2009 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $350. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN A FORMAL RECALL YET. *TR

WAS ON ROAD.CAR JUST STOP ACCELERATING LIGHT CAME ON,PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF. RESTARTED AND WORKED FIND FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY OTHER DAY. CALLED DEALERSHIP,AND THEY SAID I NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIR. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HAS HAPPENED ALOT TO PEOPLE. *TR

MY FORD ESCAPE 2009 KEEPS LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ONLY GOING 25 ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER EASILY. WRENCH LIGHT IS ON, I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART AND ACCELERATION IS FINE. THE NEXT TIME I WAS OUT OF TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO DECELERATE, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE. AGAIN I TURNED CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING SEEM TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE CONTINUING TO DRIVE IT. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT GET A CODE OFF THE COMPUTER. THE MECHANIC DROVE IT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET PROBLEM TO OCCUR. I HAD TO PICK UP THE CAR WITH NO RESOLUTION. I RISKED MY LIFE AND DROVE IT HOME. IT...

PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WHILE STOPPED, PRESSED GAS PEDDLE CAR ROLLED BUT NOT STRONG , HESITATED AS I HAD TOLD FORD DEALER, HAD TO SLAM BRAKES SO CAR WOULD NOT GO, BY THEN UPCOMING CAR WAS TO CLOSE. NO ACCIDENT BUT SCARED ME. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. NOT SAFE TO HAVE PASSENGERS, OR MYSELF. MANY COMPLAINTS TO FORD BUT NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN FEBRUARY 2012 (MILEAGE APPROX 32900), I EXPERIENCED JERKING UPON ACCELERATING AS MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALER ASSESSED IT AS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH JERKING UPON ACCELERATING SINCE. THEN, ON 10/20/2012 (MILEAGE APPROX 38000), THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT GETTING HIT, AND SHE AND OUR 18 MONTH OLD ARE OK. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. NOT ONLY WAS ACCELERATION A PROBLEM, THE SEALS ON THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND SPILLED AXLE FLUID ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, SO THE DEALER IS REFILLING THE AXLE FLUID AND REPLACING THE SEALS. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY ON DARK RAINY EVENING, WITH NO FORE WARNING, CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS, CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN HELP ARRIVED THEY SUGGESTED I TURN OFF VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED BACK ON, CAR WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY, WITH NO WARNING, SAME THING OCCURS ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD. WHEN WE TOOK TO FORD DEALER TODAY, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT SO THEY HAVE NO REPAIR CODE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION....COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY...I HAVE TO DRIVE 17 MILES TO WORK ON HIGHWAY AND I AM SCARED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/DRIVETRAIN LIGHT CAME ON . I PULLED TO THE BERM AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS MISSING AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND IT RAN OKAY. I CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED ONLY TRAFFIC WAS MUCH HEAVIER ON THE INTERSTATE SO GETTING TO THE BERM WAS MUCH MORE HAZARDOUS. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT RAN OKAY AGAIN. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPT FOR THE NEXT EVENING. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AS I PULLED INTO AN INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC...

THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT JERKS FORWARD ALSO. I JUST READ AN ARTICLE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD ESCAPES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL INDICATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED IN NEUTRAL GEAR FOR SIX AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT INSTALLED AN AUXILARY PUMP TO KEEP THE FLUID FROM OVER HEATING; OTHERWISE, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PUMP WOULD VOID THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS VEHICLE THAT COULD BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT AFTER THE PUMP WAS ADDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED $800 FOR GOOD WILL.UPDATED 11/07/2012 *JS

WE WERE DRIVING OUR ESCAPE BACK FROM THE STORE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT LOST POWER AND THE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD, THERE IS NO REASON THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD FAIL AT ALL MUCH LESS IN A NEWER MODEL CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. HAD WE BEEN PULLING OUT ON TO A ROAD WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT! I DON'T THINK OURS IS AN ISOLATED INDECENT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

HAD JUST COME OVER THE TN RIVER BRIDGE ON I40 EAST IN TN AND WAS APPROACHING MILE MARKER 137 WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME NON RESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE WITH NO DASH INDICATION LIGHTS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT FUEL PUMP SHUT DOWN BECAUSE ACCELERATION DID NOT WORK. I KNEW THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BY RPM AND POWER STEERING WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND, IN FRONT AND IN RIGHT LANE. I TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS IN HOPES OF WARNING THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE SEMI BEHIND ME HAD TO SLOW ALSO AND I COULD NOT CHANGE LANES AT MOMENT. CONTEMPLATING GOING LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN AND MAYBE STRIKING AN UPCOMING BRIDGE RAIL OR WAIT FOR OPEN RIGHT LANE AND GET TO RIGHT SIDE OF INTERSTATE. I HAD AN OPENING AND TURNED OFF HAZARD FLASHER AND THEN GAVE A RIGHT BLINKER, CUTTING OFF THE...

