NHTSA Complaint #10265330 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10265330
Vehicle 2008 FORD ESCAPE
Component TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 28,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State ME

Consumer Description

MY BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS OFTEN WHEN BRAKING. IT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES STOP WORKING FOR A SPLIT SECOND, SIMILAR TO HOW IT CAN FEEL WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES COME ON SKIPPING SOME IF ON ICE. BUT THIS IS OCCURRING ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS IN TO FORD THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE, BUT SAID THE BRAKES ON THE FORD 2008 ARE NOT THE GREATEST SO I SHOULD PROBABLY GET THEM REPLACED AND THIS MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALLOWED THE FRONT BRAKES TO BE CHANGED, THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT EACH TIME WHEN I FEEL THE BRAKES SLIP, THE ABS ACTIVE/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON IN MY CAR. HAS THERE BEEN OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE? *TR

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