The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started jerking, lunging, and was continuously shifting in and out of gears. The contact stated that the instrument panel displayed that the vehicle was shifting from one gear to another independently. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. 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 failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
2014 Ford Escape transmission complaints
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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60-65 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into a nearby parking lot and turned off the vehicle for approximately 20 minutes. The contact's husband met her in the parking lot and drove the vehicle to the residence. Additionally, the contact stated upon attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle started reversing independently. The contact turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that the upon restarting the vehicle, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle would not move. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the transmission fluid and the engine oil. However, upon test driving the vehicle, the independent mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle was not drivable. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (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 manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to downshift independently and stalled. The "Transmission Fault; Service Now" message was displayed. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, shifted to drive and was able to continue driving; however, the failure recurred. The contact was able to drive to the parking area. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed. The dealer also informed the contact that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The stated that after shifting into reverse or drive, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to shift gear, the contact was unable to move the gear shifter. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was jump started and driven to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure with the cable shifter bushing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number 22V413000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving approximately 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond with a whooshing sound coming from the transmission. The contact stated that the check transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact's husband drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission had suffered multiple failures and determined that all transmission sensors, solenoids, and other parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting to the reverse, the vehicle failed to move backward. After restarting the vehicle, the failure was still present. The shifter was then shifted to the drive however, the vehicle failed to move forward. The local dealer was contacted and informed that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part needed to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 104,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start-up. The contact also stated there was an unusual smell coming from the vehicle, and the gears were jumping. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed a failure with the ECM, PCM, and battery drainage failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the gear jumping failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) for which the VIN was included. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V813000 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,900.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while parking the vehicle in the garage, the vehicle unintended accelerated causing the vehicle to damage the garage wall, garage freezer, and into the next room which was a bedroom. The vehicle was taken to a collision center for repairs. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that there were no recalls and the vehicle did not have an extended warranty. The failure mileage was 55,465. The consumer stated the vehicle is not repaired as of yet, presently waiting for the parts.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that prior to receiving the recall notification the transmission had been previously replaced after exploding at a drive-thru. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled away after the failure and she lost all control of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the transmission was replaced under warranty. The dealer had been notified of the issue and confirmed that parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The manufacturer had been notified of the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Car rolled backwards down driveway dragging driver, car was in park and keys were out of ignition. I have the entire incident on video, it was recorded by a security camera.
I've brought my car in to the 4 dealership in Detroit Lakes and they charge me a 150 bucks to tell me that there's nothing wrong with my rear rear camera but it goes in-and-out and then like the a warning will come on and say that the transmission is in park when it when it's clearly in reverse but then the rear view camera goes out and then it will just come back but ford says it's nothing you know and I can't even update my car or my Ford's sync mytouch whatever cause they tell me it might mess up the whole car.
Vehicle tends to self accelerate and lunge forward after coming to a complete stop and shifts are very delayed. Car will not shift to the next gear if you don't let off on the accelerator pedal for a moment.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting pull out of the driveway, the vehicle was shifted to drive(D) however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to move. The contact stated that the gear shifter had seized in drive(D). The brake pedal and steering wheel locked up. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact's father, an independent mechanic, diagnosed that the transmission shifter cable bushing had failed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 166,414.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started stalling and reversing while the gear shifter was in drive(D). The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving however, the failure recurred the next day with the transmission warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) which she associated with the failure; however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.
In the first few minutes of operation the transmission/engine speeds up and if not expecting it a surge forward could cause an accident. Similiar problems almost every time the car is started.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact called the dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on her vehicle for the transmission failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.
Complaint transmission failure at 108,000 miles. No dash board warning light came on. No issue with transmission noticed before the occurrence. Heard a low whining noise while driving on highway, then without any warning the vehicle lost power. Engine would rev, but not power transferred to the wheels. Able to coast to the highway shoulder. Had to have vehicle towed to repair shop. Repair cost: $5,300. I will share the cost estimate if needed. Done with Fords!
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 3 MPH, the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle would not start after that failure; and the vehicle was towed to a local dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed with a linkage failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The approximate failure mileage was 116,048.
