One problem related to brakes failed has been reported for the 2009 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2009 Escape.
There is a systematic failures of braking system on this model, master cylender, booster, abs pump, etc. It's a badly designed braking system that fails at any time, putting lives of people under dangerous conditions. More often then not those failures are occurring at low speeds. Brake failure is most common problem on Ford Escape cars that looks like occurring much more often then even on rest of Ford vehicles.