2017 Ford Escape Service Brakes Problems
- 19
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 19 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 8 records
- parking brake · 6 records
- brake light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Brakes pedal is very hard to press. Need to press extremely hard on the brakes pedal to stop the vehicle
ODI 11300825
Service Brakes
80 miles away from home.brake pedal was hard to used,failing to stopping, towed to dealer they change my oil and said i need brakes and declined diagnostic.they knew their was no brakes.i did not what them to replace brakes and to find out what cause the failure. I picked up with no brakes and took somewhere else. It was the vacuum boost and gear snapped off which turns vacuum. This part should not fail and needs to…
ODI 11252208
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space and pressing the brake pedal, the vehicle did not stop causing the vehicle to crash into two parked vehicles. During the incident, no injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer willis ford ([redacted] smyrna de.). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.…
Crash reported
ODI 11228638
Engine · Service Brakes
The vehicle was taken to the dealership on march 11, 2019 after driving the vehicle and the vehicle would not stop, even though the breaks were being applied. For any type of breakage, you would have to accel the car to go faster. The car is still in the dealership and have not ben able to figure out the underlying problem.
ODI 11192493
Engine · Service Brakes
The car suddenly loses power. Then the braking is very difficult . You feel as though the car will not stop . This has occurred four times in the span of 300 miles .this has occurred on the highway and city streets.
ODI 11170616
Service Brakes
Rear brake rotors were severely rusted after 20, 000 miles, ford replaced the rotors under warranty, but refused to replace the worn pads. The ruff surface of the rotors caused the brake pads to wear. They should also have replaced the pads.
ODI 11163743
Seat Belts · Service Brakes
Within 17,000 miles on the 2017 ford escape the brakes and the rotors went out and within 8 months of having bought the escape one of the rear seatbelts is not working
ODI 11129512
Service Brakes
Reported this issue 3 times to the dealer and they claim they can't replicate. When i release the parking brake and begin to drive, there is a grinding noise particularly in the front of the vehicle. When i press the brake, the front of the car shakes and the brake seems to knock as if it's gripping and then releasing. Very scary. It eventually holds but takes a while. I have no idea what this could be but it seems…
ODI 11102414
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While depressing the brake pedal, the contact detected an abnormal noise. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ford store morgan hill ([redacted], morgan hill, ca 95037, [redacted]) where a diagnostic test was performed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 11109740
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
My wife and i purchased a 2017 ford escape, brand new, 6 months ago. We noticed that the brake light plastic cover was fogging over making it hard to see the brake light. After checking with our dealer, mac haik ford, georgetown, texas, i was informed that this is normal. Normal? Sounds more like a safety concern to me. I was also told that water leaking into the brake light unit was also ?normal.? I can?t imagine…
ODI 11098722
Service Brakes
I want to report a sporadic loss of the power assist for the brakes making the car unsafe to drive. This has happened on 5 or 6 separate occasions on a trip from chicago to florida and back so weather or air temp is not an issue. The problem may occur after the engine is started. It happens going both forward and in reverse. When i back the car with a cold engine and high idle, down the driveway, it is almost…
ODI 11079617
Service Brakes
Brake pedal would go real hard and hardly stop the car, then it would be ok and every thing would work proper for a few days. When at a stop light and motor turns off it sometimes would start up again before you lifted your foot. No dash lights would come on showing a problem, i dont know if fault codes were stored. The vehicle is not safe to be on the road.
ODI 11065837
Service Brakes
My 2017 ford escape with 18,000 had a master brake cylinder failure at 18,000 miles. The car was parked outside over night in single digit temperatures. When i started to drive it the next day on a residential street the brake pedal went to the floor the first time i applied the brakes at a stop sign. The brakes engaged , but not very well. The problem did not go away after trying several more brake applications, or…
ODI 11065538
Service Brakes
With the engine running and the car in motion the break is very hard to press and it does not stop the car. Excessive force applied to the break peddle is necessary to start to slow the cars motion.
ODI 11080240
Service Brakes
My car was parked in the driveway. The brake was on. I opened the drivers side of the door before i could do anything the car started moving. The car door knocked me down and ran over my right foot and leg. I was dragged down my drive way. The car stopped at the street. The brake was still on. Ems took me to the hospital.
4 injuries
ODI 11031757
Service Brakes
When backing my vehicle i get a loud clunk the first time each day. I have taken it to two dealers who advised me they are aware of the noise, but ford has not addressed the issue. I feel this could result in an accident. He mechanic who worked on my vehicle last advised his wife drives a 2016 escape with the same problem. Can you help resolve this issue?
ODI 11003518
Service Brakes · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving 20 mph exiting a ramp the front driver side wheel separated from the vehicle. The brakes were applied, but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was able to coast to a stop. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was called and informed the owner that they had…
ODI 10985849
Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that the brake pedal was applied, but felt hard and failed to stop the vehicle. In addition, there was an abnormal squealing noise emerging from the steering wheel. When the brake pedal was pumped, the vehicle drove as designed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to allan vigil ford ([redacted], morrow, ga 30260, [redacted])…
ODI 11217572
Service Brakes
In event of main brake failure, parking brake cannot be manually engaged as a secondary braking system due to introduction of electric parking brake requiring vehicle to be stopped to engage parking brake. This could result in fatality in the event of main brake failure. (fyi. I recently had a brake hose fail on a '99 chevy pickup truck when approaching an intersection. Using the manual parking brake i was able to…
ODI 10959716
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2017 Ford Escape.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.