Brake Light On problems of the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid

The abs light goes on and I have minimum brakes. When abs and brake light goes on I have almost no brakes and I end up skidding when stopping. I have have multiple near misses and burned rubber trying to stop. These lights are sporadic but they come on at least 90% of the time. When the lights are off, the brakes are fine. I have taken it to my mechanic and he said there is nothing that they can do because my brakes are fine when they check it. They also said that it looks like its the electrical unit that is on back order and not even available. They have told me that this is a huge problem from many Ford owners and that I should file a complaint to have this recalled.

Sporadic failure of brakes multiple attempts to determine what was wrong finally discovered that the hydraulic control unit needed replacing, at a final cost of over $6000!!!!!!! brake issues felt like hydroplaning, brake lights went on (randomly) and brakes immediately failed- no pressure, pedal to the floor and car did not stop. Brake lights off and auto shop can not find anything wrong. System is life threatening and Ford should recall all cars especially hybrids to replace brakes. Obviously this brake problem only occurs when the vehicle is in motion! a car without brakes is not acceptable.

Brake warning lights and brakes feels firm but becomes difficult to stop. Other times it feels just fine. Do not feel save, no longer able to use the car.

The abs brake light and red brake lights come on and I have very limited braking. Almost like braking on an icy road and at times almost collided with some cars. Then it's not on the next time I start it up again, only to come on again on a different day or so. Brought the car in to my mechanic, but since the lights weren't on at that time, they could not diagnose it. They did however check out my brakes and said everything looked fine. I have 2 small children in my car and drive 20 miles each way everyday to work and their school, this is not safe!! the lights go and and then off the next time, when the lights are off, the brakes are just fine! there is something defective here that is happening and my mechanic cannot figure it out!!! this has been going on for 7 months now!! I will submit the date below of the last time it happened.

The brake light and abs light have both come on. I have half the braking power in my vehicle.

Went to press on the brakes to not hit an animal and yellow abs light illuminates,red brake light illuminates, and "service brake system" message appeared and the car just slid. Once driving your abs system is deactivated causing the car to just slide when pressing on the brakes. An obdi code reader indicates c1478, c1479, and c1480. Ford recommends changing hydraulic control unit costing over 5 thousand dollars. When unlocking the car or turning the key ignition to the on position you hear the brakes trying to build up pressure and then you hear a loud grinding noise and that is when all the messages appear on the dash. This seems to be a reoccurring issue with Ford Escape Hybrids made from 2005 through 2008 according to many customers. No recall yet.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while another driver was driving the vehicle's brake pedal was jammed to the floor while driving approximately 50 mph. The failure happened without warning. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic where they diagnosed that the brakes needed to be bled. The vehicle was repaired, however the failure recurred. The abs regen brakes light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be bled properly and tubing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred again. The contact stated that vehicle was returned to the dealer where it was diagnosed as the hydraulic control unit. The vehicle was not repaired. The manuafactuer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. The vehicle's VIN was not provided. Kh.

Purchased vehicle with abs light on, brake light on, service brakes soon message, regen disabled message. Brake pedal goes nearly to the floor and no braking assistance is given. Extreme pressure is required to stop. All braking components appear to be sound by visual inspection. Abs failure should not cause all braking assistance to shut down. Failsafe mode is not safe. Internet search reveals that this problem is rampant on these vehicles.

While driving at approx. 30 mph the amber abs and red brake warning lights came on. Power assist for braking failed. Unlike vacuum assist in a non-hybrid vehicle (when in the case of failure you can still still stop fairly quickly with extreme foot pressure on the brake pedal) with the Escape Hybrid, no matter how hard you press the brake pedal, you are limited to about 10% of normal braking force. Diagnostic error code was c1477. Ford documented fix is to try bleeding the brake system and see if that works. If not replace abs module and hcu. Dealer said bleeding system would be $900. If that did not work replace abs module/hcu for an additional $4500. So, try bleeding the brakes, ride around for a month or two to see if problem returns. If problem returns replace abs module/hcu and hope that fixes it. There may be 2 or 3 or 4 visits to the shop to have the problem fixed. That’s an extra 1-3 times for a fatal accident to occur. A note to NHTSA investigators. . . . Just because there are no documented deaths from these failures (as far as I can tell) it does not mean there is no reason for a recall. A sudden failure of brakes with no warning on dozens (if not hundreds) of these Escape Hybrid vehicles is cause for alarm.

I was driving home in route 94 vernon NJ the brake light and the abs light went on, and the brake pedal was high but no brakes, the regenerative brakes were disabled, the engine turn off and I found myself driving only with the electrical motor and no brakes after I pull over turn off the car. Since this moment my car is running only for periods off 10 to 15 minutes before it turn off, still no brakes at all.

