2002 Ford Escape Power Train

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH and depressing forcefully on the accelerator pedal, the accelerator pedal got stuck. The contact was unable to disengage the accelerator pedal. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he did not attempt to depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The contact shifted the ignition to off to stop the vehicle. The contact was unable to move the vehicle safely out of the road. The contact stated a bystander called the police department to assist with traffic. A police report was filed. The contact towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic and disengaged the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 213,000. The VIN was not available.

ON 2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT, WHILE DRIVING CAR IN REVERSE GEAR BACKING OUT OF GARAGE DOWN HILL AND TURNING ON ROAD ALSO WITH STEEP DOWN HILL, TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE DETACHED FROM TRANSMISSION. COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF REVERSE GEAR. THIS CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN HILL OUT OF CONTROL WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP CAR AND BLOCKED WHEELS WITH ROCKS TO DIAGNOSE. BUSHING ON SHIFTER CABLE END CLOSEST TO TRANSMISSION DISENTEGRATED AND SHIFTER CABLE SLIPPED OFF LINK TO TRANSMISSION SUCH THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT WAS DETACHED FROM TRANSMISSION. HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS TO INSPECT THIS. FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH THAT FORD HAD ISSUED RECALL NUMBER 18S20 FOR FORD ESCAPE MODEL YEARS 2013-2014 FOR EXACT SAME ISSUE ON JULY 18, 2018. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. FORD REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE FOR MODEL YEAR 2002. TEMPORARILY FIXED ISSUE TO CONTINUE DRIVING CAR. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM NO EXPERT, BUT SOMEONE WITH LESS EXPERTISE THAN ME COULD BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE AS THIS CAN HAPPEN ON A HILL WHERE THE CAR CAN ROLL OUT OF CONTROL. RECOMMEND FORD ADD THIS MODEL YEAR TO RECALL LIST OR AT LEAST ISSUE WARNING TO OWNERS TO INSPECT SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING. DIFFICULT TO GET PHOTO SINCE TRANSMISSION CABLE BURIED DOWN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT COULD ATTEMPT UPON REQUEST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE HAND BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR STICK DISENGAGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V606000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE. UPDATED 04/20/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V165000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER OR AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PCM/TCM POWER TRAIN NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, WHILE I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE TO TAKE MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, IT SUDDENLY JUST STALLED AT 10MPH, SO I RELEASED THE GAS AND THEN PRESSED ON IT AGAIN, THE SECOND TIME WAS FINE, BUT WHEN I CAME TO A FULL STOP AND PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT STALLED AGAIN, AFTER IT PASSES 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS JUST CRUISING CONTINUOUSLY. SO ONE TIME MY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, LUCKILY I DID NOT. FOR ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A ENGINE/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY TIME THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED. AND JUST RECENTLY I TOOK IT FORD FOR A DIAGNOSE AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY QUOTED ME $4500 TO GET IT FIXED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINK FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE LINK FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS RUSTED AND BECAME FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

A COUPLE OF FRIENDS AND I WHERE ON OUR WAY TO LA WHEN WE STOPPED FOR GAS. FILLED UP THE TANK AND THEN STARTED THE CAR, WHICH STARTED PERFECTLY FINE, I THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SIMPLY REVVED THE ENGINE AND DID NOT MOVE. THE DRIVE GEAR WAS NOT ENGAGING BUT SECOND WORKED FINE. FIRST GEAR DID ENGAGE ALSO BUT IT FELT IT WAS SLAMMED INTO PLACE NOT SMOOTHLY ENGAGING. HAD A NEAR BY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GIVING OUT AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH HAD BLOWN OUT AND TAKEN THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH IT AND IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS A $3500 REPAIR THAT I NOW WISH I HAD DONE MORE RESEARCH ON BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 54000 MILES BUT IT WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. THE NEW TRANSMISSION DOES COME WITH A 3 YEAR, UNLIMITED MILE WARRANTY WHICH IS WHY I WENT WITH THAT INSTEAD OF A REBUILD WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIT CHEAPER. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS THIS TRANSMISSION HAS, I WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR IN THE COMING YEARS. I LIKE FORDS BUT THIS REALLY MAKING THINK ABOUT GETTING A NEW CAR FROM SOME ONE ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V165000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,161.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO REGARDING FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST TRANSMISSION EVER BUILT. I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE AND A MAZDA 626 AND BOTH HAVE NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT THIS YEAR. THE FORD 4 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD WORK RIGHT. I WISH THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT LET AUTO MANUFACTURERS BUILT DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND PARTS AND MAKE THEM OWN UP TO IT IF THEY DO. I WONDER HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS CONSUMERS HAVE HAD TO LAY OUT TO FIX THESE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE WAS USED AROUND TOWN FOR 4 DAYS ON THE FORTH DAY DROVE ON HWY WAY AT 65 MPH THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING CAR FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. PULLED OFF ROAD TURNED OFF. FOUND CAR LEAKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WOULD NO LONGER GO INTO GEAR ONCE IT HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. IS CURRENTLY AT TRANSMISSION SHOP THE ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIND WHAT THE ISSUE IS. VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 104,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPING BEFORE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT THE CORE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT 74,000 MILES IT WAS BLOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND ASKED FOR HIS OPINION. IT WAS BLOWN. HE CALLED ABOUT A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THE DEALER KEPT MANY REPLACEMENTS FOR 2002 ESCAPES BECAUSE OF FAILURES. I BOUGHT FORD BECAUSE I ALWAYS LOVED AND BOUGHT FORDS. BUT 3,3300.00 LATER, FORD HAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR RUNS BETTER NOW AND EVEN GETS 5 MILES PER GALLON BETTER ON GAS. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AS COUNTLESS PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED. *TR

I AM VERY UNHAPPY. I GOT IN MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE THIS MORNING AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE SHIFTER BROKE OR SOMETHING IT WAS ROLLING I HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES I HAVE NEVER EVEN HEAR OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING AND I LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HOW DEFECTIVE IT IS. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD SINGLE WOMEN SO I AM SURE IT WAS NOTHING I HAVE DONE. WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THEY WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A PUBLIC PLACE!!!!!!! *TR

2002 FORD ESCAPE 4X4 55,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON RT 95 THE CAR SUDDENLY APPEARED TO HAVE GONE INTO NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 100 MILES FROM HOME. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR AND NOW REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NO WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING MIGHT BE WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V165000 (POWER TRAIN; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROL MODULE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2002, IT BEGAN STALLING AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL OF 2004 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V165000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND RECEIVED HER FREE REPAIR. IN AUGUST OF 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER; HOWEVER, IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ON AUGUST 11, 2008, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THEY ALREADY REPAIRED HER VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANOTHER REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,007 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR EXCEPT PARK. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPARENTLY A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 2001-2004 ESCAPE SUV. THIS ONE IS A 2002 AND DID NOT LEAVE ME STRANDED, I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. OTHERS (HUNDREDS++) ON THE WEB WERE STRANDED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHEN AT A STOP. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES UNLESS THE IDLE WAS LOW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V165000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,447.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 4 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS AT 64,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD ESCAPE AND WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I PULLED OVER ,BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO REENGAGE THE OVERDRIVE. CONTINUED THE COMMUTE HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT, ,,(BY THIS POINT THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEABLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP NEAR MY HOME. THEY STATED THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR FORD ESCAPES. THEY SAID THAT A VEHICLE AT 90000 MILEAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE THE EXTENSIVE KIND OF TRANSMISSION DAMAGE THAT THIS VEHICLE DID.*AK