turbocharged 250hp 2.0L I4 8-speed automatic AWD
3000 mi | Defective brake pad. |
turbocharged 245hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
17000 mi US $410 |
Brakes were squealing found rear brakes were at fault replaced rotors and pads. several weeks and the brake squeal was back took back and the dealership did the front brakes and rotors and now no squeal. |
1500 mi | Internittent whistling or squealing sound when brake pedal applied while disengaging emergency brake. Seems to happen on cold mornings, two or three times a week. Dealer was unable to recreate problem so unresolved for now. |
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
100241 mi C $366 |
Replacement due to rust issues not wear. |
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
31620 mi | Dealer wanted to replace all 4 brake pads and rotors at my expense at 39,000 km. Other dealer replaced the front pads and rotors under warranty. Nothing wrong with back brakes. Traded it in for a 2017 Buick Encore Essence. 13000 km now. No problems yet. |
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
27000 mi US $400 |
Replaced front brake pads. Replaced front rotors. Shaved down rear rotors due to uneven wear. Rears were covered under warranty. |
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
10000 mi | car displayed a left front sensor failure warning |
turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
92000 mi US $125 |
Rear breaks |
77000 mi US $300 |
Rear brake pads an rotors. First rear brake replacement |
14260 mi | Squeaky front brakes. changed both front calipers |
4960 mi | squiky brake pedal. |
2700 mi | Brakes made very loud high-pitched sounds when coming to a stop. This is after they have heated up. |
25000 mi | Wheel noise when brakes got hot, dealer found a bent pin that was touching wheel / brake when it was hot. |
61000 mi US $350 |
Warped rotors. Cut rotors. |
turbocharged 178hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
85000 mi | Brake pedal was squishy. Long story short, my brake line was kinked at the front right wheel. |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
88040 mi C $600 |
Front pads and rotors worn; replaced |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
55000 mi US $200 |
Installed new front break pads |
171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD
54000 mi US $150 |
clicking sound on rear brake shoe. cleaned and adjusted. sound mostly resolved. |
153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD
57000 mi US $2000 |
Brake system was locking up |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
97000 mi US $150 |
Replaced brake pads and rotors |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
125000 mi US $425 |
front caliper needed replaced along with pads |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
85000 mi US $185 |
Pads, rotors |
171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic FWD
61000 mi US $600 |
Replace rotors and brake pads, old parts were rusted out. |
153-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
98000 mi US $1300 |
Brake system |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD
139000 mi US $150 |
Replace master cylinder and bleed |
43000 mi US $600 |
"frozen" caliper on front passenger side. Replaced caliper, brake pads and had rotors turned. |
240-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic AWD
18000 mi US $450 |
Vehicle is towed behind a motorhome. Brake calipers, rotors and pads replaced - caused by misadjustment on supplemental braking system. |
29340 mi C $180 |
The outside pad holder seized close to the rotor, causing rotar damage on the drivers front. The Passenger side pads and rotors still had plenty of wear left. I felt this was way to soon to have to change pads and rotors. |
172360 mi C $200 |
changed the drums on the rear |
67000 mi US $400 |
Wrench light came on (not the engine light) and the dealer said it was the 4x4 control module losing communication with the vehicle and needed to be replaced, even though the 4x4 and traction control worked just fine. But replaced anyway. |
171-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed automatic AWD
117700 mi US $166 |
The traction control sensor was replaced |
235000 mi US $2100 |
Both the master cylinder and the hydraulic control unit went out and had to be replaced. Car was in the shop for nearly 17 days due to the difficulty in finding parts. My mechanic said he is hearing an increasing number reports of this issue with the ford escape |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
