Parking Brake Related Problems of the 2001 Ford Escape

Table 1 shows one common parking brake related problems of the 2001 Ford Escape.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Ford Escape

Problem Category Number of Problems
Parking Brake problems
2

Parking Brake problem #1

Emergency brake cable failure on 2001 Ford Escape.

Parking Brake problem #2

Premature failure of front brake rotors on 2001, 2002 Ford Escape/Mazda tribute SUV's. Evidently the rotors are insufficiently hardened and wear very rapidly, requiring replacement at 35,000 mile intervals. If replacement brake pads were installed without replacing the rotors. Rotor failure could result because of too much rotor material being worn away. Ts.


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