Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford Escape - part 2

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated when he put the gear into reverse, the vehicle drove forward instead. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated when attempting to start the vehicle it would not accelerate immediately. The contact shook the gears and the vehicle then started immediately, and a normal mode warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer which diagnosed a failure with the shifter cable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact and dealer referred the failure to manufacturer recall number 22s43. There was no NHTSA campaign number. The approximate failure mileage was 59,784 VIN tool confirms tools are not available.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 15 mph on a local street the vehicle was making a shifting out of gear noise. There was no warning light illuminated. The gear shifted to neutral and slowed down. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but could not diagnose it. The vehicle was then shipped to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed as the transmission needs replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The mileage was approximately 72,966.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while vehicle was running and parked the vehicle rolled forward about 3mph and crashed into the house. The airbags did not deploy and no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not destroyed and the house was slightly damaged. The police was not called. The vehicle has not been repaired. The vehicle will be towed to a dealer. The manufacture was informed. The failure mileage was 123,082.

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The contact called on behalf of his wife who owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving at approximately 65 mph, there was an explosion noise coming from the engine. The contact also stated when the vehicle stopped it vibrated, then inadvertently shuts off. His wife then restarted the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic which diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph trying to accelerate the vehicle was not shifting into gear correctly. There was a transmission warning failure light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the engine block was replaced twice, the transmission was replaced twice, and the front axle was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer it was purchased from, steven's jersey city Ford (740 NJ-440, jersey city, NJ 07304), and the engine block was replaced a third time; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that while one of the dealers was in the process of replacing the engine, the dealer informed the contact that there were metal shavings inside the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

The contact owns a 2021ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing down her driveway, that as soon as she had placed the vehicle in reverse, it independently accelerated to approximately 20 mph. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal and did not have any brake function. The contact stated she did not notice any warning light being illuminated. The contact stated she began to drive backwards with the vehicle turning in circles, and crashed into a fire hydrant. The vehicle crashed into the hydrant on the passenger rear bumper side which was crushed. The contact stated that the engine was still running but that the vehicle had been stopped by the hydrant. The police came on scene and wrote a report. The contact had injured her back on impact with the hydrant, however she did not seek medical attention until later. She went to a chiropractor and not a doctor. The vehicle was taken to a body repair shop and the damage was repaired, however the vehicle had not been taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The reverse and brake failure had not been addressed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 250.

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At approximately 100,000 miles, the transmission blew out while my son was driving the vehicle on a bridge of a freeway. The engine, sputtered, locked up, would not stay in drive and died. He had to maneuver to safety in the middle of the road on a dangerous bridge. We had the transmission supposedly replaced at future Ford of concord. This repair took close to three weeks. Upon return of the car, the same thing happened again. We returned the car to the dealer. It stayed for another four weeks while they ran diagnostics, and supposedly fixed the car. Not more than 100 miles later the car experienced the same thing as the original incident. My son was once again on the freeway, the car lost all power, the transmission light went on and the car is again currently at future Ford of concord. Cars should not have transmission problems such as this with only 100,000 miles. And, if the problem was fixed, then we should not have had to take the car back two additional times for the same thing. I believe there exists a significant problem with the transmission of this 2015 Ford excape.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled with the service transmission message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a dealer where he was informed that the clutch had failed and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred him to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

The transmission went out of gear and wouldn't stay in the correct gear. I had the vehicle towed to fuller Ford on w 8th street in cincinnati ohio. They said the entire transmission had to be replaced and that there wasn't a recall affecting my VIN number. I paid to have it repaired. Eight months later, there was an electrical fire under the hood and the vehicle was towed to rocky top Ford in tennessee. I feel both of these issues should have been covered by recalls.