50220 mi C $500 |
ABS and TCS warning lights are on |
72540 mi C $200 |
Tone Ring was broken |
78740 mi C $800 |
Replace Brakes, pads and Rotor |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
78060 mi ¤1500 |
The brake pedal was soft and could hear "air leakage" sound, brake action could not kick-in before the pedal almost hitting bottom. Quite scary as it took longer to stop the vehicle. Needed master cylinder and HCU unit (for solenoid valve). |
97300 mi US $75 |
Sporatic problem when applying brakes. Makes a noise similar to antilock brake system, pedal goes down further and then stops. Both dealer and personal mechanic have not been able to find problem to fix it. Rotor replacement didn't fix this |
36000 mi | Brake pulsation, right front wheel, causing vibration in steering. Mostly occurs when braking on highway in traffic at speed greater than 30mph. Right caliper and rotor replaced, Caliper frozen, caused premature wear of rotor, pads replaced. |
46000 mi US $50 |
ABS sensor failure. Activated ABS when vehicle placed in drive. Unable to driv vehicle, needed tow. |
124000 mi C $250 |
Steering position sensor replaced. |
31620 mi | A gear on the front axle that monitors the Electronic Stability Control system (and thus the antilock brakes) was cracked, sending false signals to the ESC, causing the anitlock brakes to activate when driving. |
38440 mi | Noticed ABS kicking in slightly. Replaced front brakes. Front Stability Control ring cracked (twice now) and replaced. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
119660 mi C $30 |
High pitched squeal while driving. Pads and rotors |
109000 mi US $150 |
Time to replace the front brake pads. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD
41000 mi US $100 |
Replaced ABS tone rings both front axle. |
133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
81000 mi US $150 |
replaced front and rear pads. replaced rear calipers and rear rotors |
105638 mi US $6500 |
ABS/brake lights - codes C1478/1480 - dealer diag HCU bad $6500 repair |
132680 mi C $900 |
Rear break calipers, rotor and pads |
108300 mi US $400 |
One of the ABS tone rings needed replacement. It was a $15 part but took 4 hours of labor to diagnose and fix. |
110300 mi US $150 |
There was a problem with the vacuum plate rubbing against the wheel. |
52500 mi US $250 |
ABS light, emergency brake light, and HUD reported brake problem. Diagnosed as ABS module shorted out. Module replaced, reprogrammed at Ford dealer (originally taken to CarMax). |
85000 mi US $1900 |
Braking was spongy. Had an alert light that there was brake problem, and that brakes were not contributing to hybrid power. |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
113500 mi US $150 |
Replaced brake master cylinder. Brake pedal would slowly go to the floor while pushing on it. |
3250 mi | ABS sensor on rear left wheel broken |
7115 mi C $490 |
Code C1233-20; LF wheel speed sensor signal missing. Found broken LF wheel speed tone ring. Replaced LF wheel, tire tie rod, axle nut, brake caliper bracket, rotor, sterring knuckle/strut. R&R wheeel speed tone ring. |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
62200 mi | Toner Ring Cracked, had to be replaced. |
88400 mi US $1400 |
Tone Ring and pads/rotors front. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD
176000 mi US $5 |
Tone ring broke, brazed it in place. |
195000 mi US $5 |
Had to replace repaired tone ring, but the vehicle has 195,000 miles at this time |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
129000 mi US $300 |
axle assembly ABS |
135000 mi US $310 |
ABS light came on. Replaced axle assembly. (Tone ring). |
133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
255000 mi US $800 |
Calipers were replaced. Steering column and brake peddle were shaking when brakes were applied. Also replaced rotors and pads. |
33000 mi US $804 |
Car had a jerk forward around 12mph when decelerating 10% of time. Ford hotline said normal when hybrid battery overcharged. Second repair trip found cracked ABS ring on rt front wheel that sent erroneous signal confusing system, causing jerk. |
75000 mi US $275 |
Ring on axle broke (second time also happened earlier on the front). This makes the antilock sense differently and more often operate erratically |
166000 mi US $1800 |
Front hose blew. Reduces function. Replaced both front rubber hoses. Bled system |
