2009 FORD ESCAPE Service Brakes Problems

Brakes and power steering failed within 1 day. I’ve had brake system checked by 2 mechanics. I still have spongey brakes. Both systems seem to be a problem on these particular vehicles according to the two mechanics. Seems I’m not the only one with this problem. My vehicle came out of the Kansas City Assembly Plant. It’s a 2009 Ford Escape. I understand that some models out of that facility had recalls.

I have had every part of my brake system replaced multi times and the brake pedal gos to the floor, no one can fix it. When trying to search online, it looks like this is a known issue. Multiple multiple forms with multiple websites people having the same issue. With this Specific vehicle but no one can find a answers.

Brake pedal very light, goes clear to floor then within last inch brakes activate. I replaced master brake cylinder in hopes that would fix, it did not. I scheduled an appointment with dealership to diagnose in which they were not able to and had me return it to the original mechanic after flushing fluid out checking for corrosion, they replaced the master cylinder again. That did not fix the brake issue. I’m returning it to Ford dealership to once more diagnose and potentially replace the ABS module. This model is known for having a test one placed on in which needed replaced. It’s the exact same part number as the ABS module recalled and replaced on a few other models. The recall number for other models is 19V904000, no corrosion in reservoir upon flush and dot 3 was placed back inside. The part number at hand for the multiple vehicles is 12-17242

jUST BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING PLAZA AND PROCEEDED FORWARD. APPLIED THE BREAKS TO ALLOW ANOTHER CAR TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT WHEN MY BREAKS FAILED. THE ABS WAS FLASHING ON THE DASH AND I COASTED SLOWLY AND FINALLY PUT IT IN PARK. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS UPSET THAT I DIDN'T STOP. i RESTARTED THE CAR, AS IT STALLED AND PROCEDED SLOWLY TO MY HOME WHERE I PARKED IT.

The ABS module sticks, causing the pedal to sink to the floor and ABS system to suddenly stop working. The defective part and vehicle are available for inspection. Loss of the antilock brake system can cause the vehicle to become uncontrollable in inclement weather or during emergency braking. It is unknown whether the problem has been confirmed by a dealer. It is unknown if the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives have inspected the component. There were no warnings prior to the failure.

My power steering just went out a sensor, a recall i have read.My ABS just went to the floor for no reason, a part that was not made, also a recall I have read. My ignition is faulty, put another in but it isn't fixed. I have a button to start it. Mechanic fixed this contraception up. Air bags faulty passenger side.The car tells me to check it. All of these are recalls on the 2009 Ford Escape xlt, but they say no recalls. I wanted to get this all fixed. But it looks like this may be my death car. I am not of very much income fixed income so I can't afford to take to dealership to fix. But I have had certified mechanic look at it. I think it's terrible Ford doesn't acknowledge this and send me to a dealership it 80 miles from me. But they would tag this a "Lemon" and it is dangerous for my safety and others on the roads if everything goes out completely. I will be dead. I have 74,000 original miles on this Ford Escape. Not many miles for the troubles I have and am experiencing. Thanks for letting me share my opinion and maybe something can be done about this.

Unknown. Steering and brakes locked so i lost all control of the vehicle doing about 60 mph down the highway. Which resulted in being drove off the side of the highway through a fence hitting 2 trees before rolling twice. The airbags never deployed and both my passenger and i were taken to the hospital by ambulance. They sustained deep bruising and i suffered a closed wedge compression fracture of the L2 Vertebrae and some lacerations

Brakes developed excessive travel and a soft feel which makes driving at high speeds dangerous. Replaced master cylinder and new front disc pads and rotors, two power bleeds performed but brake shop unable to correct or identify the problem. No warning lights came on. Online research indicates many others with the same problem on their Escapes. Problem appears to be same as a recall issued for other Ford models of the same year, but no recall has been issued for the Escape. The recall for other Fords is "Recall 19S54 – ABS Valve May Remain Open after ABS Event," and is related to DOT 3 brake fluid turning into a gel and causing ABS valve(s) to remain open.

My Ford Escape's ABS system failed, exhibiting the exact same symptoms as a different Ford recall for another model, Ford Fusion 2006-2010 (NHTSA Recall 19V-904, manufacturer recall 19S54). The symptoms were extended brake pedal travel, increasing the risk of a crash. There were NO warning dash lights or alerts due to the ABS failure. No codes for the failed ABS module were found by my mechanic. Because of this, we replaced the brake booster first, thinking that was the problem, but this made no difference. We contacted multiple Ford Service Depts. as well as a higher manager, seeking a recall or courtesy repair for the ABS module. Everyone contacted admitted that they had heard about multiple complaints on this module in Ford Escaped, but since no specific recall was made for the Ford Escape, they could not cover the ABS module. In total, I spent approximately $589 on the brake booster parts/labor (which turned out not to be the problem), then an addional $1765 parts/labor to repair the ABS module. I was surprised that the recall I found for the Ford Fusion 2006-2010 so exactly matched my vehicle's problem, but Ford has never issued a recall or offered repairs for this important safety component. With no dash warning lights, no problem codes displayed, along with the sheer number for Ford Escapes on the road, I suspect this ABS module is an enormous safety concern.

Brakes intermittingly do not work. Mechanic can not find a part that is constantly failing but did have the brakes not work at one point while test driving. Does not prompt any warning lights or error codes when it happens. Looking online this is a very common problem.

My Traction Control Lamp, ABS Light, and Brake Light, have all illuminated on the dash at one time when I came out to my car after work. When I went into work there was no lights on. On my way to work there were no lights on, and no brake issues. Now there are. My brake fluid level is full. There is no leaking fluids from the rotors, brake lines etc. Now all these lights are on, and my brakes are pulsing slightly. I looked today and see there was a recall on this system. I have had this vehicle for 6 years, and I know I never took it in for any recalls. When was this ABS System brake recall? When was it done on this vehicle, and is it possible that the FMC just did the cheapest repairs it could do? I need to know because I have a 4 yr old son that rides with me in this vehicle. I need to know when it was done, and what was done, PLEASE.

At 200,000 miles I'm beginning to have problems withe electric power steering along with suspension issues as well. i start my vehicle drive for a bit could be turning or coming to a brake an steering gives out cause me to work to turn it

The incident took place on 12/12/22 while driving at about 40-45 mph a truck pulled out Infront of me causing me to unexpectedly break. There were no indicator warning lights on the dash prior to or after the failure. The break went all the way to the floor, luckily we were able to avoid an accident, and myself and my son were just jerked around and held back by the seat belt. The independent garage we use was right around the corner. The vehicle was diagnosed and needed a new master cylinder and abs hydraulic control unit. The part was out of stock and took three months to come in. The vehicle was repaired and received on 3/23/23.

We are having the same problems with this vehicle as others are having under Ford recall 19S54 NHTSA identifier 19V904. Three times after applying the brakes hard the brake system required servicing because the pedal would slowly go to the floor while sitting at a traffic light. Other symptoms would be sluggish or spongy braking. The last service was at a Goodyear where the service tech commented - left front inlet abs valve sticking, activated it three times with scanner before it started to work. He informed us that there was a recall for this problem that may be applicable to out Escape. I called Ford to report it, Case number [XXX]. Will use this Goodyear appt date to answer following questions. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ABS Module failure. This is a major issue with these cars and it is extremely dangerous and should be recalled. It causes brake pedal to go to the floor. There’s thousands of cases and parts are unobtainable from manufacturing because they used a one year only part because they were testing it out. There’s been recalls on other models using similar Modules but not on this model.

Put car in park. Park can be moved roll away while in park

Vehicle was driving on I 75 North bound upon passing Micanopy Rd, and prior to Williston road exit. Driving between 73 to 75 MPH the ABS light came on. ahead of me a semi truck and in my left a car was passing, I tap the brake and the brake system fail to respond. I let the car role and veer to move move to the right, hunk tat the truck, shoot the emergency brakes and the SUV stop, I called Ford Public relation with no resolution although I was not looking for any compensation or repair cost. The claimed that the warranty of the vehicle was expired. I responded that I was not looking for any compensation, rather I was looking to report a problem that might has cost human lost..... I took the car to the ford dealership in Gainesville Florida to get an authentic report, in order to submit a safety concern to The Ford Motor Safety Department. Dealer and public relations office claimed that Ford Motor Company does not have a safety Department. I am an Industrial Hygienist who Work for OSHA as a COSHO and although I explained no action action seem to indicate that they know,,,,,,,, I question if they understood the issue. This failure may has cost loses, my vehicle is parked at my house This is a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid VIN [XXX]. PLEASE NOTIFY ME OF ACTION TAKEN. Sincerely, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I change my brakes twice in not even a full month My alternator belt came off I replaced it when I put it in park it rolls it shakes and it takes a minute to go faster once I go 40 mph the acceleration pedal vibrates tire pressure sensor stays on and also it keep saying check fuel tank injector

Ford 2009 Ford Escape VIN #[XXX] We took our 2009 Ford Escape to Jimmy's Automotive located at 4524 Pacific Ave Lacey Wa We have taken our Ford Escape here for years for service Jimmy's notified us that our ABS brakes were defective (a defect from installation in China) The cost would be over $2000 to repair I called our local Ford Dealership in Olympia and they stated that our VIN # did not qualify for the ABS brake problem I then called the Ford Company in Detroit MI they stated the same that our VIN # did not qualify for the ABS brake defect I contacted an attorney at Legal Zoom and he recommended contacting you My question how can we not qualify for the defective ABS problem when our vehicle has the defective ABS brake SEE INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal would depress to the floorboard without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who initially replaced the brake master cylinder; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective ABS module. The manufacturer was also notified and informed him that there were no recalls on his vehicle; he was then transferred to the NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The Hydraulic Control Unit (HCUs) in the 2009 Ford Escape malfunctioned resulting in the brake pedal losing resistance. The brake pedal needed to be pushed all the way to the floorboard with aggressive force to stop the vehicle. This issue may have resulted in an interstate accident that put the driver at extreme risk. The vehicle crashed into the vehicle in front of the driver due to a delay in stopping from the malfunctioning of the HCU. There were no warning lights that were triggered to alert an issue with the unit. The repair shop that repaired the vehicle warned the driver that the brakes were not working properly and may have caused to the accident. Due to Ford backlogs on parts from COVID-19 delays, I discovered that 180 HCUs are currently on back order in the United States. Additionally, four Ford vehicles in the Greater New Orleans area are waiting for ACUs due to the same issue of the brakes not gripping until the pedal reaches the floor. Multiple sources online are warning of a similar issue from malfunctioning HCUs and ACUs. After learning this information, I filed a complaint with the Ford Corporate office but have not heard anything regarding the integrity of the part. However, when I dropped off the vehicle at the Lamarque Ford Dealership in Kenner Louisiana, I was told the vehicle was undrivable due to the malfunctioning of the HCU. The vehicle is available for inspection at the Lamarque Ford Dealership located at 3101 Williams Blvd Suite F, Kenner, LA 70065. Additionally, other vehicles are waiting for repairs at Supreme Ford of Slidell located at 400 E Howze Beach Rd, Slidell, LA 70461. Due to the extensive backlog of Ford parts, these vehicles have been waiting months to be repaired and potentially have months to continue to wait before being repaired.

Was driving my ford escape and went to stop and total loss of brake pedal it went to the floor almost causing me to hit another vehicle. All brakes are new no brake fluid leaking no where and master cyclinder tested good. I've done research online to thousands of complaints regarding the abs unit causing loss of brakes to many of people to where vehicle is unsafe to drive due to it happening again. So I got in and started the escape today to now having full brakes again. Ford should have to recall or buy back the escapes cause it's a safety hazard to people's lives that's driving theses escapes! NEVER KNOWING WHEN TOTAL BREAK LOSS IS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!!! Ford's should have to pay when someone gets in a accident due to total loss of break system due to abs unit/hcu..

