Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2009 Ford Escape

I was just starting off after getting a green light when a police car (that was to the right of me, was coming quickly out of a store parking lot) suddenly popped on the siren which startled me but caused me to stop suddenly! which means my brake pedal went to the floor immediately! and my car just kept going when it should've stopped! thank god there was no one behind me. After the police car passed I proceeded but realized that the brakes were loose and braking was low and not high as before. . . I pulled into a parking lot to test them and began to pump to see if they'd come back up. . . To no avail. And they were making an air sound when I pumped them. Then, to top it off the engine light came on and would not go off. Never had any warning lamps come on but did have the master cylinder replaced on 10/22/2020. I purchased the vehicle in December of 2019. ( yes, it is available for inspection upon request) I have an appointment with a repair shop tomorrow morning, but after reading all the complaints here I am mystified! at least I know not to waste money I don't have on any repairs. . . And still have to make the car payments, bummer! );.

I was driving and my brakes felt soft, almost having to go all the way to floor. I took it to Ford dealership right away, uncomfortable driving my vehicle. After doing multiple things, dealership said was my master cylinder. So had my master cylinder. They call to say, they test drive my car and my car was stopping fine. I picked up my car, driving home, it felt exactly as when I dropped off my car. I called them back next day to advise of same and now they are saying it may be abs module.

When applying the brakes in a slushy parking lot the abs brakes were activated and the brake pedal went almost to the floor barely stopping the car. The master cylinder thought to be the problem has been replaced professionally. The pedal sometimes still goes almost to the floor and you never no when it will happen. An on line search proved a prevalent problem with the 2009 Ford Escape. The vehicle has only 68,540 miles! Ford is not willing to address this prevalent defect. Please help.

All of a sudden soft pedal to floor after abs event. Replaced master cylinder, caliper, bleed multiple times - no success. Abs module identified as faulty but no code. Brakes are completely gone after service with dealer. Can not buy $1200 part to repair. Seems to be a bunch of these reports piling up in 2008-2009 generation over past 24 months. Ford fusion of same generation has recall for this part. Would drive this with out abs if I could but the design seems to cause all braking to be lost. Very dangerous! multi-generation Ford owner about to jump ship because no support.

While driving my car and attempting to turn into a parking lot, the brake pedal went to the floor and the brakes did not engage. Luckily no one was in front of me and I was able to eventually come to a stop. My mechanic replaced the master cylinder which did not fix the problem. It appears to be an issue with the abs system itself. However, even if that is the issue, the brakes should not stop working completely. Upon doing research this seems to be a common issue and presents a safety issue and needs to be addressed. From what I can tell Ford has been notified and claims the issue does not exist.

The brake pedal would intermittently go to the floor when depressed and I had difficulty stopping the vehicle. It has been at the Ford dealership for a month. New master cylinder, new brake booster and now going to try new abs module. The car is unsafe to drive. I saw many similar complaints about the abs module malfunctioning on this vehicle.

The master cylinder went bad recently on our vehicle. While replacing it at a local repair shop it was discovered that the brake booster and the abs module were also bad. These parts went out while driving causing the brake pedal to go to the floor. In researching this problem I discovered that it is a very common problem for the master cylinder and abs module to go bad on Ford Escapes. With so many of these parts going bad somebody should be looking into the problem, cars need reliable brakes. Unfortunately, if this happens going down the road it could cause wrecks. Since there are no recalls for this problem it is costing me over $1,000 to get it fixed.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle wobbled without warning. The contact stated he pulled over and waited several seconds before he restarted the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to joe machens Ford (1911 w worley st, columbia, mo 65203) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 109,000.

Driving down a hill, my brake pedal started depressing to the floor with a delayed stop on April 27, 2020. No pump or pressure. The front brakes were replaced recently (a month ago) and the rotors have been resurfaced. The brake pedal now goes all the way to the floor, and this is very dangerous in regular driving conditions and dealing with unexpected stops or road conditions. I took the vehicle to the car shop and they figured the master cylinder needed to be replaced. Upon testing the car out, the same spongy brake feel and brake pedal depression to the floor symptoms remained. The car shop informed me that they'd have to go through the Ford dealership for the part and repair of the abs, which would cost around $2,100. This is a definite safety issue. This needs to be a recall.

Driving in city traffic to the grocery store 2 miles from my house,average speed 35 mph, went to stop and brake pedal went almost to floor with very little/no stopping power almost had an accident. Stopped at store shut car off and then went home, it was still the same. Let the car sit a couple hours then used my pro scan tool to look for codes. No codes found either stored or engine running. Road tested the car with scan tool hooked up and no codes found and the brakes were operating normally. This is the second time in 6 months this has occurred. Bought this 2009 Ford Escape xls new in 2009,it only has 30,000 miles. The first time it did this was in sept. 2019 and then yesterday on Feb. 8 2020. I have researched this thoroughly and there are many reports of the same problem for this vehicle. This problem has been identified as the abs module due to defective internal valve seals that corrode and allow fluid pressure to by-pass causing the brake pedal to go almost to the floor similar to a faulty master cylinder. I have read that currently Ford has a recall on some vehicles with the same problem but different models. The average installation repair cost is over $ 2000. 00. This is a major safety defect/flaw/ issue and Ford should be compelled to replace and repair the abs system on all models sharing the same or similar system experiencing this anomaly and yes it is an anomaly. No warning light on{abs} no trouble codes either stored or running test. This car is garage kept,well maintained and in like new condition. Please help us,the consumer from this refusal by Ford to repair and replace the most important safety item found on a vehicle,the brake abs system. What will it take? a death perhaps and a major lawsuit?this car also has other safety recalls but don't appear on your website such as,electric power steering,throttle body and some others. "unsafe at any speed",sound familiar?.

My daughter was driving her 2009 Ford Escape when the brake peddle went straight to the floor while attempting to come to a stop. My mechanic put a new break master cylinder system on and the brakes worked normally for a week. Then without notice the same frightening event occurred. She is totally dependent on her car which is sitting in the garage now. I called the Ford dealer and he said they were experiencing nation wide problem with the abs module and the item was on back order with no hope of a delivery date for a new one. I've noticed a big number of complaints on this exact issue. How many lives will it cost before Ford issues a recall and fixes this issue. My daughter can't afford the more than $1000. 00 cost of a repair. . . Even if the part was available.

Starting in late 2018 when I applied my brakes they were soft and nearly went to the floor. We took it to the Ford dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong. The brakes started acting up again about a month later after visiting the dealership. Now they are soft spongy nearly all the time. It's scary to drive. If you have to brake suddenly they go nearly to the floor. I've gone online and found many complaints about the brakes, not only with 2009, but other years as well. Many have had their master cylinder replace only to find that didn't fix the problem. Please help b4 someone is injured or dies because their brakes fail !.

Sbs module keepsfailing had master cylinder replaced in my 2009 Fordescape looked on line other people having same problem should bearecall on this module nothing wrong nonabslight on low brake pedal vehicle in motion trying to stop brake pedal very spongie ## VIN passed ## 2009 Ford Escape limited ##.

While driving on a city streets the vehicle suddenly does not break normal and when trying to brake the brake petal goes all the way to the floor. I had to pump the breaks multiple times to make it stop. Took the vehicle to the Ford dealership and after running a diagnose they guessed is the hcu or the master cylinder that is going bad and needs to be replaced but with no certainty. (again, they are not even sure because of the code they got from the diagnose). The vehicle has no light on for breaks or anything telling you is something wrong. I could not believe that Ford had not issued a recall on the vehicle, especially when I was told by Ford that they had seen this problem before in the Escapes, and replacing only the master cylinder would not fix the problem). Without the brake system fix the vehicle was extremely unsafe to drive. This is a very important safety flaw in the 2009 Escape & should be addressed to save lives and to not putting lives at risk. Ford needs a to do he right thing and do a recall on their abs module.

Parked the 2009 Escape on a Friday night, everything felt perfectly normal. Went to drive it at 6am the following day and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The master cylinder was replaced 2 times. Totaling over $600 and the issue still wasn't fixed. Now they say the abs hydraulic module needs replaced. The cost of the part is $1700, plus labor. How does all this with the brakes just go bad over night? seems like a lot of Ford Escape owners are having the same issues. So why isnt there a recall yet.

