specific replacement part number 2c286. numerous reports of the part failing on internet and this site. with the price the hcu quoted to be $4700, i just the rest of the parts in this vehicle must be really inexpensive (cheap) given the original $28,000 price tag.
I had all the brakes stuck while driving. abs and brake warning lamp went off along with regen brakes disabled. mechanic`s diagnosis was abs pump and control module need to be replaced. cost about 4500$ total.