Never again with a Ford. Had a life threatening incident. K frame completely rusted out, making front passenger tire wobble and almost fall off. I was driving 65 mph and it started. Took to shop immediately to find gapping holes in k frame. Ford should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen. Have read about previous complaints of this SAFETY issue with other years and people. I cannot afford repair I am on disability and now stuck without a vehicle. When I tried to break, abs and traction control came on. Was checked and mechanic said abs module failed also. Repairs are beyond what I can afford and I could have been killed along with others. I may call an attorney because k frame/ engine sub frame should last life of vehicle. Not take a life. I also had Huge safety issue with my Taurus, a few years ago, filed a complaint with you for this problem also. Nothing was done. I should have learned my lesson. Ford does not care, why can they get away with this , I saw the class action lawsuit results for other years with same issue. What a joke. Our government is failing us letting auto makers get away with these type of incidents.

I WAS JUST STARTING OFF AFTER GETTING A GREEN LIGHT WHEN A POLICE CAR (THAT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF ME, WAS COMING QUICKLY OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT) SUDDENLY POPPED ON THE SIREN WHICH STARTLED ME BUT CAUSED ME TO STOP SUDDENLY! WHICH MEANS MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR IMMEDIATELY! AND MY CAR JUST KEPT GOING WHEN IT SHOULD'VE STOPPED! THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. AFTER THE POLICE CAR PASSED I PROCEEDED BUT REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOOSE AND BRAKING WAS LOW AND NOT HIGH AS BEFORE...I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO TEST THEM AND BEGAN TO PUMP TO SEE IF THEY'D COME BACK UP...TO NO AVAIL. AND THEY WERE MAKING AN AIR SOUND WHEN I PUMPED THEM. THEN, TO TOP IT OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. NEVER HAD ANY WARNING LAMPS COME ON BUT DID HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON 10/22/2020. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2019.( YES, IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST) I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A REPAIR SHOP TOMORROW MORNING, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS HERE I AM MYSTIFIED! AT LEAST I KNOW NOT TO WASTE MONEY I DON'T HAVE ON ANY REPAIRS...AND STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CAR PAYMENTS, BUMMER! );

I bought my Ford Escape Limited, 4 wheel-drive SUV in August, 2009 from a dealer in Baltimore County, Maryland. Later I retired from the Maryland Highway Administration and moved to Augusta, GA in February, 2015. In mid 2020 I saw the ABS light showing the my vehicle needed a repair to the ABS system. When I took the vehicle to my friendly mechanic shop, he told me that the ABS Module was defective and that he could not fix it. Since then I have been having a serious safety problem with the ABS Module which makes driving my vehicle very risky, especially when it is raining. The risk is felt whenever I am driving and need to stop at the red light or when another vehicle suddenly comes close to my vehicle which requires a quick decision to avoid accident using the ABS system that was designed for that purpose. In that case, I had difficulties stop and my vehicle will often pull to the left even with new brake pads on. That poses a serious safety threat. But as auto makers, the Ford Company know or should know that nearly all Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles are assumed to have ABS Module and other defects. Sadly, the Ford Company neglected to notify me of the recall. The defects in the ABS Module of my SUV pose a serious safety risk to me; so, that is very concerning to me. Thanks for your help with this complaint. Note: I coincidentally found the recall information last night on Google Search on 9/20/2021. Date of this complaint: 9/21/2021 Ford’s False Claim Number for this recall: [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”*JB

Purchased car in Dec 20. Brakes were 'mushy'. Previous owner had over $1000 in brake work done (new pads-front, shoes - rear, new master cylinder, new rotors, etc.) I am a GM and John Deere-trained mechanic. I determined the defect was in the ABS valve assembly. There is at least 1 of 4 ABS side solenoid valves not seating/sealing properly. Replaced the defective ABS unit with a low mileage used valve assembly, keeping the original ECU since it is keyed to the VIN. 9 months later, the ECU has failed (Code B1342 ABS ECU inoperative). Service brakes are still tight and function. Tried cleaning / reseating main wiring connector with no luck. Problem was sporadic over past 60 days (ABS light / ASC / Parking brake lights illuminated) and then would disappear. ECU finally failed completely with warning lights on continuously. Vehicle has 142,000 miles and is over 12 yrs old. Ford says they have never heard ofan ABS issue but confirmed the defect. The local dealer will gladly replace the ABS module for approx $1000. Ford has a responsibility to address this issue not only in Escapes of all years but throughout their model lineup. This is a safety issue that needs to be fixed. Not looking for a freebie but would rather not be the victim of an avoidable car accident and be cleaned off the pavement with a stick and a spoon. Needless to say, Ford reputation has suffered a loss of credibility.

ABS, PARKING BRAKE, AND ANTI-SKID LIGHTS ALL ON. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THE ABS MODUL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 98,267

I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKES FELT SOFT, ALMOST HAVING TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY, UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. AFTER DOING MULTIPLE THINGS, DEALERSHIP SAID WAS MY MASTER CYLINDER. SO HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER. THEY CALL TO SAY, THEY TEST DRIVE MY CAR AND MY CAR WAS STOPPING FINE. I PICKED UP MY CAR, DRIVING HOME, IT FELT EXACTLY AS WHEN I DROPPED OFF MY CAR. I CALLED THEM BACK NEXT DAY TO ADVISE OF SAME AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT MAY BE ABS MODULE

Mileage: 99,500

THERE IS A SYSTEMATIC FAILURES OF BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL, MASTER CYLENDER, BOOSTER, ABS PUMP, ETC. IT'S A BADLY DESIGNED BRAKING SYSTEM THAT FAILS AT ANY TIME, PUTTING LIVES OF PEOPLE UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. MORE OFTEN THEN NOT THOSE FAILURES ARE OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. BRAKE FAILURE IS MOST COMMON PROBLEM ON FORD ESCAPE CARS THAT LOOKS LIKE OCCURRING MUCH MORE OFTEN THEN EVEN ON REST OF FORD VEHICLES.

