http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/ Ford Escape & Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:35:32 GMT Jason http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15140 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15140 Allow me to respectively rebut. :-) The brake situation I was talking about isn't the brief fade that Ford's software will address, but the total brake Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:24:08 GMT GPS Man http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15139 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15139 Turn the engine off = OK and you can still steer. Turn the key all the way, and sure, your steering will lock, no one should do that! ( Thought that was Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:33 GMT Jim Chinnis http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15138 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15138 If you were in an accident and "totaled" and spent time being patched up by medics anyway, I'd expect you'd have a whole raft of future problems. The car is Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:10:25 GMT GPS Man http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15137 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15137 This owner's car has been in two accidents, involving insurance companies considering the car a total loss and it has a "salvage" title.  This car is NOT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:18:56 GMT TYA2 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15136 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15136 Hey FEH owners, Don't be smug about Toyota's problems!!! FEH have their own! Ford just won't admit it. I have had over 20 brake failures in my 2006 FEH, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:02:30 GMT Sue Mohler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15135 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15135 ...   It does *seem* to roll freely and that is how it is supposed to work. Remember that the settings on that handle, the operation of the throttle, all the Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:50:57 GMT Sue Mohler http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15134 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15134 ...   At my recent brake overhaul (new pads & rotors - because the rotors were rusty) I learned the emergency brake on the FEH is a drum brake within the hub Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:54:43 GMT kewldawgpa http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15133 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15133 I am going to have to respectively disagree with your two points. The subject problem is that the computer isn't transitioning fast enough between regenerative Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:28 GMT smoove http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15132 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15132 Advising people to turn the ignition off while the vehicle is in motion is not wise at all. Turning the key to Off will lock the steering wheel. Not being Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:27:28 GMT Jason http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15131 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15131 Two points: Remember that the emergency brake is exactly that: good for emergencies. It's connected mechanically to the brake pads so if you get into a bad Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:04:12 GMT homersaydoe http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15130 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15130 This is classic vollentary vs. invollentary risk. I just finished driving 500 miles round trip in a Prius. I did not worry one lick about uncontrolled Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:44:04 GMT GPS Man http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15129 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15129 Sorry, but I had to laugh out loud at this statement. "So I'm practicing shifting the transmission in to NEUTRAL"   The Ford Escape Hybrid DOES NOT HAVE A Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:08:03 GMT neclark http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15128 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15128 ... I have to respectfully disagree with the statement that: "The gas pedal problem on the Prius is a floor-mat sticking issue." Toyota has been Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:56:12 GMT Brian Manson http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15127 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15127 Henry - I'm sure others have answered this, and I haven't gotten to their messages, but was there any LONG period between the 18k and 27k when the car was left Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:10:31 GMT smoove http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15126 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hybrid_ford_escape/message/15126 The rotor rust might be a combination of the climate & environment in your area and the FEH's infrequent use of the rotors. At least you know you're getting