Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Ford Escape has 148 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
148
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND CITY SPEEDS, ABS LIGHT COME ON WITH SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE A... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING SMOOTH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECOMES VERY FIRM AND LOOSES BRAKI... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPE... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | PURCHASED A 2006 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID IN OCT. OF 2018. TODAY (NOV 2019) THE BRAKE SYSTEM DECIDED TO GO... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | SUDDEN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ONE HAS TO PUSH COMPLETEL... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES EVEN AFTER ALL REPAIRS AND SPENDING ABOUT $1000 DOLLARS MY CAR B... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | PARKING / EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. CABLE ROUTED FROM HAND LEVER TO REAR BRAKES GOES THROUGH A BRACKE... |
| Jul 30, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | THIS THE SECOND FORD FOCUS HYBRID 2006 WE HAVE HAD A BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE WITH. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE... |
| Jul 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WAS HEADING WEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON ALAMEDA CROSSING WAGSWORTH BOULEVARD WHICH THE STATE OF COLO... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND RED LIGHT, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I LITERALLY... |
| May 3, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SE... |
| Mar 27, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND... |
| Jul 20, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ON A CITY STREET. AS TRAFFIC SLOWED I BEGAN T... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE WAS FAILING TO STOP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. CODES CAME BACK FROM DEALER THAT HCU AND MASTER CYL... |
| Jun 5, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WITH ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. |
| Jun 1, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS BREAK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP. WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN A SMALL TOWN AND WAS ... |
| Jul 11, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE A 2006 FORD ESCAPE WITH A DEEP CONCERN AND ISSUES WITH THE ABS (BRAKING) SYSTEM. THE ABS INST... |
| Jul 5, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS APPROACHING A T-INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, BUT THE BRAKE PEDA... |
| Jun 16, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I BOUGHT A 10 YEAR OLD 2006 ESCAPE HYBRID WITH 73,000 MILES. AFTER 4,000 MILE THE ABS LIGHT WOULD GO... |
| Jun 7, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE,(VEHICLE IS STATIONARY) THE ABS LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. THE BR... |