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2009 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1571293 · 2019-06-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
155,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY OR GOES TO THE FLOOR, STARTED OFF JUST HERE AND THERE BUT NOW IS DOING IT ALMOST DAILY. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF ESCAPE OWNERS. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES ( I HOPE IT'S NOT ME) BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE IF YOU HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I KNOW IT COULD BE NOTHING ELSE, I HAVE REPLACED EVERY OTHER PART ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS, WHEEL CYLINDERS, CALIPERS, AND MASTER CYLINDER. COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL I WENT ONLINE AND SAW ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS. FORD, PLEASE RECALL THE ABS MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY!! BY THE WAY, MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT WAS MINOR. BUT IF IT WOULD OF BEEN WORSE I WOULD BE SUING YOUR [XXX] OFF. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11217298
Machine
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