2017 Ford Escape Transmission Problems

Your transmission has failed, causing the vehicle to lose power while driving and experience sudden jerking movements without warning. The gear shifter also gets stuck in place. Your car displayed multiple fault codes including transmission gear ratio errors and cylinder misfires, indicating serious powertrain problems. The transmission will need to be inspected and likely rebuilt or replaced.

Your car has stopped running 4 times over 3 years while driving. Most recently at a red light, your dashboard lights flashed and showed a "transmission not in park" warning, causing your power steering and brakes to fail—the car rolled through the light. Three similar incidents occurred on the highway where the engine died with the same warning. Each time, after putting the car in Park, turning it off, and restarting it, everything works normally again.

In January 2025, my 2017 Ford Escape experienced a sudden and unexpected transmission failure at approximately 69,500 miles while the vehicle was in operation. The failure occurred without warning and resulted in an immediate loss of propulsion, making it impossible to accelerate or maintain speed in active traffic.

While driving at a constant speed on the highway, the transmission shifted down a gear and revved into very high RPMs. I was dramatically slowing down despite pressing on the gas pedal. The car didn't provide any power and just revved while I had cars next to me going at highway speeds.

Coolant intrusion in my 2017 Ford Escape Titanium presents a serious safety hazard that warrants an immediate recall. When coolant leaks into the engine’s cylinders, it can lead to sudden engine misfires, stalling, loss of power, or complete engine failure while the vehicle is in motion.

Purchased In-10/31/24- 2017 Escape ES 2.5 LTR Echoboost: 11/13/24-Oil change,Wipers,headlights, recall buching,11/24 transmission mount, clicking noise, transmission chokes 11/23-check engine lights, 12/10- headlights, car auto shut off 1/23/25- new tires, studdars Accel, loosing power, cylinder 2 missfire,spark ignition coils all 4 replaced, 02/10- Missfire 3-cylinder, replaced, 3/24-Misfire 2&4-cylinder moister on coils & plugs, replaced-headlights,bright lights malfunction.

I discovered, after my Ford Ecoboost engine light came on, that my engine needs a total replacement with only 67,000 miles on the engine. I have learned that it was a KNOWN design flaw by Ford Motor Company since 2020, the year I purchased my vehicle slightly used with 20k miles. The engine can overheat, catch fire, or seize up while driving, due to coolant leaking into the piston chambers.

Misfired on ignition. Diagnostics ran. replaced all spark plugs, coils and gasket.

Coolant is leaking into the cylinders, causing misfire. Per this document that you guys posted: "Customer Satisfaction Program 21N12", this is a known manufacturing defect in the engines that are in the model of car that I am driving currently. This is a safety issue and an environmental issue.

2022 - driving to Maine from NJ in June. Transmission failed with no warning in traffic on [XXX] in Connecticut, almost caused a large accident and killed my girlfriend and I (car suddenly stopped moving in the middle lane). - Repaired at Colonial Ford in Danbury Connecticut.

Automatic transmission failure burnt smell started coming from the engine compartment but didn't see anything because the engine air filter was on the way but after removing it there was a leak coming from the top of the transmission vehicle only has 129,598 miles and I was in the highway when I notice vehicle deaccelarating and had to pull over almost cause a.

My Ford Escape has had coolant leak into engine block, causing damage to cylinders and cylinder misfires, detailed in this service bulletin: [XXX] . The car has been checked by my mechanic, who confirms the problem.

Vehicles transmission, with no warning indicator lights, or any indication whatsoever, failed on me at a busy intersection and nearly caused me and others to be in a possibly fatal accident. It's my knowledge that Ford knowingly produced this 6F35 transmission with a flawed design and with poor engineering. There should be a recall to prevent a possible fatality.

I am writing to report a serious and potentially dangerous issue with the transmission in my 2017 Ford Escape (6F35 model). On April 13, 2025, at approximately 83,800 miles, my vehicle began exhibiting alarming symptoms, including slipping, jerking, hesitation, and delayed acceleration.

I was driving stopped at a red light and when the light turned green and I proceeded my car continuously jerked and would not pick up speed then it would go and start jerking while in the middle of traffic putting me and others at risk for possible pile up multi accidents.Given no warning just out if the blue no lights on dash either.Yes it's is available for inspection took it to shop today was advised to take it to transmission specialist which I plan to.

I tried to accelerate pulling out of a parking lot and there was a whizzing sound and no acceleration. I pulled to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle and restarted it. I got up to 55 MPH and the transmission service light came on and it de-acelerated.

Transmission failed and burned after only 80,000 miles. Bought car used and only drove for 30,000 miles before it failed. I almost crashed on a busy road.

2017 Ford Escape SE Ecoboost engine failure. Check engine light came on, engine did not overheat, but continued to misfire and make strange noises and motions during idling. After diagnostics, it was seen as a coolant leak issue, they later found pistons in my oil pan.

Notice coolant reservoir was empty after warning light, refill coolant check reservoir couple days later low again. Research and come to find out common issue with ecoboost engines produced by Ford. Design flaw in the engine block that allows engine coolant to get into cylinders.

In September my check engine light came on, codes were for spark plugs, ignition coil and misfire cylinder 2. I took it to mechanic he said my spark plugs were covered in oil I changed the spark plugs, replaced valve cover gasket and intake gasket.

Per my mechanic, after 2 rounds of Cylinder #2 misfire, it seems as though there is coolant leaking into the engine. I have had this card for 2.5 yeas and have less than 100K miles on it. Research shows that I may need a new engine at $6-8K on a car that I have put 5k miles on in 2 years and still owe over $10k on.

Engine misfires/rough start, check engine light on, and coolant level leaks with coolant intrusion to the engine causing major risk of engine failure, fire, etc.

Ford dealership performed EEC test and ran OASIS- identified TSB 22-2229 and verified that my 2017 Escape SE 2.0L (purchased in July 2020) met criteria for inspection on 02/27/2024. The vehicle had been experiencing an intermittent engine light, coolant loss x 3-4 months, rough start up, and white exhaust.

Bought the car used in December 2023 for my son's first vehicle. Small dealer - had their mechic check everything out and was in good condition. Even had spark plug/coil replaced.

The coolant is leaking into the engine. Mine and my families safety is at risk because if the coolant runs out, it can overheat the engine which could cause a fire. The problem has been confirmed by a dealer.

July 2022, check engine light came on. Vehicle taken to dealer where purchased (Scott Peterson Ford-Sturgis, SD). They found the code indicated #1 cylinder misfire, running and upon start up.

Background: My 2017 Ford Escape Titanium with a 2.0L Ecoboost engine has 65k miles. Engine light started flashing recently due to Cylinder missfire code P0301 , immediately brought it into Ford and upon their assessment they shared that my engine has a coolant leak in cylinder 1 which is causing major engine issues. This is my primary car and I need it to transport myself to and from work.

Coolant is either leaking or evaporating which makes the coolant reservoir tank lose water that requires many refills after daily use. This LED to the car to heat up without any notice in the middle of a busy highway with a narrow shoulder. This causes the car to release white smoke from the back with a chemical stench.

I started the vehicle and the engine was shaking, it had reduced acceleration and power while driving and the engine light started flashing with engine making popping noises and car bucking. I could not stay up with cars on freeway and after stopping would barely accelerate. I had to wait till traffic was not coming to turn across oncoming lanes to prevent being hit.

TRANSMISSION cable broke. Transmission failed and we had to replace it for $5,500. Car was at 101,000 miles.

The engine began to misfire on cylinder 1.The check engine light came on and verified the problem. The sparkplugs were replaced and coil 1 was swapped with #2 to ensure the coil wasn't malfunctioning. the problem resolved for a couple of days and once again misfires and the check engine light indicated a misfire problem in cylinder one.

2017 Ford Escape 2.0L Ecoboost at 50K miles after "the works" oil change at Ford Dealership I noticed coolant tank was empty, engine was heavily leaking oil, engine was running very rough, whitish exhaust smoke, check engine light came on "misfire code", replaced spark plugs and ignition coils, added coolant and engine oil fluid every week, it just kept rolling downhill from there.

2017 Ford Escape 2.0L Ecoboost at 58K miles after "the works" oil change at Ford Dealership I noticed coolant tank was empty, engine was heavily leaking oil, engine was running very rough, whitish exhaust smoke, check engine light came on "misfire code", replaced spark plugs and ignition coils, added coolant and engine oil fluid every week, it just kept rolling downhill from there.

On June 15th I took my car to AllStar Ford in Palestine Texas because my check engine came on flashing and I started my car it was running rough and having trouble accelerating. I was called later that day and told I needed 1 new spark plug. I told them to replace all of them and they also did a tune-up.

Car misfires and shuddering at certain speeds. It was determined that coolant was leaking into the engine. $7500 bill to replace the 2.0L engine.

I just bought this car less than a week again. 2017 Ford Escapes are known to have cylinder misfires and similar issues. My car just had to issue occur.

Engine failure. Check engine light came on and then went back off a day later. Took it to multiple places to get it checked out.

Transmission Failed - Vehicle has been repaired When the transmission failed, I was turning at an intersection and was unable to accelerate to make the turn causing other vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid an accident. The dealership diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced There were no warning lamps or messages.

I am currently financing the 2017 Ford Escape Ecoboost as of 2019. On multiple occasions my car has been in the shop due to the faulty engineering of the Ecoboost engine system leaking coolant. I have paid close to $4,000 in out of pocket repairs that Ford will not reimburse or address the issue.

While driving on the freeway the engine suddenly lost power, stuttered, misfired, ran very rough and "buckled". I was unable to maintain speed and had to turn off the freeway a the next exit. I was able to reach a safe location in "crawl mode" from where the car had to be towed to the dealership.

The engine is experience the COOLANT INTRUSION problem . This is a SAFETY problem driving on the roads. It may at some point emit white smoke out the exhaust and causing the engine to run poorly.

On 129, 2023 I was driving on a highway 40 miles outside of Las Vegas Nevada and my car started shaking horribly and I took the nearest exit and had it towed and had a scan done on it on 1/30/2023. The scan showed oil on the spark plug misfire number two. Since I had a powertrain warranty, I had it towed to Fort country in Henderson Nevada.

The vehicle check engine light has lit up on multiple occasions. We have had diagnoses that say "it's fine" from Ford, but we are concerned that it's not "fine" because of a code that indicates a problem with a cylinder misfire. This is a known mechanical defect in the year/make/model.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The contact had experienced a failure while stopped at a traffic sign.

Transmission went out with no warning at all while traveling down a road. It just quit pulling. Dealership stated Ford is having to redesign due to issue with current design.

Driving home from work 8/3 the transmission began to slip, RPM’s going wild & the car stalling mid drive. When taking off from a stop the vehicles behind me often almost rear ended me because the car would only go 5-10 MPH. Then all the sudden would get up to speed quickly only to slip again.

On June 1, 2018 which was a Friday and the time was around 5pm. My co worker and I just finished a patient at the Boise Christian Retirement Village. I proceeded to enter the 2017 Ford Escape to start the engine so that the inside would cool down.

I exited my car to take pictures of a bird. The engine was running and I thought the gearshift was in Park. I felt the car bump me and realized it had started moving.

I received the following notice of an issue with my transmission: "summary on your vehicle, it may be possible the transmission shifter cable bushing is damaged or missing." they then stated the following safety risks: "a damaged or missing bushing could prevent the shifter from moving the transmission into the intended gear position and cause the vehicle to move in an unexpected direction.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while shifting the vehicle into park, the vehicle surged forward and went over an embankment without warning. The air bag deployed upon impact.

Cylinders 1 & 3 began to misfire, sparkplug, wires, coils replaced, 2 days later engine light pops back on with same error codes. Noticed very low coolant and then discovered coolant in oil.

Vehicles equipped with the base 6 speed select-shift transmission may sometimes fail to accelerate when merging or going up-hill. This issue created a hazardous situation for my family when a car came into our lane and the escape wouldn't accelerate to avoid collision. Luckily the driver of the oncoming car just missed us.

I was driving along, approaching an intersection, and suddenly my car had no gears! The RPM's went sky high when I pressed on the gas but I had no drive. Thankfully I was able to coast to a turning lane and into a parking lot without incident.

Transmission went with only 93,000 miles on vehicle. When driving it was hesitant to go when I was stopped at a red light. I was almost rear ended because of it.

Recurring issue with the same ignition coil/spark plug complex where the engine will misfire on a cold start. I have replaced the ignition coil 3 times and each time it fails within 3 weeks. I have had the engine pressure tested and there are no issues that would cause misfiring.

The vehicle was in the driveway and started rough. The code from the check engine light indicated a cylinder misfire. After fixing the issue, the vehicle was driven to work.

In the 3 years that we had the vehicle, the engine has had to be replaced twice due to coolant leaking into the combustion chamber because of a poorly designed head gasket. The most recent repair had an updated gasket, but only 3 months after it was replaced the transmission had a parts failure that caused a warning light.

My car had a misfire shortly after I bought it, they replaced some parts in 2017, then my air conditioner quit running cold, the dealership replaced a couple parts in 2018, now in 2019, the engine misfires again leading to an entire engine replacement.

Car stalls at intersections. This started happening in january and has happened 5-10 times since. Message comes up to put car in park to restart.

A month ago I had a check engine light that came on. It ran really rough and felt like I was going over rocks the way the SUV was running. On my phone I had an app that said there was a misfire.

At 100 miles car went into limp mode no warning lost accelerator prdal no response sewrvice engine immediately turn car off on side of the road restarted did it again at about 3800 miles and then at about 11500 miles. Dealer doesnt know whats wrong with it. Had to turn car off and on find neutral and restart while driving at highway speeds.

Vehicle transmission failed at 60k miles and again at 146k miles. Had to pay around $4000 each time the transmission broke. This is a nightmare and these vehicles have constant transmission problems that are expensive and cause heartache.

When driving the car suddenly stopped and made a loud clunk noise. Unable to get car to move when pressing gas petal. I had to call Police to get car out of busy road.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that soon after the engine was replaced by the dealer under warranty, the vehicle started to hesitate and jerk while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated.

Internal transmission failure

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle started to shake and vibrate and decelerate. The vehicle was taken to a nearby mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator and alternator belt had failed and needed to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle independently downshifted and decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. No warning light was illuminated.

Please reference the following vehicle and review the two attached documents which are all listed below: 2017 Ford Escape Black Style: SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4 cyl. Turbo 6A) VIN: [XXX] Style: SE Sport Utility 4D Engine: 4-Cyl, EcoBoost, 2.0T Transmission: Auto, 6-Spd w/SelShft Drivetrain: 4WD Documents: 1.CedarCity.7.10.23.pdf; and 2.SunsetTransmission.8.12.25.

Please reference the NTSB tracking # 11683952 and review the two attached documents which are all listed below: 2017 Ford Escape Black Style: SE 4dr SUV AWD (1.5L 4 cyl. Turbo 6A) VIN: [XXX] Style: SE Sport Utility 4D Engine: 4-Cyl, EcoBoost, 2.0T Transmission: Auto, 6-Spd w/SelShft Drivetrain: 4WD Documents: 1.CedarCity.7.10.23.pdf; and 2.SunsetTransmission.8.12.25.

While driving the shifting became sluggish and the vehicle would surge/catch when shifting then while driving home the Escape just quickly slowed and stopped on a busy road. We could not get it to go forward, so we shifted to reverse in traffic to get the car off to the side of the road. The car was towed to a local shop who let us know the transmission had failed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to shift properly and lurched forward while attempting to change gear. There was no warning light initially illuminated.

My 2017 Ford Escape began leaking transmission fluid in May of 2025. I had it assessed at my local engine and transmission exchange shop and they found that the leaking was coming from the font main seal and the front pump bushing of the transmission was damaged.

The contact's daughter owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk and hesitate while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated.

2017 Ford Escape, have had less than 1 year. Transmission failure. Stopped at traffic light, would not move forward when pressed gas pedal.

2017 ford escape titanium needed a rebuilt transmission due to it slipping gears while driving. slipping would occur between 1000-2000 RPM at speeds between 40-60 MPH. this problem caused my car to have to get towed to a dealership to have fixed because my car would not accelerate.

The transmission went out and completely immobilized the car while driving. My wife was driving the car on a 45mph public road, approached a roundabout that had a single entry lane where she attempted to enter. After trying to safely enter the roundabout, then engine revved but the car did not move.

The car just stopped in the middle of the road with no warning and I had to have the car towed. The transmission shop had to rebuild the entire transmission.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH and while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding. The powertrain malfunction warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon attempting to accelerate from a stoplight, the transmission failed to shift into gear, and the contact was forced to pull over onto the side of the road. There were no warning lights illuminated; however, the message "Transmission Fault - Please see Service Center" was displayed.

The contact's husband owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and lost motive power while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. Additionally, the contact noticed an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at various speeds, the transmission was slipping into gear, and the vehicle started to jerk while accelerating. There were no warning lights illuminated.

Transmission went out. No warning. 145,000 miles.

The oil pump failed due to the coolant intrusion into the engine, causing low pressure and sludge. My mechanical breakdown warranty inspected it and will not cover the replacement due to the sludge.

Our car started slipping gears, jerking, take forever to accelerate, and would lose power. We took to dealership thinking it was a transmission. They told us no it wasn’t the transmission and we needed the replace the fuel pump injector we did that.

Transmission went out. No warning. 121,000 miles.

At 7 years and 68,000 miles, the driving became sluggish at low speeds. There were intermittent periods of low/no power from stop to low speed, making speed control dangerous. By the time the vehicle could be brought in for service, the "Transmission Fault - Service Now" warning came on.

Vehicle suddenly started not shifting gears correctly and lost power, took to dealer and was told it is a known problem with this model of Ford Escape, the service manager went as far as stating there was nothing we could have done. We had no warning lights, no leaking of any type but was told the coolant was empty. Service manager said engine had absorbed coolent.

I was driving down the road and my vehicle stalled out and had little to no acceleration Was stuck in the middle of an intersection until I could move it to a parking lot putting my safety at risk. Dealer (Brondes Ford Toledo) ran codes, yet would not tell me the codes after they tried to charge $11,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle downshifted with no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred, and the transmission warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "Service Engine Now" and "Engine Service Require" messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the water pump, but the failure persisted.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware of an oil leak, and transmission and engine failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis and repair.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed with the accelerator pedal depressed. The transmission failure warning light was illuminated temporarily before the failure.

Two years ago in 2022, my engine block was replaced at a ford dealership free of charge due to the customer service bulletin/satisfaction program. A month ago I was hearing a super loud rattling and the engine completely cut off while I was driving. Thank goodness I was able to get over to the side of the road and have it towed back to the ford dealer that did the repair previously.

This morning while driving think white vapor started pouring from the exhaust and the whole vehicle started shuttering and lost power. Needs a new engine now. Thanks Ford.

We have only had our 2017 Ford escape for less than two years. We are the second owners of the vehicle and have maintained its prestigious service record with none stating that the transmission was or is faulty. Woke up one morning, driving to work and all of a sudden I go to press the gas and it felt like I hit a brick wall.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, there was a loud thumping sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle lost motive power and stalled.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the transmission slipped out of gear. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the engine revved; however, the vehicle failed to respond as needed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The contact stated that after several attempts to accelerate, the vehicle lunged forward.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and shift between gear as intended. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to respond with the accelerator pedal depressed.

I was driving to work, and I reversed out of my driveway. I stopped, put the transmission in Drive, and proceeded forward. I let my foot off of the accelerator, and the transmission slipped and the car lurched and made a "thunk" noise.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was revving as if the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact slowed down and depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle was jolting like shifting gear.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, a ticking noise was present coming from the transmission. Later, the transmission failed, and the transmission shifter would not go into gear and the vehicle failed to go in drive or in reverse.

The vehicle has been well maintained. It has a sealed transmission, and the recall item was scheduled to be serviced because a transmission fault. Light triggered after lurching forward into route 114 while oncoming traffic was traveling at 55 MPH and nearly Hit the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at unknown speeds, the message "Transmission Fault, Service Now" was displayed, and the vehicle stalled shortly afterward. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with an unstated message displayed on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed back to the contact's residence.

The engine has had coolant leaking into it. Clouds of white smoke, stalling and regular low coolant level. Once the recall work was performed, I was still having these issues and told the ford service dept.

Without warning, while driving on the freeway, my car lost power due to an engine fault. The car went into limp mode and I made my way off the freeway and into a parking lot, where I contacted a tow company. My safety, and the safety of those around me, was compromised due to the sudden loss of power during rush hour traffic.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 60-65 MPH that while veering right coming off an exit ramp and driving approximately 60-65 MPH, and then coming to a stop at a stop sign; the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the gears seized. The vehicle failed to reverse.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle occasionally stalled, hesitated, or jerked while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated.

Transmission. Was replaced at 101,000 miles. Made driving situation unsafe, at risk for transmission failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the gear shifter was firm causing the vehicle to become inoperable. No warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to vibrate abnormally. The contact’s wife depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that while shifted to drive(D), the vehicle was unintentionally reversed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while stopped a traffic light, the signal turned green and the contact depressed the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle failed to respond. The engine revved and the contact stated that the check transmission warning light was illuminated.

Vehicle is at 130000 miles and Transmission pump is failing. Car stalls out at low RPM. Taken to Ford dealership for diagnosis and told about transmission pump and coolant getting into engine.

Transmission started having trouble shifting gears at 68,000 miles. Took it to Greenwood Ford and they acted like it know what I was talking about. Then I took it to B & B Tires in Bowling Green and had their mechanic do the 60,000 - 75,000 mile recommended replacement of transmission fluid and he told me that the torque converter is failing.

Transmission failure and vehicle was maintained by ford 3 days before and for the entire life of the vehicle... this is an issue with this vehicle as many people are reporting it...

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse(R), the vehicle lost motive power. No warning lights were illuminated.

Torque converter has gone bad at 146,000 miles. Had transmission fluid service/change at approximately 70,000 miles. Recently vehicle has started to shudder and shake violently when in drive and slowing to make a turn or when stopped at a traffic light.

In November 2022, my check engine light came on. The code was for a purge valve. That was replaced and repaired on November 10, 2022.

Was drive the car to a shop after getting a transmission fault service now code the car would not move and broke down in the middle of the road on a busy road shit car off it drove for two minutes and shut off again had no power to get to side of the road had to pay over $100.00 for a tow bill and still at the shop with no answers

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was lagging, jerked, and would not properly accelerate from a stationary position. The vehicle was jerking and jolting while shifting from park(P) to reverse(R).

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30-40 MPH and shifting into third gear, the vehicle started to stall until the vehicle accelerated over 50 MPH. The contact stated that the service transmission now warning light that was illuminated intermittently.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH up an incline, the vehicle downshifted and stalled. The powertrain malfunction message was displayed.

Driving my 2017 Ford Escape on a freeway about one hour from home. All of a sudden, I get the transmission warning message to take it to a dealer for service. (Vehicle had 49,000 miles on it and I had no fluid leaks or warnings prior to this incident).

The contact's son-in-law owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while he was driving at various speeds, an abnormal cranking noise was coming from the vehicle. The contact also noticed there was an unknown fluid leak underneath the engine compartment.

Transmission yes it is available for inspection right now until next week I called a talked with a mechanic that does transmission and told him my problem. He stated the converter is coming apart in the transmission and has repaired several in this make and model of car. No No warning lights or messages or problems displayed before the failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. No warning lights were illuminated.

While driving at highway speed, the engine revved and it felt the car was no longer in gear and rapidly lost speed with traffic closing from behind. Shifting into neutral and back to drive caused the vehicle to jerk forward unexpectedly. Managed to steer to the side of the road and drive to a safer area on the highway.

Transmission Torque Converter failure at low speed, in traffic . could not get off of road , until towed. to Ford dealer service garage.

Stranded off highway exit. Car jerked and revved then barely could go 10 MPH. Car went from a slow winding sound to a quick and hard jerking.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while at a complete stop at the traffic light, the vehicle stalled while utilizing the auto Start/Stop feature. The message "Shift To Park And Restart The Engine" was displayed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer had been notified about the recall and confirmed that parts were not yet available.

In april of 2022 my escape started popping out of gear, put in park it would pop out, going down the road it started popping out of drive going into park or another gear. Your recall is for this problem. I was actually on my way to stop at a ford dealer in april 2022 and it quit pulling all together.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her son was driving the vehicle, the power train failed and the vehicle had to be towed to a dealer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while making a left turn, the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact then shifted into reverse(R) however, the vehicle failed to respond.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received an alert from her insurance provider that her vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal without warning.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after shifting to park(P), the vehicle inadvertently rolled backward. The contact stated that she used bricks to chock rear wheels to prevent the vehicle from rolling down the driveway.

I bought this car with only about 6000 miles and at about 108,000 the gears started giving issues and basically it stopped engaging and had to be towed to Folsom Ford dealership. It was then diagnosed to having issue with the transmission and I was quoted that labor charge ONLY will be $5000.00.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and was unable to accelerate. There was also an unknown rattling sound coming from the engine.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH and attempting to accelerate to overtake a semi-truck, the vehicle failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the vehicle started losing motive power.

My CVT transmission broke down while I was driving the car at 56,000 miles, well before the 120,000 best practice mark.

While driving a noise and vehicle slowed down. Light and info came on stating drive train problem take to nearest dealer. We drove it 2 miles to Bill Utter Ford.

On 31-October-2021, I was driving my 2017 Ford Escape SE 1.5l turbo (87,094 miles) on the highway, just prior to my exit ramp, I noticed a slight shudder in the power train. After exiting and arriving to the stop light, all seemed normal... until I took my foot off the brake and pressed on the accelerator....

While driving at about 45 MPH my car started decelerating while still having the gas pedal depressed and the RPMs shot up. I could no longer accelerate and had to coast off the main road, thankfully not getting hit. Had it towed to a Ford dealership and the transmission is a complete loss.

At 19,500 miles, we stopped at a rest stop. Turned car back on 5 mins later, pulled out into traffic and the car would no longer go above 10-15 miles per hour. RPMs would shoot up, but car wouldn't go accelerate.

Had car in for 4 spark plugs replaced and one ignition coil replaced. After leaving mechanic, the car suddenly slowed down, dashboard screen came on with "High Engine Temperatures pull over safely and call your Ford dealer", and the check engine light came on. The car would not go over 10 miles an hour.

Catastrophic transmission failure and immediate loss off acceleration. Insurance tested transmission fluid by certified lab and found glycol coolant contamination in transmission resulting in catastrophic failure.

2017 Ford Escape Transmission issue: I have maintained my vehicle in accordance with the 2017 Ford Escape manual since I purchased it. My vehicle has always been reliable until suddenly, at a little over 105,000 miles, my vehicle's transmission started slipping. My car revved and no check engine light or warning indicator ever came on.

As I was driving on I-75 on the evening of Sunday, November 14, 2021 around 8:30, at approximately 75 MPH (I was in the middle lane passing a semi-truck), my car suddenly lost power. The RPMs began to go all the way up, the drop all the way down repeatedly. Lights came on, and a red light came on saying something like "Transmission malfunction Service now".

I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden the car started bucking and revving to 4,000 RPM and would not go at highway speed. It continued to fluctuate the rpms but drop in speed. I had to pull over, shut off the car and restart.

On August 13, while driving in stop-and-go traffic I noticed the car was handling funny. It was hesitating when I pushed the gas causing me to accelerate in an unpredictable way in traffic. That weekend I took the car to my mechanic who told me that he couldn’t replicate the issue but if I had the issue again to bring the car back.

The car would not get into gear without warning. The car would not produce power when I would press the gas. Then, moments later, without warning, the engine would rev without input, however, the car would not accelerate.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the service transmission message displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a dealer where he was informed that the clutch had failed and that the transmission needed to be replaced.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, after stopping the vehicle, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to tyler ford located at 2626 s sw loop 323, tyler, tx 75701 who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced.

On 2/17/21 my automatic transmission malfunctioned on the way home from work on a busy interstate right after a major snow storm. No where safe to pull off. The car started jerking and lost power along with noise and system error flashed across dashboard stating transmission failure.

Tl* the contact's wife owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The contact pushed the vehicle out of the roadway.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that a transmission flush was performed during a regular maintenance repair however, the following day the vehicle failed to shift into reverse. After several attempts the vehicle shifted into reverse.

Car lost power while driving. No warning lights. No problems prior to this.

At 50000 miles my check engine light started coming on, my vehicle was driving rough and jolting and I would randomly loose coolant without any exterior leak which of course then my vehicle would start to overheat so I took it in. Luckily barely being within warranty come to find out it was a defect I had a cracked engine block, so my entire engine has to be replaced.

Would shift hard after a fresh start. Would no longer catch gear. After about 3 restarts, it was no longer drivable.

This was in the city, morning and kind of rainy day, driving at maximum 30 MPH. I started my car and immediately I saw the 'check engine ' yellow light on. I called to my closest ford dealer and made an appointment for the next day.

I was driving, tried to accelerate vehicle made a strange noise and would not accelerate, would not go over 10 MPH, RPM went up to 6. Pulled of the road, placed it in park, turned it off, then back on. Vehicle would not go into gear.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle decelerated very quickly. The contact stated that the RPM revved up while the vehicle decelerated.

Everytime auto start stop is initiated and I release the brake my vehicle shuts down with the notification "shift to p and restart engine." this has happened numerous occasions. It happened in traffic and nearly caused a wreck. The person saw I released the brake and expected me to but I'm stalled because of this.

At approximately 61,800 miles the transmission completely failed and had to be either replaced or rebuilt. While driving, the car started seizing up and slowing down. The transmission failure light came on.

The next day after purchase september 2018, I noticed a slight slippage to the transmission and took the car back because the warning lights were on and the car would proceed to move at a low speed. I was told the vehicles fluids needed to be changed. The next day the issue persisted, I returned to the dealership again and was told the brakes needed to be replaced.

A vehicle that just turned three years old is having extreme powertrain transmission failure and electrical sensor issues! I am having to replace the transmission in a car that has only 90,000 miles and is costing me over $4000 out of pocket! Electrical error are happening from light malfunctions to bulb errors, cross sensors, and more

Very similar to NHTSA id 11083629. Pulling into traffic the transmission started to slip. Managed to get off the road without incident.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving, the vehicle began to jerk from front to back. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated.

Out of nowhere, the transmission started seeming to slip in my 2017 ford escape while we were driving down a city street. A minute later, the system message "transmission fault service now" came up and the car would not accelerate beyond 35 MPH. It has since been at the dealership waiting to be repaired.

2017 Ford Escape 2.0 AWD with 155,000 miles with Known coolant intrusion issue... (VIN has not been apart of the recall) second owner, original owner never knew about engine replacement because issue never happened under him.

Coolant leakage, intrusion into the engine block. This is a KNOWN issue by Ford. They have issued technical service bulletins to address it (attached), but those programs were only offered for a limited time and are expired, even though they know the issue exists.

continues to roll when parked engine has been replaced twice grinding when putting in park

Issue of coolant leaking into the engine which will need engine replacement.

Transmission failed rapidly like many other vehicles with 6f35 transmissions. Sometimes the car goes forward in reverse, sometimes the car goes backward in drive. Car loses the transfer of engine power to the transmission randomly, and also comes back randomly.

My 2017 Ford Escape has been exhibiting recurring transmission and torque converter-related issues, especially during low-speed driving. The vehicle frequently hesitates when accelerating and experiences sudden reductions in power, creating unsafe driving conditions in traffic and on inclines.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle vibrated and jerked. No warning lights were illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated.

I own a 2017 Ford Escape with the 1.5L EcoBoost engine. The engine began exhibiting symptoms of coolant intrusion into the combustion chamber. A certified Ford dealership confirmed the diagnosis after inspection and advised that the engine needs to be replaced or rebuilt due to this issue.

I am reaching out regarding a serious issue with my 2017 Ford Escape SE AWD (VIN: [XXX] ). The vehicle has developed a coolant leak that appears to be internal, which has LED to concerns about engine performance and potential long-term damage. After researching this issue, I discovered that coolant intrusion into the cylinders is a known and widespread problem affecting this model and engine type.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and jolted temporarily, and the message "Change Transmission Fluid" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving.

About my 2017 Ford Escape 2021 engine failed and was replaced. 2025 transmission failed. Repairs cost too much!

I took my 2017 Ford Escape to the dealer for a check engine light (code P1450) that was due to an evaporative emissions problem. While checking for this issue, they found that there was coolant incursion into the combustion chamber of one of the cylinders. It is interesting that they checked for this problem while diagnosing an evaporative emissions issue.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(D), the vehicle failed to move as intended. The contact stated that the "Service Transmission Now" message was displayed.

I have a 2017 Ford Escape. Have owned the car for 4 months and it's already experiencing transmission issues I.e. hesitation, slipping etc.

Bought car from DriveTime, October 23, 2023. Problems started happening in June 2024. Have detailed list.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. There was no warning light illuminated.

A design problem with the 2017 Ford Escape Ecoboost 2.0 turbo engine causing a coolant intrusion. As a result, my car check engine light is on. The car cannot pass smog.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the gear shifter indicator failed to display the correct gear that the gear shifter was shifted into. The contact stated that there was a message for a transmission issue; however, the contact was unsure what the message indicated.

January 2, 2025, I took my car to Huntley Ford for a Complete Multi Point Inspection and oil change. It passed on all accounts. One of the many items checked was the Transmission Fluid.

As has happened to many others, a coolant intrusion destroyed the engine. The engine was replaced around 60k miles. Now around 84k miles, my transmission needs to be replaced.

No warning lights turned on but antifreeze just started spraying out everywhere without warning and car was not overheating or showing any signs of overheating emptying the entire contents of the radiator and the antifreeze reserve.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving 35 MPH, the vehicle hesitated. In addition, while attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed.

Transmission failed at 96,000 miles requiring replacement Cracked/bad cylinder block at 110,000 requiring replacement Ford knows of engine problem (Technical Service Bulletin 22-2322) will not assist with repair Repair invoices available upon request

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started to shudder. The contact stated that after releasing the accelerator pedal the vehicle to respond normally.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train); however, the repair failed to prevent the failure.

Transmission just stopped in the middle of me turning at a red light to get off the road. No warnings. Apparently that’s normal according to a Ford repair person.

Vehicle currently has 86K miles. The transmission is being replaced for the SECOND time. Replaced for the first time 2/17/23 at 63206 miles (invoice included).

Coolant intrusion into combustion chamber requires new engine. Verified by Ford dealer. Not covered by warranty.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle began to jerk, and she heard an abnormal sound emanating from the engine compartment, after which the vehicle failed to accelerate above 5 MPH. Later, the contact received a notification from the ford app reading "Powertrain malfunction reduced power." No warning lights were illuminated.

At approximately 24509.37 miles the engine broke a valve and damaged a piston (hole in piston). We were never notified about Ford Motor Company's "Customer Satisfaction Program" 21N12 & 19B37 and Technical Service Bulletin reference (Technical Service Bulletin) 22-2134 pertaining to 2017-2019 Ford Escape Models. I have a copy of the Ford Motor Company letter sent to all U.S.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the contact became aware of white exhaust smoke coming from the rear exhaust pipes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with engine failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated.

In May 2023, I paid an independent service center to repair and replace the transmission flex plate. In December 2023, I paid the same service center to repair and replace the transmission flex plate a second time. The repairs exceeded $5000.

Cold intrusion into the engine causing major repair, including full engine replacement.

My ford escape had a recall for lower engine block back in late 2020. As of yesterday they are now telling me I need to get the same part they replaced then replaced again. Its been under 23k miles since the recall replacement was done and they want to charge me 9k

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle shuddered abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after shifting into drive(D) however, the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, while the transmission was in park(P) or neutral(N), the engine continued to rev high.

Just recently had an issue with overheating. I took in for an oil change and asked them too look into. They stated that coolant is leaking into the engine.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle shuddered. No warning lights were illuminated.

This vehicle has an internal coolant leak causing white smoke out of the tail pipe, rough idling and constant misfiring. I know its an internal coolant leak because I have to constantly add coolant to the vehicle as well as the rough idling and rough start/ misfiring

When I am driving my 2017 Ford Escape SE 2.0L Turbo EcoBoost, the engine seems to hesitate/skip when I am driving along at speeds from 25-55, once it accelerates from 55 to 70, the skipping doesn't seem to happen. It feels like the engine is skipping or gear shifting is skipping. This has been happening for a long time since it passed 60,000 miles and it's at approx.

My vehicle is currently with a Ford Dealership and I was advised one of the cylinders is bad and the repair bill is $13,000.00. I have 55,000 miles on the vehicle. This appears based on my research this has been a common problem.

This is my 18 year old daughters vehicle, she was driving on the highway at a high speed of 75 and all of a sudden it dropped to 50 (TERRIFYING), this happened probably a handful of times before we had the vehicle looked at! The vehicle gave her a check engine light, we had someone look at it at, they replaced her high pressure fuel pump, no one said anything about her transmission failing.

bought a used 2017 Ford escape Titanium in 2022 with 38k miles. didn't know anything about the issues with the car. Fast forward 8 months ago I started smelling coolant out of my exhaust.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, attempting to go uphill, the vehicle failed to shift gear and surged. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed.

My check engine light came on, so I brought my car into the Ford Dealership within 2 days (their earliest appointment). I had noticed some jumpiness on startup, and white smoke coming from the tailpipe. The dealership service department diagnosed it with a coolant leak into the cylinder, and requested a repair of $9880.

Since last four months I get multiple warning lights with alarm in my car . 1) Engine failure contact dealer immediately announcement 2) steering assist failure announcement ( & steering becomes heavy) 2) Hill assist failure 3) rear park aid failure announcement 4) 911 assist is not operational contact dealer . The odometer and speedometer goes blank and I can not see what speed I am driving at.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon the start of the vehicle, a heavy, blueish-colored smoke would emit from the exhaust pipe as the check engine light would intermittently appear on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal.

Good morning, yesterday I noticed that the engine is not running smoothly when starting (I.e. when it is cold). The yellow engine light came on.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated while shifting into another gear, the contact noticed that the transmission was slipping.

I have had to have my engine and my transmission replaced within 2 months apart I keep writing and calling everyone I can I keep hearing the 1.0 l engines are blowing up too due to the wet belt and they're doing nothing with the 1.5 l engines due to the coolant issues I had no warning lights going off in my car and it blew the motor if it wouldn't have been for me going downhill I could have easily been killed.

The transmission on my vehicle failed at 120K miles. The vehicle had been meticulously maintained and serviced by the dealer at each recommended service date. While travelling up hll, the car would not stay in gear and we were barely able to pull to the side of the road to avoid being hit by cars behind us.

The transmission slipped out of gear at a stop light and the car would not go. I could move the gear shift from park to drive and the car would not go into gear. There were NO warning lights.

Engine coolant intrusion short block needed replaced was taken to mt orab dealership to have reprogramming done which I just found out they did not even do the reprogramming back in 2022 I had appointment scheduled for the reprogramming I had made one in November around 11th but not sure what happened so was rescheduled dec 6 th I am so disappointed in dealership lack of communication with customers about this program because they did not get me in until dec 6th the program ended this is completely unfair for me to pay out of pocket for dealership mistake with not disclosing they did not do reprogramming when vehicle was brought in and the program was over by the time they did

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to lose forward momentum. The contact stated that his daughter depressed the accelerator pedal, and the engine revved but continued to lose forward momentum.

I have a problem with my coolant leaking in the engine of my 2017 Ford Escape SE. case, [XXX] is from ford I have contacted ford several times on this issue. My vehicle is currently in the shop now since 11/14/2023.

Hi my name is [XXX] and I have a problem with my coolant leaking in the engine of my 2017 Ford Escape 2.0 turbo all wheel drive SE. case, [XXX] is from ford I have contacted ford several times on this issue. My vehicle is currently in the shop now since 11/14/2023.

Check engine light came on and a diagnostic check showed that there was coolant intrusion in the cylinders. This apparently is known by Ford that there was a manufacturing defect.

The vehicle began experiencing a slight vibration when accelerating. When the vehicle reaches 28 MPH through 54 MPH, the vibration is noticeable. Very noticeable when going uphill.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the Auto START/STOP feature failed to operate as needed and the engine failed to restart after depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that the vehicle failed to immediately start after refueling.

Short Block replacement needed because of coolant inside engine. Current status at dealership for repair advisement. During routine drive to work, car reduced power, indicated 'over temp' light and check engine indicator while in the middle of morning commuter traffic.

Rough startup and idle, white smoke out of tailpipe. Local shop ran Ford's TSB 22-2229 to find that coolant had leaked into cylinder #1 and that the long block needs to be replaced per Ford. I was quoted $9,600 for the repair.

Transmission would shift from 2nd gear to 3rd gear extremely hard out of no where after about 120k miles. It would also violently shake the entire car when shifting from drive to reverse. No warning lights.

Auto restart stopped working Coolant leaking into 2 cylinders, causing full engine replacement

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the transmission failed to shift properly into the intended gear and the RPM was fluctuating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that there was an incorrect gear ratio, metal in the oil, and a noisy pump that needed to be replaced.

While driving sometimes even the speed is below 40mph pushing the accelerator will not accelerate the vehicle making a loud engine noise for 4-5 minutes deaccelerating the vehicle. And again, working fine. It happens random and had happened 5-10 times after I purchased the vehicle in 2020.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, there was black smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated.

Vehicle Started to shake when stopped at an intersection. Drove it to the local Ford dealer and was informed that I needed a new transmission. If the transmission failed while the vehicle is in motion or turning at an intersection, there would be no acceleration due to the transmission failing and I would not be able to clear on coming traffic while turning.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH uphill, the vehicle was bouncing. Additionally, the vehicle was skipping gears while shifting.

The vehicle has been going low on coolant and when it does the check engine line comes on. We took it to the dealership and were told the engine is bad. After searching online, it appears this is a widely known design flaw with the 2.0 ecoboost engine.

Transmission failed while driving at speed up a hill in traffic. Car lost all forward momentum. Car had 116,000 miles on odometer.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA safety recall 22v-413. The dealer stated the ford escape was no longer motorable and needed extensive transmission repairs.

The car has suffered from multiple problems since 2020, where each time I would take it to the shop to be assessed.. The transmission, the electrical, and I have suffered from mental illness due to me being afraid to drive in the car. There was no way to get it diagnosed for the specific recall.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle was hesitating. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated at a slower-than-normal speed.

The vehicle shudders while it is being driven. We took it to the dealership and they advised us that the torque converter is bad. They said the transmission needs to be replaced or rebuilt.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle decelerated suddenly and stopped. A message indicating that the engine was turned on and the vehicle was in park(P) was displayed.

I purchase 2017 Ford Escape from a car dealership only had it for a week and car keeps stopping in the middle of traffic like the car is in neutral but it’s not, and there is a recall on this vehicle from the car fax sheet and I took to a Ford and Lincoln car dealership for repairs to bushing cable and now mechanic saying there might be issues with transmission and I been reading reviews on the vehicle there have been some transmission issues.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving and shifting into gears, the vehicle was jerking and surging. The contact also stated that the RPMs revved up; however, the vehicle decelerated independently.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle; upon return to the vehicle, the contact noticed that the vehicle had rolled away into the middle of the parking lot.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after her daughter shifted the gear shifter into park, the vehicle continued to roll forward. There was no warning light illuminated.

Check engine light came on around 67,000 miles. Took into dealership, they advised there's a coolant/oil mixture in one of the cylinders and recommended complete engine replacement. Engine issue for 2.0L turbo Ecoboost.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle randomly shifted into unintended gear. The transmission fault warning light was illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number 22V413000 (Power Train). The contact stated that while driving, the transmission inadvertently slipped out of gear.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated and made abnormal sounds.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the dealer previously replaced the Auto START/STOP relay twice; however, the failure recurred with the vehicle turning off and intermittently failing to restart immediately.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the gear shifter was shifted into reverse(R), the vehicle jerked and drove forward. Additionally, the vehicle rolled forward while the gear shifter was shifted into park(P) and the parking brake was applied to stop the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated shortly after receiving the recall notification, the vehicle failed to shift from park(P) to drive(D).

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to safety recall 22v-413. Consumer is also seeking reimbursement for rental vehicle.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted to park and the engine failed to turn off when the ignition was turned to off position and the key was moved. The contact was unsure of any warning lights being illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH or exceeding 25 MPH, the vehicle was jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting to drive, the vehicle was jerking. The contact also stated that the transmission was shifting hard.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle shifted to neutral(N). There was no warning light illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated during acceleration.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently shifted from drive, slowed down, and jerked. The vehicle then accelerated.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting to drive(D), there was a loud thumping noise heard. The “Service Transmission” message was displayed and the vehicle would not accelerate properly.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while shifting to first gear, the vehicle jerked and lunged forward. The service transmission message was displayed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced an abnormal jerking with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after shifting in to reverse, the vehicle drove forward instead. There were no warning lights illuminated.

With no warning the SUV over heated and I took it to pep boys to see what was happening. They simple told me that I needed to replace the entire engine. This isn’t fair because I didn’t even get a warning.

On 6/23/22 while driving in heavy stop and go traffic, the engine starting turning high RPM's. After about going 1/4 mile with this issue, the transmission failed. We were able to pull into a parking lot and out of traffic.

2017 Ford Escape Ecoboost beware consumers. Shame on Ford Motor Company for it's failed attempt.Issues with it's Ecoboost powertrain still leaves customers found on side of the road with a disable vehicle. No indication warning lights other than à flashing check engineer.

Torque converter failed at about 70,000. Ford denies a known issue and will only pay for 2/3 of the repair bill. Uploading two phots with the first photo of the torque converter with a blue high heat burn mark in the top left and the second photo is the grinding teeth or gears on the torque convertor pump.

Tork Converter Failure, 3/13/2022.No Warning. Car stopped moving. No check engine light.No noise or symptoms before hand.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently started shuddering. There were no warning lights illuminated.

For several weeks experienced shudder/judder and hesitation. Most noticeable at around 40 MPH. Vehicle serviced and inspected by both dealership and independent auto repair shop.

I have a 2017 ford escape 67,338 took it to ford dealer (galpin ford) my complain was that my transmission when warm reverse gear is hard to engage and will not go over 55mph. Got a call back that it needs a new transmission.

36,000 miles and coolant leaked into engine. Dealership told me they have to replace the long block, basically replace the engine. It's been a month now and no work has been started.

I purchased a 2017 ford escape 4 months ago. Monday my transmission went out. With less than 100,000 miles on it.

August 2020 I was told my radiator hose came off. $500 to put back on, 3 days later had to replace the lainscott turbo cylenoid $1700, 2 days later cracked flex plate, unknown amount $ due to powertrain warranty coverage. 2 weeks later told oil is leaking into valve covers.

While driving my 2017 ford escape on a town street at a rate of 35 MPH my transmission began slipping. A warning light came on stating alert transmission fault service now. I took it to a mechanic immediately and was told that my transmission has failed and I will need to have a new one at a cost between $4000 to $5000.

My car began losing power , coolant level dropping. No coolant on ground though. Car did not overheat.

I purchased a ford escape in december of 2017. In june of 2018 I brought it in to a ford dealer due to the car pulling forward when it shifted it was 23,475 mileage. The dealerships mechanic tested it for transmission codes and came up with p0300.

Ii took my car in for an oil change before it reached 60,000 miles. I ask them to check the transmission because it felt like it was slipping , it would go slow going up a hill sometimes and would feel like it wasn't moving when you pushed the gas pedal. The dealership said it was fine.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle intermittently hesitated while the eco-boost engine feature was activated without warning. The vehicle was taken to gowanda ford inc.

Seal in between the intercooler for the turbo so that coolent mixes with the engine oil which causes the engine to fail prematurely and ford will not cover the repair. The car must be recalled because of the defect. Www.badproductslaw.com is making a class action and people should contact them.

My 2017 ford escape is exhibiting the problem described below and apparently known to ford on or about february 2018. This is a dangerous situation that may occur when the car is stopped at a traffic signal or paused in an intersection waiting to make a left turn, or paused waiting to merge onto a highway.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle sometimes failed to accelerate. Also, when attempting to shift into third gear at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate.

The auto stop/start feature completely shuts the engine off when waiting at signal lights or other situations when stopping while the vehicle is in drive. There are alert chimes and a message to shift into park and restart vehicle appears on instrument panel. The problem started approx.

2017 ford escape se cel came on. Had autozone put it on the computer and it gave a code po301. Cel went out on 2 mile drive home.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving 75 MPH in heavy traffic or while changing lanes, the accelerator pedal was applied and the vehicle hesitated. There were no warning indicators illuminated.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to difficulty putting vehicle in reverse and not accelerating. *ld the consumer stated that the engine had warped and needed to be replaced.

While driving on a city street my car begin to loose pressure and the immediately after the service engine now light came on and my car begin to shake very bad. So I pulled over turned the car off and started it again. The car drove okay and I was able to make it to the repair show but, every time I stopped at the light the vehicle would shake and the light eventually came back on.

Within one year of owning vehicle, the engine light came on. The dealership found out the coolant was leaking into the head gasket. I was told this is a known issue.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. After the contact parked and exited the vehicle, it began moving forward without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as listed in NHTSA campaign number: 18v471000 (power train).

Transmission failed and was rebuilt by route 23 automall. Once getting it back the transmission intermittently slips out of gear often times after stopping at an intersection or traffic light or during city driving. No error codes when bring it back to dealer.

Vehicle went into limp mode with no throttle response the first day I owned it. It left me on interstate I 90 having to shut the car off and try to restart it. The dealer could not fix the problem it happened 4 times in 12k miles I returned the vehicle to the dealer as they could not find the problem after replacing several defective electronic parts.

I bought this 2017 ford escape se ecoboost 4WD in february, and since then every time I change gears from park to reverse, I hear a rough 'thud' noise from the rear. I only happens when I go in reverse and it never happens while the escape is in drive while in motion. It happens often hearing a hard knock when going in reverse.

