Two problems related to transmission gear slipping 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.
Without any warning (no gear slippage, no grinding, no difficulty shifting into gear, no seal leaks, no rough gear changes, no bucking, no loss of power, no check engine light) the transmission in my 2015 Ford Escape ES (1. 6l ecoboost) failed completely at 103,250 miles while driving on a highway, causing the sudden inability to accelerate, rapid deceleration and throwing the vehicle into neutral while in traffic. The transmission fault service warning did not illuminate until much later. The vehicle was purchased as a Ford cpo (Ford certified pre-owned) with an extended warranty up to 100,000 miles and regular on-time maintenance completed. The entire transmission needed to be replaced. Full transmission failure for this year, make and model is listed in Ford's technical service bulletins as a know issue, and when contacted, Ford motor company denies any knowledge of faulty transmissions in the 2015.
Driving my 2015 Ford Escape 1. 6 turbo on interstate, started to feel like transmission was slipping but a few days later the check engine light came on code p26b7 at dealer (code p0012 at o'reilly auto parts). O'reilly says it was a generic code for "cam shaft sensor" but Ford says the code p26b7 is coolant bypass valve c needs replaced costing about $500. I noticed there are a ton of other complaints on this same 2015 Escape and even a recall for this problem on the 2014 Ford Escape 1. 6 turbo. Obviously there needs to be a recall on the 2015 as well! also Ford dealer mike murphy Ford in morton IL says my transmission is fine though I don't feel like it is.