Ford Escape Brake Problems
My 2003 Ford Escape has a brake problem. The mechanic has removed a rotted emeregency brake cable, blead the brakes and that did not last long. I lose brake peddle and it goes almost to the floor. I can still brake but scary. There is air getting into the brakes some how and no one can figure it out. It is a 4x4 xlt. Help me to help my mechanic help me!!!
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part of the braking process. The Ford dealers mechanic
says this is normal,It happens virtually every time I
come to a stop unless I gently apply the brake and have
plenty of room to stop.
I find it hard to believe Ford would allow such a nerve
racking sound to be "normal".
Anyone had this problem and any advice?
Thanks for any help. Mark
When they start to grind (about once a month) take your car to the car wash and power wash the front and back wheels this will stop all the grinding.
Keep them clean !!!!
All the AIR noise you can hear is the (brake booster)
this is a vacume assisted device that helps push the brake piston in the master cilinder.
The part that goes bad is a rubber seal behind the brake peddal that blows out.
When it blows out you hear the air or vacume sound.
It costs about $800 at a dealer to get fixed.
It costs about $125 at NAPA for a new brake booster and $50 deposit for the core unit (this is returned to you when you return the broken part)
The brake booster comes with full clear instructions that i was able to follow with no problem.
the only thing extra i had to buy was brake fluid $4.50 and a brake bleeding kit $4.50 (Dont be scared brake bleeding is 4 nuts and 15 mins and 1 friend)
I have very little DIY knowlage and the whole process took me 2 hours
Hope this helps if not enough info will post more would even post a DIY Photo step by step posting it was that easy.
Good luck
Jan 2007- the rear braking system let go. I had to have the brakes replaced as well!
April 24, 2008- I am now just over 56, 500 kilometres, and again the front brakes have seized yet again! I am now out of warranty!!! I have to have the front left caliper replaced, brake pads on both front sides, and the rotors are corroded again!!!! I have gone into Ford with many complaints about the brakes when I brought this SUV in for service and while under warranty I was always told THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BRAKES!!! Funny how now that I am out of warranty, all of these brake problems have once again surfaced after my many attempts to have them replaced while still under warranty. I had to meet with the service manager at the Ford dealership and express my outmost frustration with their services up to now! They were making me pay for the entire brake system replacement! I have now gone to Ford Canada, who only covers their brakes until 20, 000 kilometres... I am at a lost for words now!!!!!!
If there is anyone else out there, that is having the same poor luck with theirs.. I would appreciate some input... thanks again :mad:
Jill
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
I had the same problem with my 2005 Ford Escape Limited 4x4.... I was told by the dealership that this was totally normal.. haha.. I have had nothing but problems with my brakes. They squeal, pulsate and grind when I begin to start braking! Obviously, there is something wrong with the service tehnicians when they tell me this!!!
Look at my post above..and you will see the problems I have had! Apparently, FORD will not do anything for this!
Jill :confuse:
Mark
Mark
Several months back I had a small tranny hose leak that sprayed fluid on the inside of the left front tire, the brake light came on at this time. When I applied the breaks at that time, they were very spongy and pulsating. A mechanic friend replaced pads and rotors (L & R front) at the time of the tranny hose repair due to warping from the fluid. Brakes were still spongy and now grinding after this "fix." Took it to a certified mechanic for a second look. He said the ceramic pads that were installed were inferior and he replaced with a higher quality, more compatible set. He also swapped out a break line, replaced the left caliper and replaced an ABS sensor as there was an excessive pulsating in the brakes. When I picked up the Escape, it seemed to be braking just fine. Off and on I could feel a slight pulsating in the pedal but nothing major.
Over the course of about 2 weeks (the car is driven infrequently) I am experiencing on a very somewhat consistent basis: normal braking, spongy braking, a grinding sound when I brake, pulling hard to the left then the right when I brake as well as standing on the pedal and the brakes taking forever to respond. These incidents can happen all in the same 10-15 mile drive or over the course of several drives. It may be spongy only on the drive or the metal-on-metal grinding alone. If I feel the brakes are not really responding or the car is pulling to the left side, I can pump them several times and "feel" they are going to catch and know to apply them on that pump. Both left and right front brakes are making varied sounds: grinding and groaning. It almost feels like they are not catching or catching and holding. When I do stop, on occasion there is a hot or acrid smell, from either one or both of the brake areas. They are extremely hot to the touch when these problems have presented.
Any ideas? I will be calling the mechanic to re-visit, I just would like an idea of what I am looking at here. Thanks.
Did the tech bleed the system, the spongy feeling and pull may be related to air in the lines. Make sure he/she purge the lines.
-Master cylinder
-Brake booster
-Proportioning valve
-Brake hoses
-Calipers
-Rear slave cylinders
I'm about ready to trade. I want my truck back.
I had it towed to the dealers asap and no error codes where found, that was Jun 07, since then it has happened 5 times until approx Dec 08 but only on start up after 100 - 200 yards of driving but clears after 1/2 mile as usual, every time.
I have just lived with it as it is a company car although it happened today and the brakes/traction control on the left groaned for a longer time than before , brakes grabbing and brakes where crap when applied. Sure enough it stopped after 1/2 mile (as usual) and the traction control light came on. I had to stop at a store and when I came out the traction control light was off and everything is all good.
I called my fleet maintenance company and its scheduled to go in to a different Ford dealer on this Saturday, hopefully they will find something along its going to be hard to find as it is unpredictable. There is 48k on it now and :confuse: my company changes every 65k
Weird Ford!!!!!!
Its going into the dealer on Saturday for investigation, I will let you know the outcome.
Happy 'T' day!
They did however for the first time see an error code stored in the system that shows the on-board computer turned of the "YAW Sensor". The YAW sensor I believe monitors the traction control movement and is somehow tied to the ABS brakes. The bad thing is they diagnosed the "YAW Sensor" and everything is OK.
They are going to drop a message to FORD Engineering on Monday for advice but for now its tough luck for me and you until something permanently fails
Back to square 1