• 2013 Ford Escape Transmission Dipstick Location
• 2013 Ford Escape Transmission Fluid Check
• 2013 Ford Escape Transmission Swap

19 problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2013 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2013 Escape.

2013 2014 Ford Escape 2.0L Automatic Transmission 4x4 106K OEM. 6F35 2008 - 2019 Ford Escape Remanufactured Transmission With Torque Converter (Fits: Ford Escape). 2013 Ford Escape Automatic Transmission OEM 137K Miles (LKQ275716297) $1,470.00. $210.00 shipping. Automatic Transmission 13 14 Ford Escape 1.6L 4X2 2496525 (Fits. This transmission is the subject of a massive number of lawsuits alleging Ford lied in order to sell cars Ford knew had defective transmissions. 2013-present HF35 Hybrid and Plug in Hybrid transaxle. Ford Fusion HEV, Ford Fusion Energi PHEV, Ford C-Max HEV, Ford C-Max Energi PHEV, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

1. 2013 Ford Escape Transmission Problems. See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs. To see how frequently 2013 Ford Escape problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.
2. This transmission is the subject of a massive number of lawsuits alleging Ford lied in order to sell cars Ford knew had defective transmissions. 2013-present HF35 Hybrid and Plug in Hybrid transaxle. Ford Fusion HEV, Ford Fusion Energi PHEV, Ford C-Max HEV, Ford C-Max Energi PHEV, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.

Transmission began failing approximately September/October 2018, just over 75,000 miles and after the expiration of the warranty. The transmission was rebuilt in January 2019 @ a cost of $3300. 00. The electrical controls (radio & hvac) on console and dashboard have a shortage and go out regularly. I pointed this shortage out when the vehicle was purchased and I was told it was fixed when I came to pick it up. . There are also issues with the battery. I replaced the battery in November 2018 with a Ford battery. 4 months later, in February 2019 it failed to start due to excessive leakage with corrosive exposure. Ford crossroads replaced it at that time (2019) with another new Ford battery and on September 10, 2020 the battery failed again. Mechanic had to clean up the irregular corrosion on the battery and the posts. Documentation is not available at the time of this post but can be retrieved if requested.

We bought 2013 Ford Escape in July, 2016, with approximately 62,000 miles. At 64,000 miles, after constant overheating issues, Ford agreed to replace the engine. There were overheating issues on the new engine at time of install (stated in dealer notes), but they 'fixed' them. The car now has 103,000 miles. Has been serviced regularly, with occasional overheating issues noted. Transmission failed last month. Waited over 2 weeks for diagnosis. Transmission needs to be replaced and another new engine is needed because of coolant leak. Our extended warranty expired at 100,000 miles. Contacted Ford customer service and they refuse to do anything to help. It seems that they put another defective engine in at 64,000 miles because you should get more that 40,000 miles on a new engine. The cost to repair this piece of junk is prohibitive and I feel very unhappy with Ford's response.

2013 Ford Escape experiences apparent transmission failures at highway speeds. Often during passing acceleration. Repeated instances. From 50k miles to 70k miles. One instance involving all wheels locking up at 80mph (felt like a shift into park) and the others involving drivetrain power loss and jerking. After car restart, codes 'apparently' disappear and dealers are unable to identify any issues without codes.

Car overheated while driving four times between 2016-2018 (after each instance, it was towed to and serviced at a Ford dealer). Car also experienced three instances of exhaust leaks between 2016-2018 (each instance was identified by a strong smell of gas and serviced at a Ford dealer). In October 2019, the transmission failed while attempting to merge on the highway, requiring a tow to the Ford dealer, who recommended a complete transmission replacement at 105,000 miles.

Have a 2013 Ford Escape titanium. My son was pulling onto a major road from a gas station. He was in the middle of the road the transmission failed no warning. Then it jerked and he had to give it high rpm for it to crawl. He almost got t boned by a big truck. Very unsafe situation. Brought car to Ford service tech said he would check transmission fluid as I could not no dip stick car had only 127,000 miles on it. Service advisor got back to me he said you need new transmission. $3600-$5000. Asked to file complaint with Ford he refused said it's a waste of time Ford will not do anything. He said life expectancy of these transmissions was between 100,000-120,000 miles I posed this question to him if he knew life expectancy of a cars transmission and it was 100-000 to 120,000 miles would he buy car he said he could not answer that. Sent numerous correspondence to Ford did not get 1 response from anyone at Ford. Finally talked to a real person at Ford headquarters in michigan. Ford won't do anything is what I was told. I posed same question as service advisor. Same answer. I can't answer that. Thousands of the same comments on internet same problems. Ford does not seem interested in doing the right thing with a recall or at least help out these Ford customers. Very unsafe Ford might be waiting till someone dies from this transmission problem. There playing the odds maybe? comments on internet some people had the repair or replacement. Then transmission went for a second time. Can't drive car the way it is.

