Abs failure. The car brakes may at times lock-up without notice. Transmission failure: the transmission acts as if it's in neutral when in both forward gear or reverse. Transmission appears to be in good repair but this issue persist. This issue appears to occur from a beginning acceleration such as putting car in reverse and accelerating or putting car in drive and accelerating. This also happens when you may be stopped at a traffic light and attempt to proceed only to have the car act as if it's in neutral. This slipping in and out of gear issue seems to only happen from a take off speed.
2006 Ford Escape: transmission slipping
5 of the 464 complaints about the 2006 Ford Escape describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 91,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Transmission slipping by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH in overdrive, the transmission slipped. The contact was able to remove the transmission from overdrive and proceed in drive normally. The failure recurred when the vehicle wa engaged in drive or overdrive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that the transmission would require extensive repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100000.
Have a 2006 ford escape with 80,000 miles. Driving to work one morning and took off from stopped position and heard a noise under vehicle. The over drive off light started flashing. A few miles down the road the transmission started slipping and then went completely out. I have read several other complaints on the same issue and feel that ford should recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. The contact stated when driving approximately 35 MPH, the transmission slipped excessively and then failed to operate. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where they advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,037.
2006 ford escape transmission slipping,we have had no problem with the transmission up till today,and it just went.the overdrive light started to flash..them we last overdrive..then drive 2..and so on.all thing I have read on line we are not the only ones and I do feel there is a problem with there transmission..for it just to go out of the blue and not just on our but on all the ones I read about..with no warning at all.we have kids and we travel and if this would have happened when we were not near home,I would be stuck on the side of the road with a 2year old and not happy.I do feel someone should look in to this cause there are a lot of people paying very high repair bills to fix these,and some of these bill are like 3to 4 thous dollars.so please look in to this and help out the little guys and see if this is a quality problem and if they should be covered by the ford motor company. Thanks
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.
- Risk
- If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S28.
Recall number 15V606000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Ford Escape slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 2006 Ford Escape?
5 of 464 owner complaints about the 2006 Ford Escape (1%) mention transmission slipping. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Ford Escape?
There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Ford Escape
Stalling 40ABS 37Engine failure 19Check engine light 14Brake failure 13Harsh shifting 10Transmission failure 10Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 9Adaptive cruise 8Grinding brakes 8Jerking 8Airbag light 7Wipers 7No deployment 6Knocking 6Sudden acceleration 5
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