2015 FORD ESCAPE Power Train Problems

Transmission failure. I took the vehicle into a local Ford dealer for a recall on the shifter cable bushing and days later I experienced transmission failure for the first time, while driving. I returned to the dealer to have this checked and they insisted there was no issue with the cable bushing but the problem was inside the transmission. I decided to research issues with the transmission of these vehicles and I have found testimonies of hundreds of people online who have experienced the exact same issue with Ford Escapes of multiple years and the transmissions failing in the midst of driving, putting them in dangerous situations. Others claim to have contacted Ford and they are unwilling to do anything to fix this. I have tried to contact Ford myself and experienced the same response. This is unacceptable and needs to be addressed before serious accidents are caused if they...

I have been trying to schedule an appointment for the following recall. The dealership tells me that Ford does not have a fix for the shifter cable bushing. How long do they have to come up with a fix. Jan 01,2001 Manufacturer Recall Number22S25 NHTSA Recall Number22V254 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete Summary IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The dealer informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle had previously been serviced at Mac Haik Ford (10333 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77024) where the brackets and mounts for the engine and housing and mounts for the transmission were replaced due to rattling sounds coming from underneath the hood while driving. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The failure mileage was 154,499.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made abnormal sounds and then shuddered. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty. The vehicle was then towed to a transmission specialist, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the vehicle failed to move and the gear shifter seized in drive(D). There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V254000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that parts were on back order. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect. The approximate failure mileage was 150,780.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after reversing at approximately 3 MPH, the vehicle was shifted into drive(D) and the contact depressed the accelerator and the engine started making a loud revving sound. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to move forward. The contact said that the service transmission and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to accelerate to approximately 30 MPH and driven to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

I was on my way to work, going about 40 mph, when all of the sudden my car slipped out of gear and a service transmission light came on. I pulled off the road and put the car in park, after that I tried to put the car and drive and it would only go in reverse. There were no warning lights or problems prior to this incident. I had the car towed to my home.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P) however, the intended gear was not recognized, causing the contact to apply the parking brake to park the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission shift cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000.

Though the vehicle indicated that it was in park, both by the VIC and the shift being all the way in the forward position, the vehicle was still rolling after my daughter turned the vehicle off. This incident nearly caused my 16 year old daughter to hit a fence. It caused her to fear driving for a period of time. I had to have the vehicle towed to Jimmy Granger Ford in Stonewall, Louisiana to have it repaired. They informed me that the vehicle required the transmission cable assembly to be replaced, part number; CJ5Z-7E395-A. The total cost of the repair was, $1075.94. This issue is eerily similar to the issues that are in the recalls of earlier model Ford Escapes and Manufacturer Recall Number 22S43.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at low speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact waited for 45 minutes before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the failure was due to the starter and steering column. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V254000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 156,597. Parts distribution disconnect.

The vehicle is showing that it is in Neutral, indicated in the VIC. However, the shifter is all the way up in the park position. Being in neutral, this allowed my daughter to start the vehicle, as soon as it was started, she took her foot off of the break and she rolled her 2015 Ford Escape into our home fence. Now she is terrified. This seems very similar to the 2013-2014 recall. When I checked this vehicles VIN, no recalls are showing required due. Dangerous!

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle lost normal transmission functionality. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon shifting into drive(D), the vehicle started reversing instead of moving forward. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle then shifted into drive(D) for a second time however, the vehicle slowly moved forward and started to reverse. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V254000 (Power Train). The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the gear shifter was not able to shift out of park(P). The vehicle was towed to a dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V254000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

On 12/29/2020, Angela was driving the 2015 Ford Escape with Mileage at 133926 in Beverly WV on the main street of 219/250 and the Escape suddenly lost power and slowed down to 30mph and the vehicle shuddered and shook. It picked up speed again for about 30 seconds and then lost power again, this continued for about 2 minutes and then the Escape stopped moving in the middle of the highway in front of the Elementary School and the dash stated “Transmission Fault/Service Now” and Angela was suddenly stranded on the busy highway. Her husband Johnie drove his truck to the area where the Escape was setting and engine was still running but had no power to move. He turned the ignition off and restarted the Escape, the message was gone and vehicle ran and moved fine for about 30 seconds and then did the same actions again with shuddering...

My wife was driving the vehicle and without warning, the vehicle lost power to the drivetrain. Engine was running fine without issue but upon pressing the accelerator, the engine revved but no movement. No warning or noise from the transmission of a pending issue. Proper regular maintenance has been done on the vehicle since ownership on time. Vehicle had to be towed to a repair shop at which time it was diagnosed with failure of the transmission. My wife does a lot of highway driving so luckily it happened in the city close to home and not on the expressway.

The transmission shift cable fell off the transmission shift lever in the engine compartment. The plastic bushing that holds the shift cable in place is worn out or defective. Ford has a replacement part (#DG9Z-7K340-A) and a new cover cap to protect the bushing now. Wondering why this is not a safety recall. The linkage fell off while my wife was parking the vehicle in sub-zero weather. She had the shifter in park, but the vehicle was actually in neutral or reverse. The vehicles engine could be started or stopped, would not drive, but could roll. Luckily it was on level ground when it happened. Ford has the same problem on earlier year models but not on our model year. The Ford dealer told me that there were no recalls or TSBs for my VIN model.

- When pushing start, the car cranks but no start. Failed to start with new battery. - I took the car to Ford dealer maintenance shop and couldn't identify the problem and contacting Ford Engineering for further investigation. - There is no any message or warning on the dashboard and also what the maintenance shop informed me. All the lighting system is Ok, even the radio is working. - According to the mechanic, the issue is new one and not has been seen before.

Was driving down the road and the car started to sputter and shake. Was able to pull into a gas station parking lot and when I stepped on the gas nothing happened and the transmission fault light kicked on. Got parked and called a tow company to tow it to the nearest transmission shop to which they told me the transmission is shot and needs replaced.

On 11-8-2021, my transmission failed out of nowhere, there were no warning lights or noises or check engine codes or anything. When I backed out at work the vehicle shook a little and when I pulled out on to the road it hit second gear kind of hard. When I got close to the stop sign it just shut off. I started it back up and when I put it in drive it shut off again. It did this 3 times before I could get it off the road. I had it towed home and started it up and attempted to put it in gear again it shook hard and shut off again. The last drivability/performance check was 6/18/2020 at 112,560 miles done by Summerville Ford. My vehicle is available upon request for inspection. Mine and others safety was put at risk by the vehicle not working properly, on a...

There was a recall for 203-2014 Ford Escapes (18S20) for the bushing on the shifter cable breaking and requiring repair. However our vehicle is a 2015 Escape and we were told it was not covered by the recall although we experienced a similar issue. Upon putting the vehicle in reverse the gearbox stuck in reverse and was not able to shift to neutral, drive, or any other gear. Since the vehicle was stuck in gear and not able to move until the tow truck arrived it put others at risk. We had the car towed to Merrill Ford in Okemos Michigan where they confirmed the bushing failed however due to Ford's protocol they had to replace the entire shifter cable at an estimated price of $950. I did some investigation and found another cable and requested the dealer remove the bushing from the new cable and install it on the...

In April 2021 I was stranded due to the degradation of the bushings on a cable connected to the transmission. The car was repaired. However, now in September 2021, a “transmission fault service now” error popped up while I was on the way to work. The diagnostics have come in and Ford is telling me I need an entirely new transmission. The car has less than 93K miles and should not be having a transmission issue, especially when a majority of the miles driven were freeway miles. Ford has quoted a repair cost of $6600, but I find it hard to believe that the incident in April is unrelated to the transmission failure today.

The bushing in the shifter cable fell out or somehow was no longer attached and could not be located. This prevented the vehicle from going into any gear and stranded me until the repairs could be made.

Yesterday while driving across a 5 mile long expressway bridge, my car started jerking and the RPMs reved up but I was unable to accelerate. It kept shaking and jerking and barely getting above 30 mph. When I was able to get over to the side, it would no longer move forward. I shut the car off, turned it back on, and it moved forward but I could not re-enter the highway speed traffic. My car was flatbed towed to the closest Ford dealer, who today said the transmission has failed. They quoted me $7000 for a new transmission. My car is a 2015 with 85,000 miles on it. The transmission is no longer under warranty and it gave no indications of beginning to fail before this happened. Having the transmission fail at highway speeds on a 4 lane bridge put my life and the lives of those around me...

January of last year I was driving on the highway and the car started shaking and jerking, slipping in and out of gear. It eventually reved to 5000 rpm and wouldn't move. Once at the transmission shop they said it would be over 5,000 dollars to get another transmission from the ford dealer. Now about a week ago I was driving on the highway again and the same thing happened this time with my 7 month old in the car leaving us stranded 20mi from home. Both times the transmission light came on after the car became disabled.

Flywheel cracked/broken on 1.6 liter engine. University Ford North confirmed failure and replaced. They have/had part. Ford Motor Company was contacted on 8-19-2021 regarding this and refused to open a case to investigate. No warning lamps or indications were displayed for this failure. Issue was noticed on approximately August 3rd.

Transmission disengaged in the middle of a busy intersection without any warning. Car coasted to a complete stop in the intersection. Placed car in park and back in drive. Was able to get car to move out of the intersection with transmission slipping in and out of gear. Car was purchased new and was never in an accident nor had any damages. Only have 58,229 miles. Called Ford costumer service and they replied it was out of warranty. I asked to speak with a supervisor and they said I would receive a call back within 24 to 48 hours. That time has passed and I didn't receive a call back.

On 5/22/2021 when I was pulling into the parking space in front of my house my 2015 Ford Escape accelerated on its own, jumping the railroad tie at the edge of the parking lot and on to the front yard – fortunately the car stopped when I applied the break only less than five feet from the front of my house. I put the car in reverse and removed my front from the break and the car accelerated on its own again. I applied the break again and it stopped, thankfully there were no other cars in the parking lot at that time. On 5/24/2021 I called the Ford dealership where I purchased the vehicle, the service advisor said they were not aware of this issue. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership that day as I was concerned that the issue would reoccur ($80.00). The service advisor called...

Transmission repair $6875.00 by Covert Ford Hutto. Purchased 08/27/2018 mileage 110047 Transmission repair of $6875.00 reporting hopefully I will be the one who achieve the threshold to get a recall for transmission. Ford is telling me I will get a 3 year warranty and free replacement if it happens again but I am spending $6875.00 hopefully this helps.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT 45-50MPH , IT STARTED TO SPUTTER, THEN THE RPMS SHOT UP AND I COULD'T ACCELERATE, LOST SPEED. MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HOME SO I TRIED TO DRIVE TO MAKE IT HOME AND NOT BE STRANDED A MILE FROM HOME. IT DID IT AGAIN, THEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT ALSO WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, IT WOULD JUST REV UP. IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERESE AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK A COUPLE TIMES. IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, I COULD GO A FEW FEET BEFORE IT WOULD JUST REV UP AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE. ITS MAKING A LOUD WINING NOISE. I HAD IT TOWED TO LEONARDTOWN FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STARTED WHINING, THEN LOST MOST OF POWER AND SHIFTED BY SELF INTO NEUTRAL GEAR ON TRANSMISSION AND CAME TO COMPLETE STOP (NOT THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE SHIFTER) AND WOULD’T DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THIS TIME. CONTACT THEN PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL VIA SHIFTER AND GAVE VEHICLE SOME GAS AND THEN PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE POSITION AND SHIFTED HARD WITH A BIG THUMP BUT THEN DROVE FOR FEW MOMENTS WHILE TURNING AT A LIGHT BUT WOULDN’T ENGAGE PAST 1st GEAR. AT THAT TIME THE WARNING LIGHT FINALLY APPEARED AND BEGAN FLASHING FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED BACK INTO NEAUTRAL GEAR AND STOPPED. AGAIN CONTACT PLACED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, GAVE SOME GAS AND PUT BACK INTO DRIVE POSITION AND AGAIN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED WITH ANOTHER THUMP INTO GEAR BUT STILL NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO REGISTER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELLINGHAM FORD LINCOLN (1820 JAMES ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225; (360) 392-7000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING UP TO ALMOST 5RPMS WHILE BREAKING... WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEAR.. PULLED IN TO GET GAS.. WENT TO BACK UP WITH REVERSE.. THEN SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE .. AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE... PUSHED THE SHIFTER TO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVER AND CAR WAS STILL DRIVING IN RESERVE...PUSHED BACK INTO PARK ... SWITCHED SEATS WITH MY HUSBAND ... HE GOT INTO DRIVER SEAT AND THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK.. BUT WAS NOT REGISTERING ON DASH BOARD.. ACCORDING TO THE DASHBOARD IT WAS IN REVERSE ... HUSBAND REVERSED THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT .. HE KEPT TRYING TO PULL THE SHIFTER TO GO INTO DRIVE... BUT IT WAS LOCKED ON PARK... SO HE MANUALLY WENT IN TO SHIFT THE GEARS AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER MANUALLY ... BUT IT STILL WAS NOT RECOGNIZING IT...

