9.3
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,974.00
Average Mileage:
69,003 miles
Total Complaints:
34 complaints
Most common solutions:
- have to replace transmission (28 reports)
- replace transmission (4 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
2010Apr 08
Escape 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 74,565 miles
I was driving my SUV when I stopped at the store and then it wouldn't work any more. There were no signs that anything was wrong with it. It worked perfect before that. I had to have the transmission replaced.
2012Jan 22
Escape 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 160,000 miles
taking my daughter and her friend to Sunday school when all of a sudden my SUV started shifting from high to low gear. I pulled over to the side of the road and called the local garage and had them tow me. It was the transmission again. not @ years after I had the transmission replaced it went again. I was not a very happy person. I had 2 kids crying cause they couldn't go to church and me crying cause it was going to cost me a lot of money again. I was told by my mechanic the first time that the transmission went that I should sell the truck, as I was still paying for it I didn't want to do that. I thought that since the problem had already been fixed once that it would be okay. Was I ever wrong!! Now I have a truck that is finally paid for that I can't drive cause the transmission went again!!!!!!
2011Dec 16
Escape ES 3.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 69,000 miles
bought this car thinking this would be a reliable car for my daughter WRONG she comes home from school transmission goes out . call Ford no warranty no recall i am told I'm out of luck i will have to fix or replace the transmission .no help from Ford . if this is how ford treats their customers i will not buy another Ford product
2011Aug 17
Escape LS 3-0
- Automatic transmission
- 44,739 miles
got rid of the goddamn thing as is lost my shirt on it. would not get in the piece of junk even if I had it fixed could not trust it so much for driving fords all my life
2011Jun 03
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 92,000 miles
My husband and I were traveling on the expressway and exited. When we stopped at the light the car stalled. Each time we attempted to put it in gear after restarting, it stalled again. My brother in law said it is the torque converter. Here I am in school trying to get my RN degree and barely making ends meet, we have no extra money. I keep reading all these horror stories about how Ford knew of the problem, yet there is no recall??
2011Oct 25
Escape XLT 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 63,000 miles
I hadn't noticed a thing since I had the rear differential replaced about 6 months ago (don't get me started on that one), and then right as I am driving home, making a left turn, the car stops with the forward momentum. When I pushed the pedal, the engine revved, but I wasn't going anywhere. I turned off the engine, and restarted the car, figuring it must have stalled out, and if I restarted and engaged drive from park, things would right themselves. It didn't work the first time I tried, but after waiting with the hazards on for about 30 seconds, I tried again... and I shifted into gear and headed home. I figured it was a hiccup that I would have to get checked out later, but everything seemed fine otherwise. Then, as I was making the final turn en route to the casa, it happened again. It seemed to be slipping out of gear at low speeds, and not returning. I tried the "wait 30 seconds" fix, but it was not working this time. A friendly policeman and some bystanders helped push me out of the road onto a side street. Thankfully, I had AAA, and I got a quick tow. While I was waiting for the tow truck, I figured I might as well try to engage the gear again. Sure enough I rolled forward, and things seemed fine, the pedal made the car go forward! (crazy!) As I reveled in my new "30 second fix program" I attempted to move forward again, and the gas pedal did nothing but make my engine sound louder.
Fast forward to today. I am thinking about my car all day at work, and no word is coming from the mechanic. This cannot be good news, if it were something simple, it would be fixed by now. I get a call in the afternoon, and I am quoted that a remanufactured transmission would cost around 3800 to replace (parts/labor/tax) included. Just pissed that my car that has 63,000 miles on it has this major issue happen seemingly out of the blue. The mechanic said that everything looked fine on the outside, and that the fluid was the correct color and level.
Reading the complaints about this, wow... something really needs to be done here. This is awful. I talked to another mechanic for a quote, and once I had mentioned "ford escape" and "transmission issue" he immediately responded that I would need a new one, and that I was screwed. Common issue.
