Driveshaft Problems of Ford Escape

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving 70 mph, the vehicle shuddered significantly and the made abnormal knocking sounds. Additionally, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's husband veered to the side road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated upon restarting the vehicle, the power steering became operable. The contact's husband was able to drive to the residence; however, the failure reoccurred intermittently while driving. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 14v284000 (steering); however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall due to the manufacture date. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

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While driving our 2014 Ford Escape se shortly after being serviced at our local coggin Ford for a maintenance including a transmission flush, the vehicle began to exhibit problems. The vehicle had been plagued with problems since purchase from a used dealer and each time it was brought to Ford who claimed to fix the problem every time. Despite the vehicle being brought to the Ford dealership it continued to have multiple problems which seemed to be misdiagnosed such as a wastegate and turbo that needed to be replaced when the intake hose was simply not reconnected after recall issues were supposedly addressed. The vehicle would intermittently signal that the coolant level was low. While sitting at a stoplight after normal operation the vehicle failed to engage the driveshaft once the accelerator was depressed. After failing to hear the gears engage the accelerator was released followed by a loud thud and then the vehicle jerked extremely as the gears engaged and the vehicle began to move. The vehicle then felt as if it was not fully catching gears as it began to over rev when attempting to continue driving. Upon this happening the vehicle then engaged a safety mechanism where the vehicle only allowed for it to move far enough for us to pull into a parking lot and shut it off. A tow truck was called and the vehicle was towed home. This was after getting the vehicle back from Ford whom did a diagnostic stating that the recall issues were taken care of and the transmission flush was completed. Being that the problems had been so repetitious we have left the vehicle parked and no longer drive it due to not being able to afford the cost of a replacement transmission. It is out of warranty and we still owe over 12 thousand dollars on the vehicle. Now we are stuck with a car payment for a car we can't even drive and this car has been nothing but problems since it's purchase.

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The dealer refused to pay for defective driveshafts. The vehicle would shake violently when decelerating. The dealership blamed faulty tires but the tires wer not the problem. We had an independent mechanic replace both drive shafts to correct the problem. No reimbursement was offered by dealership and was brought in while under warranty with no help.

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2018 Ford Escape. Consumer writes in regards to defective drive shaft.

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While driving vehicle it started making a lot of noise and vibrating a lot. Checked lug nuts and found all tight. Got under vehicle and found the right drive shaft had come apart. Have never had one fail suddenly like this. Had car towed to Ford dealer. Upon inspection the found one of the motor mount bolts had backed all the way out, a second one had backed out a little and broke, the third remained tight but had sheared off. This allowed the engine to drop drop and destroyed the drive shaft. Bought this vehicle new in 2012. Bolts have never been loosened during this time. Dealer has no explanation as to why they would come loose. Mileage at time of failure was 85000.

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I purchased this vehicle from byers kia 9 months ago. I recently just made my 8th payment on it. 1 month after purchasing this vehicle I noticed a slight vibration from 15-25 mph. Well on Sunday November 3rd my drive shaft quit working. We installed a u joint hoping that would solve the problem. It only made it worse. I have the dealership working to fix this problem now. I don't feel im responsible for this issue seeing it should have been caught prior to me buying this truck .

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Lower control arm ripped off under cradle & ripped passenger side drive shaft off the transmission - the wheel fell off the car. It appears under cradle rusted from inside. I shudder at the thought of that happening when my wife was on the freeway, instead of coming to a stop. This vehicle was always kept in the garage.

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2001 Ford Escape properly maintained, second time reporting drive train noise. First time dealer replaced stabalizer bar, now @ 41000 miles both tie rod ends need to be replaced. I bought a reliable car to save money, and now putting money into a 3 year old car. Part on back order, wonder if anyone else is having the same issue.

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The shifter on the steering column jumps out of gear while driving on the road. I have taken this car to the shop numerous time for the same problem. The first time they looked at it the linkage cable to the drive shaft & steering column was loose. Other times they state they couldn't find anything wrong with it. However, as of this day the same problem occurs at least 2-3 a day. I have a 16 yr old son who just started driving and uses my car from time to time. This is a very serious issue and a real safety concern. This is not normal for any vehicle to have the shifter jump out of gear. A field engineer took a look at the car on 3-18-2002. He stated that the condition described is operational characteristic of this vehicle and is completely normal. The service & parts manager stated that no matter what we do to the car nothing will make it any better. He also stated that there hands are tied and they are unable to fix it. This could cause a real serious accident for me, my 16 yr old as well as other drivers on the road. Also there is a clunking noise when engaging the gears from park to reverse and drive to park etc, which they also state is completely normal.