12 problems related to transmission not go into gear have been reported for the 2014 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2014 Escape.
Transmission failure. Not shifting gears.
Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift gears. The vehicle was towed to lf donnell, inc (7955 market st, youngstown, OH 44512), and was diagnosed that the shifter cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was 93,725.
Transmission needs replaced after 80,000 miles. The vehicle was in motion on the interstate and all forward motion stopped while the engine ran at a high rpm. Braked the car to a stop then tried to move forward but the transmission would not engage in any gear. Had to be towed. Two different mechanics and the two truck driver said this is common with 2014 Escapes. Cost for transmission replacement will be $6,000.
The bushing cable that connects to the transmission to shifter had to be replaced. There is a recall on 2013/2014 models but mine was not included. I feel that mine should be covered under that recall and was fixed and diagnosed by a authorized Ford dealership . The vehicle was stationary and would not shift into gear although the gear shift was movable. Vehicle had to be towed on skids.
Shifting is not right it stopped in middle ofthe road and lost of power while in motion and wont move or shift gear this is after the recall as performed dealer was on interested on sell new car and car left deal in worst condition then it arrive in was charged for diagnosis and nothing was quoted almost cased a accident in a busy street and had my two year old daughter with me car was purchased a yr ago and seats are stuck and no reason or solution was offered other than to buy a new carcar was in motion and just from out the blue sounded like someone had hit car just?loud noise and car stared to move again and once again begam to force as if?it was on park wjen it was indrive wjen in?sport it wod show change very scary nowarming just stopped.
The transmission has gone bad and there are a lot of people complaining of this online something should be done about the transmission going bad so early the car just started not changing gears then it would drive kept doing this til I got home.
At 69,000 the transmission would not work any more. The car would not move in gear. It started slowing down while driving, until it wouldn't move any more.
Transmission would not go into gear car would not go forwards.
The car was parked at a gas filling station to fill the gas tank. When attempting to leave the gas station, the car registered being in reverse and would not start. Upon examination, it was determined the bushing on the transmission and would no longer shift gears. In order to move the vehicle, the transmission needed to be shifted with one person manual held the shifting cable onto the transmission while someone in the vehicle moved the gear shift. As the gears were shifted, the person holding the cable in place made sure that it did not pop off so that it could be moved into gear. If the person did not hold the cable down, it would not shift gears. We were able to get the vehicle home and repeat the process to get it into park. The car is not safely able to be driven in the condition it currently is.
The vehicle's gear shift cable "breaks" leaving the vehicle inoperable unable to go into gear, drive or reverse. The vehicle drive ok then parked. The vehicle was parked in a public garage when I noticed that the vehicle would not go into gear.
The transmission blew on this car after 3 1/2 years of ownership, 87,000 miles. The transmission began slipping (I. E. , loss of power upon shifting to accelerate) after about 1 year of ownership. I asked our local dealer where I purchased the car to check and they could not replicate. The slippage kept happening periodically, but not often enough that I could figure out what was going on. It was after the transmission blew and I researched "blown transmission" online that I realized what had been going on for years in a new car. When it did blow, I was driving, running errands around town, and was coming to a stop at a light. As I tried to put it back into gear and drive when the light turned green it would not engage into a gear to move the car. Left me stranded. Everything else was running, including the sync operated "engine assessment system" which ran an assessment and said everything in the care was operating fine, including the transmission! I had to pay for a rental car, towing for the vehicle, and it would cost me $6700 to replace the transmission. It was so damaged the service guy said it could not even be repaired. We ultimately donated the car but got nothing for a car that was 3 1/2 years old in great condition. Very disappointing. And the dealer never offered me anything. . . To pay for rental car or the diagnostic to tell me they had to replace the transmission, or even for parts for the car. I'll never buy a Ford car again.
Travelling center lane on route 81, at 65 mph, car lost all throttle, felt like it came out of gear, while driving, and could not get into gear. Managed to get off to shoulder. Had a tractor trailer been behind me, there is no doubt they would've hit me. Apparently the dealership had 3 other Ford Escapes with the same problem in their shop. Another friend of mine just purchased her Ford Escape a couple of months ago, and she had the same problem. I feel this is a safety issue, as this happened while I was traveling at 65mph.