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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that performing a jerking sensation periodically whenever the transmission shifted. The failure occurred at various speeds. The failure occurred approximately 10 times within 6 years. There were never any warning lights. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer informed them that the transmission failed due to the torque converter fracturing and detaching. The transmission and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission would need replacing. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 41,400.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate. The maintenance service sensor illuminated on the instrument panel. An independent mechanic stated that the second and fourth gears were faulty and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 82,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that once the vehicle was turned off it could not be restarted. The radio also failed and the vehicle exhibited a reduction in power. The failure recurred on 5 different occasions. The vehicle was towed and the transmission, alternator, front axle and battery were all repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileage was unknown. The VIN was not provided.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated without warning. The vehicle then started to jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection however, the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 30,000. The current mileage was approximately 31,000. Updated 04/30/lj.

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-harsh jerking while foot on brake and shifting from any gear to drive, it's an automatic transmission -at the speed of approximately 30 mph, braking for the stop sign, it jerked forward first before speed was reduced fortunately, it was still under warranty. The dealer diagnosed the problem as transmission center support damage. The vehicle was never in an accident and it was purchased new. This incident occurred 14. 5 months after I took ownership of the vehicle and had about 9,330 miles on it. It was a safety hazard when it jerked forward before speed was reduced and for a new vehicle to have "transmission center support damage" - certainly not confident that it won't happen again before 20,000 miles.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact was driving approximately 40-50 mph when the vehicle lost acceleration. The vehicle then idled and would not accelerate over 15 mph. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was approximately 2,800 updated 7/9/12 the dealer determined the problem was a faulty electronic throttle body. Updated 07/10/12.

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The contact owns a 2012 Ford Escape. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate while accelerating. The contact also noticed that the vehicle would decelerate when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 500. Updated 03/16/lj updated 05/03/12.

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While driving to the tpa on I-75 approaching the exit for I-4 we slowed for a truck that cut us off. Our vehicle shifted down at least two gears which caused the engine to over rev. We tried to speed up, but the engine just reved higher. So we slowed while exiting on to the ramp for I-4. We were able to get over to the right and pull off the ramp road before getting on to I-4. We turned the engine off and sat for a few minutes to compose ourselves. I was hoping that the system would reset itself so we could continue. We started the engine and we continued to the airport without anymore problem. I drove home and for two weeks drove without incident until 8/26/2011. The same thing happened as before. The engine down shifted about 65 mph and the engine began revving. We slowed the vehicle and came to a stop to make a left turn. After excelerating we felt the engine over revving before shifting. The vehicle is unsafe to drive. It is unpredictable as to when a problem will occur. It’s a matter of time before something bad is going to happen. We need this problem fixed with assurance that it is truly fixed or we need restitution from Ford for selling us an unsafe vehicle.

2008 Ford Escape has 68,000 miles on it, the transmission is jerking when shifting into first and second gear. It is really bad shifting to second, it's almost like the motor is dropping. My a/c also just started having issues, the fan only works on high.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while towing the vehicle with an RV, smoke was seen from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the automatic transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned that the transmission had been replaced a total of three times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who advised the contact to have th vehicle towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 14,000 the current mileage was 23,000.

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Ford Escape limited 2004 problem with automatic transmission, don't work VIN:1fmcu94134ka25926. I bought in March 2011.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would only shift into drive and would not shift into park or reverse. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch when the failure recurred. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The failure and current mileage was 113,319.

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The automatic transmission in my 2010 Ford Escape started "flaring" between 2nd and 3rd gears last September a month after I bought it. "flaring" is a term used by Ford to describe when the transmission delays shifting between gears and the engine revs until it finally shifts. The dealer has worked on it several times and the problem continues. This has not really been a safety issue until two weeks ago. It started "flaring" occassionally between 1st and 2nd gears also. This is a concern because I'm not up to speed when this happens between 1st and 2nd. With traffic being heavy at times, I'm concerned that someone could rearend me when this happens. The car is at the dealership now to try to diagnose the problem. The dearer along with the Ford representative haven't been able to resolve the problem between 2nd and 3rd gears so I doubt they will resolve this problem either. I'm further concerned that it could start happening with 1st gear and I could start to enter a highway and the car would not accelerate when intended and then suddenly accelerate when it wasn't safe to do so.

