2017 Ford Escape Brakes Problems

The brakes locked up and was red hot had to poor water on them, had our shop put new brake pads ,rotors ,new hoses on rotors and brake calibers on it. It got so hot it melted the hose .Not even 2 weeks later it has done it again. So shop started all over with new pads ,rotors,hoses ,calibers ,and Master cylindeda.Still didnt fix the issues.

The car experienced a sudden loss of boost power and, at the same time, and MUCH more concerning and dangerous, a total loss of brake power assist. The brakes were firm (hard), but had ZERO power assist, and I could barely stop the car at idle in my driveway, much less on a highway or open road.

When approaching a red light on 8/12/22 in dry conditions, my son attempted to push brake part way down to slow on approach. Nothing happened. Pushed brake all the way to floor and vehicle barely slowed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space and pressing the brake pedal, the vehicle did not stop causing the vehicle to crash into two parked vehicles. During the incident, no injuries were reported and no police report was taken.

I want to report a sporadic loss of the power assist for the brakes making the car unsafe to drive. This has happened on 5 or 6 separate occasions on a trip from chicago to florida and back so weather or air temp is not an issue. The problem may occur after the engine is started.

My 2017 ford escape with 18,000 had a master brake cylinder failure at 18,000 miles. The car was parked outside over night in single digit temperatures. When I started to drive it the next day on a residential street the brake pedal went to the floor the first time I applied the brakes at a stop sign.

When backing my vehicle I get a loud clunk the first time each day. I have taken it to two dealers who advised me they are aware of the noise, but ford has not addressed the issue. I feel this could result in an accident.

In event of main brake failure, parking brake cannot be manually engaged as a secondary braking system due to introduction of electric parking brake requiring vehicle to be stopped to engage parking brake. This could result in fatality in the event of main brake failure. I recently had a brake hose fail on a '99 chevy pickup truck when approaching an intersection.

Component: BRAKE BOOSTER While driving on the interstate (at 80mph), check engine light came on and vehicle struggled to maintain power to stay at speed, would downshift for power to get back but as soon as it up shifted speed would drop again. My fuel mileage also dropped drastically as well as forced me to exit interstate on order to get gas.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact's daughter stated that while driving 40 MPH around a bend, the brakes failed to function as intended. The contact's daughter depressed the brake pedal, but the brake pedal seized.

2017 Ford Escape 1.5 ecoboost with only 50,571 miles. The engine failed as did the brakes due to the booster breaking off at the engine cam. I called Ford Motor Company and they asked me to take it to a Ford dealer because they have a customer service program on that engine which extended the power train warranty period to seven years.

For the last few months, I’ve noticed that my vehicle’s brake mechanism hasn’t been stable, also audible /noises coming from brakes at time, vehicle has an EVAP leak, causing vehicle not to start after refilling with gas. Yesterday, 6/11, while traveling, there was a notice that said engine was overheated and to stop vehicle safely.

In Jan 2019, we bought this certified pre-owned car. Recently, we received a recall noticed that involved the timing system. We took it in and was told that the system was resolved and there was no further issues.

Traveling on I-77 in Bland County Virginia. I was doing 70 MPH and had to slow to 40 MPH due to a tractor trailer. Brakes failed, made it off the interstate safely.

80 miles away from home.brake pedal was hard to used,failing to stopping, towed to dealer they change my oil and said I need brakes and declined diagnostic.they knew their was no brakes.I did not what them to replace brakes and to find out what cause the failure. I picked up with no brakes and took somewhere else. It was the vacuum boost and gear snapped off which turns vacuum.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the ABS sensor lights was illuminated. Additionally, the engine block was previously replaced and there were unknown failures with the windshield wipers and windows operating previously.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the brakes engaged unintendedly, and the vehicle came to an immediate stop. There was no warning light illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow the vehicle, the contact had to depress the brake pedal to the floorboard before the brakes functioned properly. The contact stated that an alarm activated while driving, prompting her to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway.

Noticed one of the two screws that attaches the brake fluid reservoir was missing. The other screw was about to fall out and the reservoir was leaning such that some of the brake fluid had leaked out the cap. If the other screw had fallen out this could present a very hazardous condition.

The right rear brake makes a clunking noise and also the left front brake makes the same noise.when taking off by backing out or pulling out and applying the brakes it makes a clunking sound

When I press down on the brakes it makes it kind of like an air sound or squeaking sound I have taken it to a repair shop three times to have it repaired. The last time I took a dare they agreed all the fittings and joints and stuff like that.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to instrument panel. Consumer stated that when the lights on the instrument panel are illuminated they are a distraction.

Rear brake rotors are rusted and have deep grooves with obvious brake pad wear to the point of being unsafe. This vehicle is under warranty and has been to the dealership for this issue only to be told this is normal. Have been told by the dealership employee this is a known problem with this model dating back to 2013 and the manufacturer will not address the defect.

The vehicle was taken to the dealership on march 11, 2019 after driving the vehicle and the vehicle would not stop, even though the breaks were being applied. For any type of breakage, you would have to accel the car to go faster. The car is still in the dealership and have not ben able to figure out the underlying problem.

Rear brake rotors were severely rusted after 20, 000 miles, ford replaced the rotors under warranty, but refused to replace the worn pads. The ruff surface of the rotors caused the brake pads to wear. They should also have replaced the pads.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While depressing the brake pedal, the contact detected an abnormal noise. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

Reported this issue 3 times to the dealer and they claim they can't replicate. When I release the parking brake and begin to drive, there is a grinding noise particularly in the front of the vehicle. When I press the brake, the front of the car shakes and the brake seems to knock as if it's gripping and then releasing.

Brake pedal would go real hard and hardly stop the car, then it would be ok and every thing would work proper for a few days. When at a stop light and motor turns off it sometimes would start up again before you lifted your foot. No dash lights would come on showing a problem, I dont know if fault codes were stored.

I had recently brought an SUV that came with no manuals for that vehicle. Which is important and crucial, but the scariest part and a life-threatening way. It came with no brake fluid at all.

My 2017 Ford escape 1.5L ecoboost. Had the brake booster completely fail while driving down the highway on Oct. I took it the next day to the Ford Service center in my area.

Emergency brake sets itself. Car won't start. Takes many attempts to get brake to release and be able to drive car.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to parts being unavailable to perform safety recall.

Brakes pedal is very hard to press. Need to press extremely hard on the brakes pedal to stop the vehicle

The car suddenly loses power. Then the braking is very difficult . You feel as though the car will not stop .

With the engine running and the car in motion the break is very hard to press and it does not stop the car. Excessive force applied to the break peddle is necessary to start to slow the cars motion.

My car was parked in the driveway. The brake was on. I opened the drivers side of the door before I could do anything the car started moving.