Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid

A b s brakes quit working after a hard stop in a parking lot to avoid hitting another vehicle, after the Ford dealership had the escape for4 months and in constant contact with the manufactor with a result of replacing themaster cylinder, travel sensorand numerous containers of brake fluid they were still unable to get any brakes. At this point the manufactor decided it needed a a b s module, total parts only were totalling over $6000. 00. It is a 2007 year model with only 115000 miles ran and look great. After reserch on line I saw I was not the only person with this same issue. I think Ford should have a recall because this is a saftey issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced by a dealer, the dealer stated that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 79,000. The VIN was unknown.

In September 2009 I had to have the abs tone ring on drivers side replaced because I was having issues where breaks would "slip" when breaking- they would engage for a bit then slip and re-engage. This issue didn't prove to be dangerous for me, but could have been. The end of may I began having the same issues again and I knew what the problem was so I took it into dealer where they replaced the passenger side abs ring- problem seemed to be solved. Until the next day when I was driving home from work on the highway and lost my breaks completely- less than 24 hours after they had serviced the breaks. Had car towed to dealer where they informed me that the master cylinder was bad and needed replaced- for $1400. This is not something that I believe I can wear unusually so that it would go bad like this, and so suddenly. It was an extremely dangerous situation it put me into where I was unable to stop my car without the use of the emergency brakes. I do not understand how the Toyota break issues were recalled but this one has not been, it seems after searching the internet that this is not an uncommon problem with the Ford Escape Hybrids. I feel let down by whatever agency it is that should be regulating this issue and by Ford who until now I thought was a respectable corporation.

My wife's 2007 is back in the dealership now for the fifth time with major abs/brake system failures in the past year. This weekend while my wife was driving, it started to shake so violently she had to pull off the road and almost hit the car in front of her. She is deathly afraid to drive it any more and we would just like to get rid of it. Here is a brief summary of the brake issues this year: 1. At 17,760 miles 2/1/08 the "service brakes" warning light came on. Borgman Ford checked system and said fuse #1 was blown. No other faults were found. 2. At 17,771 miles 2/1/08 miles "service brakes" light on again. Diagnosis was the abs module was blowing fuses so the brake control assy, solenoid valve block/hcu were replaced. Vehicle out of service for 6 days. 3. At 23,539 8/4/08 message center reads "low brake fluid". Dealer replaced the master cylinder and bled the brakes. Vehicle out of service for 5 days. 4. At 23,713 8/11/08 my wife brought in because of the extremely loud noises coming from the abs pump. Dealer bled the brakes. . Still noisy; replaced hcu bled brakes again. . Out of service 9 days. 5. At 26,059 10/19/08 violent shaking while on freeway almost caused accident narrowly avoiding the car in front. Back to dealer. Diagnosis was "delayed braking (euphemism for almost hitting someone), abs & traction control warning lights on. Dealer pulled the right front halfshaft and replaced broken tone ring. Ford customer care said to call them when it fails again before taking it in to the dealer.

: the contact stated the brakes had failed on four separate occasions. Each time, the vehicle was returned to the sales/service dealer. The right brake sensor was replaced the first time. On the 2nd visit, the master computer switch was replaced. On the 3rd visit, all sensors were replaced. Also, while traveling 22 mph, the brakes failed for the 4th time. All sensors, master cylinder and electrical system of the brakes were replaced, but the brakes still failed to work properly. The manufacturer was notified.