2014 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WOULD RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT THEN REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER ONLINE AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN POSSESSION OF THE MECHANIC AND HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

I OWN A 2014 FORD ESCAPE IT HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ALL THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE DONE AT MILEAGE RECOMMENDED. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, WHICH LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE DUE TO THE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED ON IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. T THIS POINT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER 5K TO HAVE EVERYTHING FIXED. COME TO FIND OUT FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE AND ARE PRETTY...

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR HAD NO POWER. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT TO THE "SPORT" SHIFT IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. I PUSHED THE CAR (OUT OF THE HIGHWAY) ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT 5 MILES HOME. ONCE ON THE WAY HOME I HAD TO TURN IT OFF FOR 15 MINUTES AGAIN. IT WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME AND PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT I WAS GIVEN THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, SINCE THE CAR JUST...

MY CAR QUIT WORKING AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED SINCE 10/24. IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE RECALL ISSUE BUT FORD IS TELLING ME ITS NOT. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $5500 TO FIX IT BUT IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE A BUSHING ERROR.

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE DROVE FINE UNTIL MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO WORK AND WAS TRYING TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. LATER THAT NIGHT WHEN HE LEFT WORK THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH SO HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PREVENT MORE DAMAGE. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 116,000 MILES. SO I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FORD TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY ALL OR AT LEAST HALF. NOW 17 MONTHS LATER I HAVE JUST GIVEN UP ON THE RUN AROUND WITH THE HOME OFFICE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR BAD PARTS AND JUST PAYING FOR THE FIX. EITHER REPLACEMENT TOWARD PLANETARY DISK WITH SOLENOID DAMAGE. OR NEW TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AND TEST DRIVEN HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLACK. ADDITIONALLY, METAL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO THE FIRST INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. Failure occurred twice once when the vehicle stopped trying...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AN "INFO" LIGHT CAME ON SAYING "TRANSMISSION FAULT - SERVICE TRANSMISSION NOW". THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR COMPANY AND THEY SAID IT'S A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE AND I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4,500!!!! THIS CAR ISN'T THAT OLD AND I'M SEEING THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2014 FORD ESCAPES. IN MOTION ON CITY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LF DONNELL, INC (7955 MARKET ST, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44512), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,725.*DT*JB

VEHICLE HAS ONLY 78000 MILES... STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, AND WITHOUT WARNING... TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. WOULD NOT PULL AT ALL. HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE WHILE IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA..

UNDER 100,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERABLE --- ROUGHLY $6,000.00 REPAIR AND THE BASE RETAIL IS ONLY ABOUT $8,200.00 ---- NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO PRIOR ISSUES OR WARNING OF AN ISSUE ---- STARTED POWER SURGING IN AND OUT OF GEAR RANGE AND EVEN STALLED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION BEFORE PARKING ---- WOULD START BACK UP BUT WAS VERY NOISY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER SCOTT PETERSON MOTORS LOCATED AT 30 5TH AVE, BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL CLUTCH INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND GEARS ONE THRU FOUR WERE INOPERABLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.*DT*JB

PER FORD DIAGNOSIS, TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE HAS DEGRADED OVER TIME CAUSING CAR TO REMAIN IN NEUTRAL, EVEN WHILE GEAR SHIFTER IS LOCATED IN PARK POSITION. CAR WILL NOT SIT IN PARK UNLESS PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED. FOUND WHILE PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. KNOWN RECALL ON SOME 2014 FORD ESCAPES. THIS VIN WAS INDICATED AS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. REFERENCE: 18V471000

DRIVING IN METRO AREA MY CAR BEGAN NOT MOVING OR WHAT I WOULD CALL NOT ENGAGED WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THAN IT BEGAN TO RUN FINE, WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL BUT ROLLED BACK A BIT UNTIL I PRESSED ON THE BREAK PEDDLE. THEN THE NEXT TIME I PUSHED THE GAS IT LUNGED FORWARD, I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT PARKING LOT AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CAR SHOP. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

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.

I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ONE TODAY. FIRST IT BEGAN TO NOT TAKE OFF AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. TWO DAYS LATER IT STOPPED GOING COMPLETELY. THE DATE IT STARTED WAS 10/18/2020 IT WENT OUT 10/22/2020. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR I DID HAVE ISSUES WITH IT CRANKING RIGHT AFTER I PUT GAS IN IT BUT THE ISSUE WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER GWINNETT PLACE FORD LOCATED AT 3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (404) 418-6877, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENTATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND THEN JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED.