2011Jun 04
Escape Limited V6
- Automatic transmission
- 80,000 miles
DRIVING DOWN 2 LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 30 MPH CAM TO A STOP LIGHT, STOPPED, WHEN LIGHT TURNED PRESSED THE GAS AND CAR RPMS REVED TO 4 AND CAR BARELY MOVED. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO PARKING LOT WHERE I TRIED TO GET IT IN REVERSE, DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO CALL FOR TOW TO DEALER. FIRST IMPRESSION WAS TRANSMISSION, BUT AFTER SOME FURHTER LOOKING THEY SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WOULD COST 1500.00, WHEN THE PART CAME IN AND THEY TOOK THE ESCAPE APART THEN SAID IT WASN'T THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT THE FRONT PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP? NOW IT IS GOING TO COST 2961.00. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 80,000 ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND FORD NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT ON IT!
2009Jan 19
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 32,541 miles
This was an issue that I thought was fixed. I thought I was getting a new trans replaced back in 09 after that one failed. After the second one went out on 9/6/2011, I found out they put in a rebuilt/replaced trans with only one year, 12K warranty. So two trans burnt out in 3 years and Ford wont do anything except take my 3200.00 to replace what they were supposed to fix. FORD SUCKS.
2011Aug 22
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 57,166 miles
My family has driven Fords for my entire life. I loved my Ford Escape since the day I bought it. After 5 years and 92,000 the transmission is done. Ford will do nothing to help me. They even admit that is a common problem. How can this be a common problem with such a new car? It will cost me over $4500 to fix it.
2011Aug 24
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 98,000 miles
Driving down the road and the od light starts blinking and get to my drive way and the car will not go any further. I had to replace the transmission on the SUV.
2011Jun 02
Escape XLT
- Automatic transmission
- 49,772 miles
I've owned my escape for less than a month and the tranny is gone.
2011Aug 16
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 85,000 miles
Just want to add my complaint, 85k on 4x4 escape, pretty low miles.... and failed transmission!!!! NOT Happy.
2011Aug 18
Escape XLT 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 62,901 miles
A Ford Escape, bought new, and always received scheduled service/maintenance at the Ford Dealer, Bethlehem Ford. Never an issue. Now, I am told that the slipping of transmission (Automatic/ 4 cyl/AWD) means the whole thing needs to be replaced. $3300. OR, pay $1700 and have them tear apart and tell me what it needs, parts, labor, fluid needs to be added. NATURALLY the best solution is to drop out the old, and put in new. No warranty anymore. How does a vehicle that never towed anything, driven primarily by a woman who doesn't race around, have a trans go at 62900 miles?? The dealer told me, "It happens". Now why did we buy an American car??
2011Jun 25
Escape 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 68,384 miles
Bought from Haggerty Ford with 38,000 mi.,put 30,000 miles on vehicle...trans went out in 15 min. with no warning at all,trans just stopped engaging! I was 50 miles from home,had it towed to Chicago.Called the dealer and they basically said "tough cookies"...had no recalls.Called Ford Motor company and they basically said "tough cookies"...had no recalls.BUT,you're not even to change trans fluid til 50,000!
Spent my savings to buy a dependable "American Made"vehicle...Ford can "basically stick it"...next time I buy it will definitely buy different mfgr.!!!(ford "tough cookies")
ps..I'm being kind with my words(I'd like to know where they live +what they drive)
2011Apr 04
Escape XL 3.2L
- Automatic transmission
- 67,000 miles
Add my name to the list of upset Ford owners with an Escape that had early transmission failure.
2011Apr 13
Escape LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 76,000 miles
I bought myself a brand new car to avoid ANY "old car" problems. I'm a single mom with three kids - and two are in college. I am broke, I have no one to turn to, and don't know how I'm going to come out of this one.
My 2006 Ford Escape's transmission just went out on 4/13/11. The car has 76,000 and may cost me up to $3,500 to repair. Not to mention the fact that I'm without a car for the next 2-3 weeks. How am I supposed to get to work?
I read most of the complaints and it's obvious that I won't be getting any help from Ford.
FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CRAP THEY'RE SELLING THEIR CUSTOMERS. I'M SURE FORD IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT SHOULD BE FILED IN OUR BEHALF. ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE THAT COULD HELP US?
2010Sep 08
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 155,000 miles
I started having problems with this escape about a year ago and didnt think anything of it at first i went to go to work and got to the store and the dam thing wouldn't go into reverse or drive now am having to have another transmission put in it got the other one and reverse doesn't work and tries to start out in second gear after we get it back i think we are going to go back to Dodge Ford doesn't care about their customers or they would put out a recall on these things and make it right i think there needs to be something done and if we all get together we can make it happen
2010Nov 01
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 99,419 miles
I have a 2006 Ford Escape that was so quick I believe it's the reason why the transmission broke down. I think the discs are burned out of it because of its quickness. While its nice to have such a quick vehicle I think common sense should have taken over when it came to using a transmission that can't handle the engine that drives it.
Within 40 minutes, my transmission was toast, no warning. I was driving along and suddenly whenever I would stop and try to go again I would feel a jolt, after about ten of these jolts I stopped to check the fluid but when I tried to leave the vehicle would not move until I shut it off and restarted. After awhile even that didn't help. I was told it's likely the discs are burn out of the tranny. I've never heard of this in such new vehicles. Ford needs to respond to these issues.
2010Oct 02
Escape LT 3.2L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 59,030 miles
Four months after replacing the transmission transfer box (cost $840.00 Cdn.) in our 2006 Escape the transmission fails ( 95,000 km). Again Ford says suck it up buddy!! I have used the same very qualified independent mechanic for over thirty years and Ford comes up and says you should have bought a warranty or used our technicians (at inflated prices). Why can't they build a quality vehicle that will last at least 160,000 Km.??? The complaining public is not very vocal or we would have had class action suits to hold Ford accountable! Why am I expected to pay approx. $2,500.00 for a problem caused by Ford incompetence? "I'm mad as hell and can't take it any more!"
2010Jul 22
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 89,000 miles
Transmission went completely out... no warning at all. Rebuilt it. LASTED ONE MONTH! Had to go back in for two more weeks for ANOTHER rebuild because other parts (drums) had failed.
2010Aug 03
Escape
- Automatic transmission
- 57,000 miles
I too am very angry with Ford!!! Just paid my car off this summer, had only 57,000 miles, and the overdrive light came on. I took it to the ford garage and was told I had lost my transmission. I can't believe this!! I I took excellent care of this little red suv and I really really loved this little car! Now it is out of warrenty and now I have to pay out of my own pocket for this problem. And with this economy I really didn't need this extra expense! We have decided that after it is fix we will be looking for a new car. Can anyone suggest a good little SUV?
Why hasn't anyone made a class action law suit against Ford? A transmission should last longer than this. Please email me with your ideas and suggestions.
2010Jan 18
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 81,207 miles
My transmission didn't seem to be functioning until I hit 40 MPH so I took my car to the Ford dealership and they told me the electronics were fine and they would have to take my transmission apart to determine the problem. I then took the car to a transmission shop where they told me that I had NO 1st or 2nd gear and would have to replace the transmission. They also found a transmission alert document that had been issued regarding this problem back in 2006. It was caused by faulty workmanship. The piece in which the clutch sits had welding that had separated causing leakage into the transmission. I wrote Ford and asked for some reimbursement (I also had a transmission problem with my 1999 Ford Explorer) and they basically told me "too bad" and they won't do anything since the car isn't under warranty. Any suggestions on getting some reimbursement would be appreciated?
2010Jan 01
Escape V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,923 miles
This is our 4th Ford Escape and our dealership told us we were 1 month over warranty, but also way over in Km's (3-year, 60,000). Not happy with that answer or the estimated $4,000 repair bill, we took the vehicle to a transmission shop. We ended up installing a used transmission that was $2,700.
