Three problems related to transmission slip out of gear have been reported for the 2013 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2013 Escape.
When on an incline or at low speeds like coming stop a stop light or sign, I push the gas pedal, the car revs up to 5 and 6 but barely moves. All of a sudden it will take off and jump into gear really harshly. At times it will slip out of gear and go super slow while in traffic. I feel like I may get hit at some point from behind. This happens coming from a stopped position, it happens at slow speeds, it slows down at 35/40mph, it happens while turning corners. I have not experienced it on the highway. It seems once I reach highway speeds it works properly. I have a transmission fault notification on the dashboard.
Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reversed, it would fails to shift out of gears. The contact stated that she had to move the gear shifter back and forth to shift out of reversed and into park. No warning indicator lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing due to the vehicle could not drive. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Aw.
Purchased used 07/27/16 and since then, on three occasions while going up small inclines the vehicle acted as though it slipped out of gear and started and the motor started to rev up, as if I had floored the gas peddle. After pulling to the roadside, the engine slowed down to normal rpm's after about 5 seconds, so I put the vehicle in park and back into drive and it seemed to be ok again. On the third incident it did the same thing seemingly slipping out of gear and throttled way up, however this time a display showed engine fault, and when I tried to take off again the vehicle sputtered like it was going to die until I brought it to a stop and turned off the motor. When I restarted the message was gone and the vehicle has been running fine for a couple of days now. I had it tested to see if any diagnostic codes were stored, but it showed none. It took about 30 days for it to act up between the first and second incident, but only a week from the second to the third incident. Ford doesn't seem to have any answers, unless a code shows up in the module, however that has not happened.