Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems of the 2008 Ford Escape

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where she was informed that her brake hose was defective; the brake hose and brake pads replaced. The contact then stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle began to stall without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, upon depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle would shut off without warning. The contact had the vehicle towed to the used dealer where she purchased the vehicle and was informed that she had a defective torque converter. The mechanic was unable to perform the repair so the vehicle was towed to another independent mechanic. After the vehicle remained in their possession for a few days, the contact called the independent mechanic and was informed that the vehicle needed a new engine. The engine was replaced; however,the contact stated that the check engine light had illuminated upon return of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic where they replaced the O2 sensor. Holman Ford turnersville(3641 route 42 south, turnersville, NJ 08012) was contacted by phone and was informed that there were no active recalls on her vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failures to NHTSA campaign number: 15v606000(power train) and NHTSA campaign number: 15e045000 (suspension). The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure and the vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Jo.

My Escape only had 65000 miles on it when we started to have issues with the transmission. While driving the torque converter went out , and the clutch pack went bad. I ended up having to replace the transmission and torque converter. The mechanic I spoke with told me that there was an issue with the clutch pack in the transmission and mine was one of many he has seen with the same issues. No more than 6 months later the transmission is slamming in to gear and shifting hard. We had it looked at and the mechanic said we will need to have the transmission replaced. Ford denied any claim to issues with the transmission and refuses to help.

2008 Ford Escape, broke down in the middle of intersection. Did get it moved out of way of traffic. But it was due to a failure in the torque converter. And, after 7 weeks and finding out that it is actually a recall and Ford stated that they will not notify owners of the vehicles, but just if it happens to replace it. Not everyone could be so lucky as me to get out of imminent danger! when this goes out, the vehicle dies when the vehicle slows down.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. After accelerating from a stop sign, the vehicle would not accelerate past 40 mph and began vibrating uncontrollably. The contact activated the cruise control once the vehicle reached 60 mph and the vibrating ceased. Approximately 30 miles later, he was able to find a Ford dealer and they performed a diagnostic. The contact was informed that the torque converter was defective. The mechanic could not duplicate the failure and the vehicle has not been repaired. The vehicle was driven to a dealer near the contact's residence. The mechanic stated that they would not be able to replace the torque converter because they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer stated that they were not liable for the repairs. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current mileage was 7,100 and failure mileage was 4,800.