Abs Brake Fail problems of the 2008 Ford Escape

The abs system fails when abs tone ring cracks/breaks due to rust developing on the axle housing where the ring is pressed on. This has happened twice during 4 years, both with the front/left ring/axle.

Recently purchased 2008 Ford Escape hybrid. On August 19th, when I turned the car on with approximately 161,200 miles, the "check abs" light came on. While driving within city traffic with the "check abs" light on, the car had sluggish braking. Applying the brake would slow down the vehicle, but the brake pedal would need to be pressed hard for the final 10-15 feet of the stop. The next morning, when I turned the car on again, the abs light had disappeared and braking had returned to normal. The car is currently being checked at virginia tire & auto 6620 backlick road, springfield, va 22150. It seems very dangerous that the abs can fail intermittently, and a severe defect in the brakes should be recalled and repaired immediately by Ford.

Car was braking erroneously as I was driving. Misdiagnosed twice, it was ultimately diagnosed as abs module failure. This put a strain on my engine and transmission and of course, the brakes. This is a very expensive repair if you get a new module and even with a rebuilt one. The initial rebuilt one as also faulty. Repair place struggled to get a unit because they are so in demand, I rebuilt my transmission less than three years ago m(which also shouldn't have happened) and now it is damaged. Even with a used unit, the total repair was $1200, not counting the rental car after the first replacement module failed. As this is a brake issue, it was recommended that I report it.

Approaching a stop sign on a hill, I hit a rough patch in the street and my brakes failed to the point I had to frantically pump them to not roll straight into the intersection. For the next three or four days, any time I braked, the pedal would depress almost to the floor while very slowly decelerating the car, I often had to pump the brakes to build some pressure in order to stop. Clearly an abs failure, it seemed to "fix itself" after those few days. Now again, 10/23/2014, hit a pothole pulling into a driveway and the brakes are doing the same thing. Googled the problem and read about broken tone rings (similar complaints about loss of abs), but no lights illuminate when it happens. I need to take it in, but I know the dealership will give me the run-around and try to charge me an arm and a leg for something that's clearly a manufacturing defect.

Abs failure while driving due to 2 broken tone rings . This seems to be a common problem on all year Escapes . Sudden lose of anti lock causes longer stopping distances and can cause lock up which can cause loss of control.