2004 Ford Escape brakes problems

33 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2004 Ford Escape, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 33 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 97,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	4
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 25 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

A few times I have pressed the brakes when coming to a red light and stop signs But instead of my vehicle stopping it propelled me forward as it excellerated out of no where and pushed me into oncoming traffic, I almost was hit by other cars and I almost hit other cars and even have had to swerve onto the side walk to prevent myself from getting g hit by another car. If there were people walking, I would have definitely hit them!

January 2024 Injury

Driving on a state highway approaching a red light, I applied brakes and felt a pulsing sensation in the brake pedal, it became very hard to stop and I had to pull to the shoulder of the road. This has happened several more times since, at various speeds and with no warning. The ABS light on the dash does not come on and there are no OBD codes. The vehicle becomes very hard to stop. I had the vehicle checked by my mechanic this week.

Reported at 114,675 miles, April 2012

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Ford models