Seven problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2015 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2015 Escape.
My 2015 Ford Escape se has a defective transmission. While driving on the interstate, the car suddenly lost power and would not exceed 5 mph. The interstate was busy and I was almost hit by 3 different vehicles swerving to go around me until I could find a safe place to pull off the interstate. I had my car towed to a certified mechanic and they confirmed the transmission had failed and needs to be replaced. Repair estimate $5000.
Driving along just fine went pass another car on the road. While acelarating the made a sudden hard shift and then started to hessitate. The car did this down town phx 75 to 25 causing to cars behind me to crash into each other so yeah I have to say that would be a saftey issue. As it was doing this the car said transmission failure. So I had the car towed and when I got it home I hooked it up to my autel code reader bi directional scanner. There was a proplem with 1st gear not having the correct ratio and 6th gear invalid ratio. That is all it said.
Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was placed in park however, the transmission failed to register that the vehicle was in park. The contact stated that the vehicle started rolling backwards. The contact was able to stop the vehicle from rolling. The vehicle was taken to bellingham Ford Lincoln (1820 james st, bellingham, wa 98225; (360) 392-7000) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery and the shifter cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decelerated without warning. The contact stated that the rpm revved up however, the vehicle failed to respond in drive or reverse. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and towed to an independnent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was 111,000.
Transmission failed at 150,000 miles. Required transmission maintenance was performed.
Transmission failure causes frequent hard shifting. This issue started at about 50,000 miles. When driving at low speeds, the transmission would hesitate, the engine revs spike, and then the car jumps into gear with a very hard thud. By 61,000 miles, this problem went from a once-daily occurrence to a frequent occurrence. It's typically at lower speeds (20~40mph) and driving at constant speed - not accelerating. Update from Nov 9, 2020: at 65,000 miles, I took this into my Ford dealer for investigation. They reported the transmission fluid level was good (remove the overflow plug and oil slowly drips out) and that the fluid was dirty. They reported that the transmission had failed and needed replaced.
Complete transmission failure while driving on highway. Ford had to do a complete rebuild at 87k miles. The failure rendered the vehicle useless for the highway and luckily my daughter was able to coast off the highway and limp home which took 2 hours for a 15 mile distance. Display indicated transmission fault - service now or something like that.