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SHOOK SLIGHTLY AND THEN THERE WAS NO MORE POWER FROM PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE POWERTRAIN WARNING SYMBOL CAME ON (PICTURE OF A WRENCH) AND I WAS JUST COASTING; I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT IN PARK, WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE, AGAIN NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, IT WOULD JUST COAST. I FINALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND IT WORKED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING SYMBOL ON. I SAW ON INTERNET LATER THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING, HE MENTIONED POSSIBLY THE "THROTTLE BODY" BUT THEN AFTER THEY CHECKED IT, THEY SAID NOTHING INDICATED A PROBLEM, AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT EVEN INDICATE THAT WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ON, SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY...

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY CAN BECOME STUCK AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE ALL THROTTLE AND SPEED CONTROL. PROBLEM WILL PRESENT ITSELF AS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS SHIFTING THROUGH ALL THE GEARS WILL NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM, UNTIL ENGINE IS POWERED DOWN AND RESTARTED. THIS IS A CLEAR AND EVIDENT PROBLEM THAT APPEARS AT OR AROUND 75,000 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY MODEL THROTTLE BODY INSTALLED IN MOST ESCAPE MODEL VEHICLES. REGULAR ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT DISPLAY AN ERROR CODE UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO THE CAR AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND WARNING LIGHT IS ON. *TR

WAS DRIVING IN RIGHT LANE APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT OR SOMETHING. PULLED OVER AND INTO A PARKING LOT. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH SO I TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR. HUSBAND CAME AND RESTARTED, DROVE HOME NO ISSUE. ON 8/11/12 DRIVING TO STORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT THIS TIME NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING LOOSING ALL ENGINE POWER. PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. LEFT CAR RUNNING, HUSBAND PRESSED GAS PEDAL BUT ENGINE STAYED AT ROUGH IDLE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, DROVE CAR HOME AND CALLED SERVICING DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 8/10/12 TO CHECK TRANSMISSION, THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LET US KNOW TODAY 8/12/12 IF VEHICLE...

I HAVE OWNED 2009 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED V-6 LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT DID NOT STOP RUNNING SO I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY AND RETURN HOME. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR IT TO RETURN TO NORMAL. I DID NOT GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING. DEALER ADVISES I SHOULD WAIT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AS IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AT THIS POINT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS ON MY WAY TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT AND A LOT OF HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. I FEEL FORTUNATE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN AND WHERE IT DID. *TR

DRIVING FORD ESCAPE 2009 AT CONSISTENT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. IPHONE PLUGGED INTO USB PORT, HEAD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING ON AND WORKING. SUDDEN FEELING OF HESITATION AND THEN FLOATING. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SUDDEN LOSS OF RPM'S AND ENGINE POWER. SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME WEAVED INTO OTHER LANE. I ACTIVATED HAZARD LIGHTS AND COASTED/CHANGED LANES OVER 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER OF EXPRESSWAY. STOPPED AND PARKED CAR. WRENCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. AIR CONDITIONING, MUSIC, AND LIGHTS REMAINED WORKING. I LOOKED UP CODE IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND FOUND "POWERTRAIN" "SERVICE IMMEDIATELY". I TURNED OFF CAR. I TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING, UNPLUGGED IPHONE, MUSIC, AND LIGHTS. I RESTARTED CAR. CAR IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. WITH CAR IN PARK, TESTED ACCELERATION, NO HESITATION WITH RPMS. I TURNED OFF CAR AND WAITED 5 MINUTES. I TURNED CAR BACK ON, AGAIN NO WRENCH LIGHT, NO HESITATION WITH RPM/GAS PEDAL TESTED....

