19 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl the contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the "pull over safely now" warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that the braking system failed to operate as intended. The crash occurred while the contact was en route to coccia Ford Lincoln inc (located at 577 e main st, wilkes-barre, PA 18702, (570) 823-8888) to have the vehicle repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 14v526000 (hybrid propulsion system). The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and issued case number: cas-14733790. The approximate failure mileage was 174,109.
Shock tower on back passenger side rusting out. Learned of this from dealership 2 weeks ago.
While driving down the road, I hear an alarm for "service brake system", and lose all power to my brakes. Pedal is depressed to the floor with minimal ability to stop.
When brake pedal is applied with constant pressure, brakes would engage then fail to engage for short seconds, then engage again, symptoms are intermittent. Some times it would trigger a brake related dtc. Technician determined it was a failed hydraulic control unit in the brake system and was told it was common and occurred on a number of the same model vehicles from 2005 to 2012.
Brakes go stiff at random times while driving for no presented reason and cause a shock to driver and have to let go of brakes then press down to see if they will work. Happens in most if not all kids of conditions, not just one specific kind of situation. Has happened at least 10 times in the past 6 months.
The brakes are hard, runs all the way to stop this hard . El wheel can not turn easily to the sides. It gives me the code u0418, u0413. Is is not due to wear is a manufacturer fails.
In normal driving, with no warning, "brake" and "abs" warning lights illuminate along with "service brake system" display. Considerable effort is required to slow the vehicle and stopping distance is 2-3 times normal. I ended up in a ditch because I could not stop in time.
I was on ladson road in the middle of the hyway and no brakes. The light came on just before my brakes went out. I had to have a tow truck take me home. I am afraid to drive my car. Ten years I have had no trouble. I have to have my son take me anywhere I have to go. It is not very good. This is the second time I have reported to you about this situation. The number you gave me #14v526000. Report #7695006-v3doz3.
I got an 'abs' light on, and the panel told me 'services brake system'.
While coming up to a stop sign I started to press my brake and while coming to a stop the brakes stopped working allowing my vehicle to lunge forward a few feet without any brakes before the brakes kicked back in bringing my car to a stop. Also while idling around a parking lot my abs started engaging causing my vehicle to start jerking forward, I wasn't even touching the brakes.
While driving, the braking power was lost and the abs and brake indicators appeared. This has happened several times over the course of the past month. Fortunately I have not been on the highway, but there have been some near misses. . . Accidents narrowly averted. . Read more...
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the abs and brake warning lamps illuminated. The contact then attempted to engage the brakes and the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 102,000 and the current mileage was 102,500.
I was driving on a road where the speed limit was about 45 mph and I was going about 30 mph when all of a sudden a red light came on with the abs warning message on it and the car turned off. I tried to hit the brakes but the pedal went all the way to the ground and I could not stop the car. Fortunately, a car was not in front of me and I came to a complete stop and put my hazard blinkers on. After waiting a few minutes I restarted the car and it started as normal and the brakes worked as normal. The next day I took the car to the shop to get the brakes checked out and they could not find anything wrong with the brakes. Thankfully, the problem has not happened again. I am very fortunate that a car was not in front of me because I would have surely hit it.
The vehicle was parked and would not start. I received warnings on the dash and the information panel stating to slow to a stop and service the brakes. I was able to start the vehicle after disconnecting the battery and everything operated normally. After getting home and running diagnostics everything came back normal. Later that day the vehicle would not start again with the same warnings and it was more and more difficult to get the vehicle working again. I also noticed that the 12v battery seemed to be leaking so I inspected and cleaned it. The next day (Monday) I brought the vehicle to the Ford dealer and explained the problems including the leaking battery. The dealer replaced the 12 v battery under warranty and said my problems should be fixed but they would check for fault codes. The dealer found additional problems with the abs brake system but could not immediately diagnose the cause. The car was left for another day and eventually I was told that it was most likely the hydraulic control unit (hcu) with was approximately a $4500 part. I have read stories online that this is a fairly common problem with this model year Escape Hybrid and Ford is aware of the issue but not doing anything to correct it other than making the owners buy $4500 replacement parts.
TSB 05-8-5 states: abs and brake warning lamp on with dtc c1526 - dtc c1524 may also be present vehicles built prior to 2/11/2005.
2005 Ford Escape Hybrid - the car would begin to skid and slide when approaching a stop regardless of the vehicle speed or road conditions. The abs would kick in and the indicator would come on telling the driver that the car was sliding. This is a dangerous condition as the car would not stop when the brakes are pressed. After investigating online, I discovered that this is a known problem with this make and model of hybrid vehicle. Many other drivers have experienced the same thing. The suggestion was that the tone rings were cracked or broken. My repair shop discovered that both of mine were broken and one axle needed replaced. Interestingly, when the mechanics took the car on a test drive to diagnose the problem, the car would rev beyond 4 rpms, then the engine quit and the dashboard readout stated to pull over and stop the car immediately. The gas engine quit and the car would not go over 20 mph. After turning the car off and waiting a few seconds, the car was restarted and the computer/car reset itself and would run again. The same thing happened on an open highway going 60 mph. The indicator lights went off and the warnings to pull over and stop the car immediately displayed. This is a known issue by Ford as they have issued dtc c1526. . Read more...
When the vehicle is warmed up and decelerating below 40mph they gasoline engine will shut off as the regenerative braking charges the hybrid high voltage battery. On a rare occasion during this braking, the gasoline engine will turn back on giving a brief surge which requires pressing the brake harder. It has done this since I bought the vehicle.
The issue I am having is the same as described in complaint #10318942. Intermittently on dry pavement during normal braking, the abs will engage (with indicator light flashing on) and you can feel the typical abs on/off pulsing of the brakes in the brake pedal. It appears the car is also taking longer to come to a full stop when this occurs. I have reported it multiple times at the Ford dealership, but they are unable to determine the cause. This happens to me regularly (a couple times a week).
The brakes have completely stopped working (except for the emergency brake) 3 times in one month, 4 times in two years.