NHTSA Complaint #10437666 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10437666
Vehicle	2009 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	November 23, 2011
Date Filed	November 29, 2011
Mileage	31,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION IS LOUD. SHIFTS ARE HARSH. SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR GEARS. UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS ARE FREQUENT. WHEN PASSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP THROUGH GEARS, THEN DROPS TO A LOW GEAR. POWERTRAIN LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THEY CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *KB

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