133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD
55000 mi US $280 |
Problem: ABS light and 4x4 light intermittently went on (could feel it activate). Dealer diagnosed replaced LF tone ring. |
58200 mi US $220 |
tone ring replacement. This is the "other side" from the repair 6 months ago. They took ~$100 off the bill as the two repairs were so close. |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
161000 mi US $250 |
Replacing front rotors and pads, as well as brake shoes in the back for the first time. Doing oil change as well. |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
43300 mi US $340 |
ABS Warning Light illuminates, with intermittent flashing of the 4WD indicator. Research indicates likely cause is cracked ABS Tone Ring. (Apparently common problem) Bring to mechanic to replace Left Front ABS Tone Ring (was cracked). |
69000 mi US $400 |
Replace cracked ABS Tone Ring |
57700 mi US $18 |
ABS tone ring cracked - very common problem. Known weak design. Ford also decided to use 9mm hex bolts for the caliper - which is a very odd size. I would love to know why this size was chosen. |
61000 mi US $20 |
ABS light came on as well as the 4wd light would intermittently flash and also sometimes the abs would activate at a lower speed. After visual inspection found that the tone ring was cracked on the left front. Replaced with new tone ring. |
124000 mi US $20 |
Driving down the road the abs and 4wheel drive lights came on and I new that the problem was a tone ring cracked because a couple of years earlier I had the same problem. This time it was on the opposite side of the previous one. |
129000 mi US $400 |
When the shop was doing the alignment they blew the left front brake line so that was replaced. |
83000 mi US $220 |
ABS and AWD Warning lights came on. Diagnostics found bad Rt Frt Speed Sensor and cracked ABS Ring. I replaced the sensor myself, I paid a shop to replace the ABS Ring on the Frt Rt Half Shaft. Right Frt ABS Ring cracked and ABS sensor failed. Replaced sensor myself ($67.00 for the part). Took car to shop to have ABS ring replaced. 147.00 total includes hub nut and new ABS ring, taxes, labor. |
63000 mi US $300 |
A ring ABS sensing ring replaced |
158720 mi C $15 |
ABS Tone ring rusted open. Bought a new ring and replaced. Cost of new ring under $12. |
159320 mi C $20 |
Other ABS Tone ring in the front cracked from rust. Had to repair |
162440 mi C $50 |
Front brake hoses cracked on both sides. Replaced both hoses in the front. Back hoses look fine. |
48360 mi C $450 |
Brake calipers were seized on front left wheel. Calipers, pads, rotors and flex hoses were replaced on both front wheels. |
45260 mi C $1200 |
rattle, brakes service, parking break cable snapped |
151000 mi US $475 |
Both front brake calipers sticking and required replacement. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
51460 mi C $250 |
Grinding sound when I braked, abs light came on while driving on dry roads, I stopped driving till I took it to the repair shop & tone ring replaced |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD
145000 mi US $2100 |
ABS sensor light was intermittently on, was replaced |
98000 mi US $840 |
AWD and ABS lights blinking. ABS engaged when brakes applied until speeds over 25 MPH were reached. After 25 MPH speed, ABS didn't engage every time I applied the brakes. Also AWD system inoperative. All this due to cracked tone rings giving false speed signals to ABS and AWD computer. Replaced both left and right front axles due to cracked tone rings. |
133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
87000 mi US $300 |
Broken ABS on the left front wheel. Cracked brake hoses on both front wheels |
123000 mi | ABS system, catastrophic failure, Hydraulic Control Unit is Bad!Repair will exceed the value of the car, Please if your an Escape Hybrid owner, Read on Internet "The Brakes that Broke the Bank" And sell your vehicle ASAP, |
106000 mi US $375 |
The ABS light came on. A sensor "ring" was cracked. Dealer replaced. |
133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD
89000 mi US $295 |
tonner ring cracked |
182000 mi | Also had brake line issue, |
162000 mi US $200 |
Front pads rotors and lines. Right side line was damaged so I replaced both. Fluid flush as well. |
73160 mi C $600 |
Parking brake completly rusted. Rear brake rotor rusted and noisy |
42000 mi US $400 |
ABS light on, 4X4 service needed light, replaced a sensor. |
76719 mi US $1183 |
