2007 Ford Escape Brakes Problems

“The brakes failed at a stop sign and sent my daughter into traffic that was going 50 MPH. Fortunately she put it in reverse and got out before an accident was caused. The ABS light came on and mechanic says it will cost over $4000 to fix. After research we see that hundreds of others have had this exact problem. Hydraulic control unit is faulty and a bad design that recurs.”

“Hello, I have a 2007 Ford Escape hybrid. The car is in excellent condition inside and out except for the braking system. The braking system has been systematically hard to press the pedal since I have owned it due to being a hybrid, however, the braking system is failing as of 2 days ago. Consistent with many, many other Ford Escape hybrids, the braking system warning lights, ABS warning lights and brake system service warning will sporadically engage on the vehicle. …”

“The passenger rear right brake/tail bulb went out, when I went to replace the bulb I found that the socket was burned, very dark brown splotchy areas, and had a distinctive odor. I checked the left, driver side and found that the socket on that brake/tail light was also turning brown at the pin site. It concerns me that I am finding this issue to be a consistent problem around the internet.”

“My wife approached a stop sign at 15 MPH, the brake pedal went to the floor, the vehicle was not stopping when brakes applied. She thought the accelerator was stuck. She managed to return home. I inspected the car and found the front right brake hose ruptured, the brake reservoir drained to the separating partition. The failed hose had ruptured at the strut attach bracket, obviously a flex point. There were other failure points in the hose rubber coating visible. I replaced the hose and inspected the front left hose. …”

“I have a 2007 Ford Escape. I took it to the car was and my ABS lights and 4wd lights came on. I looked online and found several complaints of tone rings (ABS rings) being cracked. Sure enough my front left tone ring is cracked. I believe it happen on the conveyor at the car was. Still this is a common problem, even Ford dealers (two of them) agree. Why isn't this a recall? Ford is fixing it for $300.”