Transmission Not Engage problems of the 2016 Ford Escape

Car began to show hesitation when accelerating on highway onramp. The next day, transmission disengaged while at a drive through. Car would not move at all. I then shifted into park and back into drive. Car violently jumped and then began to crawl. Was able to slowly move in an attempt to get it home. Transmission again disengaged while driving causing rpm to shoot up. Was able to push to parking lot and get it towed to local Ford dealership. I have seen many reports online of this same activity and care is less than 4 years old. Most owners have just passed the 60k mileage mark that the powertrain warranty covers. Ridiculous - Ford has already had recalls for other year models of the Escape and for other vehicles in the same year for this same issue. The 2016 Escape needs to be included in these transmission recalls!.

While driving in highway, car began to increase acceleration suddenly and began to lose speed. Transmission could not engage and vehicle would not move. Stranded in highway. Car was towed to Ford dealer. Mileage was 61,700 and Ford refused cover under 60k powertrain warranty. Transmission was rebuilt by dealer at a cost of $3,400.

While driving the car, there was a sudden loss of control over gear selection. Regardless of shift level position, "d" or "s", gears will not shift above 1st gear, forcing speed to decelerate to only about 10 mph. Parking position became inoperative as well, and the car continued to move forward while in "p". No alarms or warning lights appeared. The car was not able to climb an incline, meaning that even 1st gear is not really engaged. The problem sounds like a similar problem to a recall issued for 2013 and 2014 Escape model years, when the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission detaches. We are still waiting for a diagnosis from the dealer.