NHTSA Complaint #10265330 — 2008 FORD ESCAPE
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
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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