NHTSA Complaint #11474761 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact then shifted into reverse(R) however, the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the contact heard abnormal clicking sounds. The message "Transmission Fault - Service Now" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to a transmission specialist but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was then towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was an internal transmission failure and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle had been at the dealer for two months. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would partially cover the repair of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 76,000.