DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN WHEN I FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL AS FAR AS I COULD AND PRAYED THAT I WOULD STOP BEFORE THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM CODE CAME ON AND CHIMED. THE ABS LIGHT WAS LIT, ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY A FEW BL…
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DRIVING UP TO A STOP SIGN WHEN I FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL AS FAR AS I COULD AND PRAYED THAT I WOULD STOP BEFORE THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM CODE CAME ON AND CHIMED. THE ABS LIGHT WAS LIT, ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING. LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE HOUSE, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CAREFULLY MAKE IT BACK HOME. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING BEFORE WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NOW THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS A PROBLEM AND POSSIBILITY OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. ALL THIS AT A COST OF $4500+ PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER JUST FINISHING PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE LOAN WE OWN A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T STOP. HAD I CRASHED THE VEHICLE I'D ONLY BE OUT MY DEDUCTIBLE. THANKS FORD! I REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AFTER HEARING OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, WITH NO HELP FROM FORD ON REPAIRING A DEVICE THATS MEANT TO PROVIDE SAFETY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10504910
92,000 miles · Oct 17, 2012
Service Brakes
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10480928
37,100 miles · Aug 31, 2012
Service Brakes
MULTIPLE CONTINUED INSTANCES OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE (ODI ID NUMBER : 10349431), IT RANDOMLY RECURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, INCLUDING 3 TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP IN JUNE 2012 AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN JULY 2012. THE BRAKE FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCURR…
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MULTIPLE CONTINUED INSTANCES OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, ALREADY DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE (ODI ID NUMBER : 10349431), IT RANDOMLY RECURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, INCLUDING 3 TIMES IN A SINGLE TRIP IN JUNE 2012 AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN JULY 2012. THE BRAKE FAILURES TYPICALLY OCCURRED DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT NOT ALWAYS. EVERY TIME WE THOUGHT WE'D "FIGURED OUT" A PATTERN TO THE FAILURES, THE BRAKES WOULD GO OUT AT A DIFFERENT TIME THAN THEY EVER HAD BEFORE -- AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT GOING UPHILL VERSUS WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO SLOW TO A STOP AT THE BASE OF A STEEP HILL WITH A MARINA IN FRONT OF US. WE FINALLY SOLD THE CAR FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY, OTHERS ON THE ROADWAYS, AND OUR FINANCES. NO WONDER FORD QUIT MAKING THESE VEHICLES... *TR
NHTSA ODI #10473153
85,963 miles · Jul 27, 2012
Service Brakes
I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT INTO A NON-POWER BRAKE MODE. I WAS ROLLING TO THE STOP SIGN. I PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN GOING 15 MPH. AS NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, I HAMMERED THEM AND CAME TO A SHARP JERKING HALT. IT WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENING AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS GOING 4…
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I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT INTO A NON-POWER BRAKE MODE. I WAS ROLLING TO THE STOP SIGN. I PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN GOING 15 MPH. AS NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, I HAMMERED THEM AND CAME TO A SHARP JERKING HALT. IT WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENING AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS GOING 45-50 MPH. THEN THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTING CAME ON. IF I HAD NOT KNOWN HOW NON-POWER BRAKES FELT, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SLID INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I SEE ONLINE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEMS OF THE ESCAPE HYBRIDS. I AM NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT COVERED ON THE 100,000 MILE/ 8 YR WARRANTY AND ALSO, WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I SERIOUSLY THINK THIS IS A LITTLE MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10468025
80,000 miles · Jul 26, 2012
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, T…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI #10467866
80,300 miles · Jun 28, 2012
Service Brakes
THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS IN MESSAGE SYSTEM ON 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, WITH THE ACCOMPANYING BRAKE WARNING SYMBOL LIGHT COMING ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOSE SOME PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL AND GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL, SO THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOT LOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF…
