2008 Ford Escape: complete transmission failure

Filed May 9, 2024 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · NM

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to shift into drive(D), the contact had to shift into 2nd gear prior to shifting into drive(D) to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel was sized and became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2022 · Acceleration, Brakes · TX

Having issue with throttle body and or controller. Break takes time to respond and is stiff. When on an incline road, the car rolls backwards before accelerating forward. The rolled back at stop signs on inclined roads and inclined parking lots. The car shows no warming lights. The car has issues accelerating and decelerating. The car has rolled back while another car was behind it. The car at some instances has come to almost a halt while driving at 70 mph on the highway. While displaying no warming signals. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? This type of issue has been confirmed by the dealership and has been recalled for some ford escapes but not all. The car has been inspected by a technician. The transmission has been rebuild but that did not work so a new transmission was placed inside yet this did not resolve anything. The car has been having these issues for some years.

Filed Oct 27, 2020 · Steering, Transmission · 135,000 miles · OH

Power steering just went out, was working just fine then just all of a sudden quit working. Driving went to turn and all of a sudden it was just extremely hard to turn almost wrecked. Prior to this I was driving and turned went to accelerate and the car wouldn't go I had to pull off the side of the road and call a tow truck, the shop said the transmission went out. But no issues before this, just went out all of a sudden like the power steering now.

Filed Apr 17, 2020 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a friend's home where upon inspection, the contact determined that the failure was linked to a transmission cable failure. The contact then linked the transmission failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v606000 (power train). The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Nov 12, 2019 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · MI

I was driving home from work at night and my 2008 ford escape started to lose power. It then just stopped and wouldn't shift. The engine would rev really high, but the transmission wouldn't shift. I was stuck in the middle of highway traffic which made it unsafe. I turned my vehicle off for about five minutes and then turned it back on, it started to shift really slow which I believe was the limp mode. It was towed to a repair shop, the mechanic stated it was a vacuum link and replaced the part. I went back to amp repair shop in clinton township, mi to pick up my vehicle, as I was driving home, it did the same thing with the engine revving high and the transmission not shifting in the middle of gratiot ave, a main street in clinton township. I had it towed to USA transmission in maduson heights, mi. The mechanic diagnosed and told me it was in fact the cd4e transmission and stated they rebuilt a lot of these. He also said the internal parts were worn out because there were a lot of metal shavings in the tranny pan. He stated the cost to rebuild my transmission will be $3075. I dont understand why this transmission has not been recalled. My ford escape has only 120,000 miles on it. It should have lasted longer. I want ford to admit that the cd4e transmission is defective and I would like for them to pay %100 of the repairs. The transmission went out without warning and made it unsafe, I could have been seriously injured as well as others..

Filed Nov 24, 2017 · Steering · 150,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. Two days after the transmission was replaced by an independent mechanic, the steering wheel inadvertently became difficult to maneuver while driving various speeds. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ewald's venus ford (2727 e layton ave, cudahy, wi 53110 (414) 481-8500), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed May 6, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 89,699 miles · MO

Loss of 2nd and 4th gear/ limp mode. I purchased a used 2008 ford escape with 69,980 miles. No complaints till hit 89,000 miles when all if a sudden there was no 2nd and 4th gear. I was getting ready to pull into traffic. Put foot on accelerator went to about 16mph and refused to ho faster. Rpms revved up to 4000+ the yellow wrench light came on. Once got to 20mph hard shift into gear .and did this again at 40mph except wont shift into higher gear. Was told it is in limp mode. So I did internet research on this. Said over 368 complaints just on this specific problem, specifically on the 2008 ford escape. I tried resetting the PCM. Did not fix problem. Replaced the throttle control sensor. Did not fix problem. Now that leaves the 2nd & 4th gear band assembly. I called and got 3 estimates, they ranged from$1900-$3000. Part cost $89 and a new transmission cost $1700. Replacing this part can be done without having to remove transmission and said to about 2hours. My complaint in if this is a common issue why aren't you replacing part or fixing this? There has been several investigations and still nothing! This is the first ford I purchased and will be the last! Which is a shame because I love my truck. Just can't afford to fix it. So I will park it and pray ford owns up to their faulty parts and assembly and fixes this. And I will make sure everyone I know and everyone I meet knows about how ford knowingly put in defective parts on many vehicle so they could make money fixing them. Think about it. All these ( throttle control sensor and 2nd & 4th gear band ) go bad at 89,000 mile.

Filed Apr 13, 2017 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While accelerating from a red light, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Filed Feb 23, 2016 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · MD

Truck has 87,000 miles ,riding down the road tranny not shifting properly,almost causing me to hit another car when I tried to accerlate.took to shop,transmission needs to be replaced. My god you got to be kidding me.terribly designed SUV. No more fords for me.unheard of.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Transmission · 134,000 miles · IL

At approximately 134,000 miles while driving on the highway, my car suddenly drastically slowed down quickly, started revving really high and the 'wrench light' came on. This almost resulted in getting rear-ended by the car that was traveling behind me on the highway. I took the vehicle to a ford dealership for an estimate. Was told the transmission was missing 2nd and 4th gear and the transmission would need to be replaced. Was told by ford that the cost would be $4,200 to replace the transmission. The band for 2nd and 4th gear broke, sending the vehicle into limp mode (only using 1st and 3rd gear). I found this is a known issue as there are many complaints about this as well as a tsb (#tsb-12-4-8). After further research, I have discovered that this is a common issue with all ford family vehicles that have the cd4e transmission. I have owned ford vehicles for over 20 years and have never had this issue. Ford knows that this is a common issue but refuses to assist their loyal customers with a solution. While talking to a ford service technician about this, I was told that ford knows about the issue but refuses to do anything about it, leaving the customer to pay to replace something that ford knows has issues. Does it really take someone to get injured or get killed in order for something to be done about it? If feel that ford should pay to have the transmission replaced or provide a significant discount if the customer must pay for the replacement.

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds for a long time, a leak from the rear driver's side of the vehicle was noticed. In addition, the vehicle was losing power. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed to engage properly, the axels and parts to the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer out of state where axels were replaced but the failure recurred. The contact stated that after several attempts, the vehicle was able to shift gears and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer again, who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced or rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired and was inoperable. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v606000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · 86,000 miles · NY

3 years ago my radio no longer lights up, the heat & AC only works on high and inside lights don't work. Then in 2013 replaced the transmission with absolutely no warning with 86,000 miles on the vehicle now in 2015 the power steering has gone out on the vehicle and this was recalled in 2014 and I took it to the dealer and they said that they would have covered it if it was within 12 months. It was a week and half over that.