On Friday July 18th 2014 @ 5:42 pm I was driving my SUV and I got 3 errors 1. The abs light came on 2. The brake light came on and 3. The information panel said service brake system. When I got off the freeway I noticed my breaks were not responding I immediately put the car on neutral put my hazard lights on and pulled the hand break which had no effect. I pumped the breaks and no response from the car, I took off the hand break and tried it again and then car was still not responding. The car finally stopped since the exit was uphill, I used my phone to check the error codes since I have an obd2 code reader and the 2 following codes came up 1. Generic obd error code details for u0418 invalid data received from brake system control module 2. Mazda obd error code details for u2023 abnormal message from pcm I shut the car down and immediately turn it back on and the errors still came up I tried to drive a few feet to test the breaks but there was no response, I then shut the car down again for 3 minutes then turned it back on and all errors where gone and my breaks worked. I was able to drive my car home without any further incidents.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that the abs and brake light indicators illuminated intermittently. The dealer stated that there was internal abs control module and hcu failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 86,600.

Abs light and low brake fluid light intermittently signaled until car lurched and shuddered. Dealer replaced a brake hose and then performed a multi-point inspection indicating that the other brake lines were fine. Then on March 31, 2014, the abs light and low brake fluid light came on again. Two other hoses are now defective and suggested that I replace the last one as well. Given that it costs several hundred dollars to bleed and recalibrate the brake system fluid on a hybrid, I'm concerned that defective brake lines are either a) not noted when multi-point inspections are done, or b) can degenerate within two months time, as in the date they were deemed safe in January to the date they were in need of replacement 60 days later.

Several times, over a period of 2 years, at low speeds (approx. 30 mph) abs and brake light come on with alarm sounds. Able to stop,but brakes not responding correctly, turned off ignition, restarted, everything ok. Then abs and brake light come on and won't go off, have brakes but they don't respond correctly, making the car very unsafe to drive. Go for diagnosis; afterward no brakes and hybrid assist message appears. Car is no longer operable. All brake incidents occurred on city streets or in driveway on starting. Diagnosis: master cylinder needs replacing and probably hydraulic control unit as well. Total cost for parts before labor $6,000,approximately the same as the value of the vehicle. The failure of these parts is apparently a common and well known problem that Ford refuses to address.

Multiple problems have been happening for about 10 months now on this vehicle which relates to its safety. I bought this vehicle in fall 2011 from saint clair Ford dealership in michigan. In Jan of 2012, I was driving home from work via telegraph north around 50mph and near maple road the vehicle suddenly said -there is a theft, bring vehicle to stop safely in the middle of 50mph traffic(this road is very busy)! it was so scary. I was able to bring the vehicle to the shoulder finally. I restarted the vehicle and after about 2 more tries it started driving again and then few days later it happened again. I brought the car in to the dealer at village Ford and they replaced some coolant pump ($600) and said it should be ok now. After couple days, this started again. After few weeks I took the car to another Ford dealers(suburban Ford waterford) and they replaced another cooling parts ($700) but the problem came back after a month again. Recently for the last few weeks, I am getting these serious problems sometimes together and sometimes by themselves at least 2-3 times a day -"theft" and brings vehicle to stop while driving, lf tire and brings vehicle to stop while driving, service soon, service 4x4, wrench light, abs light, brake light, etc. But the error codes go away when I restart and then something new comes after driving 5 to 6 miles. When I had time to bring the vehicle to the dealer, they said there are no error codes to read. All the error codes get deleted after I turn the vehicle off. This time I got service soon light and service 4x4 light and brakes failed earlier for a while and I showed it to the dealer without turning the vehicle off. We will see if there are any resolutions. This is a very unsafe vehicle.

My whole family was in the vehicle leaving a parking lot when the brake light and abs light both came on and the brakes failed to work at all. I kept trying to use the brake and then had to throw the ebrake on to come to a complete stop. I could not imagine if we were going any faster or if someone else in my family was driving the car. The cost to get it fixed was $3,820 which was outrageous.

Abs light, service brake and emergency brake lights come on intermittently and the car requires me to stop. It will not restart and brakes are not working. This has happened multiple times with various fixes from the dealerships (replace fuses, replace broken tone rings, recalibrate abs, etc). This has happened now for the 5th time (I am at 78,239 miles on the car). This time my brakes went out entirely with no warning. Thankfully I was going very slow in a neighborhood. The dealer has instructed me that the car requires a new master cylinder and a new hcu. The cost of this was quoted at $6800. Without this fix my car is unsafe and not drivable.

Total brake failure. Abs and brake warning lights came on, followed by total brake failure. Occurred following service at Ford dealership. The problem first occurred to mechanics servicing the vehicle. I was not told that a brake failure had occurred to the vehicle.

Full brake failure on a brand new Ford Escape Hybrid. Brakes failed at 3,000 miles on the car on my way to work. Dealer found and fixed a "computer" system defect that caused the braking system to fail completely. Scattered similar reports on the internet on the Ford escape. If it hadn't been six am on a quiet street I would have crashed the car. There was no braking power whatsoever. Brake light warning did flash.