Ford / Escape Hybrid / 2007
2007 Ford Escape Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 156 complaints about the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 19.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 17.3%.
Complaints156
Crashes1
Fires2
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 19.9% · 31
Engine 17.3% · 27
Electrical system 12.2% · 19
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.6% · 15
Power train 8.3% · 13
Steering 7.7% · 12
Fuel/propulsion system 4.5% · 7
Engine and engine cooling 4.5% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 1 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Ford Escape Hybrid in this data, 2007 draws comparatively few complaints; 2008 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 42 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving home in route 94 vernon nj the brake light and the abs light went on, and the brake pedal was high but no brakes, the regenerative brakes were disabled, the engine turn off and I found myself driving only with the electrical motor and no brakes after I pull over turn off the car. Since this moment my car is running only for periods off 10 to 15 minutes before it turn off, still no brakes at all. Service brakes · reported at 196,555 miles
My whole family was in the vehicle leaving a parking lot when the brake light and abs light both came on and the brakes failed to work at all. I kept trying to use the brake and then had to throw the ebrake on to come to a complete stop. I could not imagine if we were going any faster or if someone else in my family was driving the car. The cost to get it fixed was $3,820 which was outrageous. Service brakes · reported at 91,020 miles
Failure of anti-lock braking system while driving on city street. Poor braking performance. Proposed repair is to replace hydraulic abs unit at a cost of $5400. Vehicle has only 104,000 miles and could be driveable if repaired. I see from the nhtsa website that other owners have had this exact problem. Service brakes · reported at 104,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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