Replaced bad Master Cylinder. It was calling for ABS randomly. Blew out the "smart box" too. Technicians were baffled. "Never seen this before." In touch with Detroit. Car in shop for 10 days. |
131000 mi US $1929 |
ABS engaged while decelerating. The ABS ring was cracked. Replaced. |
143500 mi US $216 |
Two brake lines started leaking at the same time. Did not know I had no brakes at all until I was exiting the Interstate. Very interesting. |
146000 mi US $625 |
Front right pads, rotors, and calipers replaced. Unique to hybrid. |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
152000 mi US $18 |
replaced both front abs tone rings myself. rings cost $13 from rockauto. bought a 32mm socket to make the repair for $5. |
154000 mi US $1907 |
Rotors and pads, and calipers needed to be replaced. Brakes failed completely including the emergency brake. |
148000 mi US $135 |
Front brake line deteriorated and began leaking. As a precaution I had both front lines replaced. Towed to local shop due to losing too much fluid. Oil changed as well. |
156000 mi US $289 |
Broken brake line required tow to shop for brake line replacement, fluid purge. |
68000 mi US $98 |
High pitched whine which went away with stepping on Brake. Mechanic thought it needed new brakes, but on inspection saw there was 50% of pad life left. He lubed and put back together. No more whine. |
92000 mi US $429 |
Small leak in the brakes vacuum assist was causing a high pitched whine until brakes were depressed. Turn out it was not being sealed when letting off the brakes |
200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
137000 mi US $900 |
Replaced front brake pads and rotors. |
46500 mi C $330 |
Replaced rear rotors and pads at same time. Replaced r/r caliper (seized). 5.5 hrs labour, $330 for parts. |
47740 mi C $100 |
Replaced seized left rear caliper. |
42244 mi US $48 |
When removing the Exhaust manifold for above repair found ABS ring on the Drive Axle was broken, they want 540.00 for a new Axle, I had them JB Weld the ring and all is good so far. Cost on JB weld was 48 Dollars |
84940 mi C $200 |
Also, the ABS tone ring on the same side needed replacing. When I went to get the vehicle certified for the buyer, both brake (flex) lines required replacing (apparently a common repair on that vehicle). |
80180 mi C $700 |
normal wear. a brake wire needed replacement. |
102000 mi US $1500 |
Broken ring in axle, axle was replaced. Front brakes and rotors installed. Spark Plugs and Air Filter replaced. |
125000 mi US $750 |
Abs light on, 4wd light blinking |
177300 mi US $60 |
ABS Tone Ring failed on front left axle. Decided to replace axle instead of trying to force new ring onto old axle. |
178000 mi US $270 |
ABS tone rings failed on both Te right drive shaft. Original shafts replaced instead of fitting new rings. Concurrently, front rotors and pads were also replaced when the left shaft was replaced. |
167000 mi US $90 |
Rear brake pads and parking brake cable. One old pad had fallen off. |
62000 mi US $672 |
DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL SENSOR-RING FAILED. NEEDED REPLACEMENT. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD
70000 mi US $15 |
Replaced the right from ABS Ring $14.99. |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
89000 mi US $180 |
Front ABS Tone ring cracked which activates ABS system at incorrect times. |
88500 mi US $210 |
Replaces ABS system tone ring due to a ABS light on and system working during wrong times |
153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD
80000 mi US $900 |
Tune ring on left hand side failed |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
300000 mi US $50 |
Passenger side rear brake line blew. Replaced brake hose and bled rear drum. Checked for proper operation unit ok. |
122700 mi US $180 |
changed front pads and rotors |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
89000 mi US $248 |
Rusted out right rear brake line replaced. Bleeder valve rusted in so wheel cylinder had to be replaced as well. |
285000 mi US $400 |
rear drums worn, needed replacing. |
60300 mi US $160 |
Was told right front brake caliper had become frozen. Replaced caliper. |
72500 mi US $461 |
ABS tone ring broken, replaced |
76000 mi US $250 |
Broken ABS tone ring caused anti lock to activate during normal braking. |
97000 mi US $300 |
Brake hose leak leads to hydraulic failure, lost breaking entirely |
111000 mi US $160 |
