Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Ford Escape

Transmission had to be replaced in 2005 Ford Escape (v6, 4wd) XLT. No issues prior to one day driving vehicle and it sputtered and slowed to a complete stop. The car was turned off and restarted just fine. But when the vehicle was put into drive, it only went for about 10 feet before it slowed to a complete stop again. The vehicle was towed on a flat bed to repair shop where owner was informed she must replace transmission totalling $2477. 00. Vehicle has less about 92,000 miles on it with only one owner. Car was purchased September 2004 from Ford dealer. 3 year warranty is obviously no longer valid and dealer offered no advice as to what could be done about it.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving. When the failure first occurred, the vehicle would hesitate while idling. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. A month later, while driving 25 mph, the rpms increased, but the vehicle did not move forward. She pushed the vehicle off the road and noticed that the override light began flashing on the instrument panel. She restarted the engine and drove for a block, but the failure recurred and the vehicle would not move any further. She took the vehicle to a mechanic and was informed that the transmission fluid was completely black. The mechanic further stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the transmission was not the primary cause of the failure; however, it ended up being affected. Through research, the contact found numerous complaints for this same failure. She believes that a recall should be issued. The failure mileage was 68,000 and current mileage was 72,000. Updated 08/14/09. Updated 08/17/09.

I have previously sent in a complaint about the transmission of my 2005 Escape I purchased from three oaks Ford in 8-2005. The danger involved in the transmission shifting hard is being hit from the rear. When it shifts from reverse to drive it jerks extremely hard and doesn't engage enough to continue forward. I have had three different times that this has happened and I was nearly hit all three times. My original complaint number is 10265230, filed 04-13-09.

Transmission. 2005 my Escape with only 66,000 miles. The transmission's direct cylinder broke and it cost $1600 to repair.

No major events lead up to the incident. The transmission went out. It was discovered at the dealership that the planetary gear was destroyed, and is attributed to causing all other issues with the transmission. The vehicle had to be towed on a flatbed truck, and now, they are going to replace the transmission. Old parts are available.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. When driving in colder weather conditions, the vehicle will down-shift. He has not taken the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The current and failure mileages was 72,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2005. The contact stated that the vehicle rolls backward when parked on an incline and without the brake pedal being depressed. The failure occurred one year ago at 30,000 miles, but has recently recurred at 39,000 miles. The vehicle has only undergone regularly scheduled maintenance. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 39,000 and failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 6/18/09 updated 06/22/09.

Mine did exact thing as list in odi id number:10227495- but different for Ford Escape. Mine is not hev. On April 26,2008 I was on my way to a lacrosse game at w. G. High school,camillus,NY ,I was on interstate 690 ,when my car did what the description said,car came to complete halt at traffic light,all power went in vehicle,let car sit for a minute to restart,it did and when home after game. That Monday vehicle did same thing for a second time,this time,didn't restart,car was towed to nearby firestone store,got fixed and was told about a recall. Call dealer-they didn't nothing after having it two day. Car acted up on thurs. Sat I made appt to aamco to see if they can fix it,they did ,found out after 1hr and 30 minutes at work that it was faulty transmission,costing me 2600. Ford didn't send me any card about vehicle because dealer I bought it from was bought out.

I bought my Ford Escape 2005, when I bought it something didn't feel right. I took it for regular maintenance, the maintenance people never said that there was anything wrong . Last week my transmission blew up, all of a sudden. The vehicle had 52,000 miles, and I have to pay several thousands dollars out of my pocket because its only covered to 36,000 to miles. Talking with the mechanic he told me that he has received several Ford Escapes with transmissions problems, we both think that they have defective transmissions.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Escape. When attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would hesitate and then jerk forward violently. She took the vehicle to the dealership and the transmission was flushed and drained. However, the issue was not remedied. She was then told that the transmission needed to be replaced. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was approximately 71,000. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. Updated 01/29/10 upadted 01/29/10.

2005 Ford Escape XLT sport had transmission problems.

While pumping gas and parking in first gear vehicle rolled out into oncoming traffic. As a result, vehicle collided with another vehicle.

Intermittently while driving vehicle seems to go into neutral. Engine revved and clung, then goes back into drive. This failure occurred while reversing. The indicators on the dashboard kept flashing from n to r, the engine revved before finally settling in reverse. The second time this failure occurred while reversing, engine light came on. Dealership performed a diagnostic test in which the failure code read p01702. A factory engineer indicated that they were currently investigating this failure, but no remedy had been found.