NHTSA complaint: 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, THE YELLOW ABS AND THE RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LAMPS LIT UP, AND THE ALARM SOUNDED. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AS THE PEDAL BECAME STIFF. BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THIS LUCKILY HAPPENED IN THE EVENING, OR ELSE I COULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN. THE CAR JERKED AS I PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND I HURT MY NECK. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AT HOME AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT MANY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED AS A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. PLEASE SEE THIS EXPERIENCE HERE & READ THE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS: HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/FORUMS/F26/BRAKES-BROKE-BANK-24731/. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 RELEASED BY FORD THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS STILL NOT BECOME A RECALL. I DESPERATELY NEED TO USE THIS VEHICLE, I BOUGHT IT AS A SAFE & GREEN HYBRID SUV THAT WOULD BE PRACTICAL, EVEN BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FOR RECALLS, AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THIS PURCHASE MAY BE A THREAT TO MY LIFE, AND I AM NOW FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS AFTER THIS LARGE CAR EXPENSE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH ESCAPE HYBRIDS OF MANY DIFFERENT YEARS, PLEASE SEE THIS MAN'S YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YFWZPZN2YG8 MORE SITES TO REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/ESCAPEHYBRID/BRAKE-MASTER-CYLINDER-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/5850/FORD/ESCAPE-HYBRID/FORD-ESCAPE-HYBRID-BRAKE-PROBLEMS. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation