2015 Ford Escape Power Train

THE DEALERSHIP CAME AND CHANGED THE RECALLED TRANSMISSION PART ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS AT WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF I LEFT WORK TO GO HOME AND HAD ONLY DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES WHEN MY CAR RPMS WENT ABOVE 4000 AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED REALLY HARD AND DROPPED FROM 65MPH TO BARELY MOVING. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO CHANGED THE PART SINCE MY CAR HAD NOT HAD ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS. THEY COME TO WHERE I WAS AND BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR AT 4000RPM OR ABOVE FOR SEVERAL MILES AND SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS MANUALLY. ONCE THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE HE PULLED INTO A CHURCH AND HAD IT TOWED STATING I NEED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION WORK AND IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH EVEN WHEN HE PUT A COMPUTER TO IT HE SEEN THAT IT HAD NO CODES IN IT AT ALL. THIS RECALLED PART BEING CHANGED HAS LEAD TO ME HAVING NO WAY TO GO BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT THIER FAULT YET I HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL THEY TOUCHED MY CAR. AND WHY DIDN'T I HAVE A WARNING LIGHT????

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPMs revved, but the vehicle failed to respond and decelerated to 17 MPH. The contact stated that she continued driving and pulled into the nearest gas station. The message "Transmission Fault" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the transmission was shifted into drive (D) and reverse (R), the vehicle failed to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was determined that the PTU, front axles, CV axle shafts, and bearing retainer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the transmission had previously been replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds up an incline, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

MY 2015 FORD ESCAPE SE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 5 MPH. THE INTERSTATE WAS BUSY AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY 3 DIFFERENT VEHICLES SWERVING TO GO AROUND ME UNTIL I COULD FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR ESTIMATE $5000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the transmission malfunctioned causing the vehicle to jerk and lose motive power before the vehicle stalled. After restarting the vehicle, the message "Transmission Malfunction" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the local transmission mechanic who rebuilt the transmission, and the vehicle was repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

The contact's wife owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk and hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as an abnormal, grinding sound would emit from the vehicle. A yellow transmission warning light was illuminated. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer referred to contact to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was inoperable and undrivable. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the VIN had been included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) and 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages). The dealer confirmed that NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) had been completed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired since the contact had taken ownership of the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving the vehicle, it made a loud noise and went into limp mode. The transmission fault service soon light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic and a diagnostic was performed and the contact was informed the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. While the contact's fiancé was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact's fiancé stated that the vehicle was shaking, and the transmission failure warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the RPM was elevated; however, the vehicle decelerated to 5 MPH unintendedly. The contact's fiancé drove the vehicle to a parking lot and parked the vehicle. The contact arrived and connected a digital diagnostic scanner to the vehicle. The contact retrieved DTC codes P07AA (Transmission Override) and P0219 (Engine Over Speed). The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

I have 2 ford escapes, a 2015 (referenced in this complaint) and a 2016. Both have experienced catastrophic transmission failure within weeks of each other. The transmission would slip, shudder and eventually disable and indicate service is needed. This happened while traveling highway speeds and the vehicle became disabled on the highway. As it was sudden, there was not time to get it safely off of the road and presented hazards to me and other drives until a tow truck could be engaged.

My daughter borrowed my car and experienced a loud rattling noise. We had it towed to our local shop who recommended bringing it to a Ford Dealership for the issue. We had it towed there and I was informed after they looked at it that we had a cracked flex plate. It horrifies what could have happened while she was in the car. There was a check engine light on, but that was not connected to this issue apparently because I had to pay an additional cost to get that fixed. I have never heard of a cracked flex plate but when I googled it I found Ford had several recalls for it, but not attached to my VIN

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to shift into the drive, the gear shifter was shifted into the drive, but the transmission failed to shift out of the park. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The Transmission has failed and is available for inspection. I was concerned for my safety because one minute the car would move and then it was as if I lost all power and then boom it would throw it's self in gear and take off with no throttle response when you touched the pedal. No the vehicle has not been inspected by anyone listed above. There were no other problems or warnings before this took place the only time I got a warning was a day later when I went to go load the car up on the trailer to take it to my mechanic. The issue occurred on 04-25-2024.

My transmission failed on 12-22-23 not the recall that is on it already i mean completly failed just stipped working all together with no warning of a problem until 2 days later when I got it to the transmission shop 2 weeks prior my thermostat failed with no warning the transmission shop made me aware they have alot of ford escapes with failed transmissions my vehicle only had 83,794 miles at the time I have always done regular oil changes I would like to have this issue further investigated for recall issue as I have driven vehicles with over 200,000 miles and never had a transmission issue

DRIVING ALONG JUST FINE WENT PASS ANOTHER CAR ON THE ROAD. WHILE ACELARATING THE MADE A SUDDEN HARD SHIFT AND THEN STARTED TO HESSITATE. THE CAR DID THIS DOWN TOWN PHX 75 TO 25 CAUSING TO CARS BEHIND ME TO CRASH INTO EACH OTHER SO YEAH I HAVE TO SAY THAT WOULD BE A SAFTEY ISSUE. AS IT WAS DOING THIS THE CAR SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WHEN I GOT IT HOME I HOOKED IT UP TO MY AUTEL CODE READER BI DIRECTIONAL SCANNER. THERE WAS A PROPLEM WITH 1ST GEAR NOT HAVING THE CORRECT RATIO AND 6TH GEAR INVALID RATIO. THAT IS ALL IT SAID.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he noticed a burning odor. Additionally, the contact stated that while making a right turn from a complete stop, he depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated while driving several days later, the vehicle made an abnormal winding and knocking sound. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle at the residence and determined that the abnormal sound was due to the torque converter not receiving enough fluid from the transmission pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving. The contact stated that while accelerating from a Four-Way Stop, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to push the vehicle to the side of the road with the assistance of bystanders. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle, and he was able to drive to the nearby independent mechanic. The mechanic referred the contact to a Ford dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with internal transmission failure, which caused the low transmission fluid pressure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 87,265.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound, and the gear shifter was difficult to operate. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to reach out to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 120,503.

My transmission have gone out because the manufacturer got the parts in to late!

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while making a right turn at approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle with the RPM’s revving. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact stated that she pulled over and turned the vehicle off and upon restarting the vehicle, the RPM’s increased, but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the dealer informed her that the transmission was sealed, and the fluid levels could not be checked. The manufacturer was contacted and transferred the call to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic signal, the vehicle started to vibrate and made an abnormal sound from under the floorboards. The contact shut off and restarted the vehicle and was able to drive to his destination. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact later drove the vehicle to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission flex plate had cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

Transmission has had issues since purchasing the vehicle 5 years ago. Upon acceleration, car jerks forward. Transmission recall for bushing came out in January 2023. In April, my car got stuck in reverse and would not change gears due to the recalled transmission part. In May, my transmission went bad while driving, and I could not change gears or accelerate speeds due to a faulty transmission. I believe that the recall is associated with my mechanical failure of my transmission.

I received Safety Recall Notice 22S43/ NHTSA Recall 22V413 from Ford in October 2022. I called my local Ford Dealer West Hills Ford in Bremerton WA to schedule the recall service soon after. They told me they were too busy to do the service, and said they would call back. They never did. Today, my car will not shift out of park and I was in a busy parking lot. Once turned off, it will not start again. I called West Hills Ford to schedule the service today and was told they don't have the part and can't do the recall service.

coolant leaking not the water pump or thermosat or heater hose it is coolant intrusion on cylinder 1 and 3

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the "Service Transmission" warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle started to rev at a high RPM without the contact depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the engine was revving abnormally loud, and the vehicle continued to lose motive power. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the dealer attempted to diagnose the vehicle however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,031.