NHTSA Complaint #10573090 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD STARTED SLIPPING AND GRADUALLY GOT WORSE. WE CHECKED THE TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS VERY LOW. COME TO FIND OUT WE HAD BEEN LOSING FLUID AND DIDN'T KNOW THE PROBLEM SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC BECAUSE WE BOUGHT IT USED FROM PATTERSON IN MT. AIRY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. OUR MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE SEAL HAD BLOWN SO HE PUT A NEW AXLE IN ALSO BECAUSE THERE WAS WEAR ON IT. WELL....WE HAVE DRIVEN IT A TOTAL OF 2 WEEKS AND THE VERY SAME THING HAS HAPPENED SO IT IS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS I AM FINDING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE. RIGHT NOW I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE. OH, AND BY THE WAY, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS CAR HAD THIS SAME REPAIR DONE ON IT BEFORE WE PURCHASED IT!!!!! LOOKING AT MY OPTIONS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING THIS TO THE SHOP. MY FEAR IS THAT WE ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH OUR GRANDBABIES AND THIS CAR STOPS AND WE ARE STRANDED. AND ALSO IF IT OVERHEATS BECAUSE OF NO FLUID...COULD FIRE BE AN ISSUE?? *TR