The vehicle has problems with the transmission, when stopped at a traffic light, crossroads or some other place, the vehicle vibrates and shuts off when in drive or reverse
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 2 - 25 MPH, there was an unknown grinding noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed the failure to be a rear axle failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle would not start. The gear selector was in the park (P) however, the gear shift indicator showed the vehicle in reverse (R). The vehicle was towed to the residence. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
I was driving in Manhattan and stopped on East 5th Street in the East Village on my way home at around 7 pm. I stopped the car on a bit of a diagonal in the middle of the street in order to get out and quickly hand something off to someone there. I put the car in park and stepped out for maybe 30 seconds without even closing my door. Then when I got back in and tried to drive the car I had no ability to shift into any gear. The gear shifting didn’t click in in any way. The car didn’t register as in park. No lights highlighted the gear on the dashboard. The 4 tires were locked but the steering wheel moved freely and everything else in the car seemed to be perfectly fine. No warning lights came on. We turned the car off and back on many times hoping the computer system would resolve the issue - but that never changed the situation. I could not drive this car. I could not move the car. I was blocking other cars. I called AAA which took an hour and a half to get to me. I had AAA put the car on a flat bed truck and bring it to my Darien CT driveway ( at great expense) and then the next morning spoke with my Ford dealership and had AAA move the car to the dealership While now having to take a subway and a train to get back to Darien I looked up what could be wrong and discovered there had been a recall of many 2014 Escapes in 2018 to replace a faulty bushing which could detach from the transmission cable and make it impossible to control the gears. MY ESCAPE WAS NOT RECALLED - BUT IT CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN because that is exactly what happened. This was very dangerous and expensive. I’m extremely disturbed that had my Escape been fixed in this recall this then would not have happened to me. And my life would not have been in jeopardy. What if this happened minutes later when I was again driving in NYCity or on the highway ? The Ford dealership in Stamford CT discovered that “the shifter cable bushing on transmission is broken and not connected to transmission…”
Transmission just stopped engaging into gear all together around 85000 miles. Would not move at all. Had to be towed and new transmission had to be put in by Shore transmissions LLC 306 TANYARD rd. Centerville, MD 21617
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle the gear shifter cable fractured making it difficult to safely park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon placing the gear shifter into PARK, the “Shift to PARK” message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that upon placing the gear shifter into PARK; the vehicle would roll away without warning. The contact called two dealers and each informed her that her vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and referred him to the federal safety agency for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while reversing and then attempting to shift into drive, the gear shifter would not function as needed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to the local dealer, where it has not yet been diagnosed. The contact was informed by the tow truck driver that the shifter cable had detached and that there was a recall from the manufacturer regarding the shifter cable. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
While driving in traffic the vehicle lost drive power and would not engage into gear. No warning lamps or dashboard signals. The safety of other drivers became clear as I had to move the car (while coasting) from lane to side of road. The dealership called this a catastrophic transmission failure of the pump and suggests a full transmission replacement. My incident could have been far worse if on highway or heavier traffic. This failure contributed to unsafe conditions. I’m reporting this because I’ve read about many other instances of the same transmission problem on the same model and make and year.
lost power, didn't seem to get into dive on freeway could't get power on to freeway when at a stop take time to get power up to a good speed Car at AAMCO for inspection needed to re build leaking bad brushing No did not get any warning warning light came on as i went to AAMCO of low coolant only
Premature transmission failure with no warning at all while traveling at 75 miles per hour on the highway and an accident was narrowly avoided. Car was towed to dealership and they did confirm the transmission has failed and needs to be replaced. It appears this is a known issue yet they will not do anything to help the consumer except tell them it failed and they have to replace it for $6000 dollars. After much research there are hundreds of complaints on this same issue on this exact vehicle and the transmission is failing people while driving without warning - this is going to get someone injured or killed as there is no warning of potential transmission issues - just fails while driving out of nowhere and on vehicles that should not be having transmission issues yet. Ford is doing nothing about this but they know of the issue - they just leave the cars out there so someone can possibly get hurt. This is a huge safety concern and I cannot believe there is not a recall on this vehicle. This needs to be investigated in full and the consumers taken care of as you cannot knowlingy put faulty transmissions in cars and let the consumer get injured or even possibly killed.
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