We sent an e-mail to Ford Canada to let them know how disappointed we were. They asked us to call and explain the situation. They agreed with the dealership that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. We told them this was the last Ford Escape we would ever buy and that when we finished paying for the lousy transmission we were getting ride of this Ford and getting a different SUV.
Seems Ford is not concerned about loosing a loyal customer.
2009Sep 05
Escape XLT 3.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 87,000 miles
I am outraged that after only 87,000 miles I have to have the tranmission rebuilt in my Ford Escape at a cost of $2250.. After doing some online research I have found that this is a common problem with the Escape as well as the Explorer that uses the same tranny.
I am going to call Ford and complain. Does anyone know additional info on lawsuits or Ford's solution to this issue ?
feel free to email me: calliescorner@windstream.net
2009May 11
Escape LX V6
- Automatic transmission
- 86,000 miles
I was driving down the freeway and came to an off ramp and the car died when I came to a complete stop. Put it in park, started right up, put it in drive - went down the road till next stop and died. I took it to the Ford Dealership and after spending $600 to have the "fuel system" fixed, drove it back down the freeway home... stopped at the light and died again. I called the dealership and was told "they would see if they could get a mechanic to duplicate the problem, if they couldn't then there was nothing they could do.". I looked on the internet and found this is a COMMON problem with the Escapes - it is the Torque Converter. Took it to a different Ford Dealership with all the internet information I printed and for only an additional $1,600 they could fix it. Of course it was past warranty! I told them to put it back together and drove it straight to a Mazda dealership where I got rid of it.
2009Apr 01
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
I have a 2006 Ford Escape. My vehicle began to make some noises and I had performance issues. I then took my vehicle to a mechanic of my choice (since my vehicle no longer has warranty) and it was discovered that the transfer case has gone bad and needs to be replaced. I understand that since my vehicle does not have warranty that I would be responsible to purchase the replacement parts and pay for the repair. It has since come to my attention that FORD has had issues with these transfer cases that go into my vehicle and do not even offer the same transfer case any more but have supposedly updated the part and assigned a new part number. It has also come to my attention that FORD has an excess of 90 of these transfer cases on back order and that they are currently not manufacturing any of them. I have spoken with the local ford dealership and they have informed me that FORD does not even have a date for production to fill these orders.
I have now been waiting over a month for my order to be filled (my order was placed with my mechanic) but still there is not even a production date for my transfer case. I was laid off from my job in April and not having my vehicle has impaired me from being able to get out there searching for a job as much as I should be able to do. My daughter was also born the same day that I was laid off and not having our vehicle has caused complications in getting our newborn daughter to her doctor appointments. In our current situation we can't afford to rent a car for while ours in inoperable, much less buy another vehicle on top of one day getting the bill from the mechanic to fix our vehicle that is the cause of this situation. FORD has offered NO solutions or explanations. It is my opinion that with the complications that they have already caused me and my family that FORD should now repair my vehicle free of charge to me and provide me with a vehicle to use until those repairs are finished. I do not know why FORD is having this issue, but this has compounded our situation making it worse than ever.
The above text is what I have sent to the Attorney General and their offices are now taking matters into their hands to get results.
2008Nov 17
Escape XLS 4 cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 40,040 miles
Ford knows of the problem with the torque converter. Technical Service Bulletin on March 19, 2007. It says: Remove the transaxle assembly and check the rotation of the torque converter in the bell housing. A failed converter will be difficult to rotate."
Yep, that was mine. Except this was also full of metal shavings. Pump body also shot. Of course happened after 36k mile warranty. Ford will make a $1K "Good Faith" adjustment. Great, now I only have to come up with $3.5k. Might as well be $3.5 million. These freaks want the US Government (US!) to bail them out?
2008Oct 20
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
A 2006 model vehicle should not have critical problems like a needing a new transmission!
Without an extended warranty this is a huge expense let alone tie emissed from work and no transportation. Shame on Ford for not addressing known problems and defects.
