2007 Ford Escape Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE EMISSION COOLING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY FILTER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V526000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

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. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK CONTROL CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWED MANY PEOPLE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MODULE AT NEAR $1000. THEY DID RECALL THIS SAME MODULE ON THE 2008 FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS MODELS. THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AND THE POWER STEERING NEVER CAME ON. TEMPERATURE WAS -2 DEGREE F. SERVICE INDITCATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING.

THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, THE STEERING INSTANTLY BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT EXTREME AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THE YELLOW WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP: "SERVICE PWR STEERING." THE FAIL WAS INSTANT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD JUST COMPLETING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STEERING SEIZED UP. I CHECKED ALL 4 FUSED RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING AND ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD HYBRID VEHICLES AND IT REQUIRES THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN TO BE REPLACED (A $1500-$2000 JOB). THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NEEDS TO BE ASAP. *TR