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A SLUSHY PARKING LOT THE ABS BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE CAR. THE MASTER CYLINDER THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPLACED PROFESSIONALLY. THE PEDAL SOMETIMES STILL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND YOU NEVER NO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. AN ON LINE SEARCH PROVED A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 68,540 MILES! FORD IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS THIS PREVALENT DEFECT. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 68,403

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES FOR BRAKE ISSUES, FOUND ABS UNIT HAD FAILED. FORD REPLACEMENT UNITS ON BACKORDER. HAD TO SOURCE USED ABS UNIT. THERE ARE KNOWN RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL FORDS USING SIMILAR ABS UNITS.

Mileage: 137,850

ALL OF A SUDDEN SOFT PEDAL TO FLOOR AFTER ABS EVENT. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, CALIPER, BLEED MULTIPLE TIMES - NO SUCCESS. ABS MODULE IDENTIFIED AS FAULTY BUT NO CODE. BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GONE AFTER SERVICE WITH DEALER. CAN NOT BUY $1200 PART TO REPAIR. SEEMS TO BE A BUNCH OF THESE REPORTS PILING UP IN 2008-2009 GENERATION OVER PAST 24 MONTHS. FORD FUSION OF SAME GENERATION HAS RECALL FOR THIS PART. WOULD DRIVE THIS WITH OUT ABS IF I COULD BUT THE DESIGN SEEMS TO CAUSE ALL BRAKING TO BE LOST. VERY DANGEROUS! MULTI-GENERATION FORD OWNER ABOUT TO JUMP SHIP BECAUSE NO SUPPORT.

Mileage: 165,000

DRIVING HOME I LOST THE ABILITY TO PROGRESSIVELY BRAKE, THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VERY LAST PORTION. I WOULD RATE PROBABLY 95% OF DEAD SPACE AND THE SUDDEN BRAKING POWER. WELL 'SUDDEN'. ALMOST WRECKED A FEW TIMES ON THE LAST 5 MILES HOME.

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS AN ABS MODUEL CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES FOR AN 09 MODEL

Mileage: 94,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2009 FORD ESCAPE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP. MY MECHANIC PUT A NEW BREAK MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM ON AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY FOR A WEEK. THEN WITHOUT NOTICE THE SAME FRIGHTENING EVENT OCCURRED. SHE IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON HER CAR WHICH IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE NOW. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY WERE EXPERIENCING NATION WIDE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE AND THE ITEM WAS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO HOPE OF A DELIVERY DATE FOR A NEW ONE. I'VE NOTICED A BIG NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. HOW MANY LIVES WILL IT COST BEFORE FORD ISSUES A RECALL AND FIXES THIS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER CAN'T AFFORD THE MORE THAN $1000.00 COST OF A REPAIR...EVEN IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 111,450

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE AND THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED DUE TO A SLIPPERY SPOT ON THE ROAD. THEN A CAR STOPPED QUICK IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN NO BRAKES, I WENT OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS BAD ABS MODULA. CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE $2,000 TO REPAIR. I SEE RECALLS ON FORDS 2006-2010. BUT NOT MY FORD ESCAPE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN A RECALL. MY 2009 FORD WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IN MY FAMILY EVER SINCE. NOW I HAVE THE CAR SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VERY THANKFUL NO ONE WAS INJURED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND OTHERS. THANK YOU

Mileage: 140,000

MY FORD ESCAPE LIMETED JUST STARTED MAKING A NOISE OUT OF NOWHERE AND BEFORE IT STARTED I WOULD MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND IT WOULD STOP RUNNING

Mileage: 197,000

BRAKES JUST WENT MUSHY 2 DAYS AGO. PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING IS SLOW AND POOR - VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AND BEING ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. LOOKING ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ABS FAILURE.

Mileage: 215,000

DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE, DASH WARNING LIGHTS CONFIRM THE UNIT IS NOT FUNCTIONING, I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE THRU FORD, AND IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE OF AVAILABILITY.THIS SEEMS TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. PERHAPS A RECALL IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 130,000

THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT BAD RECENTLY ON OUR VEHICLE. WHILE REPLACING IT AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE ABS MODULE WERE ALSO BAD. THESE PARTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE TO GO BAD ON FORD ESCAPES. WITH SO MANY OF THESE PARTS GOING BAD SOMEBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, CARS NEED RELIABLE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, IF THIS HAPPENS GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT COULD CAUSE WRECKS. SINCE THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IT IS COSTING ME OVER $1,000 TO GET IT FIXED.

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ITSELF. HOWEVER, EVEN IF THAT IS THE ISSUE, THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. UPON DOING RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND CLAIMS THE ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST.

Mileage: 133,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH. NEW MASTER CYLINDER, NEW BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOW GOING TO TRY NEW ABS MODULE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONING ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 111,000

VEHICLE HAD AN ABS EVENT AND AFTER THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. IT HAS TWICE RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT NO LONGER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY TO FIND THIS AN ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THIS UNIT MANUFACTURED BY CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THE SEIKO ZINC PLATED VALVES NOT SEATING THE SEALS AFTER AN ABS EVENT DUE TO CORROSION AND THE VALVE REMAINING OPEN. THIS HCU / HCU ASSEMBLY ARE HAVING THE SAME REACTION AS DOCUMENTED IN NHTSA RECALL NO. 19V-904 OR MANUFACTURER RECALL NO. 19S54 WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES. THE ONLY VARIANCE HERE IS THE ASSEMBLY PLANTS OF HERMOSILLO MEXICO AND KANSAS CITY. THE CLAIM IS THE DOT 3 FLUID USED IS PROBLEMATIC BUT THE FACT THAT A ZINC CARBOXYLATE GEL IS BEING FORMED IN THE HCU IS UNCHANGED REGARDLESS OF THE MANUFACTURER. FORD HAS CLAIMED ONLY A 1% FAILURE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAMPAIGN BUT HAVE TOTALLY LEFT OFF THE SAME YEAR ESCAPE'S WITH THE IDENTICAL SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I AM URGING THE NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS MATTER OF SAFETY. I HAVE TRIED REACHING YOUR CONTACT PERSON DEMARA MAGRUDER WITH A PHONE CALL AND EMAIL BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE BACK ON THIS MATTER. I AGAIN URGE THE NHTSA TO OPEN THIS WELL DOCUMENTED ABS MODULE FAILURE TO BE OPENED TO THE (2009)FORD ESCAPE. THIS REPLICATED EVENT IS A COMMON HAPPENING WITH MANY FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. LASTLY I WILL LET YOU KNOW I DID CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY SAID THEY SIMPLY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE REPAIRS ON MY ESCAPE WITH IT'S AGE AND MILEAGE OF 100K. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR WITH THE SAFETY OF MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED! THANK YOU, 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD AND ANOTHER LOCAL GARAGE FOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY (SOFT PEDAL AND LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP). AFTER REPLACING ALL THE MECHANICAL PARTS THE ISSUE PERSISTED. FORD COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE, BUT THE OTHER GARAGE THINKS IT'S THE ABS MODULE. NO FAULT CODES OR ANYTHING TO BACK THIS UP. NOT SURE HOW TO TEST IT AND IT'S NOT WORTH THE VEHICLE VALUE TO REPLACE IT. FOR NOW THE CAR IS PARKED. I THINK FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL.

