Ford Escape brakes locked

Asked by Vickie1111 Feb 13, 2019 at 04:48 PM about the 2011 Ford Escape

Question type: General

I was just driving in slight rain.  A car pulled out in front of me.  I was doing about 25 miles per hour.  I hit the brakes and they locked up.  Didn't slow at all and I slammed into the back of the car in front of me.  Why did this happen?  Was there a problem with the car?

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