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THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS IN MESSAGE SYSTEM ON 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, WITH THE ACCOMPANYING BRAKE WARNING SYMBOL LIGHT COMING ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO LOSE SOME PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL AND GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL, SO THE BRAKE FLUID IS NOT LOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF NOW FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. I HAD A BRAKE JOB DONE ON THE REAR BRAKES 2 MONTHS AGO, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR 1300 DOLLARS, AND THEN STATE THAT IT MIGHT NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO REPLACE A CONTROL MODULE FOR ABOUT 4500 TO 5000 DOLLARS. I NOTICED ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FROM 2005 TO 2006, AND THEY ARE INCURRING THE SAME COSTLY REPAIR. SOME OF THEM COMPLAINED ABOUT LOSING POWER TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10463417
67,000 miles · Jun 5, 2012
Service Brakes
TONE RING FAILURE ON ABS SYSTEM. BRAKE FADE UNTIL COMPUTER NOTED SENSOR FAILURE AND INDICATES ABS FAILURE LIGHT. TONE RING WAS BROKEN $12.45 PART LABOR $226.00 I AM TOLD IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ESCAPES WHERE A PLASTIC RING COMES UNGLUED AND CAUSES THE ABS TO ENGAGE WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10460700
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DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
DP12006 · Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction
Opened Oct 2, 2012 · Closed Feb 21, 2013
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine
In a letter dated August 30, 2012, The North Carolina Consumers Council (NCCC) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (MY) 2005 through 2012 Ford Escape vehicles. On October 2, 2012 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Defect Petition DP12-006 to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition. The petition is hereby granted on certain model years. The NCCC letter cites two complaints of stall while driving in MY 2009 Ford Escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P2111, Throttle Body Stuck Open, and P2112, Throttle Body Stuck Closed. The petitioner indicates that the owners of both vehicles reported experiencing repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging. According to Ford, Escape non-hybrid vehicles are equipped with Electronic Throttle Body (ETB) assemblies beginning with MY 2009. Vehicles manufactured between June 22, 2009 and October 15, 2009 may contain contaminated printed circuit boards (PCB) with plating variations. Plating variations could lead to a lack of continuity in the throttle position sensor circuit where P2111 and/or other DTCs would be generated and stored. Ford and its electronic throttle body supplier, Delphi, modified the PCB manufacturing process and issued a technical service bulletin (TSB) 09-23-5. Vehicles produced after October 15, 2009 incorporated ETBs manufactured with a PCB process that resolved this condition. ODI's analysis identified a total of 123 unique reports indicating allegations of reduced motive power or vehicle stall. Depending on the condition of throttle control system malfunction, a driver may experience varying levels of reduced engine performance associated with three limp home modes. In two limp modes, reduced engine performance may maintain vehicle speeds above 20mph while the third is a limited limp home mode with engine speeds limited to approximately 900 RPM. Allegations of stall appear to be related to the limited limp home mode. Vehicles are not likely to unexpectedly stall as a result of this condition, but drivers may characterize the reduced functionality as a stall, even though their vehicle may still has motive capability. Allegations of vehicle surge appear to be related to limp home mode operation. Complaints alleging surge are most likely related to engine RPM fluctuations at low vehicle speeds or idle as the control system engages to prevent engine stall. In limited limp mode, rough-idle conditions may exist while the control system attempts to modulate engine RPMs once the vehicle reaches a reduced speed to maintain approximately 900 RPM. Separately, ODI received 59 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall while driving in model year (MY) 2010-2011 Ford Fusion vehicles. Approximately 60 percent (36) of the incidents occurred at speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Eighty percent of complaints (47) were received beginning March 2012 and 14 complaints reported that the throttle body was replaced or DTCs associated with limp home modes. Additionally, Ford issued TSB 10-21-6 addressing DTCs associated with idle speed drops and limited limp home mode. The petition is granted on certain model years.Preliminary Evaluation PE13-003 has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.See full copy of the closing resume for this defect petition for list of the VOQs associated with the defect petition analysis.
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