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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Service Brakes, Electric complaints

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47,500 miles · Jun 1, 2010

Service Brakes, Electric

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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. *TR CONSUMER STATED COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED IN 2010, SOLD THE VEHICLE RIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 6/8/18*JB

NHTSA ODI #10334034

30,710 miles · Feb 2, 2010

Service Brakes, Electric

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I OWN A 07 FORD ESCAPE WITH 30,000 MILE ON IT. LAST WEEK THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGING WHEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR IT TO. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE ON JAN.28 2010 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK BADLY. AFTER STOPPING AGAIN AT THE NEXT STOP IT BUCKED ONCE MORE, AS I DROVE OFF THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER LIST BOTH "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" AND SERVICE 4X4 SYSTEM" I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN 29 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS SYSTEM TONE RING FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE (COST $325.00) I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON REPLACEMENT PART ON FORD AND MERCURY OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE RECALLING. (THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE OLD PART). *TR

NHTSA ODI #10303839

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NHTSA investigations

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.