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2008 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes problems

The 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid has 155 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 27% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

155

Brakes complaints

27%

Share of year

7

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

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT 50+ MPH ON AN POPULATED ROAD. HAD TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DRIVING ON THE DIVIDER. BRAKE LOSS WAS DUE TO A FAILED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND HYDOLIC CONTROL UNIT. SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB 05-8-5 (AUGUST 5, 2005)…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 15, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 155 complaints about the 2008 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.