Brake Sensor problems of the 2008 Ford Escape

On 1/9/20 the car had its last dangerous malfunction of so many sense I purchased the vehicle from a dealership 10/18. The car was parked in a beach parking lot. As my son was getting ready to leave the parking lot he turned car on put car in drive slightly stepped on gas to begin pulling out and the car surged and accelerated full speed by itself. He lost all steering and had no breaks. He had absolutely no control of the vehicle. It went full speed into a parked car about 15 ft away! both cars were totaled. All 3 people involved were injured. There was 2 people in parked car and my son who was burrowing my car. Previous to this accident the Escape has had so many dangerous malfunctions. Some being total steering loss while I was driving 45mph . Car was towed and fixed covered by factory recall. Another shock snapped and punctured my fuel tank. My mechanic said I dodged death by driving . He said car was a ticking bomb. Ive replaced 2 abs sensors at different times because they failed and caused break pedel to vibrate and made it very hard to stop. Another wheel bearing and wheel compartment due to total rust and corrosion of under body. All these things happened in only a little over a year sense purchasing this vehicle from mid cape moters for 6000$ in October.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was a loss of eps which had caused the contact to have to maneuver the steering wheel with extreme difficulty. The eps warning light flashed when the failure happened. An independent repair facility mechanic checked the dtc which had showed that the steering shaft torque sensor needed to be replaced and reprogram the abs control module. The dealer dick masheter Ford, 1090 s hamilton rd, columbus, OH 43227, (614) 861-7150 and the manufacturer indicated that the vehicle had received a software update in 2014 for NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering) however, the remedy failed to provide a permanent fix. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA action number: dp15001 (steering) but the failure was related. The manufacturer provided no assistance other than the dealer replacing the part. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000. Dyd.

While driving my front wheel drive Ford Escape on a trip the abs and stability control lights both came on. This did not initially cause any problems with normal braking while driving in dry conditions. At the end of the trip the abs system activated on every stop, significantly reducing stopping distance on dry ground. My investigation found the following: rusting of the driveshaft surface apparently caused outward pressure on the inside of the front right abs tone ring resulting in it separating in one spot. This probably created a error in the monitoring by that abs sensor resulting in the lights coming on. The ring may have held fast to the rust under the remainder of the ring during most of my trip causing no other problems. Near the end of my trip the cracked ring appears to have shaken free, slipping on the rotating driveshaft surface. This may have made the sensor think the wheel was not turning and applied the abs to that wheel each time the brakes were applied. The danger then became increased stopping distance on dry ground and unknown performance on slippery surfaces. In checking around, this appears to be a common problem and the other ring will crack eventually due to similar rusting. Repairing this requires the ring to be replaced and possibly the driveshaft section it is mounted on.