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2010 Ford Escape Hybrid service brakes problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid22% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Service Brakes complaints
22%
share of all complaints
58,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The check brake system light comes on, red brake warning light, audible alarm and brake pedal to the floor. The hev stops working and the gas motor doesn't shutoff. This has happen a number of times ford dealer "no codes found, unable to duplicate". Have had a complete brake job done, with upgraded…

    filed Oct 11, 2018

  • While driving our car, in good weather, (110,000 miles on the vehicle) flashed error message "check brake system" it lost all assisted brakes and we had to mash the brakes to the floor to brake adequately. Fortunately we weren't on a highway or in any traffic otherwise this would have absolutely…

    filed Aug 30, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.