Transmission failed on my 2016. it's not even 5 years old. no warning of issues. my vehicle is regularly has oil changes. it just stop on me and would move forward.
Ford escape 2016, while driving on the street my car started smoking from the hood i stopped immediately checked for water, coolant water was empty so i filled water and i took to the mechanic shop they said its coolant reservoir
My 2016 ford escape broke down on the morning of friday, january 24th. no warning, no prior issues occurred. it was a complete shock. the warning light, 'transmission fault service now,' came on only when the car broke down. not only was it scary, but it was extremely dangerous. as a result, we had to tow the car to the anderson ford dealership (anderson, sc) where we purchased the car. unfortunately, the car's warranty had just expired. my car has 62.5k miles. the local dealership was of no help. even contacting the ford corporation brought very little if any relief. there's no doubt in my mind that this is a faulty part. i've not seen a recall, but i have noticed many similar issues have been posted. please help!
I've had this car for less than 3 years and have been on time with every single normal upkeep and maintenance service. i bought this car because i thought it would be reliable after i had my daughter. it currently has 86,850 miles on it, and while driving home from work, thankfully on back roads, i felt the car shudder when i tried to accelerate, the gears slipped several times, and the engine would alternate between revving when i was barely touching the gas, to not going anywhere at all when i had the pedal to the floor. i had to have it towed and was told that it had major transmission issues. my mechanic tried a flush, which had it working long enough for me to get 5 miles down the road, where it completely quit accelerating after i stopped at a stop sign. this car is in impeccable shape otherwise, has less than 90k miles on it, and is less than 3 years old. there is absolutely no reason it should be needing a completely new transmission.
Failure of the shift interlock cable. car will not go into park or reverse. vehicle was at a hospital parking lot and my wife thought it was in park removed the keys from the ignition, exited vehicle and the vehicle rolled backwards into the parking lot traffic. she immediately jump back in the car and applied the foot break, placed the emergency brake on and turned on flashers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. the contact stated that while parked, the shifter cable bushing fractured without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was repaired and the shifter cable bushing was replaced. upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). the manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 74,000.
I've had this car for a little over 3 years and have been on time with every single normal upkeep and maintenance service. it currently has 87,000 miles on it, and while driving home from work, i felt the car shudder when i tried to accelerate, the gears slipped several times, and the engine would alternate between revving when i was barely touching the gas, to not going anywhere at all when i had the pedal to the floor. i had to have it towed and was told that it had major transmission issues. mechanic said that there was a gasket that failed and caused a transmission leak. and thanks to the design transmission fluid is not something that i can check myself.
Car began to show hesitation when accelerating on highway onramp. the next day, transmission disengaged while at a drive through. car would not move at all. i then shifted into park and back into drive. car violently jumped and then began to crawl. was able to slowly move in an attempt to get it home. transmission again disengaged while driving causing rpm to shoot up. was able to push to parking lot and get it towed to local ford dealership. i have seen many reports online of this same activity and care is less than 4 years old. most owners have just passed the 60k mileage mark that the powertrain warranty covers. ridiculous - ford has already had recalls for other year models of the escape and for other vehicles in the same year for this same issue. the 2016 escape needs to be included in these transmission recalls!
I've owned the car for a little over 3 years. the other day i was at a stop sign and when i went to accelerate my car would move. the rpm went up but no movement. finally in slammed into gear so i could move and park. up until this day i had no issues that would make me suspect that my transmission was going bad. so i had it towed to the dealership and was told that i definitely needed a new transmission. when my husband spoke to the man he asked if it was common in that vehicle for the transmission not to last. the man told him yes that it is a faulty design on fords part and that they actually have another one at there shop for the same.problem. i am by no means hard in my vehicle and i dont feel that transmission problems should be something to worry about in a vehicle that is 3 years old.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. while driving approximately 40 mph and attempting to accelerate, the rpms would increase; however, the vehicle did not respond properly. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed that the transmission warning indicator was illuminated. the vehicle was towed to champion ford edinboro (located at 11941 edinboro rd, edinboro, pa 16412, 888-787-8756) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not covered under warranty due to the mileage. the approximate failure mileage was 74,887. *dt vin provided has no displayable records in carfax. *jb
While driving in highway, car began to increase acceleration suddenly and began to lose speed. transmission could not engage and vehicle would not move. stranded in highway. car was towed to ford dealer. mileage was 61,700 and ford refused cover under 60k powertrain warranty. transmission was rebuilt by dealer at a cost of $3,400.
At 84,000 miles, my car started jerking and hesitating as it was trying to go into 2nd and third gear...then the reverse wouldn't work at all. thankfully, i was almost home when this happened, as the car became undrivable. i would hit the gas and it wouldn't go anywhere....i have it at a repair shop and was told this is common issue with ford escapes and they are surprised that ford hasn't issued a recall. i have to replace the entire transmission at the cost of $5,500. i am not covered as the powertrain is only covered up until 60,000 miles. i am so disgusted that this is a common problem and i have to pay so much money. i am a single mother and this is not something i can afford, but i have to choice but to go into debt.
Torque converter bearing and seal leaking a quart of transmission fluid a day. replaced due to faulty seal and bearing. its' only a 2016. the seal/bearing/torque converter should not be already breaking down in 3 years.
Car got stuck in reverse when trying to put into park in a parking lot. found out the bushing on the shifter cable went bad. with further research up to 2014's are already being recalled. i found that you can only buy the full cable kit and not just the bushing. sounds like a lot of people are having this problem which seems pretty dangerous not to be able to put your cars into different gears.
Transmission failure at only 90k miles for a vehicle that was built in 2016 is absolutely crazy! the vehicle will not shift into gear and when it does it struggles to move under its own weight. the vehicle was at a stop when it jolted really hard. it felt like someone hit me from the back. after that jolt the car was making some grinding noises. we barely made it to a parking lot as the car was struggling to move in a busy street.
Car became stuck in park due to a failure of a rubber bushing that secures the transmission shift cable to the transmission. this occurred to when i was driving out of my drive way, i stopped to close the driveway gate and the car would not shift into drive. car was stuck in park, tow truck fee, ford diagnostic fee was over $300 dollars for a $7 dollar rubber bushing. this car is not safe and should be recalled due to the potential roll away if the transmission is still in gear when bushing fails.
I bought it around aug 1, 2019 with about 30,000 mi. less 2 months after i bought it, it started intermittently going to limp mode, where i can't accelerate past ~1500 rpms. restarting the car usually makes it go back to normal. though sometimes i have to restart the car several times, which sometimes triggers the check engine light, and/or turn it off and wait a couple min to make it go away. if i restart the car, and it immediately goes back to limp mode, i can hear/see the rpms go abnormally high for sec then go back down. when in limp mode, the traction control warning light, airbnb warning light, "hill start assist not available" message, and "engine fault service now" message come on. it usually goes into limp mode at low speeds in stop and go traffic when i'm stopping and sometimes when accelerating, especially on hills. though it came once on the interstate when i was just slight braking going from ~ 70 mph to 65 mph, requiring me to dangerously pull over onto the shoulder of the interstate at night. i took it to the toothman ford dealer in grafton, wv where i bought the car, and they the found code p2107 about the throttle actuator. they told me that the throttle body needs replaced. i had that done 2 times with 2 different throttle bodies but that didn't fix it. i took it to another ford dealer for a 2nd opinion while it was in limp mode, and they found a code about a problem with the throttle body circuitry/wiring, but they checked all the wiring and couldn't find anything wrong. also, once when i did a cold start after my car was parked in the rain all day, the car went straight into limp mode as soon as i turned it on.also, one time in limp mode i smelled gas burning. i took it to an independent shop to diagnose the odor and was told the gas wasn't getting to all the cylinders. restarting the car temporarily made the problems go away these times too.
Car says it's in reverse but shifter is in park. car won't start.
My escape has exactly 88,000 miles in it . i was driving home from work and my transmission started slipping. i was driving 50 mph and then it dropped to 10mph jerking me hard. then it reved up on its own and started going like 60 mph. i was at a stop light with my foot on the brake and it was going in reverse there was no previous indication that anything was wrong i cannot believe i wasn't in an accident or caused one. the jerking of the car was so hard i was afraid the air bags would deploy. my three year old ford is receiving a new transmission that is not covered.
Driving at 55mph on a highway, car sputtered a few times then slowed to zero, would not respond to gas pedal. thankfully i was able to get to the side of the road. had car towed to garage and just got word that the transmission has to be replaced... in my 3 year old car with 70000 miles. ford says too bad out of warranty.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. when the contact shifted the vehicle into park, it continued to move either backwards or forwards without warning. the contact had to apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to homer skelton ford (6950 hanna cove, olive branch, ms 38654, (800) 490-7699) where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter cable bush failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate. the contact stated that the transmission gear malfunction warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to mark lerose ford (located at 2764 state st, gassaway, wv 26624, (304) 364-5132) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 155,000.
I was driving on my way to pick child up from daycare and car would not move even when giving gas. it felt as if it wouldn't shift. i took it to car dealership and they are saying that my transmission is going out. this car was bought brand new and as only 60,000 miles if that and now they are telling me my transmission is out and it will cost me $9,500 to $6,000 i find it funny that they called a recall on focus from that year on issues with transmission and now mine is out and some how it is my fault. if i would have know there was onging problem i wouldn't have bought the car i don't have that kind of money that why i bought new thought i would be getting dependable care for me drive my child around in. this happen in toledo, ohio while driving i had to have care towed to car lot where is currently sitting because i can not afford to fix something that ford knows it has issue with. i don't have problem with paying for something that is my fault but this is not it especially since i keep seeing and hearing that people are having issue with ford escapes and other ford products.
I'm not sure but i feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. i bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now i'm being told that i either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. i am concern because i have a child and i am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving on the streets of toledo. i am on fix income this why i bought what i thought was a reliable new car, i don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. i hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure but i feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. i bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now i'm being told that i either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. i am concern because i have a child and i am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving on the streets of toledo. i am on fix income this why i bought what i thought was a reliable new car, i don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. i hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure but i feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. i bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now i'm being told that i either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. i am concern because i have a child and i am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving. i am on fix income this why i bought what i thought was a reliable new car, i don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. i hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated. i do not feel like some should have to die before this issue is addressed and corrected.
I'm not sure but i feel like there might be an issue with my ford escape transmission. i bought the car in not even 2 years ago and now i'm being told that i either need new transmission or to have mine rebuilt and this doesn't seem right'.how is that a car that is barley 3 years old, and bought brand new needs a whole new transmission. i am concern because i have a child and i am currently pregnant and my car is slipping in out of gear while driving. i am on fix income this why i bought what i thought was a reliable new car, i don't have the money to correct ford's mistake. i hope this mater can be looked into any help would be greatly appreciated. i do not feel like some should have to die before this issue is addressed and corrected.
The car shuts off while driving at any speed. it has done this at highway speed and slower. cannot pull out into traffic for fear of the engine will shut off without warning.
While driving the car, there was a sudden loss of control over gear selection. regardless of shift level position, "d" or "s", gears will not shift above 1st gear, forcing speed to decelerate to only about 10 mph. parking position became inoperative as well, and the car continued to move forward while in "p". no alarms or warning lights appeared. the car was not able to climb an incline, meaning that even 1st gear is not really engaged. the problem sounds like a similar problem to a recall issued for 2013 and 2014 escape model years, when the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission detaches. we are still waiting for a diagnosis from the dealer.
I just bought this 2016 ford escape in october, 2018. it made it until mar. 2019. no warning light, nothing. it has 78,000 miles and the transmission blew. they are telling me at the jensen ford dealership that it will cost 6,508.00 due to all that is wrong with the transmission. when it gets hot it leaks transmission fluid badly. it took only 2 days and no warning and it blew. now i can't pay for it, ford will not pay for it and i believe they should.
A recent incident with my vehicle, a 2016 ford escape se awd, has left me unhappy and disappointed in ford motor company. since i started driving in 1984 i have always bought and owned a ford product. i have had no reason to question the quality of ford products until now. the escape had to be towed into the nearest ford dealership, champion ford ' edinboro, pa. upon inspection of my vehicle the service manager indicated an inner seal within the transmission had failed. this resulted in transmission fluid entering all areas of the transmission an essential ruining the unit. the services manager's recommendation was replacement of the transmission. this was done with the purchase of a new transmission and the vehicle was returned to me on february 27, 2019. my first disappointment was the transmission of a 2016 escape failing in little over three years since purchase (october 2015). the second disappoint was the failure of the transmission just after the warranty expired. my escape had a 5-year/60,000-mile warranty on the powertrain. at the time of the failure i had driven my escape 72,000 miles. therefore, i was left with a $6232.67 repair bill on a vehicle i had hope to last me seven to ten years. at this point i will need to keep this vehicle another two or three years. when i do begin looking for another new car, i now believe i need to start looking at our manufacturer products. i would like to believe ford motor company would honor their products better that i have seen in this experience. if the company does step up and provide some re-compensation for my difficulties, i would be willing to re-think my loyalties to this brand. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tt
Used 2016 ford escape bought in 2016 with 85000 while driving just stop moving. gears were moving but no movement in the vehicle. after diagnosis at the dealer it was diagnosed as a transmission fault. with only 85000 miles and about 3 years old, transmission went out, i don't believe that's normal or a semi new vehicle, i believe ford vehicles are been built with faulty transmissions that don't last long.
Transmission makes wining noise rear brakes go at40000 thou wheel bearings go at 55000 miles trans jerks when you shift
When bought car heard humming sound at higher speeds. looked it up and a lot of same reports online but mixed causes. but now the power train components have to be replaced before it breaks completely. i can feel the vibration with my feet on the floorboard. now it's really loud and i've only had it 5 months. if i continue to drive without fixing the car itself will fail. potentially causing an accident. i still have 13000 plus to pay on a defective vehicle. not including the phenomenal cost to replace. the defective parts. can provide estimateds for repair. not even sure it's worth keeping. there will be a cras if i don't fix it or continue to drive.
Driving on the highway car just shuts down with engine fault car stopped responding making it a real safety issue. i see this has a closed recall already but i don't think they have included all the cars affected.
Transmission fault error message went on twice over the course of 10 days. then we were driving on the highway and the same message kept going off with an alarm. it wouldn't go off and the car was running rough. we brought the car in to our ford dealer and was told the transmission module was bad and the cost @1k. the car is only 2 years old and this seems to us to be a manufacturer defect. we have had 5 other ford vehicles and drove them all to 200k miles without having to replace this transmission module. we believe this should be a recall. has to be a defective part.
Rear end knocking sound after and during backing up, also during low speed. the electronic radio, sync3, audio screen will not turn on in mildly cold temperatures (20f degrees).
I was waiting for the red light in the road. after the light turned green, i stepped on the gas pedal, however, the car didn't move at all. it stopped there. i had to restart the car to make it move again. it happened on 2017 sep, 11/29/2017 and 11/30/2017. three times already.
Safety hazard and serious life threatening situation exists when this problem occurs on the highway and especially in front of a semi tractor trailer truck doing the speed limit. numerous times, (12 times between 14,000 and 15,363 miles) the 2016 ford escape has had complete power loss during acceleration causing vehicle to abruptly begin shaking, lose power, lose steering, lose braking and immediately shudder to a stop. service engine light comes on, message reads: engine fault service now. (see attached photo) engine remains running. if one tries to continue driving the vehicle stumble and won't shift from low gear without a very hard torquing sound. this ford escape broke down in front of a ford dealer and the code read by this dealers computer is p0322-pcm. according to an internet search the p0322 code definition: if the pcm (powertrain control module) detects an erratic, interrupted, or otherwise unexpected input signal from the distributor or the crankshaft position sensor, it will store the p0322 code, and the check engine light will be turned on. on this vehicle the code is only active when the fault occurs, and the engine is running. the codes do not store in memory. ignition can be shut off, the warning message disappears and many times the car is able to be driven again for miles before reoccurring. the leasing dealer states they have a process to follow in order to fix the problem. they have to replicate the problem or they do nothing. using my printout from another dealer with the code is meaningless to them, even though they know the source of the problem and that the condition is life threatening. they say that if i feel the condition is life threatening then do not drive the car. a formal case has been opened with ford customer assistance, however they only notify the service manager that there is a problem, which he already knows.
3 days in a row, 4/1 - 4/3, i would engage the gear shift and the wheels would not move. would not move in reverse or drive. after a few minutes, the transmission would wake up and drive normally.
When shifting from either reverse to drive backing onto a busy state road just over a hill, or drive to reverse the car shutters and struggles to power forward or backwards. as well as the radio buttons do not work 80 percent of the time, you have to use the steering wheel controls to operate the radio. horrible we bought the escape new with 127 miles on it and still to this day haven't gotten a recall about any issues other than the airbag issue. our 36 thousand mile warranty is almost up and don't want to get slammed with a bill for transmission 200 miles after the warranty is up.
Sometimes when the vehicle is shifting it hesitates and other times it shifts hard like it feels like it's gonna break i guess you can say it clunks or jerk's you in your seat a bit i just bought this vehicle on 2/20/17 today is 2/26/17 my wife was driving when the vehicle kinda threw her back when the vehicle was shifting threw the gears this vehicle is a certified pre owned this happens in town or on the interstate i will be contacting my dealership on 2/27/17 to let them no what is going on
While driving around 40mph, vehicle cut off and displayed a message: transmission not in park. after pulling over and restarting vehicle, the volume on radio moved up and down on its own while transmission in the parked position. later that day vehicle cut off within 30 seconds of using remote starter. dealer unable to duplicate problem or find any diagnostic codes. *tr
While driving the ford escape on a main road today the vehicle suddenly started to idle very rough, the orange wrench light came on and i could not accelerate. the car decelerated rapidly as i was going up a slight hill. i was able to coast into a parking lot, where i shut the car off for several minutes, then turned it back on and proceeded home. i have called the ford dealership to bring the car in for service. *tr
Was driving vehicle at 35 mph then engine died, service engine now light came on, message center said contact dealer. restarted after put in park. checked for codes with generic scan tool, obd2 code p2112 in memory. contacted dealer purchased from for service. was told no codes, but battery had been disconnected, clock was reset and all radio presets erased and bluetooth erased.
We went on vacation in our new escape and the transmission started to slip surge and other things that came close to causing 2 accidents. something should be done about ford being allowed to put out faulty transmissions for years. my transmission had to be rebuild with only being a few months old. something should be done about this.
On may 6, 2016 we purchased a 2016 ford escape titanium 2.0 awd. on 6/22/16 i brought the vehicle in for service due to a shuddering when the car is shifted from reverse to drive and gas is applied. the service department of seymour ford of jackson , mi, who have been very helpful, performed a reprogram of the pcm. on 8/15/16 i brought the vehicle in with the same shuddering complaint. seymour phoned the ford hot line to ascertain if there were any additional recalls. seymour was advised by ford to compare like vehicles on their lot. they tested a 2015 and 2017 escape "both had same issue" . i was informed by the service department to be sure to keep my foot on the brake when shifting from reverse to drive and wait for the gear to engage than accelerate. i found under complaints.com other owners throughout the us who have made the same complaint. one has even had ford acknowledge there is a problem and they are working on it. i informed the service department that i understand they did not build the car; however, if this continues to occur i would be back. they informed me they were there for me. that said it appears either ford is not telling their dealers there is a problem and or they are telling their dealers to stonewall. either way ford should at least make it known to the dealers and the owners of the vehicles that there is a problem and they are working on a solution. we paid good money for the car and we are retired on a fixed income, although we are under warranty, i do not want to be constantly going to the service department to have the car looked at with the same results. thank you for your consideration in this matter. *tr
Transmission started acting funny around 5 months after getting my escape. i would put it in reverse and it would jerk or not go into gear a few seconds. then it started shuddering when i would drive it. at first maybe a few times a day. yesterday it started shuddering and jerking all day. at one point i thought something had hit me or i had hit something as my car literally went forward and a loud clunk was heard from behind. scared both me and my passenger as it felt like i had hit something. i am really scared to drive this thing because i never know when it will start jerking, shudder, etc. i had an se 2013 and had no trouble with the trans but it was not a titanium model, which i believe is the problem. i am afraid to pull out of our drive today when i leave for work as it is very busy and i don't know if it is going to stall, shudder, jerk, whatever. ford needs to do a recall on their escapes at least the titanium models. they have all the computer stuff on those and although mine is not a top of the line titanium, it is still a titanium. i can't get this car in until next monday a full week away. the dealership (taylor ford) said his service department is full of transmission problems. doesn't that tell you something??
While driving at highway speed, the car shuttered and flashed warning lights, the power was decreased, then shuttered again after i pulled over and turned it off
We have a new 2016 ford escape. after about 1,000 miles noticed a shuddering of the transmission when shifting. it happens when we shift from park to drive, park to reverse, or reverse to drive. took to ford service station at about 3500 miles as it became a real concern. tech could not find problem. checked social media to see if others were having same problem with transmission. there are numerous complaints regarding this transmission issue. we will continue to take the escape back to ford as it appears to be a complaint of many 2016 ford escape drivers with these vehicles. the transmission could fail at any time while driving this vehicle. ford needs to be made accountable as they continue to sell these vehicles knowing this problem exists.