One problem related to abs brake fail has been reported for the 2002 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2002 Escape.
(1) noticed abs light was lit, took vehicle to palmer Ford in chelsea mi to find out what the problem with my 2002 Ford Escape could be. They gave a break down the excitor ring (for the aba braking system) that is attached to the half shaft of my Escape was broken. This also caused the abs sensor to fail (2)as to failure. . . . Did get a second opinion from a different service station about the excitor ring. . . Palmer Ford in chelsea mi said that they where not aware of any other Escapes having this issue. . . . Unlike the second service station, which had seen this problem in the Escapes. (3)to correct the problem. . . I have had the half shaft replaced (which includes this excitor ring for the abs braking system)and the sensor. . . .