2001 Ford Escape Brakes Problems

CAR WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING LOT, I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SWITCH INTO DRIVE. BRAKES WORKED FINE EARLIER,BUT WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL, IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. NO RESISTANCE LEFT WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME VERY SLOWLY. THE BRAKES STILL WORKED, BUT ONLY WHEN THE PEDAL WAS AGAINST THE FLOOR. LATE AT NIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED, NEED TO CHECK FOR ANY LEAKS OR DAMAGE IN THE MORNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE RUST ON THE SUBFRAME, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V165000 (STRUCTURE) IN WHICH A CROSS BAR WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE SUBFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A NATIONAL CHAIN, BEING STATIONARY, ENGINE OFF, AND AT THE SERVICE BAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSE EXPLODED . THE ON SITE MANAGER'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION IS THAT THE CAUSE WAS BY CUSTOMER HAVING A PRIOR BRAKE LEAK, AND/OR, OPENING BRAKE FLUID LID AND/OR ADDING BRAKE FLUID CAUSING A BURST.AND THE BRAKE LINE POURING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE BAY PLATFORM. CUSTOMER INDICATES OTHERWISE.

2001 FORD ESCAPE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE OFF. STARTED SMOKING, POPPED HOOD TO FIND FIRE ON ABS MODULE. PULLED OFF BATTERY TERMINAL AND PATTED FIRE OFF. CAR WAS BEING SENT IN THE NEXT WEEK FOR RECALL. WELLSVILLE NY FORD ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR CAP AND ABS FUSE BOX. NEVER FIXED THE MODULE, FAULTY SEALS OR BURNT HARNESS, AS PER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :PE06048.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ABS. AFTER THE FUSES WERE REPLACED, THE MODULE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MELT. THE VEHICLE ONLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE OVERRIDE BUTTON WAS ENGAGED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 297,578.

I WAS IN MY CAR WHICH IS A STICK SHIFT, SO I NATURALLY DON'T HAVE BRAKES PREVENTING ME FROM ROLLING ON A HILL. I DROVE UP MY DRIVE WAY HILL AT THE TOP I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD I HAD NO BRAKE FLUID, NO PRESSURE ON MY BRAKES, AND MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE CAR YESTERDAY 9/20/2014 AND BY THE TIME I WOKE UP ON 9/21 I HAD NO BRAKES AND WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS REAR END CRASHED INTO A TREE. A FOUR YEAR OLD PASSENGER SEATED IN THE REAR WAS FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THE MASSIVE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUFFERED A MINOR CONCUSSION. THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A SPINAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A POLICE FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THREE RECALLS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V210001 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E023000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALLS AND EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCES MENTIONED IN EACH RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT 3.0L V6 AWD - [XXX] DAUGHTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE TRIES TO MOVE FORWARD. SHE EXPLAINED IT AS JERKING FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH HER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN STRAIGHT TO SHEEHY FORD OF WARRENTON, VA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A CRACK ABS RING THAT THEY SAID WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE JERKING WHILE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. REPLACED THE PART. EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING ON THE WAY HOME. RETURNED IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE NOT ABLE RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A TOTAL OF 13 RECALLS ACCORDING TO AUTOMD.COM. ACCORDING TO FORD.COM WEBSITE, THIS VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS LISTED. THEY HAVE A COUPLE LISTED THAT SHOULD BE ADDED TO MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE: 2001 FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN RECALL 04V165000: CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V165000: DATE MANUFACTURED: APR 14, 2004, VEHICLES AFFECTED: 321903: COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN STATUS: NOT DONE 2001 FOR ESCAPE SERVICE BRAKE, HYDRAULIC RECALL 12V005000 - NOT DONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS IT IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN ITS A TEENAGER DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

BRAKE HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR CAP LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. REPLACED WITH NEW CAP FROM DEALER, 100% FIXED PROBLEM. RETAINED OLD CAP IF INSPECTION NEEDED. *TR

I OWN 3 FORD ESCAPES AND ALL 3 HAVE SAME SAFETY ISSUE. I LEARNED ON GOOGLE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I AM TALKING ABOUT ABS TONE RING WHICH CRACKS AND CAUSES ABS TO MALFUNCTION. IT BECOMES A SERIOUS ISSUE WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. INITIAL MALFUNCTION CAUSES ON-BOARD COMPUTER TO "BE CONFUSED" AND BRAKES DON'T PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD, CAUSING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. ONCE ON-BOARD COMPUTER "RECOGNIZES" THE PROBLEM ABS DASHBOARD LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE DRIVER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. BROKEN ABS TONE RING WILL CAUSE ABS BRAKES TO ENGAGE ON DRY SURFACE EVEN AT THE LOWEST SPEEDS. THIS FAILURE BECOMES SERIOUS ISSUE AT THE MOMENT OF INITIAL MALFUNCTION BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE. PLEASE VIEW COMMENTS BY OTHERS AT THE LINK BELOW. ALL COMMENTS ARE SCREEN CAPTURES WITH ORIGINAL URL VISIBLE AT THE TOP OF EACH COMMENT. HTTP://EAGLEHORIZON.COM/TONE-RING/ IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED THIS IS NOT A RECALL YET. I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. IT APPLIES TO MANY FORD VEHICLES DATING FROM 2001- PRESENT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION W/ STOP SIGN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW. DRIVER REPORTED 'NO BRAKES'. BRAKES, DISKS, WERE REPLACED 5 WEEKS PRIOR AND WERE APPARENTLY IN WORKING ORDER. SUSPICION THAT THROTTLE MAY HAVE STUCK OPEN, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO SLOW WITH BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL, T-BONE CRASH, TWO VEHICLES TOTAL LOSS WITH INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED THERE WAS A FAULTY ABS PUMP. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT, WHOM INFORMED THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,178.

I HAVE HAD THREE OR FOUR INCIDENTS WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I WONDER IF THE RECENT RECALL COULD AFFECT 4-CYLINDER VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

I WAS IN ON RECALL 11S24 , AND MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO MY ABS RELAY BOX, BUT I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR IS ALSO FAILED. THE FORD DEALER. SAID IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX THIS PART ON THE ABS SYSTEM! THEY SAID THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER THIS PART ON THE ABS? THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ALSO DAMAGED MY HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR AND THIS SHOULD ALSO BE REPAIRED . *TR

2001 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 11S24 CONCERNING DANGER OF VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 07V156000 . *JB

NO PRESSURE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE TO MAKE EMERGENCY STOP. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. ON INSPECTION, FRONT LEFT BRAKE HOSE HAD RUPTURED CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY. EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO BE GOING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY! STILL WAITING FOR PART FOR BRAKE CYLINDER CAP RECALL ISSUED IN JANUARY! IF NHTSA ARE GOING TO REQUIRE COMPANIES TO ISSUE RECALLS PERHAPS YOU SHOULD ALSO FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY WHICH I MEAN THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE RECALL NOT SIMPLY THE ISSUING THEREOF. *TR

2001 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 11S24 *TGW EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, SHE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE ABS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, BRAKE LAMPS AND SWITCHES FAILED BECAUSE THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V005000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SITUATION WAS AN INCONVENIENCE AND HE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 05/10/12*LJ