NHTSA Complaint #11373749 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11373749
Vehicle	2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	November 9, 2020
Date Filed	November 9, 2020
Mileage	83,634 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

WINDING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION DURING DRIVING AND WHILE IN PARK, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HITS RUNNING TEMP IT STARTS TO LUNGE AND BRAKE RANDOMLY WITHOUT HITTING THE BRAKE, SHIFT POINTS ARE NOT LINING UP WITH THE CORRECT ENGINE RPM WHICH CREATES SUDDEN SHIFTING OR LATE SHIFTING. AFTER ALL OF THIS HAPPENED THEN THE 'TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW' MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS UNDER NORMAL STOP AND GO CONDITIONS. 81,639 MILES ON THE ODOMETER CURRENTLY.

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