![]() ![]() Also I find it ironic that of the 10 complaints listed, 4 are in the Seattle, WA area and 2 are from British Columbia. Update from : The light that came on was the o/d light, not o/n. ![]() ![]() I'm too embarrassed to tell them the past history. Funny thing, the car still looks quite new, is in excellent condition and I still get compliments on it. I really can't afford a new car!! I HATE FORD, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. With only a two year warranty on #3 I am going to have to dump this vehicle before the warranty ends as it's obvious that they are defective. Of course I expected this vehicle to last a long time and am now retired. Two transmissions and I only got 60,000 miles out of them. I called Ford headquarters and begged and emailed to no avail. I really couldn't afford to plunk down money for a newer car and it cost me $4100 for tranny #3. The next day I found out I needed another transmission-at 60,000 miles! So tranny #1 (the original) lasted 25,000 mi, #2 only 35,000 mi. Would you believe I was within walking distance from the Ford Dealer (Indio, CA) where I currently live. I pulled over and noticed the o/d light was on and had to look it up in my manual-it said to take the car in immediately. Jump ahead to March, 2015: I was driving and all of a sudden the transmission wouldn't change gears. Even more surprising is that my warranty had just ended but my mechanic and the local Ford dealer service manager went to bat for me with Ford national and they agreed to replace it under warranty! Wow, I thought that was great and I would buy always buy Fords.WRONG. The only explanation given was that it was possible that due to particles in the transmission and fluid plus how long it was taking to get to 30,000 for a change of the fluid (3 yrs or 30,000 miles) it caused failure. Lo and behold I needed a new transmission. After doing lots of tests he suggested I take it to the Ford dealer (he was good friends with the service manager). Drove OK once I was on the flat but not on inclines so had to avoid them until I could take it in to my mechanic. In July of 2011, mileage 25,000, I experienced a great loss of power trying to go up a slight incline to the freeway (lived in Seattle, WA at the time). Always maintained and only put ~8,000 average miles per year on it. I bought my 2007 Ford Escape XLT new in 9/2006. I paid a local shop only $2500 for a rebuilt and I still drive the car. I would have been more than happy if Ford just replaced my transmission. Just keep good records and if you have more than 3 problems under warranty with the same issue it falls under lemon law in most states. Without going into detail I did very very well. It took about 8 months and the case was resolved without ever going to trial. BS! I immediately got a lemon law attorney. I had the car towed to the dealer and since it was out of warranty they couldn't "help me". Literally a few miles outside of warranty the transmission goes out completely. I had taken it in 4x within the warranty period for transmission problems. These transmissions are a known issue for the Escapes. Began having transmission issues and every time the dealer would patch the problem instead of fixing the problem. ![]()
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