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2009 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes problems

The 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid has 32 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

32

Brakes complaints

17%

Share of year

1

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

CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM AND RED EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON. PRESSED BRAKES AND CAR DID NOT STOP. HIT CONCRETE WALL. 1ST TIME AT DEALERSHIP, BAD SENSOR. ORDERED NEW SENSOR, AND GOT CAR BACK. SAME DAY SAME LIGHTS CAME ON. 2ND TIME AT DEALERSHIP, CHANGED ABS MODULE. GOT CAR BACK ON 23RD AND ON THE 24TH LIGHTS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 9, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid brakes — 17% 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.