2008Sep 26
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 41,000 miles
I am outraged that a car I purchased new (it will be 3 years in November) now has to have the transmission replaced and of course it was after I exceeded the 36,000 miles. In reading other complaints this appears to be a possible defect to me. Just for anyone who might want to know the facts I was on my way to work this morning and the OD light kept flashing on. I pressed the OD button to no avail. This evening when I got ready to go home. I was driving down the street and felt hesitation. I stopped at a traffic lignt and the car would not move. I kept pressing the gas and the car sped off but would not go over 40mph then the speed kept decreasing until it came to a standstill. I pressed the gas again and the same thing occurred. I immediately pulled off the roadway into a parking lot. I called a garage and the mechanic called me and told me the transmission is fried. It has plenty of fluid looks like the clutches are gone. He stated he use to work for Ford and this should not be happening to a 2006 vehicle with a little over 40,000. I had only 12,000 miles my first 2 years this year with my mom being ill and my taking my granddaughter to college I put more highway miles on the car. My purpose for buying a new car was to avoid these types of problems. I am truly frustrated. I am going to pray that I don't have to battle with Ford about replacing without being out of any money.
2006Mar 23
Escape XLS 2.3L V4
- Manual transmission
- 5,033 miles
I bought this car in November 2005, and in March 2006, with only 5800km on engine, it needed a new transmission. It was replaced under warranty. After driving the car a few months it was clear the problem was not resolved, so I took the car back and this time they pulled another transmission from a new vehicle on the lot (so I was told), and installed it in my car. The problem was resolved for quite a while, but at 80,000km I starting to see the problem coming back. During the initial transmission replacement I spoke extensively with the shop Foreman about this problem. He worked on the repair himself, and told me that he thought there was a manufacturing defect during the assembly of these manual transmissions. I was given a 150,000km Ford Extended Power Train Warranty after the 2nd replacement, however Ford have now decided that the problem may be the clutch. This is interesting, as the car exhibits all the same symptoms as before the replacements, however the clutch is not covered by the extended warranty.
2008Feb 26
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 20,000 miles
Just had to replace a transmission on a leased ford escape 2006.Although Ford covered the cost for the replacement it doesn't leave a good reason to want to but it after the lease is up.Ive heard of few vehicles needing a transmission after roughly 20,000 miles of driving.This was my first purchase of American cars in over 20 years and i am lamenting that decision.
2008Feb 07
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 54,059 miles
well it sucks when you own a 2006 and the transmission goes and ford didn,t cover this
my warranty was 3 years 60,000 k and i was 27 months with 87,000 k
the warranty on this escape changed in July of 2006 to 5 years 100,000 k
but i got mine the end of nov 2005. but this suv is a 2006
ford only picked up $1750.00 dollars i payed the other half this suck.
ford should of covered this .
well ia,m not done with this yet i will be sending ford a letter and posting this
in paper. ia,m also looking for more people with these type of problem.
if ford doesn't cover this it will be the last one i buy
if you have transmission problem with your ford escape 2006 i would like to hear from you email bking2@rogers.com
2008Jan 05
Escape XLT V6
- Automatic transmission
- 43,000 miles
All I have to say is WOW!!!!! Just found out my transmission on my 2006 Ford Escape needs to be replaced or rebuilt. How in the hell can a car that isnt even 2 years old and has only 40,000 miles need to get a brand new transmission. This to me is an outrage, the only reason I bought a brand new car is so I didn't have to worry about sh*t like this!!!!!! No wonder Ford Motor Company is going bankrupt, they make cars with faulty and defective parts. I noticed a lot of other people have had the same problem with there Escapes. Ford must know there is something wrong with these transmissions yet they are still putting them into vehicles and this is the biggest load of bullshit ever. I will never purchase another Ford as long as I live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
2012Mar 05
Escape XLT 3.0L V6
With less than 118,000 kms (73,350 miles) the transmission had to be replaced at a total cost of 3,329.00. Conveniently for Ford, just after the 100,000km warranty. That is a fairly severe problem to have at such low kms and judging by the amount of similar complaints it is directly representative of Fords take on quality for the 2006 Escape.
mikemw
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, canada
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