general Power Train Problems of the 2014 Ford Escape (2024)

I got off work and was heading home one of the streets I devon is uphill. As I’m driving up the hill the car just started rolling backwards. I hit the breaks and turned car off and back on and even thought it was I. Drive it would only go backwards. No matter what I did it was jerking and acting like it didn’t have power even though the rpm’s was up. I mechanic came to check on me and during his inspection we discovered damages to the passenger inner tire end rod and struts so I had that repaired and the the front axle need replacing cause it wasn’t even turn to move the wheels. So I had to replace that as well. I assumed the axle was the issue but it still was driving like it didn’t want to go forward. I then say the some transmission stuff on recall so I just parked it until the pets was available. My car stopped in July 2022 and I just got the repairs done August 21,2023. I drove it about 30miles total and now I have a red indicator light that say trasmission fault service now!!! this is absolutely unacceptable and Ford motor company really need to fix these transmission failure problems. Before all the recalls kills somebody. There are no indicators that tell you something is wrong until it’s wrong. Peoples lives are in danger more and more everyday the fact the manufacturers only care about the consumers money and not their safety is mind blowing. Selling badly made vehicles and the consumers are the one who suffer the most!!!!I hope y’all look into this very soon and help the little people that’s really trying to help ourselves!!!! had 70,000 miles when I purchased it and now 7 years later it has on 105,200 miles on it…. Not sure van 40000 miles in 7 years. With other minor breakdowns I didn’t name.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal to move from a stop, the vehicle started jerking. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that at the next stop sign, the vehicle experienced the same failure. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The transmission torque converter failed on the 2014 Ford Escape. Transmission is causing safety issue by not properly accelerating when gas pedal is pressed. This slowed movement could cause traffic crashes. Engine revs to high rpm but torque converter does not engage properly. The issues was confirmed by local transmission shop. Owner of the shop says he sees a lot of these failures in Ford Escapes. A warning message "transmission malfunction service now warning" did appear. Ford is aware of the issue based on the technical service bulletin called 1. 6l ecoboost – illuminated mil and/or transmission malfunction service now warning with only dtcs p0741 and/or p1744.

I own a 2014 Ford Escape and with 100,000 miles the transmission give up and start skipping this transmission very expensive on the Ford cars therefore, no longer purchase another Ford the repair was $5000.

The car began making noise an did not want to shift. After getting the vehicle into drive, the car stopped moving while driving in heavy traffic.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while shifted to drive(d), the vehicle independently shifted into reverse(r). The vehicle failed to shift into the intended gear and the vehicle failed to start. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and the contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA hotline. The contact stated that the failure was like NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train). The failure mileage was approximately 84,500.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was running rough. The contact stated that the engine had misfired. The engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the coolant level was low. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who topped off the coolant. The contact also received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate mileage at the time of the failure was 45,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Amongst several problems with this vehicle, it often slips out of gear while driving. Which has caused me to have to stop in the middle of the lane. It has had multiple mega fuses go out. It will often say “power steering fault” and then the message will go away. I am genuinely scared to drive this vehicle because I never know when the power system is going to go out. I have always stayed up to date on maintenance and it has less than 90k on miles. I do not understand why this has not been pulled off the market. It seems like all the Escapes before mine were pulled for the same issues.

In March 2022, my Ford Escape transmission went out due to torque converter. It just broke down without any indict light warning. I paid almost 6k to have it replaced include all transmission programming, controller. In may 2023 and June 2023, my Ford Escape just quit for no reason without any warning. I tried to start it up, the dashboard of red battery and red oil light came on. I was stuck in traffic for over 4 hours with this problem. It put me in critical risk being injured or killed since I am deaf. It just shut off completely without any noise or foul smelling or any warning. I brought it to several shop for this problem and they found no problem. They are clueless. They tried to blame on transmission. I refuse to pay 6-7k for transmission again. Ford need to step up and own up their problem, and correct the problem.

I pulled into the parking lot of my employment. I put my vehicle in park. I went to turn the vehicle off and when I did the dash light came on saying it was not in park. It stated that it was in s. I do not use sport mode. I then called the local dealership. I learned it was a recall on the shifter bushing. They called a tow truck who came out and picked it up. The tow driver stated it was in fact the bushing was damaged/missing. He manually put it in the gears so that he could load it and took it to the dealership. They fixed the recall and are waiting to hear if the tow fee is covered under the recall so that I can go pick it up.

It seems like my transmission kicked out on me in the middle of a busy intersection. Now my car is stuck at work while I figure out where to take it and how to pay for transmission repairs.

