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2005 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes problems

The 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid has 63 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 27% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

63

Brakes complaints

27%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Escape Hybrid brakes complaints by model year155 complaints2005: 63 complaints2006: 89 complaints2007: 49 complaints2008: 155 complaints2009: 32 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 1 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 12 complaints
Escape Hybrid brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WITH THE 3RD OCCURRENCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION ON JUNE 28, 2016 ON A CITY STREET. VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES, AND WARNING LIGHTS EVENTUALLY RESET WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACTION TAKEN. BRAKE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 28, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 63 complaints about the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes — 27% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.