Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module Problems of Ford Escape

Ford Escape owners have reported 5 problems related to air brake antilock control unit/module (under the air brake category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the Escape.

1 Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem of the 2009 Ford Escape

Failure Date: 08/02/2023

I was parking my car at a mechanical shop. When I pulled into a parking spot the car failed to stop and went into the neghbors yard going into the wire fence scracthing the the car. I was not going fast but car was scratch up badly. As far as I know the car was not inspected by anyone. The car stayed at the mechanic's garage for about seven weeks until the abs was replaced.

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2 Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem of the 2003 Ford Escape

Failure Date: 06/27/2023

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, and while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle was smoking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The owner disconnected the battery. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the owner that the abs module and wiring harness needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

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3 Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem of the 2002 Ford Escape

Failure Date: 12/06/2009

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. While driving between 25 to 35 mph she saw smoke under the hood of the vehicle. She was able to exit the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. A fire fighter concluded that the fire was caused by an electrical failure. The vehicle was towed to her placed of residence. The Ford manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. In fact, she was referred to her insurance company. Her vehicle was previously repaired according to recall campaign id number: 07v156000 service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module) . The failure and current mileages were 70000.

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4 Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem of the 2001 Ford Escape

Failure Date: 08/10/2009

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated when entering the vehicle and starting the vehicle he noticed that the abs light was illuminated for a short period of time then shut off. He also noticed when it rained while driving, the abs light would illuminate; however, the vehicle drove as if it was not activated. The dealer stated that the vehicle was experiencing hydraulic motor circuit failure in the abs system. The contact was given an estimate for $1216. 87 to repair the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number 07v156000, service brakes, hydraulic, antilock:control unit/module; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 81,400 and the current mileage was 81,679.

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5 Air Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem of the 2001 Ford Escape

Failure Date: 05/24/2007

Failure of dealer, fette Ford, clifton, NJ, to repair safety recall of 2001 Ford ecsape.


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