Mileage: 99,500

I HAVE A 2009 FORD ESCAPE APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON IT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING I SAW DEER STANDING IN THE ROAD, THEY USUALLY ALMOST ALWAYS MOVE OUT OF THE ROAD. AS I GOT CLOSER IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WASN'T GOING TO MOVE, SO I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR... THUD...BUMP...CRUNCH BUT THE DEER HOBBLED OFF. I PULLED OVER AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, I LOOK OVER AND THE DEER WAS IN THE FIELD PUTTING ON ITS BEST BREAK DANCING MOVES AND SUDDENLY TOOK A NAP. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE PUMPED THE BRAKES A COUPLE OF TIMES AND BRAKES CAME BACK, OFF TO WORK I WENT. AFTER WORK ON THE WAY HOME NO A/C, WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE A/C CONDENSER. THEN JUST YESTERDAY LEAVING WORK IN THE ESCAPE, SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF ME I PUT THE BRAKES ON AND TO THE FLOOR AGAIN...PUMP-PUMP-PUMP AND STOP.....SLOWLY.... THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME HAD A LOOK OF SHOCK THAT I WAS 6 INCHES FROM THEM. SORRY I YELL OUT THEY NOD BACK BEGRUDGINGLY. I THINK YA BUDDY YOU MADE OUT A LOT BETTER THAN THAT DEER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AND OH YA NOW I ALWAYS HAVE BRAKES THAT GO TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE HAS A SEVERE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. THE BRAKE CALIPER IS CAUSING ENOUGH FRICTION ON THE ROTOR TO CAUSE THE RIM, TIRE, AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO BECOME OVER HEATED AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 125,000 MILES.

Mileage: 125,000

STARTER STUCK WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND REMOVED KEY I REPLACED MY STARTER TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT NOW MY CAR WON'T START THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED NOT RUNNING

FAULTY ABS MODULE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 166,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER VEHICLE BRAKES APPLIED DURING A SEMI HARD STOP, PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES AND FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR BEFORE SOME IS KILLED OR INJURED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED SO FAR AS COMPLAINTS GO BACK SEVERAL YEARS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE SEEN IN MANY POST THAT IT IS ABOUT A 2000.00 PLUS REPAIR. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND LIVE ON A FIXED BUDGET. I BOUGHT IT FROM ANOTHER PARTY AND IT HAS 92000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS LAST TIME ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED PLEASE, FOR SAFETY SAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION WHEN SOMEONE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE THAT CUT ME OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME AND THE BRAKES TEND TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER PUMPING AND LETTING VEHICLE SIT. REALLY SCARRED ME EVERYTIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED HE PULLED OVER AND WAITED SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOE MACHENS FORD (1911 W WORLEY ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65203) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.*DT*JB

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVING DOWN A HILL, MY BRAKE PEDAL STARTED DEPRESSING TO THE FLOOR WITH A DELAYED STOP ON APRIL 27, 2020. NO PUMP OR PRESSURE. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED RECENTLY (A MONTH AGO) AND THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED. THE BRAKE PEDAL NOW GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DEALING WITH UNEXPECTED STOPS OR ROAD CONDITIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR SHOP AND THEY FIGURED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON TESTING THE CAR OUT, THE SAME SPONGY BRAKE FEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSION TO THE FLOOR SYMPTOMS REMAINED. THE CAR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THEY'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE PART AND REPAIR OF THE ABS, WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $2,100. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED BRAKE PEDAL WENT FLOOR. $2200.00 TO REPLACE. 48172 MILES. 43540 MILES FT CAR LURCHED AT STOP. REPLACED PURGE VALVE$388.00. AXLE SEAL LEAK. 38807 MILES. $410.00. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 16271 MILES. REBUILD TRANS $3148 MILES COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 48,173

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC TO THE GROCERY STORE 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE,AVERAGE SPEED 35 MPH, WENT TO STOP AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE/NO STOPPING POWER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.STOPPED AT STORE SHUT CAR OFF AND THEN WENT HOME, IT WAS STILL THE SAME.LET THE CAR SIT A COUPLE HOURS THEN USED MY PRO SCAN TOOL TO LOOK FOR CODES.NO CODES FOUND EITHER STORED OR ENGINE RUNNING.ROAD TESTED THE CAR WITH SCAN TOOL HOOKED UP AND NO CODES FOUND AND THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS HAS OCCURRED.BOUGHT THIS 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLS NEW IN 2009,IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES.THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS WAS IN SEPT.2019 AND THEN YESTERDAY ON FEB.8 2020.I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY AND THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE.THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE ABS MODULE DUE TO DEFECTIVE INTERNAL VALVE SEALS THAT CORRODE AND ALLOW FLUID PRESSURE TO BY-PASS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR SIMILAR TO A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER.I HAVE READ THAT CURRENTLY FORD HAS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DIFFERENT MODELS.THE AVERAGE INSTALLATION REPAIR COST IS OVER $ 2000.00.THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT/FLAW/ ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO REPLACE AND REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM ON ALL MODELS SHARING THE SAME OR SIMILAR SYSTEM EXPERIENCING THIS ANOMALY AND YES IT IS AN ANOMALY.NO WARNING LIGHT ON{ABS} NO TROUBLE CODES EITHER STORED OR RUNNING TEST.THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT,WELL MAINTAINED AND IN LIKE NEW CONDITION.PLEASE HELP US,THE CONSUMER FROM THIS REFUSAL BY FORD TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM FOUND ON A VEHICLE,THE BRAKE ABS SYSTEM.WHAT WILL IT TAKE? A DEATH PERHAPS AND A MAJOR LAWSUIT?THIS CAR ALSO HAS OTHER SAFETY RECALLS BUT DON'T APPEAR ON YOUR WEBSITE SUCH AS,ELECTRIC POWER STEERING,THROTTLE BODY AND SOME OTHERS."UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED",SOUND FAMILIAR?

Mileage: 30,000

IT WAS A HEAVY RAINY NIGHT WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED ACTING UP WITH THEIR RHYTHM MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THROUGH A SLIGHTLY BLURRED WINDSHIELD THEN WINDSHIELD & SUNROOF STARTS LEAKING WATER ALL OVER ME,INSIDE THE FRONT LIGHT SWITCH,DOWN INTO FLOOR BOARDS PLUS ALL IN THE SEATS !! IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GO AROUND A FEW CURVES WHEN BRAKES ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO STOP SCARY. KEY IS HARD & STICKY FEELING TO TURN IN IGNITION CYLINDER THEREFORE MAKING THE IGNITION SWITCH NOT BEING ABLE TO CATCH ANY VOLTAGE AT ALL TO START THE ENGINE..AFTER A MILLION TRIES IT'LL FINALLY START.. IT STILL LEAKS,VERY HARD TO START & REPLACING BRAKES AGAIN...

Mileage: 80,456

TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO MAKE A HARD STOP DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ON THE HIGHWAY. SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND WENT TO FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING AND GRINDING AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES HARD THEY SEEM TO NOT WANT TO STOP KEEPING MY ABS ON I FEEL THE GRINDING AND BRAKE ISSUE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS THE FRONT WHEEL HOPS AND DOESN'T GET TRACTION WANTS TO CONSTANTLY SLIP AND WHEN I STOP IN SNOW THE BRAKES LOCK UP IN FRONT AND ABS STAYS ON FOR A BIT MIGHT BE GEAR DRIVE OR BEARING IT'S GETTING BAD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF GAS TO GO AND THE ABS WHEN I NEED TO REALLY STOP. THIS STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I FINANCED IT THROUGH GENTHE CHEVROLET BUT I WORK MANY HOURS AND IT HAS TO BE FIXED BEFORE I END UP STRANDED OR IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE IT IT WAS ACTING UP I TOLD THE SALESMAN DAVE TESKA HE TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED BUT HE MUST OF DOPED IT LIKE THE INTERIOR IT LOOKED NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT NOW IT HAS STAIN SPOTS AND LOOKS DIRTY I FOUND OUT IT WAS A FORD FABRIC PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE AGAIN FROM GENTHE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, COUNTRY ROADS AND HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT DID NOT DO IT VERY OFTEN, BUT IT IS NOW DOING IT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT THERE. IT USED TO GET BETTER BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THIS IS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME ANYMORE.

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD ESCAPE AND WHEN I PRESSED MY BREAKS THERE WAS A BANG SOUND AND THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL BREAK PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 75,000

ON HWY, GOING TO TURN...BRAKE PEDEL WENT TO FLOOR...PUMPED..LITTLE, THEN TO FLOOR...KEPT PUMPING...NOTHING THIS TIME. THE WORSEST. HAVE HAD TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES IN PAST, (DID PUMP UP ENOUGH TO STOP) NEED FIXED...SENIOR & FIXED INCOME!

Mileage: 78,500

STARTING IN LATE 2018 WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY WERE SOFT AND NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER AFTER VISITING THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY ARE SOFT SPONGY NEARLY ALL THE TIME. IT'S SCARY TO DRIVE. IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THEY GO NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I'VE GONE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES, NOT ONLY WITH 2009, BUT OTHER YEARS AS WELL. MANY HAVE HAD THEIR MASTER CYLINDER REPLACE ONLY TO FIND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP B4 SOMEONE IS INJURED OR DIES BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL !

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY OR GOES TO THE FLOOR, STARTED OFF JUST HERE AND THERE BUT NOW IS DOING IT ALMOST DAILY. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF ESCAPE OWNERS. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES ( I HOPE IT'S NOT ME) BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE IF YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I KNOW IT COULD BE NOTHING ELSE, I HAVE REPLACED EVERY OTHER PART ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS, WHEEL CYLINDERS, CALIPERS, AND MASTER CYLINDER. COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL I WENT ONLINE AND SAW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS. FORD, PLEASE RECALL THE ABS MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY!! BY THE WAY, MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT WAS MINOR. BUT IF IT WOULD OF BEEN WORSE I WOULD BE SUING YOUR [XXX] OFF. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 155,000

THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. THE WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKS WHEN YOU TRY TOO TURN WHEN DRIVING WHEEL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE SENSORS EVEN THOUGH WE REPLACED THEM KEEP BLOWING WHICH CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DECLINE IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO TURN IT ONTO TO THE GRASS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. CONSTANT ENGINE ISSUES AFTER WE HAD IT FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE ARE IN A FINANCIAL NEGATIVE BECAUSE OF THIS TRUCK. THE TIRE SENSORS KEEP GOING ALSO. THESE ISSUES ARE HAPPENING AFTER WE HAVE GOTTEN THIS TRUCK FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MORE DANGEROUSLY WHILE WE ARE DRIVING IT. THE BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL, TRANSMISSION AN THE ENGINE ARE ALL FAULTY. WE HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS OUR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND WE ARE BEHIND WITH THE NOTES. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY THERE IS A GRINDING, ALMOST LIKE THE WHEELS WANT TO FALL OFF. WE NEED THIS FIXED WE NEED HELP!!!!!

Mileage: 143,000

BRAKES ARE MUSHIE AND THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR, FORD HAS CHECKED IT AND CLINT FIND A PROBLEM. YET LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE A HOST OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE,

Mileage: 1

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 40MPH AND HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE A CAR ENTERED MY LANE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I BRAKED IT WAS SOMEWHAT A HARD BRAKE. I DIDN'T, HOWEVER, SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I HEAR THE ABS COME ON AND AFTER THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 96,000

SBS MODULE KEEPSFAILING HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IN MY 2009 FORDESCAPE LOOKED ON LINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM SHOULD BEARECALL ON THIS MODULE NOTHING WRONG NONABSLIGHT ON LOW BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE IN MOTION TRYING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL VERY SPONGIE ## VIN PASSED ## 2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED ##

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREETS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOES NOT BREAK NORMAL AND WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE BRAKE PETAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PUMP THE BREAKS MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAKE IT STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSE THEY GUESSED IS THE HCU OR THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT IS GOING BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT WITH NO CERTAINTY. (AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT EVEN SURE BECAUSE OF THE CODE THEY GOT FROM THE DIAGNOSE). THE VEHICLE HAS NO LIGHT ON FOR BREAKS OR ANYTHING TELLING YOU IS SOMETHING WRONG. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN THE ESCAPES, AND REPLACING ONLY THE MASTER CYLINDER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM). WITHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FIX THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 ESCAPE & SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO SAVE LIVES AND TO NOT PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. FORD NEEDS A TO DO HE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL ON THEIR ABS MODULE.

Mileage: 89,689

ON A SNOWY MORNING THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED NORMALLY AND THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CAUSED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO ACTIVATE. THEY SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY, BUT AFTER THAT ACTIVATION THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY SOFT AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VERY END OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL STOP, BUT THE BRAKES WERE UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) AND WAS REPLACED WITH THE ABS MODULE AS A UNIT ($1700). THE NEW UNIT REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING AND BLEEDING AT THE DEALERSHIP ($200). BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY COMPONENT WITHIN A REASONABLE MILEAGE (140,000 VEHICLE MILEAGE), THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE OEM WITH AT LEAST A TSB.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 FO D ESCAPE LAST NOVEMBER 21, 2018 AND I WAS TO DRIVE IN WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN AND I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKE WAS ON THE FLOOR. IT STILL STOP BUT I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHT TO BE SAFE. IT WILL STILL STOP BUT THE BRAKE WAS ON THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE BRAKE WHERE YOU PUT THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS STILL FULL. I STARTED THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. ANYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM? THANK YOU.

Mileage: 132,430

THE CAR STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO LOCK UP WHILE IT WAS PARKED WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AFTER AWHILE IT WOULD YOU WERE ABLE TO TURN ON THE CAR IN THE STEERING WHEEL WERE FUNCTION AFTER A WHILE THE CAR WOULD DO IT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WAS BROUGHT OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS LATER SAME ISSUES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN OR STEERING WHEEL WOULD HIT WHEN TURNED BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS REPLACED THE SECOND TIME NOW ALL ELECTRONICS RELATING TO THE BRAKES ARE HAVING ISSUES LIKE BRAKE SWITCH STARTS TO MALFUNCTION OR BRAKES GET LOCKED UP. THE CAR WOULD HAVE TROUBLES EITHER PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS CAR HAD PRIOR ISSUES TO THAT NOTHING WAS DISCLOSED WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I AM AWARE OF OTHER FORD ESCAPE 2009 MODELS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED

Mileage: 72,000

PARKED THE 2009 ESCAPE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, EVERYTHING FELT PERFECTLY NORMAL. WENT TO DRIVE IT AT 6AM THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. TOTALING OVER $600 AND THE ISSUE STILL WASN'T FIXED. NOW THEY SAY THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART IS $1700, PLUS LABOR. HOW DOES ALL THIS WITH THE BRAKES JUST GO BAD OVER NIGHT? SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SO WHY ISNT THERE A RECALL YET

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS BLED THE BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15E045000 (SUSPENSION). TUSCALOOSA FORD (5801 MCFARLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, (205) 304-0719) STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THERE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AS IF I'M OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH IT'S NOT. ALSO, THE WHEELS ARE SHAKY AND FEEL LIKE THEIR ABOUT TO COME OFF. SOMEONE HIT MY VEHICLE AND IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. NOW I'M PAYING FOR A RENTAL UNTIL GETS FIXED AND I'M PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS INSTEAD OF THE COMPANY.

Mileage: 103,500

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE BREAK PEDAL SUDDENLY GOES TO FLOOR PANEL AND NEEDS TO BE PUMPED TO GET BREAKS WORKING AGAIN>

Mileage: 104,847

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING ABS, STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. STEERING FEELS ODD. HARD/EASY

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN STOPPING. THIS OCCURS ALMOST ALWAYS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT IT LIKELY NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE/HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS IS A $1600 PART FROM FORD. THIS IS AN EXTREME COST AND VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR OR CONTINUE UNSAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS A REQUIRED RECALL.

