The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle started to overheat. The contact pulled over the shoulder of the highway and checked under the hood. The contact found no defects upon investigation. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to his residence. The contact called tom masano Ford Lincoln (1600 lancaster ave, reading, pa 19607) where he was informed that a representative would call him back. Upon investigation, the contact linked his failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14V526000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 121,000.

- Reading, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the "pull over safely now" warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that the braking system failed to operate as intended. The crash occurred while the contact was en route to coccia Ford Lincoln Inc (located at 577 E main St, wilkes-barre, pa 18702, (570) 823-8888) to have the vehicle repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 14V526000 (hybrid propulsion system). The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and issued case number: Cas-14733790. The approximate failure mileage was 174,109.

- Nanticoke, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape hybrid. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning on three different occasions. The vehicle was towed on all three occasions. Frontier Ford in santa clara, California (3701 stevens creek blvd, 95051) was made aware of the series of failures and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V526000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the recall was already performed on April 1, 2015. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

- San Jose, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape hybrid. The contact stated that the brake pedal was applied and did not respond. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V526000 (hybrid propulsion system) and was unable to determine when the remedy and part would become available to complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 172,912. Updated 11/19/15

- Ripley, MS, USA