The ‘11 escape (awd V6) started doing that thing again on her way home, vibrating like a unbalanced tire, then it went away. I pulled both tires & looked everything over. only thing I can see is drivers side pads wore more than passenger side. Im thinking a caliper is hanging up intermittently and the rotors being old might have a swelled spot . At least thats all I can come up with that makes sense. A tire or bearing issue wouldnt come & go. New front bearings a month or few ago. Does have almost 190K on it now.
I also patched a hole on the drivers side inner wheel well, right near the battery. A little difficult due to the contours there. A little tin, plenty of silicone & some self-drilling galvanized roofing screws, topped with flat black rickoleum. At least THAT was a easy fix.