2001 Ford ZX2 (escort) Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 17%of 18 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 Ford ZX2 (escort), 17% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,900 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Ford escort zx2 - brake problems. Premature wearing of rotaries and drum. Locking up of components involving the emergency brakes. Incident first happened in january 2004, then with back drum in june 2004.”
NHTSA complaint #10079064, filed 2004-06, 59,900 miles“I been driving a Ford escort zx2 (2001) that has less than 25,000 miles and ABS. Braking hard and/or on slippary conditions causes the brakes to grind hard and loud noises. Sometimes while it snowing the brakes/ABS fail.ed one time while it was snowing the brakes grid but did not stop the car. This caused the car to slid right though the red light. Luckly, I was able to skid to the side avoiding all traffic. I would really appreciate if this problem was looked into. I do not want an accidents to occur because of fault brake system(s). If you need any more information please contact me. …”
NHTSA complaint #10049464, filed 2003-12Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Ford ZX2 (escort)
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Ford ZX2 (escort)
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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