2016 Ford Escape

HERE I SIT WITH A 4 YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 72,000 MILES GETTING IT'S TRANSMISSION REBUILD!!! AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET?? THIS IS VERY SORRY ON FORDS END. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. IT GAVE ME VERY LITTLE WARNING. MADE A NOISE, LESS THAN HALF A MILE JUMPED TO 5,000 RPMS THEN THAT WAS IT... DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO GET PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION #1 DUE TO THE AGE #2 DUE TO THE VIRUS. FIX THIS ISSUE FORD!!!!

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND JERKS IN TRAFFIC AND LOSSES POWER. NO TO LITTLE MOVEMENT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. ALSO YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE THAT IS A NON FACTOR AND YOU ARE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING! MY CAR NEVER GAVE ME ANY SIGNS OF A BAD TRANSMISSION UNTIL OUT THE BLUE ONE DAY AND A TRANSMISSION VAULT LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH! MY FAMILY AND I WAS VISITING MY SON AT HIS COLLEGE TOWN OF BEVERCREEK OHIO WERE HE ATTENDED WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY AND THIS HAPPENED ON THE WEEKEND. I WAITED UNTIL THE WEEKDAY TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FORD GAVE ME A CASE #CAS27510020. MY SON DROPPED IT OFF AND MADE THE APPOINTMENT AND RENTED A CAR AND DROVE BACK TO CHICAGO. THE CAR IS AT GERMAINE FORD AND THEY CALLED HIM BACK AND SAID $4 THOUSAND OVERHAUL OR $8 THOUSAND FOR REPLACEMENT AND I STILL OWE A YEAR OR 2 YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENTS TOTALLY UNFAIR. A CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 85,000 MILES OFF HIGHWAY AND NORMAL DRIVING! P.S FORD HAS BEEN SUED FOR THERE POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR BAD TORQUE CONVERTERS , WHO'S TO SAY THEY ARE NOT USING THOSE SAME TORQUE CONVETERS IN THEIR 6SPEED AUTOMATIC SELECT SHIFT TRANSMISSIONS.

2016 FORD ESCAPE WITH LESS THAN 80 THOUSAND MILES WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE RANDOMLY ONE DAY. ENGINE WOULD REV. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY COULDN'T TELL ME THE CAUSE AND THAT IT WOULD COST 7 THOUSAND DOLLARS. FORD DOES NOT RECOMMEND TRANSMISSION SERVICE UNTIL 150 THOUSAND MILES AND THEIR WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 60 THOUSAND MILES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT AND NO CAR. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THEIR SHOTTY PRODUCT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. DRIVING HOME ONE DAY, GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR HAD A DELAY IN ACCELERATING AND WOULD THEN SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME WITH THE CAR, EVENTUALLY A "TRANSMISSION FAULT" MESSAGE CAME UP. NOW CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I CAN'T USE IT TO WORK OR ANYTHING, WE BARELY GOT HOME. I'VE READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WHO AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE OR TO MANDATE A RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SIGNATURE FORD ' PERRY DEALER LOCATED AT 3942 LANSING RD, PERRY, MI 48872, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, HE MANAGED TO JUMP IN, AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER TALLAPOOSA FORD LOCATED AT 1551 US-280, ALEXANDER CITY, AL 35010, (256) 234-3432 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,420.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. DRIVING HOME ONE DAY, GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR HAD A DELAY IN ACCELERATING AND WOULD THEN SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME WITH THE CAR, EVENTUALLY A "TRANSMISSION FAULT" MESSAGE CAME UP. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER (CAPITAL FORD, RALEIGH NC). IT TOOK OVER TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR. THEY THEN CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE "TORQUE CONVERTER HAD COME APART" AND THAT I NEEDED A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $7500. MY CAR IS FOUR YEARS OLD AND BARELY OUTSIDE OF THE POWERTRAIN MILEAGE WARRANTY. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD.