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Transmission Failure
2002 Ford Escape (Page 1 of 2)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
9.2
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,930
- Average Mileage:
- 84,600 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 34 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced transmission (26 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
- rebuilt transmission (2 reports)
- replaced transmissions (2 reports)
- intend to trade the Escape as-is, for a different make (1 reports)
- replaced transfer case (1 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I had already depleted my account with repairs to this vehicle to get it running in tip top condition because we were making a very long trip. I should have mentioned i purchased this vehicle used and none of the repairs needed were disclosed at the time of sale nor was it caused by any neglect on my part.
So we head out on our trip and the transmission acts a little funny (jerky) but nothing real major. Had a great weekend with no further issues. We start driving home and the car begins to shake a little here and there and is getting lazier and lazier with each stop. (rest areas, tolls) We are about 3 hours from home when the OD light begins to flash and the car seems to be getting worse. Oh God! All we could do was pray that we made it home safely. There were a few close calls because we couldn't get out of our own way and was almost hit but we did make it home safely.
Had the car checked the following morning by a transmission specialist (Aamco) you guessed it, transmission gone!! No longer safe to drive, and $2,000 to rebuild. With an added note of by the way, we rebuild an average of 3 a week of this exact transmissions. Ford seemed to rush production and these are known to fail. After many other searches, I have discovered thousands upon thousands of complaints with this very same transmission. So my question would be why would they not be recalled by now?? I had already spent every penny I had in this car...now I am looking at thousands more that I simply do not have. 'Not to mention that it is very unsafe and could cause serious injury or death. Wake the hell up FORD and get it right!!! Consumers have spent millions on your vehicles only to be slapped in the face with your over priced death traps!!
- Lynn K., Casewell, US