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2008 Ford Escape brakes problems

140 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Ford Escape, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
140 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
103,000 miles 114 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 103,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 19 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 18 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 9 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 103,000 miles
Based on 114 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles19
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles18
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles9
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 114 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

On 1/9/20 the car had its last dangerous malfunction of so many sense I purchased the vehicle from a dealership 10/18. The car was parked in a beach parking lot. As my son was getting ready to leave the parking lot he turned car on put car in drive slightly stepped on gas to begin pulling out and the car surged and accelerated full speed by itself. He lost all steering and had no breaks. He had absolutely no control of the vehicle. It went full speed into a parked car about 15 ft away! Both cars were totaled.

Reported at 160,000 miles, January 2020 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 ford escape. While driving 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard, but the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of a volkswagen vehicle. The driver's side air bag deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the hands, neck, and forearm. The contact also sustained a whiplash, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and deemed a total loss.

Reported at 148,000 miles, January 2018 CrashInjury

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