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SHIFTED TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE . VEHICLE CONTINUED BACKING UP. INDICATOR ON DASH STILL READ REVERSE. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. TURNED OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE COULD STILL ROLL. CALLED TOW TRUCK. FORD DEALER FOUND SHIFT CABLE BROKEN AT TRANS MOUNT. INSTALLED NEW SHIFT CABLE INTER LOCK BUSHING AND COVER. I FOUND A RECALL ON THAT BUT THEY TELL ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT..

CAUSE OF FAILURE IS BELIEVED TO BE TRANSMISSION FAILURE (MILEAGE 96,649). CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE (CITY STREET; APPROXIMATELY 35MPH) AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING (SIMILAR TO THE CAR BEING IN NEUTRAL) AND THE VEHICLE SPEED STARTED TO SLOW DOWN (DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT PROVIDING FORWARD MOMENTUM). THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SIDE STREET SO IT COULD BE PARKED AND SAFELY REMOVED FROM VEHICLE TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS BEING ASSESSED BY THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM (GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 310 BROADWAY AVE, BEDFORD, OH 44146). I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS OF 2014 FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD IS GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THIS TRANSMISSION.

THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE TODAY. THEY INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO FREE-WHEEL WHILE IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. THE ISSUE WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE / CV JOINT. DEALER IS: GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM; 310 BROADWAY AVE, BEDFORD, OH 44146

SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. TURBO WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AFTER 80,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL FORWARD MOTION STOPPED WHILE THE ENGINE RAN AT A HIGH RPM. BRAKED THE CAR TO A STOP THEN TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. HAD TO BE TOWED. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THE TWO TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH 2014 ESCAPES. COST FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WILL BE $6,000

VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT. IT THEN SURGED FORWARD AND STALLED AGAIN. MANAGED TO GET IT INTO A PARKING AREA AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. INFORMED IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. HAS LESS THAN 76000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER VEHICLE START-UP, THE VEHICLE STALLED SOON AFTER ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO PAT MILLIKEN FORD (9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE)...

I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALSHIP TO FOR A RECALL. THE RECALL WAS 17S09, A COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLATION. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AND DROVE IT HOME, THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I BROUGHT IT BACK. THEY THEN REPLACED A LEAKING COOLANT LINE TO DEGAS BOTTLE. A FEW DAYS LATER I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND BEFORE EVEN LEAVING MY BLOCK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND INSTANTLY STARTED OVER HEATING. I WAS LUCKILY DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME SO I MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE, BUT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME. THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY NOTES ON THAT VISIT SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY STATED I NEEDED TO PAY FOR...

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING PRETTY VIOLENTLY. I NEEDED TO GET TO WORK SO I KEPT DRIVING AND AT THE NEXT LIGHT THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY MORE EXTREME AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP VERY EASILY SO I KEPT GOING. NO ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BAD. THE NEXT LIGHT CAME AND THE CAR WOULD START BUT IT WOULDN'T GO ANYMORE. AGAIN NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH SO I HAD ZERO WARNING WHATSOEVER AND I WAS STRANDED AT THAT STOPLIGHT. HAD TO CALL THE COPS BECAUSE I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP I BROUGHT IT TO SAID IT WAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT'S A COMMON ISSUE. IF THIS IS...

VEHICLE HAS HAD HARD SHIFTS BUT SEEMED TO BE OK. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON ABOVE DATE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND RECALL. WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALER THERE WAS A LEAK, POSSIBLY OIL AND THEY NEEDED TO CHECK. CHARGED ME $140 FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF LEAK. WAS NOTIFIED NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WHICH WAS 4 DAYS LATER DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK FROM A BAD SEAL AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION AND "CRACK OPEN THE TRANSMISSION TO GET TO MD REPLACE THE SEAL". STATED IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1750. I ASKED WHY THE SEAL WENT BAD AS THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AAT FORD DEALERS ONLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECCOMMENDATIONS. THEY STATED THEY DIDNT KNOW BUT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WENT TO FORD'S WEBSITE...

MY LINKAGE TO MY POWER TRAIN STICKS AND WILL JUMP FROM DRIVE TO SPORT MODE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND HAVENT TOUCHED THE SHIFTER AT ALL. ITS HARD TO GET MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HARDER TO PUT IT INTO PARK. I RARELY CAN GET IT TO GO INTO DRIVE AND HAVE TO PUT IT INTO SPORT AND IT WILL STILL JUMP GEARS. I CAN BE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I CAN SEE THE GEARS JUMP FROM DRIVE TO SPORT. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT FROM GEAR TO GEAR.

