2006 Ford Escape

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT WAS FIRM. THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON DUPRATT FORD LOCATED AT 1320 NORTH FIRST ST, DIXON, CA 95620, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NEVER PREVENTED MY VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD UNDER POWER. IT DOESN'T HOLD ON A HILL. IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD MAKING A GRATING SOUND. HAVING THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION ON THE GEAR SHIFT IS WHAT HOLDS THE VEHICLE ON A HILL. I HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECKED AT THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. I RECENTLY HAD MY DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED TO REMOVE A HOWLING SOUND IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AFTER HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTED.(COST 3000 DOLLARS) SOUND HAS DIMINISHED BUT NOT DISAPPEARED ALTOGETHER. NOW I WONDER IF THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO WHEN THE DEALER DID THIS REPAIR, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD MY RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD MISSING AND THAT THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL $300. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HINGES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, HE APPLIED TO BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE ABS AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,900.

THE ABS RING (TONE RING ACCORDING TO FORD) ON THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE FRACTURED DURING DRIVING. THIS SENT A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE PROCESSOR AND APPLIED THE ABS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS EXTENDED THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO AN UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE LENGTH ON DRY PAVEMENT. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT RIGHT RING THE FRONT LEFT RING BROKE AGAIN SETTING OFF THE ABS AT AN UNPREDICTABLE TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ABS SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,200. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 3/16/12 *CN

2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT, C/O LEFT FRONT ABS (ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) TONE RING FAILURE... AT 94,782 MILES ON MY ODO MY LEFT FRONT ABS TONE RING BROKE COMPLETELY IN-HALF CAUSING A ABS SENSOR FAILURE AND THE BRAKES BECAME TEMPORARILY SEMI-UNRESPONSIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS ( 3-5 SECONDS ) WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKING WAS GREATLY REDUCED AS IF THE CAR THOUGHT I WAS SLIDING ON ICE OR SNOW. AFTER THE SYSTEM DETECTED FAILURE ( 3-5 SECONDS) THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY DASHBOARD AND THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE DEACTIVATED BY THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME AND TOOK THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OFF AND INSPECTED MY BRAKES AND ABS SENSOR, I NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT ABS TONE RING WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED, FREE SPINNING LOOSELY AROUND THE AXLE AND WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY ON ONE END. I WENT ONTO GOOGLE AND RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THEIR FORD ESCAPES. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I THINK THAT PERHAPS THE ABS TONE RINGS FORD USED ARE FAULTY AND COULD POSE A DANGER TO MOTORIST BY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY OVER A FEW SECONDS AS DIRECT RESULT OF THE ABS TONE RING FAILURE. THE ABS TONE RING IS REPLACEABLE BY FORD OR YOU CAN BUY THE PART AT A PARTS STORE. REPAIR DOES INVOLVE REMOVING PART OF THE AXLE, SO IT IS BEST DONE BY A MECHANIC OR TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN I FELT MY CAR START TO SLID LIKE IT WAS ON ICE EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. MY ABS LIGHT AND MY SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING HOME BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. I CAME HOME GOOGLED IT AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS MY TONE RING AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. THE PROBLEM DATES BACK TO 2000 FORD ESCAPES AND AS RECENT AS 2010 FORD ESCAPES. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE RING COULD SNAP JUST FROM TURNING A CORNER. I DON'T KNOW WHY FORD ISN'T BEING REQUIRED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. WHY ARE THE BEING ALLOWED TO PUT THIS SAME PRODUCT IN THE VEHICLE YEAR AFTER YEAR KNOWING ITS INFERIOR. WHEN THE RING BREAKS IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,683 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,890.