← NHTSA complaints

2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1476586 · 2018-06-18

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE HYBRID
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
185,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT 50+ MPH ON AN POPULATED ROAD. HAD TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DRIVING ON THE DIVIDER. BRAKE LOSS WAS DUE TO A FAILED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND HYDOLIC CONTROL UNIT. SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 (AUGUST 5, 2005) (NHTSA ID #10017553)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11102451
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown