2012 Ford Escape Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

LEAVING THE PARKING SPACE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER, PUTTER AND WOULD NOT TAKE GAS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME WHICH WAS THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 7/30/2013. ON 7/31/2013, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN AND I HAD TO RETURN THE SUV TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR REPAIR. EACH TIME IT'S HAPPENED, I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF A POST OFFICE PARKING LOT ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING ON ITS OWN EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS CREEPING ALONG, BARELY MOVING, AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED A LOT BUT NEVER COMPLETELY STALLED. POWER STEERING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ETC., WAS ALL WORKING FINE. THERE WAS A WARNING LIGHT ON SHAPED LIKE A WRENCH. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CONTINUED COASTING IN THIS MANNER TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE SPOT I COULD PULL OVER. AFTER PULLING OVER, I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, AND THEN IT SEEMED TO BE IDLING AND RUNNING FINE. THE WARNING LIGHT SHAPED LIKE A WRENCH IS A "THROTTLE/POWERTRAIN" ISSUE INDICATOR. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES INDICATING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ESCAPES. THE NORTH CAROLINE CONSUMERS COUNCIL RECOMMENDED OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE FILE A COMPLAINT. I FELT LUCKY THAT I DID NOT PULL OUT INTO A BUSY ROAD AND LOSE THROTTLE POWER LIKE THAT AND BE AT RISK OF GETTING T-BONED BY ANOTHER CAR. I AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DURING ACCELERATION , WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND P211 WAS THE CODE. *TR

THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE ISSUE INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE IT BECAME DANGEROUS TO OPERATE BECAUSE OF THE DELAYED RESPONSE. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD AS I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN SEVERAL SECONDS LATER. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH DIFFERENT RESULTS EACH TIME. I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NO ISSUE WAS FOUND THE FIRST TIME AND THE ISSUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS THE SECOND TIME. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE 2ND SERVICE VISIT AND TOOK THE CAR BACK A FEW DAYS LATER. (I DROVE MY MINI CAR IN THE INTERIM BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE ESCAPE.) THIS TIME THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RESPONSE IS MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE, BUT NOT COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE- I HAVE A 2012 FORD ESPAPE 6 CYLINDER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED (20MPH) THE VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS NOT IN THE RIGHT GEAR, IT MAKES A NOISE AS IF IT WANTS TO CHANGE GEARS BUT CAN'T. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO PROCEED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THEN IT LUNGES FORWARD INTO GEAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THE DEARLERSHIP SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM,BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAD 8402 MILES ON IT AND NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 9400 AND I AM STILL RETURNING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID IT CAN POSSIBLY BE THE ADAPT SHIFT STRATEGY, WHICH IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS TO LEARN THE DRIVER. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS THE VEHICLE THEY STATE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T DO IT. WHEN I PICK THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT ABOUT 26-30 MILES. I KNOW IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND I FEEL FORD IS NEGLECTING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE PERFORMING BETTER THAN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE (4 CYLINDER) I PREVIOUSLY OWNED, AND WAS SATISFIED WITH. THIS 6 CYLINDER HAS NO POWER TO GO. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE MODE IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL VEHICLE THAN A REGULAR GASOLINE VEHICLE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION LAGS, OR SHIFTS HARD, SLIPS, HESITATE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TWICE, FIRST TIME WAS TOLD THE COMPUTERS WERE NOT COMMUNICATING THE WAY THEY SHOULD, THE SECOND WHICH WAS TODAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS A QUART LOW? VEHICLE NOW HAS 32000 ON IT DOES NOT LEAK FLUID, AND WAS LOW ON FLUID WHEN BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALER WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? DEALER SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF LOW FLUID, BUT I AM NOT BUYING THAT. AND PROBABLY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR