Brakes Failed problems of the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid

While driving, or sometimes while parked in the driveway, the warning light comes on, the message reads "brake regen fail". The brakes get mushy and become manual brakes. The mechanic said I need a hydraulic abs brake system overhaul. This seems to happen more often when it is very hot outside. When it first happened, I could "fix" it by turning the car off, engaging the parking brake, and then restarting. Now, when it is hot, the car is not drivable. This has happened probably two dozen times since July.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving various speeds, the brakes failed to engage and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact had to downshift the transmission and apply the parking brake. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and then drove home. The contact stated that the failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to doan Ford, inc. (located at 66870 belmont morristown rd, belmont, OH 43718, (740) 782-1965) where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic control unit failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Brake failure abs module.

This is my daughters car she got bought for her 18 birthday. Not a year later and the whole abs system needs to be replaced for 5 grand and now the trade in value is worth 2200. The brakes fail. 10 years old and 5 grand to fix. Tons of same stories of the same year on the net. I don't know how many people have died but I'm am sure someone will cause of this terribly designed system. Now my daughter will be forced to go in debt at 18. This should be a recall. Not because I'm an educated dumby, not because I pay my taxes every year and went above and beyond. Because this is a safety issue. No way you have not received any complaints about this. I thought it was a joke. So this company manufactures vehicles that will have to be fixed before normal wear and tear destroys something and I guess a quota of dead people has to be met by failing brakes before taking it serious or I have to or my daughter just starting out in life has to go in debt more because we allow corporations to pull a pyramid scheme with vehicles. I'm not sure why I have to wonder why a recall has not been called on these vehicles with this hydraulic breaking system that has thus many complaints. Maybe we should check how many people were forced thru Ford or other dealerships to fix this exact problem. Then there will be the evidence of deceptive manufacturing and advertising to generate cash flow. We know the brakes will fail and the engine and everything else will still be strong and it looks nice but they will be forced to go in debt to fix it cause anyone that owns this will only have one car typically. Scam using safety and life as leverage. Exactly what happens, brakes fail, every time coming to a stop from any speed. Have to stand on them to stop. My daughter is working and going to school full time. What an american rip off.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving 70 mph, the hydraulic brakes failed to work without warning. The contact was able to drive slowly to the independent mechanic a mile away (arnolds oil company, 466 old us rte 52, new richmond, OH 45157) where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer (beechmont Ford, 600 ohio pike, cincinnati, OH 45245, (513) 752-6611) stated that there were no recalls. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-392-3673 and advised the contact to call NHTSA. A case number was not provided. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

"check brakes" and "abs" lights came on, then "regenerative brake system disabled" illuminated, warning sounded. Took car for repair. Mechanic performed diagnostic, then bled all 4 brake systems. Lights went off and brakes worked. Several days later, same lights came on and warning bell sounded. Brakes were almost completely inoperable. Returned car to mechanic. Inspected, then told it might need regenerative brake system replacement. Warning lights were off, but illuminated again a couple of hours later (02/22/17) took car to autofair Ford, manchester, nh. Where brakes failed while entering dealership at 15 mph. They kept car overnight, spent 4 hours labor, bled brakes, and said car was fixed (charged $280). Couple hours later all lights illuminated, warning bell sounded and lost almost all braking capacity while on highway 93 south heading south towards boston. Called Ford and they told me that car needed new regenerative braking system and computer module. Cost of equipment alone was quoted at approx. $6000 without labor. Am in the process of trading the car. Without functional brakes, car is virtually worthless. When brakes were depressed to the floor at low speeds, brakes did not stop car; vehicle coasted to a stop. In short, 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid suffered catastrophic brake failure.

On August 4, 2016, the "check abs" light came on. I brought the car to the mechanic and they said the rotor is rusted so they replaced the right and left front rotor and the right front brake disc pad. The mechanic was unable to get any of the warning signs to appear so he thought everything was okay. Two weeks later, the "check abs" light came on again, and about 10 minutes after that the "regen brakes disabled" light came on. This was in the middle of driving on the highway so there wasn't much I could do. I noticed that every time I braked, the car felt like it was wobbling from side to side. I took the car back to the same mechanic the next morning, and he spent two days running tests on the diagnostics and saw two codes: 1) right front wheel and 2) communications inside module. The mechanic bled the brakes and tried to test drive the vehicle and almost ran into cars in the parking lot due to brake failure. Thus he strongly recommended that I have the car towed. Finally, I had it towed to the dealership since he said it is not safe to drive. The dealership confirmed that the abs control module/hydraulic control unit needs to be replaced, which they are quoting at $4600. I am thankful that I made it to the mechanic and realized there was a problem before getting into a crash. This happened very rapidly and I was in some serious danger. I got lucky, and others may be less fortunate than me. I have read numerous stories on car forums and this thread and I cannot believe there hasn't been a recall on this yet. I think there should be an investigation and I am willing to provide the required documentation and share my story to bring attention to this issue, and hopefully prevent someone else from getting hurt.

A warning came on letting us know the brake system failed. The car was difficult to control as the pedal went to the floor and had to be pulled up and depressed again to fully stop vehicle. We were fortunately only a few blocks from the dealer and were able to drive the car in. We are waiting for the full diagnosis. The initial report was that the hcu failed and the dealer is trying to determine if another part is contributing to the issue. They want to be sure that the hcu is in fact the issue before they replace a $5,000 part under warranty.

While driving, both the "abs" and "parking brake" lights came on. As I came to a stop, I noticed the braking became more difficult and I had to push harder to stop completely. At the same time these lights came on, a message came on saying "check brake system", followed by "regen brakes disabled". I bought the vehicle used on may 25, 2014. Since then this has happened numerous times. Also, my brakes, seem to lock up sometimes while driving, making it more difficult to drive. They don't fully lock up, because I am still allowed to speed up. It last for maybe 20 seconds or so and then releases. I am sure all of this is related somehow. I have looked online at many forums and it seems as though this has been a problem on many of the same vehicles with the regen braking system. I am suprised there hasn't been more complaints or any investigations. Since I have had the vehicle for only a few months now, I am not sure if this problem occured with the previous owner or not. Some of the forums I read, people were saying that trained technicians couldn't even figure out what the problem is. I love my hybrid and I can't afford to get rid of it already and get another vehicle. I can't even really afford to have it sent in to a Ford dealership to have it looked at and worked on. What are my options? can someone please look into this? can Ford pay for this? I don't know what to do. I am afraid that someday the brakes will fail and I could be injured, as well as my family. Please help!!!!.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. The contact was driving 35 mph and attempted to brake when vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to dealer however the exact failure was unknown. There were several repairs made to vehicle but the specific details were unavailable. The repairs did not remedy the failure permanently. The dealer advised the contact to declare the vehicle as a lemon the fifth time that the failure recurred. The failure ceased for two years before recurring. The manufacturer was made aware of the recurring failure however no further assistance was provided. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 64,000. The failure mileage was unknown.

2008 Ford escape. Consumer states brake failure and problems with other vehicles that are similar.