Transmission had to be replaced in 2005 Ford Escape (v6, 4wd) XLT. No issues prior to one day driving vehicle and it sputtered and slowed to a complete stop. The car was turned off and restarted just fine. But when the vehicle was put into drive, it only went for about 10 feet before it slowed to a complete stop again. The vehicle was towed on a flat bed to repair shop where owner was informed she must replace transmission totalling $2477. 00. Vehicle has less about 92,000 miles on it with only one owner. Car was purchased September 2004 from Ford dealer. 3 year warranty is obviously no longer valid and dealer offered no advice as to what could be done about it.

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The 2006 Ford Escape has transmission problems due to a manufacture defect. I talked to a mechanic from Ford and he said that these transmissions are defective, on all Escapes, there are postings online where people are saying the same thing about their Escape. My Escape only has 65000 miles and it has the same issue, the Ford dealership says they cant pinpoint the problem so they have to just replace it. A Ford mechanic online sayed the casing weld internally is faulty making the transmission loose pressure. Other people online have posted the same thing happening to their tranny on their Escape, I would like to suggest that it need be recalled, its costing my family to repair the problem,when Ford is responsible for the defect on their faulty transmission.

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Escape. The contact stated that she was unable to take the vehicle out of gear. She mentioned that the failure recurred twice before and it was after she started towing the vehcle behind her RV. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. Two weeks later, while towing the vehicle the transmission started smoking. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was burned beyond repair and needed to be replace. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000 and current mileage was 44,000. Updated 07/20/lj.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated the failure started with the abs light coming on. The contact was told by a mechanic the tone rings needed to be replaced. After the tone rings were replaced, the transmission started to make a rumbling sound. The contact took the vehicle back to the mechanic and was told the transmission had final drive damage and may need to be replaced. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the failure mileage was 77,500.

Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the transmission stop running. The vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that a rod located between the converter and the pump broke, as a result the pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 70,950. Pm.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the transmission was defective. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.

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I was accelerating from a stoplight on a two lane road without a shoulder. A vehicle in my lane suddenly slammed on the breaks, so I let my foot off the accelerator to check the next lane to see if I could swerve over at which point I pressed on the accelerator to get in front of the car in the other lane but my vehicle was unresponsive. The rpms didn't change, after a couple seconds and the accelerator to the floor, it finally engaged into gear and jolted forward. I narrowly missed the stopped car. I have experienced these dead spots in acceleration after the mandatory TSB Ford released. There have been five times in which it almost caused an accident and I try to avoid making any left handed turns against traffic. My vehicle has also been plagued with other transmission issues, such as slamming into gear, slipping gears, shift flares, harsh shifting and even the transmission being unresponsive and resulting in the vehicle jolting forward when off the accelerator.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape ltd. The contact stated that when trying to accelerate the pedal would hesitate and the vehicle would not move forward. She had to continuously engage the accelerator pedal a couple of times in order for the vehicle to start moving. The failure occurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor has the vehicle been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. Updated 2/23/11 updated 05/05/11.

I bought my 2008 Ford Escape XLT in 2007. In Aug. Of 08' I had to take it in to the dealer and they said it was my transmission. They found that the pump support was worn and worn through the seal rings. I was at 29,094 miles. Ford fixed it under warranty. It is now December of 10' and I am at 73,000 miles and having the exact same issues only this time I took it in and they will not cover the repair. The tech report I received states the exact same thing it did when I took it in 08'. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape XLT. The contact was driving 20 mph up a steep hill and attempting to accelerate when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact immediately engaged the emergency brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling backward. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician stated that the transmission oil had burned out and that the transmission would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk when accelerating at high speeds but had not stalled since repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

After stopping or slowing down and when you push on the gas to drive or speed up the car would hesitate as if it were in neutral and then kick into gear and the car would jerk and the tires would skid. This happened for about 2 weeks and then my car stopped driving. It was out of warranty by 10,000 miles and the band broke inside the transmission so now it needs a transmission overhaul.