IN 2014, I BOUGHT A NEW FORD ESCAPE FROM RHINEBECK FORD IN RHINEBECK NY. IT REMAINED IN PRISTINE CONDITION UNTIL ITS UNTIMELY 'DEATH' ON AUGUST 10, 2020. PRIOR TO AUGUST 10, IT WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES TO ADDRESS SAFETY RECALLS. ON AUGUST 10 MY WIFE, SON AND NIECE BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO RHINEBECK FORD. AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE AND CYLINDERS HAVE COOLANT IN THEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FULL OF METAL FILINGS. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES COMBINED MEAN THAT THE CAR IS DISEASED; HOWEVER RHINEBECK FORD IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH. FORTUNATELY THESE DANGEROUS DEFECTS DID NOT RESULT IN INJURY TO MY FAMILY BUT THEY CERTAINLY DO REPRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. ON AUGUST 10, THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MILES...

MY CAR IS SPORADICALLY SPEWING ANTI-FREEZE FROM THE OVERFLOW TANK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 LOCAL MECHANICS AND 1 FORD DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REASON FOR THIS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS OCCURS IF I AM DRIVING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME WITH THE A/C OFF. THE LEAKING IS COMING FROM MY COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK'S AIR VENTILATION. ANTI-FREEZE DOES NOT LEAK OUT WHILST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BUT ONLY WHEN I PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. THE MECHANICS HAVE DONE SEVERAL PRESSURE TESTS WHICH ALL CAME BACK NORMAL. DECEMBER 2019 MY COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE OWNING THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND I WAS NEEDING TO PUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ANTI-FREEZE IN EVERY MONTH. SINCE JULY 2020 IT HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING AND LEAKING EVERY WEEK IT SEEMS. I WOULD AVERAGE I GO THROUGH 2-3 CUPS OF ANTI-FREEZE EVERY 1-2...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 94,000 MILES. I AM HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS NOT FAILED.

THE BUSHING CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2013/2014 MODELS BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL THAT MINE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL AND WAS FIXED AND DIAGNOSED BY A AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP . THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVABLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON SKIDS

HEY MY ENGINE COOLANT IS RUNNING I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND CONSTANTLY HAVE TO FILL IT WITH COOLANT I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THE CAR HAS 95000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULDNT BE A PROBLEM ALREADY

I TURNED ONTO A HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, LEAVING MY VEHICLE INOPERABLE.

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AT 60,000 MILES. SHIFTING WAS DIFFICULT, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. A FEW TIMES, IT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AT ALL. I HAD FORD LOOK AT IT, AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I TOOK IT IN, I WAS AROUND 60,500 MILES, 500 MILES OVER MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY QUOTED A $7,000 FIX. I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS, AND IT WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. WHILE I HAD RECORDS, INCLUDING A CLAIM NUMBER, FOR ANOTHER FORD CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION (IN THE FUSION) AND SAME ISSUES, THEY COVERED 2/3 OF THAT CUSTOMER'S REPAIR AND REFUSED TO COVER A DIME OF MINE. AFTER BEING DISMISSED, IGNORED, AND ULTIMATELY PLACATED SEVERAL TIMES BY FORD REPRESENTATIVES, I FINALLY WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT TO A THIRD-PARTY MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED MY...

[XXX] FORD MOTOR COMPANY 2014 FORD ESCAPE, EQUIPPED WITH SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE BUSHING THAT ATTACHES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED OVER TIME AND CAUSE THE BUSHING TO DETACH FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER TO PARK AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE IN PARK, WITH NO WARNING MESSAGE OR AUDIBLE CHIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE STATE ROAD AT APPROX.45 MPH. AT NIGHT. A CLUNKING NOISE BEGAN NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS AFTER HEARING THE CLUNKING NOISE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STILL TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. HAVING ONLY SECONDS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DARK ROADWAY AND SAFELY STOP WITH OUT STRIKING ANYTHING OR BODY WAS TERRIFYING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART BUT WHEN SELECTING DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT ALSO WOULD NOT BACK UP WHEN SELECTING REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY BY THE REPAIR SHOP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I CALLED MFG. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED WHAT...

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING STRESS ON THE 'SNAP RING' WHICH CAUSES A CATASTROPHE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS 26,120 MILES ON IT AND I READ THAT THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH THE 6F35 TRANSMISSION, AND GENERALLY AT 70K, AND IF REBUILT IT MAY STILL RE-OCCUR.

STARTED TO HEAR A HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AFTER TURNING LEFT FROM A LIGHT THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY ENERGY SO I PULLED OVER TO STOP AND CUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE RESTARTED THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE LIKE NORMAL SHORTLY THEN BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED AGAIN. AT THAT MOMENT I MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW LIGHT CAME ON. CAR ONLY HAD 96,000 MILES ON IT AND SERVICE MANUAL SAYS CHECK AT 115,000. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOMBALL FORD WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I'M UNSURE WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET DUE TO THE HIGH AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME COOKIE CUTTER ISSUES. IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO BE PUT IN DANGER AND ENDURE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS FOR A CAR...