Caliper problem, brakes failed with no warning. had car towed for repairs. |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
150000 mi US $283 |
Front driver brake line failed due to corrosion. Replacing all four brake lines. Also replacing nonworking 12 volt car power outlet. |
155000 mi US $336 |
Tone ring broken on front left axle. At least once daily when I would brake it would almost pulsate the brakes acting like I was on ice or something. Made me feel like I was not going to be able to stop. Replaced left front axle. |
60760 mi C $40 |
Both front ABS tone rings cracked, a common problem leading to premature ABS activation. Epoxied them back into place with JB weld; real cost to me was $0 as I already had a tube on hand. Factory fix is a new axle, as these are press-fitted. |
95000 mi US $30 |
Front left brake sticks. Caliper needs to be replaced. Decided to wait until other brake work needs to be done (e.g. pads/rotors) and have all work done simultaneously. |
167300 mi US $200 |
ABS tone ring on the front passenger side cracked and would cause the ABS to engage randomly when braking in a slow turn. |
125000 mi US $60 |
Brake line ruptured. Replaced both front brake lines myself. Repair shop wanted 290.00. Cost of parts was 60.00. Saved 230.00. Total time was about 75 mins. |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
110000 mi US $577 |
No brakes, lost hydraulic fluid pressure. Replaced one failed brake line. |
110300 mi US $250 |
Replaced Front pads and rotors, rear wheel cylinder, front left brake line, both rear brake line. |
84200 mi US $325 |
Tone ring for ABS cracked and caused ABS failure. New tone ring was installed which called for partial disassembly of left side wheel/suspension/axel. |
85300 mi US $100 |
Brake cables to both rear wheels seized. Both were replaced |
141000 mi US $400 |
ABS ring on axle began activating at random braking intervals. Axle required replacement; cv boots were replaced at the same time. |
161000 mi | Brake lines rusted out and failed on the road. Immediately replaced vehicle. Overall, it was a great car, but was ultimately overly susceptible to corrosion. |
95000 mi US $700 |
Replaced ABS control module |
131000 mi US $60 |
Self-adjusters on rear brakes not working. Replaced adjuster hardware. |
155000 mi | ABS sensor failure |
187000 mi US $30 |
Replaced ABS sensor |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
48000 mi US $100 |
Leaking master cylinder was replaced in just a few hours. Part cost $129, labor was $190. Car is still fine two weeks later. |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
133300 mi C $1900 |
brakes |
200000 mi US $1949 |
Replace front brake hoses, brake fluid flush, and replaced bent left front caliper. |
69000 mi US $2 |
ABS sensor wheel became loose on the axle, causing the ABS to activate on the left front wheel whenever the brakes were applied. |
46500 mi C $15 |
Replaced brake reservoir cap |
156000 mi US $129 |
Parking brake cable stuck. Rear brake was dragging |
93000 mi US $260 |
ABS tone rings cracked, causing pedal shudder when first driving and loss of ABS. ABS tone rings were replaced and seems to have fixed the problem. |
95000 mi US $700 |
Rear brake backing plates rusted through. Had to replace Brake Hubs, Backing Plates, and Brake Shoes. |
89100 mi US $450 |
Master cylinder had issues. Lost braking on long trip |
90000 mi US $800 |
Brake problem wasn't fixed on previous visit. Master cylinder and brake booster needing replacing |
210000 mi US $700 |
The brake line was severed |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD
15000 mi US $300 |
Brake hose replaced. Front flex pipe fixed and next day left brake hose needed to be fixed? Front flex pipe fix and next day left brake hose needed to be fix? |
201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD
114000 mi US $164 |
ABS repair |
96000 mi US $700 |
Ring on half shafts read by the ABS sensor cracked on both shafts. ABS would kick in at random braking events. Could have rings replace only but the cost differential was such that made more sense to replace the half-shafts. Close to normal wear and tear |
42200 mi US $677 |
Front brakes including calipers needed full replacement (pads, rotors and calipers) |
50000 mi US $550 |
Brake vacuum booster had to be replaced. Had to return car to dealer and replacement resulted in engine light showing, additional repair costs to owner. Total costs to owner =$550.00 |
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
91000 mi US $400 |
leaking cylinder |