# 2008 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `823686` · 2010-11-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 51,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
BRAKES HAS BEEN SQUEALING AND SOFT, PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OFF AND ON SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE A YEAR AGO. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 10/30/2010, WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY THEREFORE GOING ONLY ABOUT 40MPH. THE CAR IN FRONT, BRAKED HARD AND AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ONLY WAY I STOPPED WAS BECAUSE I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I'M AFRAID IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER, THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC, CONSIDERING MY TWIN 4 YR OLD NEPHEWS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. AS SOON AS VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
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