Ford Escape Service Brakes, Electric Problems
- 18
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2001–2009
- Stored years
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 18 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- tone ring · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes, Electric
Tone ring failure on abs brake system on 2006 ford escape. Brake fade until computer system notes sensor failure and indicates abs failure light. The system does this for each engine startup--brake fade until error coded out. A cheaply made piece, low parts replacement but expensive mech repair requiring removal of caliper and axle hub....all items that are well rusted into place. An extremely poor design for such…
ODI 10422559
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric
Abs warning indicator illuminated, 25a fuse blown- upon replacement smoke and sparks from abs module connector, inspection reveals melted connector cover and wiring harness, corroded wire terminals and also a wire arcing at a break inside the connector cover. The 60a fuse was removed to isolate the abs system fault for a limp home. Ed mullinax ford service department acknowledges abs module recall; however,…
Fire reported
ODI 10416990
Service Brakes, Electric
While approaching yellow to red light at intersection, the brakes were applied, violently pulsed,then the brakes locked up and the vehicle slid sideways into intersection.the speed sensor (tone) ring for the abs was cracked. Luckily no injury, or damage. *tr
ODI 10365743
Service Brakes, Electric
I have a 2006 ford escape with only 46,708 miles and my abs/awd lights and have been going on and off just out of nowhere. Also, related to this when i press down on my brakes there is a loud scraping noise that it makes. I have done some research and it looks like it could be a bad tone ring (abs ring) and seems very common with this type of vehicle. I have looked around and most service repair places want to…
ODI 10353472
Service Brakes, Electric
Ref.: 2002 ford escape on july 22 the car was in the driveway, not running, my son was washing it. It started billowing smoke from the engine compartment without cause. He lifted the hood, watered down the area that was burning. It started and we put it in the garage. The next morning my wife entered our garage, at about 7:00 am, the garage was engulfed in smoke with a smell of burnt rubber. I drove the ford out on…
Fire reported
ODI 10347114
Service Brakes, Electric · Suspension
Tone ring failure on passenger side front axle. When the ring fails you lose abs and traction control. Failure at 46000 miles. Two weeks later tone ring failure on driver side front axle. The axle must be replaced to repair the tone ring. The repair cost 250.00 per axle..driving with the abs system not working properly can be dangerous, and therefore the axles must be replaced..i believe these rings are designed and…
ODI 10334466
Service Brakes, Electric
Sensor rings broken on a ford escape 2003, brakes lock up causing loss of control of the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10349682
Service Brakes, Electric
I purchased a new 2009 ford escape in december 2008. It has about 25000 miles on it. In the last two weeks, i have been having issues with brake. When i backup vehicle, sometimes the brake is stuck, and cannot be pressed down anymore, it feels like the brake is locked. The vehicle will continue move as brake is locked. This situation has happened twice today as 05/10/2010. One was in the morning and another was in…
ODI 10329815