Automatic Transmission problems of the 2001 Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would only shift into drive and would not shift into park or reverse. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch when the failure recurred. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileage was 113,319.

Stop right in street and no way could make it go if someone was behind me we would of been hit.

For a few months now, my 2001 v6 automatic Ford Escape has had a problem trying to shift into the last gear at 45-50 mph. The vehicle's rpm's will be near 3000 for a good 30 seconds before it finally engages into the next gear. The problem is definitely worse on colder days, but it is still certainly noticeable on warmer days too. There is no smell emanating from the vehicle. I had a complete transmission flush at about 40k. The vehicle now has 65k on it. Have there been any similar reports filed and if so, could you please notify me? thank you.

We are a leasing company and have had three (3) 2001 Ford Escapes to date that have had failed transmissions. Ford refuses to acknowledge our attempts to get reimbursement.

Automatic transmission is starting to fail. The gear shifting is becoming more and more jerky. Grinding sounds are now audible during gear shifts.

The vehicle jerks and rapidly accelerates when pressing the gas pedal in reverse. When taken to get serviced they could not determine the cause of the problem.

The transmission would hesitate before accelerating in reverse. The dealership repaired the problem. Please provide more information.

Sudden failure of automatic transmission, necessitating replacement with complete new transmission and cooler.

Just driving, came to a slow are and when accelerating it feels and sounds like the transmission wouldn't shift gears or it would stall in the gear. Took it to the don kott Ford for service and they charged me for a transmission service. I took it back and after one day it had the same symptoms. This problem has been ocurring several times. I'm just waiting for it to fully break down because I need this vehicle for transportation and I don't have the time or money to get it repaired. I feel like I got ripped off for a useless transmission service. To this day the transmission seems to feel like it has a problem. What I'm doing to get it to work is starting the engine and putting it in drive. I press on the overdrive button that is located at the end of the gear shifter. This will get me going as I start to accelerate. However, if I didn't press on the overdrive button to get going, the acceleration would be poor and sometime not go. There were several situations when the vehicle was put in reverse to back up and if it need some acceleration to get going nothing would happen when I pressed on the gas pedal. You could hear the engine reving up but no acceleration. Another time was when I was making a left turn and upon acceleration the gears didnt' seem to kick in. The vehicle made the oncoming cars either stop or slow down or swerve. Luckily I'm use to knowing how the vehicle operates and I make sure that I have plenty of time before turning. I believe this is a flaw in design and workmanship and that Ford should be looking into this and even compensating those who have this problem before someone gets seriously hurt and a lawsuit ensues.

Transmissions shifts roughly (jerks) when going into overdrive. 2001 Ford Escape with less than 40,000 miles. Asked service manager about problem he said they were unaware of problem. -.

Stalls when shifting gears taken to dealership repeatedly. Problem can not be found, take car home still stalls!.

While driving the odometer light blinked on and off. Driver stopped the vehicle and shut off engine. Then, attempted to start vehicle, but it would not move forward. Transmission would work only when cold, once the system warmed up all gear selections were lost. Vehicle was taken to dealer, who explained the transmission would have to be rebuilt. Consumer stated that transmission fluid was not burning, clutches were okay, but a couple of the bushings were seized to the drums. This problem occurred with two days of slow city driving.

I own a 2001 Escape xls with v6, auto and 4 wd. Have 29k miles on it. My transmission is completely ruined because of an internal failure which burnt off all the transmission fluid. This transmission (cd-4e) seems to have a history of problems in various Ford and Mazda vehicles. It is ridiculous that something like this is happening frequently. I would like somebody to look into this transmission and the various problems it has created.

My 2001 Ford Escape has a cd4e transmission which has a long history of problems. It burned up at 60,000 miles which is consistent with many other complaints that I have seen with regards to that model. One web site registers 25,000 complaints about that transmission. The problem seems to be consistent across the board, that the transmissions are not kept cool enough and the main shaft ruptures. The time table is also consistent. Ford talks to me as if they have never heard of the problem before. How can they replace 25,000 of the same thing and have never heard of it until I mention it to them? the cost to me is $3,031. 00. This is far less than the implied life of the part, in my opinion, and those of every transmission person I have talked to.

Loss of all forward gears in a 2001 Ford Escape. This occurred while driving on an on ramp to an expressway.

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I was traveling at approximately 30mph when suddenly I could not steer the car. I noticed the oil light on first and managed to pull over. All the dash lights were then on, the car had died while I was moving. I was able to start it back up. In reviewing edmunds auto site I then discovered that others had this same problem with the Escape and tribute. I printed off some of the responses, took the vehicle in to long Ford in eureka, mo on 9-11-01. They were not able to find any problem and also talked with the Ford engineers. They would not replace any parts stating that Ford would not authorize it unless they knew what the problem was. I then contacted Ford directly so there would be a record, but was not advised of any "fix" for this serious problem. This is an extremely dangerous situation especially when driving the number of miles I drive each day on very busy interstate highways. I am nervous even moving out of the right lane because I feel like I need to be close to the shoulder in the event this occurs again. I have been told you can shift into neutral and restart and hopefully if this happens again I will be able to do that before the vehicle slows and I have an accident. I am especially concerned when making left hand turns as well. Surely with as many people as have complained, they must have some idea of what is wrong and how to fix it.

Transmission lost reverse gear. Problem not found until trying to back from parking space. Vehicle needed to be pushed out of lot. No previous indication of problem until it occurred.

Consumer was unable to shift from drive to park, dealer replaced a broken cable. Dealer did not explain repairs.

Engine stalls when shifting from drive to reverse. Engine has stalled when coasting in traffic. Dealer cannot find/repair problem.

While driving transmission pops out of gear and goes into netural, cause unknown. After vehicle is parked for approximately 15 minutes it returns to normal conditions. Please give any further details.

Vehicle is equipped with automatic transmission. When it is in a inclined position the vehicle will roll backwards.