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO LOOSE RESISTANCE, VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW EVEN THOUGH ADDING MORE POWER, AS VEHICLE SLOWS AND APPROACHES 5 MPH IT STARTS TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE AND ENGINE TO BACKFIRE. THEN WITH CAR STOPPED IT WON'T GO. WHEN RESTARTED IT WON'T GO THE FIRST TIME BUT THE SECOND START WILL THEN OPERATE NORMALLY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN TOWN. FORD DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR IT SO FAR HAD A MINOR LEAK IN AXLE SEAL IN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE REPAIRED THAT NO HELP. I BELIEVE IT IS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM BEING SUFFERED BY MANY OTHERS ON INTERNET FORUMS FOR REPAIR ADVICE/QUESTIONS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND WINING. LIKE A BEARING IS GOING OUT. I THINK IT IS THE OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING. *KB

REPEATED TRANSMISSION SHIFT ISSUES, VEHICLE WILL SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD, ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES VEHICLE HAS A HARD TIME SWITCHING INTO REVERSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,626 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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

SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IS AS FOLLOWS; 2009 FORD ESCAPE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OUT OF 5TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS FIRST OCCURRED FIRST IN NOVEMBER 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 58000 MILES (REPAIRED), THEN IN APRIL 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 72000 MILES (REPAIRED), THEN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 90000 MILES, NOT YET REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,741 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

WHILE BEING TOWED BEHIND MY MOTOR HOME THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SMOKING. WHEN I STOPPED THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE I THOUGHT IT WAS ON FIRE AND GRABBED MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER. I HAD THE CAR HAULED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8260 ODOMETER MILES. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BEING TOWED AT 10834 ODOMETER MILES AND AFTER BEING TOWED APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED ANOTHER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. EACH REPAIR TOOK 2-3 WEEKS TO COMPLETE. ALTHOUGH FORD MAINTAINS THAT THE ESCAPE CAN BE TOWED WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS CATASTROPHIC FAILURES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET UNDER "FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS + TOWING" WHICH LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE TOWED WITHOUT GREAT RISK. THIS FAILURE IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT IT IS A FINANCIAL PROBLEM FOR THE...

I PURCHASED A 2009 FORD ESCAPE IN JUNE OF 2009. IN FEBRUARY OF 2010, I HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" AND "JERKING" WHILE IN TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED, AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THEY HAD INSTALLED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2010 MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REPLACED IN MARCH, AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON MY ODOMETER. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 10TH AND THEY INFORMED ME ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, THAT IT IS INDEED TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL MORE THAN LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UPSET THAT THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CONCERNS. *TR

AT THE SHIFT LEVEL OF 40 TO 45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL VIBRATES. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED DURING THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE DAY. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 FORD ESCAPE FWD V6 AUTO TRANS AS A VEHICLE TO BE TOWED BEHIND OUR MOTOR HOME. WE WERE ASSURED IT WAS TOWABLE (FORD OWNERS MANUAL & DINGHY TOWING GUIDES PUBLISHED ANNUALLY WITH AUTO MFR'S INPUT). WE HAVE BLOWN 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN PAST 4 MONTHS, AND HAVE MORE THAN FOLLOWED FORD'S GUIDELINES. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHER RVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED UP TO 4 TRANSMISSION FAILURES - SOME REPORTED BEING FLAGGED DOWN BY OTHER MOTORISTS BECAUSE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR WHILE BEING TOWED. THE WIRING HARNESS ON OURS HAS BEEN MELTED BOTH TIMES TRANS FAILURE OCCURRED. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE RELATIVE TOWABILITY. FORD HAS ABUSED US (STRANDED FOR 2+WEEKS NOW WITH NO IDEA WHEN REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED) BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICIES. ON THE FIRST TRANS FAILURE THEY JUST TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - TOOK 10 DAYS. THIS TIME THEY...

09 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION LOST THIRD GEAR [6 SPEED AUTO] THEN GOES INTO DEFAULT MODE [5TH GEAR ONLY] THIS IS A VERY HARSH EVENT [IT CAUSES THE TIRE TO SKID ON DRY PAVEMENT] FORD REPLACED A PCM NOW THE TRANSMISSION SPEWS OIL OUT THE DIPSTICK TUBE AND COVERS THE BACK END GATE AND UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE [THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AS EXHAUST TEMPS ARE HIGH] THUS FAR THE SELLING DEALERS SERVICE AND WARRANTY IS A JOKE PROBLEMS STARTED AT 2000 MILES HAVE 3000 NOW THE TRUCK SPENDS MORE TIME AT DEALERSHIP THAN AT OUR HOME WE DO NOT FEEL WE CAN BE SAFE WITH THESE ISSUES GOING ON. *TR