SUV regularly overheats when accelerating up hill in warm weather. The SUV was purchased with the largest engine because we live in the mountains in warm california. When car overheats power is lost and we lose the ability to accelerate in an emergency safety condition.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, a warning bell chimed and a "shift to "p" restart engine manually" message displayed intermittently. The contact was able to shift the vehicle into the park position and restart the engine manually.

Model has transmission that has no provision to override automatic transmission allowing engagement of lower gears to utilizing engine braking. This ability is essential for safe mountain driving where downhill grades, including sharp curves, go on for miles. Full dependence on wheel brakes, which will overheat, is a safety issue.

Have new 2017 ford escape 1.5 ecoboost se 4WD. Only 800 miles on the car. When turning tight turns, hearing a loud grinding sound from rear of vehicle that is not present when test driving other new 2017 escapes on the lot with 4WD.

Coolant intrusion into cylinders at 81,000 miles has damaged engine and transmission pump, requiring replacement of both. Appears this is a known issue with both 2.0L and 1.5L engines.

I live in NYC my transmission went bad on the road

Coolant Infusion Into Engine , Powertrain Light Issue Turns On But & It Stated To Replace Spark Plugs/ Coil Overs But Coolant Still Dissapates From Coolant Resevior

Transmission total catastrophic Internal failure. Parts of the transmission broke loose internally and came out the side of the bellhousing. Total replacement cost is over $5000 and parts are unavailable due to frequency of issues with these transmissions.

Powertrain suddenly failed with no prior issues displaying red Powertrain failure light- car will not move or shift, has high RPMS and has loud revving/screeching sound

A known issue with these ford escape, the torque converter and transmission system is failing. The torque converter started shedding metal flakes into the transmission and now making the transmission system not work properly.

This began may of 2023. I had a 2017 ford escape and at 50,000 it had to get a whole new transmission. I have also purchased a new engine for this escape that has the same issues.

Vehicle stopped in roadway. Bad transmission at 64k miles.

For the past two years I have drove a 2017 ford escape. Over the past two years my car has failed me multiple times My question is for ford motor company. Knowing this is a known issue with escapes…why are they doing nothing to help customers who have had a total engine failure due to manufacturing’s flaws ?

Driving back home from downtown Tupelo, my transmission completely went out. Vehicle had to be turned off and back on to move a few feet. It took over 45 minutes to drive 4 miles to my house.

7 year old car with less than 90k miles is going to new a new transmission at the cost of $8.1k. Very unacceptable from Ford this needs to get look into. So many people on forums are having same issue right outside of warranty coverage ending.

Barber Ford in Holland reported that the transmission has failed at 66,000 miles. Looking online this seems to be a common issue.

My car doesn't have 70,000 miles on it and the flex plate is cracked. There have been other models of Ford ie the edge that have had the same problem. Something needs to be done about this because hundreds of people are reporting the same problem.

The engine was emitting white smoke at approximately 55,000 miles. After a quick inspection a low coolant level was noted and a code for a misfiring cylinder 2 was noted. This issue is likely coolant intrusion into the cylinder.

My vehicles transmission went out while driving which cause my vehicle to abruptly stop in traffic, my vehicle at the time only has about 76,000 miles on it, it is a 2017, from googling more information it appears that transmissions going out on this year and model of vehicle is common, I am wondering if there isn't something more going on with this line of vehicles.

When pressing the acceleration pedal, car does not always switch into the next gear. On other occasions, while accelerating the car jerks and does not switch into the next year smoothly

Transmission code fault I did not have power

Just purchased this vehicle on July 3rd and now have Coolant Intrusion and need a new long block engine. I've read online about the MULTITUDE of people having this same exact issue. 2017 Ford Escape SE (2.0 engine) Ford even issued a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) about it, but refuses to recall the vehicle, which doesn't make any sense.

My car has 41,000 miles on it only I have always added oil, done changes. Ford is telling me the entire engine needs replacement, for 12,600$. I am being told only the same line from Sill-Terhar Ford.

2017 ford escape. Consumer stated that after the safety recall was performed they began to have issues with their transmission.

The engine light comes on it doesn’t act like it wants to run the gears won’t shift and it loses power and doesn’t want to go just about got hit because it went from 35mph to 5mph in seconds without me giving warning by hitting my brakes and it makes a loud sound when running and a loud knock sound on right front side where wheel is they say it’s safe to drive but no it’s really not

On June 01,2018 my coworker and I was on a joint visit. After the visit we walked to our vehicles to start the engines and to turn on the AC. I exited the 2017 Ford Escape and walked over to my coworker and we started to discuss other work problems.

Transmission threw a " Transmission Fault " code while driving normally. The car quit pulling at all and I was just able to get out of the road. The Transmission no longer works in any gear.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA safety recall 22v-413.

Engine blown due to coolant intrusion. Vehicle has 61,000 miles on it and Ford will not do anything to fix it.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA saefty recall 22v-413.

2017 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to parts being unavailable to peform safety recall.

All of a sudden my transmission service fault light has came on, my escape won’t shift into gear, and when it is in park it won’t go into drive it any other gear without you forcing it. I have called farina, Effingham, Salem, Centralia, Newton and none of them can get my car in for a month. I am now without a vehicle and I’m needing something done.

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This is a sensor that indicates a problem with the power train transmission parking.

While idling in park vehicle transmission moved to reverse and backed away from me only to be restrained by a large bush. Rear bumper and exhaust damaged.

My 2017 ford escape moved forward after being put in the park position, thus causing me to fall to the ground upon exiting and driver side rear tire ran over my left knee, causing a crushed knee. I am still unable to walk properly without pain. I have not had car inpected and have just seen the recall, which states "recall incomplete, remedy not yet available".

On June 4th I parked my car at my house and left it running. As I went to walk into my house my car started moving. I was able to get into the car and put it back in park but not before it ran into my house.

On 06/07/2022 I started my car in the morning and as I put the car in reverse I was greeted with a message "engine is hot pull over safely" the heat gauge was all the way to the top. After 1/2 block I turned around and pulled back in the driveway. The engine was running roughly and kept turning off.

I went to Lenoir City ford with issues of misfiring cylinder and mostly Limp Mode on the highway. They cleared my codes and sent me on my way. ^ This occured while my vehicle was still under warranty.

The car randomly completely turns off while stopped at red lights or in traffic (when auto start-stop is activated), with a message on that dashboard to "shift the vehicle into park and restart the engine". At this point, it is necessary to shift the car into park and restart the engine before being able to proceed.

My 2017 ford escape is creating an extremely dangerous safety issue/situation with the auto stop/start function. When stopped in traffic-at a stoplight, at a stop sign, in the road waiting to turn left-the engine turns off and a message is displayed to "shift the vehicle into park and restart the engine". I have almost had other cars hit the back of my escape because of this.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. On three separate occasions, while at a stop light/sign, the eco boost system malfunctioned and the engine erroneously shut off. During the failure, the message "put the vehicle in park and restart the vehicle with the ignition key" was displayed.

Auto start stop sporadically ceases to work. It will not restart and vehicle directs me to put the automatic shift lever into park and restart the car. This is a safety issue as I might be rear-ended by the vehicle behind me who expects me to leave a stop sign red light, et al.