Transmission failure. Problem confirmed by dealer and two other certified mechanics, in 2022 and 2023. No warning lights or messages given on dashboard. Technicians found codes when vehicle was scanned. Problem only become noticeable when driving vehicle by then it was to late. Transmission would not shift properly coming to stops and trying to accelerate after stops or very minimal speed slowing or accelerating. This occurred on interstate and local driving. First occurrence was December of 2021at around 68,000 to 70,000 miles. Had transmission repaired and was told by mechanic they were problematic and it was a design flaw. Dealer admitted to problematic issue also. Second occurrence was March of 2023 with 77,000. I am currently trying to decide what to do. It is currently available for inspection. I made a formal complaint against Ford to the bbb in 2021 about this issue and they would not offer any assistance. I will make another complaint as of April 2023. I will no longer buy any Ford products.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the transmission was shifted into drive(d) or reverse(r), the vehicle was shaking. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, no error codes were retrieved. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The gear shifter bushing separated from the transmission and would not engage the transmission. The car, luckily, was in park. There was a previous recall in 2018 that supposedly fixed this problem, but I now have the car at Ford trying to get the issue resolved. It appears this same problem is being discovered on later model Ford Escapes and other models. Here's an excerpt of the recall from the Ford site: dearborn, mich. , July 18, 2018 – Ford is issuing two safety recalls in north America. Details are: select 2013-16 model year Ford fusion and 2013-14 Ford Escape vehicles to replace shifter cable bushings. Ford is issuing a safety recall in north America for approximately 550,000 2013-16 model year Ford fusion and 2013-14 Ford Escape vehicles to replace shifter cable bushings. On affected vehicles, the bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may detach from the transmission. A degraded shifter cable bushing that detaches from the transmission may allow the transmission to be in a gear state different than the gear shift position selected by the driver. The condition could allow the driver to move the shift lever to “park” and remove the ignition key, while the transmission may not be in “park,” with no warning message or audible chime. If the parking brake is not applied, a degraded shifter cable bushing that detaches from the transmission could result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

Transmission yes, you can inspect it upon request. Our whole family was in the car, on a main road, we were all at risk it has been confirmed it’s the transmission. Insurance is aware. We were unaware of any problem, no lights on dash. Driving on a main road and the car just stopped working. We had to coast to a space place to stop. And then the car didn’t move forward or backwards.

I was driving my 2014 Ford Escape and it was cold temperatures but I came to a stop sign and when I went to go it was like I was in neutral it would not move it had never done this before and I was pushing the gas and the engine just raced. I turned the vehicle off and restarted and it went like nothing had happened. But as I'm driving it started slowing down and like it was stopping but it was still running, I continue pressing the gas showed I had 6000 rpm and was only going 31 mph, started jerking and I pulled over shut the engine down and repeated it again until I was able to reach my destination. I tried moving my vehicle and it didn't want to move shut it down about 6 times and restarted and eventually able to get it to move but am afraid to drive because it has never done that and I was in a lot of traffic with no warning of any issues.

The contact owns a2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where they repaired the bushing shifter cable. The failure recurred and the steering wheel became stiff. Additionally, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately causing the contact the steering wheel became stiff. Additionally, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately causing the contact to side swiped another vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was t to side swiped another vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number - 22v413000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train), the mechanic at the dealer found additional failures to the transmission and stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Recall 22s43 is serious enough for Ford to "ground" the vehicle for safety concerns for potential injury to the driver, passengers, and bystanders. I spoke with their recall department on 11-21-2022 and explained that the car is on the island of molokai, hi, which does not have a Ford dealer. Rather than authorize a local repair shop to fix the problem, they said I'd have to ferry the vehicle to oahu at my expense, a very complex, expensive, and time-consuming undertaking. And, since I live in az, I'd have to fly to hi, rent a car, and spend at least a week there. Why Ford will not authorize a local mechanic to affect repairs is baffling and presents a dilemma for me and the other Ford Escape owners on the island.

After accelerating from a stoplight on a 55mph four lane highway, a thud noise came from under the hood, the rpms went all the way up, and my car started accelerating and lurching forward before finally falling to a cruise. The gears shifted in a wild manner for 15 seconds while the car continued to cruise and I tried to slowly accelerate to keep up with the speed of traffic. I was able to pull into the right lane of the shoulderless road, turn off and exit the vehicle and get myself to safety. The road has lots of industrial facilities, so lots of trucks and commuters alike, so while standing there waiting for the local pd there were several close calls with people slamming into the back of my stopped and stalled out car. Had the car in front of me rapidly decelerated while my car was mysteriously accelerating, I could have easily rear ended them. Further, with my car stalled out in the middle of what is a shoulderless busy highway, there was a huge opportunity for either me or somebody else to have been involved in a tragic crash involving a disabled vehicle. My car was towed to a repair shop nearby and they were able to replicate the result. They advised to take it to a Ford dealership which is where I had it towed next. The dealer confirmed the torque converter failed and caused debris (metal fragments) to enter and essentially destroy the transmission. Police helped keep my vehicle and I safe with their lights and helped me push my car to the nearest cross street to wait for a tow truck. They did not investigate the issue, but one independent mechanic and the Ford dealership service tech did. There were no warning lamps, engine lights, or other symptoms prior to and during this event. Only after I stopped in the middle of the road did the standard check engine light come on. The torque converter issue is known by Ford after speaking to their corporate "customer care" team, and I (and others) are lucky to have avoided serious injury/incident.

I drive a 2014 Ford Escape titanium. My battery keeps draining and my car won't start. I tested my battery and it tested 12/14. Next week, car wouldn't start again. Got my car tested and stated that there is an unknown code meaning that the ecm is faulty. This falls under recall 15v40600 or what now could be 22v413000. My car isn't covered under the recall being two months shy of the production date. Additionally, I've had issues with the cooling system since I purchased the vehicle. Again, this isn't covered under the recall either.

Vehicle would shift hard. Eventually the vehicle would rev rpm's but not shift into 1st gear and engage. There was no warning light. Initially the vehicle's gas pedal would depress without driving. Slowly the vehicle would creep into 1st gear but not drive faster than 2 mph. Turning the vehicle off and on and waiting 5 minutes allowed the vehicle to drive for a short time. The vehicle completely stopped shifting and had to be towed. Ford dealers said they couldn't get the car in for service for over a month. This is my only vehicle. I need to get to work. I've had to rent a vehicle for over 5 weeks. An independent transmission shop is putting in a remanufactured trans for $4,700. The vehicle had trans failure at 122,000 miles. This trans shop had 4 other Ford Escapes in for transmission replacements; all were the body style of my 2014 Escape se. There are many transmission complaints with the 2014 Ford Escape body style car. Please force Ford to recall and repair/reimburse for this awful transmission.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact received notification NHTSA campaign number: 22v4130000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available at the time received. The contact stated that while accelerated at 65mph, she intermittently heard a noise near the front driver’s and passenger side wheels. Additionally, the contact then stated that she depressed the accelerator pedal, but the engine failed to engage. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

There is a safety recall on this vehicle. I never received the alert that the part was in stock. I had the actual problem happen to me where I put vehicle in park. Shifter was in park. I exited the vehicle and it started rolling away. As I jumped into the vehicle to stop it from hitting another vehicle (fortunately it did not roll over me) , I opened the drivers door and it got caught on a large bush/tree which caused the door to hyperextend open and now the door does not close correctly at the top and it is scratched up / paint chipped. I am asking that Ford pay for fixing the door as I did what I was supposed to do (set emergency brake but it snapped right at the same time), but they are refusing to pay for the repairs to the door.

The contact's granddaughter owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact's granddaughter 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 her granddaughter was parking the vehicle, the gear shifter seized and failed to shift to park(p). The granddaughter activated the parking brake to park the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to tow the vehicle in for service. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine was delayed to engage. No warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an auto repair shop where it was diagnosed that the transmission gear shifter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 174,0913.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and shifting from the park, the transmission shifter became stuck and could not be moved. The contact stated that the failure occurred after shifting to drive(d) and reverse(r). The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2014 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 on multiple occasions the shifter failed to operate properly and was stuck in reverse. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with a fractured shifter cable bushing. The contact was informed that the shifter cable bushing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local dealer after receiving a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train). The contact stated that once the vehicle was returned to her, the vehicle was stalling with no warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that after driving home and parking the vehicle, she was able to restart the vehicle, but it was inoperable. When the local dealer was made aware, they suggested the vehicle be towed back to them. The vehicle was towed back to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained at the dealer awaiting repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 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 after his wife started the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift to the intended gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and remained at the dealer. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message "high temperature" was displayed. When the failure occurred, the motive power was suddenly reduced and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. Additionally, the transmission warning and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who indicated that although the "high temperature" message was displayed, the engine was not overheating. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 78,000.

The contact owns a 2014 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 engine revved loudly while the vehicle hesitated during acceleration. Additionally, the vehicle jerked while driving. The vehicle was towed to the place of employment. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Was driving 35mph and car started jerking and lost power to gas pedal. I placed it in park, and then in drive. The speedometer trusted to 110 and then it jerked some more, heard a horrible whining noise. I drove home with same issues, about 6 blocks. Then I got a transmission failure message on my dash. Could put in park. Put my e brake on. Had it towed to the dealership. Car only has 55,000 miles on it. Been meticulously maintained. There were no warnings before this incident. Dealership called and said my transmission needs to be replaced. Well we do t have 6000 to fix it and ar still making car payments. I have seen thousands of these complaints online, why isn't Ford doing something for the consumer. This should be a recall. I am not a happy customer.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while at a stop light, there was a loud abnormal noise coming from the vehicle with the transmission fault service now message displayed on the instrument panel with dtc: p0741 (powertrain control module). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 91,000.

The car was shifted into drive and remained in neutral. When the car was shifted into park, the car started to drive forward.