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2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1367809 · 2017-04-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE HYBRID
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE, BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE THEN FAIL TO ENGAGE FOR SHORT SECONDS, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN, SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOME TIMES IT WOULD TRIGGER A BRAKE RELATED DTC. TECHNICIAN DETERMINED IT WAS A FAILED HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMMON AND OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLES FROM 2005 TO 2012.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10969937
Machine
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