IT FIRST STARTED WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND THE GEARS SHIFTED ON THEIR OWN KIND OF FELT LIKE IT JUST CLICKED INTO PLACE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS FEELING FINE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 45 MPH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY RPMS SHOT FROM A 2.5/3 TO A 7RPM RIGHT BACK DOWN TO A 1RPM AND THIS TOOK ME IMMEDIATELY DOWN TO 26MPH THIS TOTALLY FREAKED ME OUT AS I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE AND WAS ON A BUSY ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON.... I WAS NOT IN A SAFE SPOT SO I DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A ROAD OFF THE MAIN ROAD WHEN I DID THIS THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE. I SAT THERE HOPING NO ONE HIT ME TURNED...

PURCHASED A NEW 2015 ESCAPE HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALER MULTI TIMES FOR TURBO REPLACEMENT AND THE HEADS REPLACED. WAS SMELLING COOLANT IN THE CAR TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALER FOR REPAIR. THAT WAS OVER 7 WEEKS AGO. FORDS WILL NOT APPROVE THE REPAIR THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. I HAVE A ACTIVE POWERTRAIN AND FORD ESP WARRANTY.

TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. ALSO DOES NOT SHIFT THROUGH THE SPEEDS AND THE RPM REACHES 5000. SHIFTING IS UNPREDICTABLE AND VERY GLITCHY. DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS BECAUSE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. REVERSE TO FORWARD DIRECTION IS UNPREDICTABLE. WORSE IN COLD CONDITIONS. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. CONDITION HAS WORSENED AND NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 64,000 KM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERRAMONTE FORD (999 SERRAMONTE BOULEVARD, COLMA, CA, 94014, (690)-763-2400) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING HAD DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HIS DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER DETACHED AND FAILED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERRAMONTE FORD (999 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014, (650) 763-2400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES FREQUENT HARD SHIFTING. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE, THE ENGINE REVS SPIKE, AND THEN THE CAR JUMPS INTO GEAR WITH A VERY HARD THUD. BY 61,000 MILES, THIS PROBLEM WENT FROM A ONCE-DAILY OCCURRENCE TO A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. IT'S TYPICALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS (20~40MPH) AND DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEED - NOT ACCELERATING. UPDATE FROM NOV 9, 2020: AT 65,000 MILES, I TOOK THIS INTO MY FORD DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. THEY REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD (REMOVE THE OVERFLOW PLUG AND OIL SLOWLY DRIPS OUT) AND THAT THE FLUID WAS DIRTY. THEY REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO MANUAL MODE AND SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENESEE VALLEY FORD, LLC (1675 INTERSTATE DR, AVON, NY 14414; (585) 226-2600) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON FORD ESCAPE TRANSMISSIONS. MY 15 FORD ESCAPE HAS ONLY 77,000 AND WITH NO WORRYING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE REPAIR FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ISN'T CHEAP. AFTER ASKING AROUND I FOUND OUT THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH FORD ESCAPES HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT NORMALLY WITH LOW MILEAGE. I WAS PLANNING ON KEEPING MY ESCAPE FOR YEARS TO COME BUT INSTEAD DUE TO THE HIGH REPAIR COST I'M HAVING TO TRADE. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD! I JUST HOPE FOR FUTURE OR CURRENT FORD ESCAPE OWNERS THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. WHEN IT'S JUST ONE VEHICLE YOU THINK MISFORTUNE BUT MULTIPLE VEHICLES MAKES IT A PROBLEM! THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION BEFORE IT WENT OUT, BUT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY.

HARD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND. FORD TSB CLAIMS THIS HAPPENS WHEN COLD. BUT FOR ME IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

SHIFT SELECTOR CABLE BUSHING IS BROKEN. THIS ALLOWS THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHILE THE SHIFTER IS IN PARK. THE CAR WILL ROLL AWAY IF EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT SET. THE OPPOSITE IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE IN DRIVE BUT LOOKS LIKE IT IS IN PARK. CAR COULD DRIVE OFF.

I HAVE A 2015 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS LESS THEN 51,000 MILES. FORD'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YRS OR 60,000 MILES AND ITS CURRENTLY ONLY 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALL OIL CHANGES WERE COMPLETED AT FIRESTONE AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE AS RECOMMENDED. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. THE RPM'S JUMPED TO AROUND 5,000 AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO QUICKLY EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITH MY HAZARDS ON WHILE TRYING TO AVOID THE SEMI TRAVELING BEHIND ME FROM CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 10MPH AND COME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, BUT AROUND 15MPH, THE RPM'S JUMPED ONCE AGAIN AND I LOST ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET AND PUT...

I HAVE A 2015 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS LESS THEN 51,000 MILES. FORD'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 5 YRS OR 60,000 MILES AND ITS CURRENTLY ONLY 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALL OIL CHANGES WERE COMPLETED AT FIRESTONE AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE AS RECOMMENDED. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. THE RPM'S JUMPED TO AROUND 5,000 AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO QUICKLY EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITH MY HAZARDS ON WHILE TRYING TO AVOID THE SEMI TRAVELING BEHIND ME FROM CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 10MPH AND COME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, BUT AROUND 15MPH, THE RPM'S JUMPED ONCE AGAIN AND I LOST ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET AND PUT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

AT 127,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH US EVEN THOUGH WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

STOPPED AT SECURITY GATE, PASSENGER GOT OUT AND OPENED THE GATE. I DROVE THROUGH THE GATE, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP 10 FEET TO LET THE PASSENGER GET IN AFTER CLOSING AND LOCKING GATE. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND EXPECTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT STILL BACKED UP. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN REVERSE AGAIN AND BACK TO DRIVE AND IT STILL BACKED UP. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR AND IT STILLED ROLLED FORWARD ON THE SLIGHT DOWN HILL. HAD TO USE THE HAND BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. TURNED OFF KEY. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND EVERY TIME THE ALARM SAID CAR WAS IN REVERSE. WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ON THE BACK UP LIGHTS AND BACK UP ASSIST SCREEN CAME ON. LOADED VEHICLE UP ON FLAT BED TRAILER AND TOWED IT HOME. CALLED FORD DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING...

I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL! I COULD NOT GET THE SHIFTER TO MOVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE.. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE WHILE RUNNING AN ERRAND AND TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT MOVE AT ALL WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE. THE INDICATOR LIGHT STATED THE VEHICLE [XXX] IN NEUTRAL. A RELATIVE WAS ABLE TO POP THE BUSHING BACK IN FOR A TEMPORARY FIX. THE BUSHING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,479. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR