Two problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2011 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2011 Escape.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after turning off the cruise control to reduce speeds 65 mph to approximately 60 mph. The contact pressed the brake pedal to adjust the vehicle then pressed the accelerate the vehicle to readjust the cruise control, however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact then coasted to the side of the road where they placed the vehicle in park then switched to drive, reverse and neutral while pressing the accelerator but the failure persisted. There were no warning lights. The contact had road side assistance who were unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission had blown and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
-harsh jerking while foot on brake and shifting from any gear to drive, it's an automatic transmission -at the speed of approximately 30 mph, braking for the stop sign, it jerked forward first before speed was reduced fortunately, it was still under warranty. The dealer diagnosed the problem as transmission center support damage. The vehicle was never in an accident and it was purchased new. This incident occurred 14. 5 months after I took ownership of the vehicle and had about 9,330 miles on it. It was a safety hazard when it jerked forward before speed was reduced and for a new vehicle to have "transmission center support damage" - certainly not confident that it won't happen again before 20,000 miles.