AFTER DRIVING OVER A SHORT SECTION OF ROUGH PAVEMENT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT LATER MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT, AND NEARLY RUNNING A STOP SIGN. ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000. *TR

BRAKES BEGAN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING VEHICLE. HAD THE MAIN MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $307.63, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? MANY OTHERS ARE OBVIOUSLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, I SLOWLY STARTED TO BRAKE. AS I CAME CLOSER TO THE STOP SIGN, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT JUST "DROPPED OUT" AND I SLID THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT THIS POINT. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT OR INJURED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN BACK ON. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND TESTED THE BRAKES, WHICH BARELY WORKED NOW. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO EVEN START SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED ME $99 JUST TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ABS SYSTEM THAT IS BAD AND IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $2,100 TO REPLACE IT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART, BUT WOULDN'T GET THERE FOR 3 DAYS, MEANING I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET TO WORK WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE PART DID NOT COME IN FOR 3 WEEKS, NOT DAYS AND I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND LIKE THIS. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE, AND IT HAS. BE CAREFUL OF THIS, AS IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND I GOT LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INJURED. I CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, WHICH THERE WASN'T (YET) AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND STARTED A CASE FOR ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP ME OUT FINANCIALLY. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HELP ME AT ALL SINCE I DID NOT PURCHASE MY CAR THERE. THE LADY ON THE PHONE FROM FORD WAS GREAT AND VERY HELPFUL. SHE TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO MY RECEIPT B/C IF THERE EVER WAS A RECALL, (WHICH THERE SHOULD BE BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK DUE TO THIS FAILING PART) THEY WOULD REFUND 100% OF THE MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASS AIR INDEX WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ABS, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND PARKING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 169,000

WHILE MOVING LOSE BRAKES, BRAKES GO TO FLOOR. CHANGED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT IS STILL DOING IT.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,300. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ *CN

Mileage: 21,300

ON JANUARY 18, 2016 I PAID $2,829.78 FOR BRAKE REPAIRS ON OUR 2009 FORD ESCAPE (V6 / 2-WHEEL DRIVE, WITH 136,221 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). THE BRAKE REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN BOTH THE ABS BRAKING MODULE AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INVOICE FROM CORNERSTONE FORD), WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SINK TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN 2 MAJOR BRAKE SYSTEM PARTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME (I WAS TOLD BY CORNERSTONE FORD THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN THE ESCAPES, AND REPLACING ONLY THE MASTER CYLINDER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THERE WAS FLUID BLOW-BY PAST THE SEALS IN BOTH PARTS). WITHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FIX THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN BIG LAKE, MINNESOTA WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS (WHERE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE). IF I HAD NOT HAD THE BRAKES FIXED WHEN I DID, BOTH MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED IN A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION I HAD ON THE INTERSTATE THE NEXT MORNING, AFTER I HAD PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM REPAIRS. ABOUT 6:20 AM ON JANUARY 19, 2016 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-94 WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES AS OTHERS IN FRONT OF ME ALSO DID. THE PERSON BEHIND ME STOPPED IN TIME, BUT THE PERSON BEHIND HIM DID NOT AND IN TURN HIT HIM AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE, BUT FORTUNATELY I DID NOT (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED TRAFFIC REPORT). IF THE BRAKES ON OUR ESCAPE HAD FAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT (WHICH IS VERY POSSIBLE, HAD THE REPAIRS NOT BEEN MADE) I COULD HAVE EASILY PLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE(S) AHEAD OF ME AND PUT MORE LIVES AT RISK. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 ESCAPE & SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO SAVE LIVES.

Mileage: 136,200

WHEN DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THESE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY TELL ME IT IS THE ABS MODULE. THE TEST COST $100. TO REPLACE THE MODULE WILL COST $1395. SHOULD THIS NOT BE A WARRANTED ITEM FOR SAFETY? THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE MODULE IS REPLACED.

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AT LEAST 3 TIMES WHEN 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT WANTED TO ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENTERING A PARKING SPACE IN A GROCERY STORE LOT. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT SEEMED I GOT A SIMUTANEUS ENGINE ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD HITTING THE FACING CAR. *TR

Mileage: 81,400

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES, REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 25,000 MILES PLUS NEW CALIPERS. VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,000...STEERS BETTER NOW... DIFFICULTLY INSERTING KEY IN IGNITION UNLESS STEERING IS IN THE LOCK POSITION.. CURRENT PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP, DESPITE MY FRANTIC EFFORTS TO BRAKE THE CAR; I SWERVED TO MY RIGHT, WENT THROUGH 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON GRASS CURB AND THEN WENT UP A 5 FT. ICE BANK, WHERE MY WHEELS JAMMED IN THE ICE AND I STOPPED, SITTING AT NEARLY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, 5 FT. ABOVE THE ROAD. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS MANGLED IN THE ICE BANK AND MY PASSENGER-SIDE MIRROR WAS BROKEN OFF BY A STOP SIGN. IF NOT FOR THE SNOW BANK, I WOULD HAVE CONTINUED INTO THE VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, WHERE I AND OTHER DRIVERS WOULD HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT DESPITE HITTING THE BRAKE, THE CAR WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM, DID NOT STOP, IT KEPT GOING UNTIL HITTING THE SNOW-ICE BANK. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE WHEN ALL AT ONCE MY CAR JERKED THEN LOST POWER, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR SO I COASTED ON THE MEDIAN TILL THE CAR ALLOWED ME TO TURN ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. MY HUSBAND CAME AND CHECKED THE TRUCK, IT STARTED AND SEEMED TO BE OKAY. THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER THE TRUCK STARTS HOWEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND ON AT LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL BEFORE IT UNLOCKS AND ALLOWS ME TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS FAIR BECAUSE I RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND FOUND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MATTER. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THERE COULD BE A CATASTROPHE. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO FIX THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD UPON BEING DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING MY OFFICE. LOCAL MASTER MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND SAID IT'S THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU). I DROVE TO FRONTIER FORD DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS A WRONG DIAGNOSIS AND AFTER REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER THE BRAKE WAS SOFT AND WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING AND VEHICLE KEPT ACTING LIKE IT WAS STALLING WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE. KNEW THAT THE GAS WAS NOT LOW, SO WASN'T SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. MADE IT TO DESTINATION AND CALLED MECHANIC. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SHOP, STILL WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. RAN A TEST AND SAID THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN - THIS HAS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPE VEHICLES. GOT IT FIXED WITH NO INCIDENTS, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 78,800

VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, REQUIRES PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL TO CORRECT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER RECENTLY REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND REPROGRAMMED ABS MODULE. VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM AND ITS 2013. FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AFTER DOING SEARCH FOR "FORD ESCAPE BRAKE PROBLEMS". FORDS RESPONSE IS THAT HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 4,049