Brake pedal is spongy or goes to the floor, started off just here and there but now is doing it almost daily. There really should be a recall on the abs control module. Sounds to me like this is a very serious problem with a lot of Escape owners. Are they going to wait till someone dies ( I hope it's not me) before they do something about it. Very scary to drive and very expensive if you have to pay to have it fixed. I know it could be nothing else, I have replaced every other part on the braking system and it still does the same thing. I replaced rotors, drums, pads, wheel cylinders, calipers, and master cylinder. Couldn't figure it out until I went online and saw all of the complaints. Ford, please recall the abs module on this vehicle before someone dies because of your stupidity!! by the way, my son had an accident in this vehicle because of this problem, it was minor. But if it would of been worse I would be suing your ass off.

Brakes began going all the way to the floor before stopping vehicle. Had the main master cylinder replaced to the tune of $307. 63, but the problem has not been solved. Why hasn't there been a recall? many others are obviously having this problem.

While moving lose brakes, brakes go to floor. Changed brake master cylinder and it is still doing it.

On January 18, 2016 I paid $2,829. 78 for brake repairs on our 2009 Ford Escape (v6 / 2-wheel drive, with 136,221 miles on the odometer). The brake repairs were required because of a failure in both the abs braking module and the brake master cylinder (please see attached invoice from cornerstone Ford), which caused the brake pedal to sink to the floor when brakes were applied. I could not believe that Ford had not issued a recall on the vehicle, especially when 2 major brake system parts failed at the same time (I was told by cornerstone Ford that they had seen this problem before in the Escapes, and replacing only the master cylinder would not fix the problem, because there was fluid blow-by past the seals in both parts). Without the brake system fix the vehicle was extremely unsafe to drive, especially in big lake, minnesota winter weather conditions (where I was driving the vehicle at the time of the brake failure). If I had not had the brakes fixed when I did, both my life and the lives of others could have been affected in a chain reaction collision I had on the interstate the next morning, after I had picked the vehicle up from repairs. About 6:20 am on January 19, 2016 I was traveling southbound on I-94 when traffic came to an abrupt stop. I had to immediately hit my brakes as others in front of me also did. The person behind me stopped in time, but the person behind him did not and in turn hit him and pushed him into the back of my vehicle. Both vehicles behind me had to be towed from the scene, but fortunately I did not (please see attached traffic report). If the brakes on our Escape had failed at the time of this accident (which is very possible, had the repairs not been made) I could have easily plowed into the vehicle(s) ahead of me and put more lives at risk. This is a very important safety flaw in the 2009 Escape & should be addressed to save lives.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front brakes had exhibited an abnormal noise, the brake pedal failed to engage and disengage as the failure was progressing and the steering wheel was also making an abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics who had been unable to determine a permanent remedy to repair the vehicle. 1 of the independent mechanics bled the brake master cylinder each of the 3 times it had been replaced but the failure continued with the front brakes. The contact exhibited the same symptoms as the recall but was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 15e045000 (suspension) according to the dealer tuscaloosa Ford, 5801 mcfarland blvd e, tuscaloosa, al 35405, (205) 304-0719 who was notified of the faiure. The dealer has not yet determined if the failure was releated to the recall campaign until further testing and diagnosis was provided. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine if they may be able to provide a permanent remedy to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Brake pedal went to the floor leaving my office. Local master mechanic inspected it and said it's the brake hydraulic control unit (hcu). I drove to frontier Ford dealer and the technician said it's the master cylinder which was a wrong diagnosis and after replacing the master cylinder the brake was soft and went half way to the floor.

Vehicle has no brakes after sitting overnight, requires pumping brake pedal to correct. Vehicle has been in dealer shop numerous times. Dealer recently replaced master cylinder and reprogrammed abs module. Vehicle still has the problem and its 2013. Found numerous complaints on the web after doing search for "Ford Escape brake problems". Fords response is that that haven't seen any problems.