2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH 88K MILES EXPERIENCED AMBER AND THEN RED SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IN LESS THAN 12 HOUR PERIOD. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT GEARS, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE RPM WOULD RACE CLOSE TO MAXIMUM AND CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. DRIVER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON CARS WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE ESCAPE. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP LOT AND OVERFLOW LOT WAS FULL OF FORD ESCAPES THAT NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. MANY ESCAPES HAD BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS AS THE OWNERS DON'T HAVE THE $3200-3400 NEEDED TO REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW SECONDS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TEMPORARILY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAIRWAY FORD (2761 E STONE DR, KINGSPORT, TN 37660) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,333. *JS

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, MY2014 FORD ESCAPE HESITANTS TO TAKE OFF, WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MILES A HR, THE CAR SHAKES AND REDUCES SPEED ON ITS OWN. THIS IS VERY SCARY, AND I'M AFRAID THIS IS GONNA CAUSE A WRECK AND EVEN DEATH ,IF FORD DOESN'T RECALL THE 2014 FORD ESCAPES THAT ARE AFFECTED WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS THE OTHER ESCAPES, MY ESCAPE WAS BUILT IN ANOTHER FORD PLANT AND DIFFERENT PARTS, BUT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT THE OTHER ESCAPES ARE HAVING . I HOPE FORD RECALLS THESE ESCAPES, I'VE BEEN A FORD OWNER SINCE 1993 , BUT THIS IS BUT THIS GOT ME RETHINKING MY FORD LOYALTY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER QUOTED ME $5300 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BATS HALF OF WHAT THE CARS WORTH SO PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 87K MILES, FIRST RECOMMENDED SERVICE IS AT 120K MILES. THERE IS NO DIP STICK FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND NO WAY TO VERIFY LEVELS OF ATF. GUARANTEED FAILURE IF THE FLUIDS ARE LOW. PLACEMENT TRANSMISSION COST AT DEALERSHIP OF A REBUILD TRANSMISSION IS $5200.00. VEHICLE IS INT EH SHOP NOW BEING REPAIRED. NO DOCUMENTATION O THIS TILL IT IS COMPLETE. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD CORPUS CHRISTI LOCATED AT 6250 S. PADRE ISLAND DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412, WHERE A TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMABLE CODE WAS DETECTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CODE TRIGGERED THREE OTHER CODES THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.*DT*JB

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW SUDDENLY. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO "WHINE" AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT GAVE NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE WAS 84,074. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. A THOROUGH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND BLEW FLUID BACK THROUGH THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS STILL REQUIRED. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WENT OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TOW REQUIRED FOR REPAIR. (OUR 2018, WHICH HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION, WAS IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE 2014 FAILURE!!! THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER!) *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, IT ONLY HAD 83,000 MILES ON IT. THE LOCAL DEALER SHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MINE, PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THIS MAJOR ISSUE . I'VE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SPUTTERED BEFORE DRIVING AS DESIGNED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE MESSAGE ENGINE FAULT DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER PHIL LONG FORD LOCATED AT 7887 W TUFTS AVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123 AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINK BUSHING WORE OUT MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES FORD DEALERSHIP IN FORD MOTOR COMPANY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS THERE IS NO RECALL. WHEN I SEARCH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SITE I AM COMPLAINING ON RIGHT NOW, I SEE NO RECALL ABOUT IT YET IT'S THE SAME EXACT RECALL ON OTHER 2014 FORD ESCAPES THE MINUTE I PUT MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAYS THAT I'M GOOD TO GO AND SAYS 0 UN REPAIRED RECALLS BUT THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING WHY AREN'T THEY FIXING IT FOR FREE WHY IS THERE NO RECALL. I STOPPED PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, SO IT WAS STOPPED WENT IN THE STORE CAME OUT AND SHIFTER WAS STUCK. BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE IT COULD HAVE HAD EXTREME COST OF TOWING TO THE DEALER ( FORD). THEY ALERTED ME NO BUSHING REPLACEMENT, NO RECALL AND ONLY...

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND NOTICED A WHINING NOISE THAT CORRESPONDED WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE CAME TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE ESCAPE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT THE WHINING WAS VERY LOUD AND WOULD ONLY MOVE ABOUT 3-4 MILES PER HOUR. SHE PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WAITED AND STARTED AGAIN. THE ESCAPE DROVE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN SHE FELT IT SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV. IT SLIPPED BACK INTO GEAR AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL BUT WITH THE CONSTANT WHINING SOUND. SHE HAD TO STOP AGAIN. SHE CALLED A MECHANIC WHO CAME AND LISTENED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT WHICH WAS OBVIOUS AT THAT TIME. THERE WERE NO SERVICE MESSAGES ON THE DASH, NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE...