The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle was slow to respond. The contact stated that the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a burning odor was detected with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with ABS module failure. The dealer informed the contact that the ABS module needed to be replaced; however, parts were on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Frankford, DE, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the pedal extended to the floor and the vehicle did not immediately stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the brake master cylinder however, the failure recurred. The local dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the failure was due to a faulty ABS module however, the part was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 200,000.

- Rustburg, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35-45 MPH, the brake pedal would go to the floorboard when depressed. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with hydraulic brake control failure. The mechanic informed the contact that it was a recurring issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Garner, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal would depress the floorboard without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who performed various brake tests and found no faults with the braking system. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

- Imperial, MO, USA

2009 Ford Escape. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. The consumer stated when he took the vehicle to the dealer, for a regularly scheduled oil change, he was shocked to hear he needed brake pads and rotors. A week later, the vehicle had to be towed to the repair, to have the transmission replaced at a cost of $3,400.

- Glenwood, NJ, USA

During a cold start and vehicle is put in either drive or reverse, the brake pedal is momentarily unresponsive and has to be press extremely hard in order to engage brakes. At times the brake pedal has to be "pumped" to stop the vehicle. It feels as if there aren't any power brakes. Frequency of occurrence has increased over time at first the problem occurred rarely, now more often then not. The vehicle was brought to the Ford dealer with the issue in 06/2012, they found no problem. I am bring the vehicle in again 12/10/2012. Since this time I have searched the internet and have found others with the same problem.

- Jupiter, FL, USA

59 yr. Woman no drugs never. Non smoker. Attending traffic very concentrated. 17 years without an accident. It is true I was driving this car for a few days before without noticed any problem. Also it is true I didn't try to stopped suddenly at any time before. Usually I drive very safe taking a rational distance from other cars. It happened into a tied traffic at 125 ne street, North miami, South fl at approx 6 pm last Friday 3/13/09 no more that 25 miles per hour because traffic is usually dense at that time on that street. Under a green light the 1st car in row suddenly stopped to make an unauthorized left. All the cars behind in the line stopped to hit the one in front, one by one. I was the last in the row. Although I tried to stop my car very hard with enough distance it didn't stopped. I hit the brake with all my soul to avoid the impact but I it didn't work as I expected. I was driving a rented SUV-Ford Escape hybrid 2009. The car kept running until hit the last car in the row. Accident was not my fault, I didn't get the ticket. It was a rented car. Now the insurance will try to collect from me the $1000 deductible of my policy. I don't know what the solution would be. American manufacturers have bigger problems, larger recalls and are generally less reliable day by day, and we people are paying for them.

- Hallandale Beach , FL, USA