2013 Ford Escape Electronic Stability Control Esc Service Brakes Problems
2 owner-reported electronic stability control esc service brakes complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (2)
LAST NIGHT LEAVING FROM WORK, IN THE DARK AT 9;30PM, STARTED CAR AND STARTED TO PULL OFF THE SHOULDER ONTO THE ROADWAY, PRESSED ONTO GAS PEDAL AND CAR WENT SLOW THEN THE ABS SENSOR CAME ON AND A SHORT DISTANCE LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON ALONG WITH HILL ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE. I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM EARLIER THIS YEAR, ONLY THE ADDITION OF THE 4WD NOT BEING AVAILABLE AND IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR. I HAD IT REPLACED AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST NIGHT. THEN THIS MORNING, I HAD TO BACK UP TO GO TO WORK AND THE REAR END STOPPED THE CAR AND HAD THERE NOT BEEN ENOUGH ROOM I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK. I WAS ABLE TO GO FORWARD THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SHORT DISTANCE LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL CAME AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO PARK THE NO HILL ASSIST CAME ON. NOTHING VISIBLIY WRONG AGAIN. APPOINTMENT IN THE MORNING TO HAVE THE CODES READ AGAIN.
TODAY AFTER 10 MINUTES OF SUCCESSFUL, NORMAL SUBURBAN DRIVING, AND A STOP FOR LUNCH, MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, HILL START ASSIST, AND AUTO 4WD SYSTEMS ALL THREW WARNINGS OF MALFUNCTION. THE WARNINGS APPEARED AFTER HAVING BEEN WAITING IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AND POWER OFF IN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEREAFTER. AUDIBLE AND PHYSICAL INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM WERE THUMPING NOISE IN RIGHT-REAR WHEEL, AND DIFFICULTY IN MAKING FORWARD MOTION AT LOW SPEED IN A ZERO-SLOPE PARKING LOT. VISUAL CHECK FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH TIRE INFLATION OR OBSTACLES IN STRAIGHT PATH OF TRAVEL. MANUAL CHECK OF LUG-NUTS BY HAND WITHOUT TOOLS FOUND NONE LOOSE. AFTER CONFERRING WITH A LOCAL SHOP I TRUST, I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL 1/2 MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THEIR LOCATION. AUDIBLE AND PHYSICAL INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP, BUT ALL CLEARED AFTER I GOT UNDERWAY. WARNINGS ON DASH REMAINED PRESENT. SHOP WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE INDICATIONS, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE DURING DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CHASSIS AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC ON THE SYSTEMS FOR NEXT WEEK, TO ATTEMPT TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS SET OF CONDITIONS. SHOP THINKS A FAULTY ABS SENSOR, TONE PLATE, OR WIRING MAY BE THE CAUSE, WHICH MAKES THE BRAKES ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. *TR