I was driving my family from houston, TX to san antonio,TX on July 5th 2019 for the holiday weekend in my 2013 Ford Escape sel with the 6f35 transmission. We were about 1 hour & 30 minutes into our trip, 108 miles, from our home near the city of flatonia, TX when our transmission horrifically failed. While I was driving I noticed the transmission had a made a hard shift into 6th gear. It had jumped a couple of times until I accelerated and then it finally shifted into 6th gear. The next sign of trouble was when the dash screen told us the lane change sensor was failing. Next we started noticing a faint burning smell coming into the cabin, we weren't sure what it was. A minute later all the warning lights turned on in the dash screen. I immediately put on my turn signal so I could get to an exit and when trying to accelerate out of the way of traffic, I realized my Ford Escape was not responding to the acceleration pedal. It would not accelerate at all. So now I couldn't shift and my gas pedal was not functioning. I finally reached the nearest exit turned on my hazard lights and proceeded to coast into the nearest gas station since my gas pedal was not functioning. As soon as I stopped & turned off my SUV, white smoke was coming from the engine bay. I quickly got my wife and 1 yr old daughter out of the SUV and ran away from the vehicle. Thankfully the smoke stopped and I opened the hood and saw transmission oil all over the top of the transmission. It was so hot it was boiling in the crevices where it had settled. This transmission is supposed to have 'a special blend of transmission fluid maintenance free for the life of the gearbox. ' a couple days prior the transmission would jump erratically when shifting from 2-3 gear and from 5-6 gear even though it was an automatic transmission. But I had taken it to a Ford dealer and they didn't help at all.

Cars transmission failed with only 33,000 miles on the car! I think there is an electrical problem with the car because the battery and the internal components failed at the same time! both times I was driving the car and moving forward when the car stalled out both times, the second time I had just left Ford with the vehicle and they said it was fixed when it stalled out again in forward motion, this time I had the car towed back to Ford and it's been sitting there since April 13th and today is may 1st and Ford has not responded back to me to resolve the issues with the car? I had the car towed to a transmission place on 4/30/2019 that is only charging me $3,100 for a rebuilt transmission with a 2 year 24,000 mile warranty and Ford wanted $7,400 to put a rebuilt transmission in the car? hmmmmm what would you do? customer service at Ford is sloooooow to say the least? it's bad enough I've got a car with only 33,000 miles on it and with an internal transmission issue and than Ford wants me to wait until when to respond back with a solution?.

As I was driving down local roads my engine was making s sound as if a fan was running on high speed and I could feel the engine losing power. After about 2 miles a message appeared on the screen that said transmission failure. I pulled into a parking lot and had to have it towed. I had it towed to a local repair shop and was told it needed a new transmission.

At 60,900 miles the transmission went out. No warning signs, no engine lights, just lost power and during driving and pulled over put in park and then engine just revved and wouldn't go. Took to Ford dealer and diagnosed as needing a new transmission just 900 miles over warranty. Contacted many channels within dealer and Ford but know one would help had to pay $4500. 00 out of pocket to get rebuilt at the Ford dealer. Now with 37,000 miles the transmission has failed again and the dealer will do nothing, Ford will do nothing and they say I need another transmission at the amount of $4500. 00 again. Same symptoms this time, no warning just failed. This to me is crazy I have to be on my 3rd transmission with a vehicle that has 99k miles. There is obviously and issue with these transmissions as the internet is full of complaints with this exact issues. Also the many transmission shops I have spoke to have said them same thing, lots if issues and very common to fail early.

I am contacting you regarding my 2013 Ford Escape, VIN: 1fmcu9gx9dub09480. While I was driving the transmission completely stopped working, almost causing an accident and also causing me to be stranded in another state. I eventually had the car towed back to valvoline in north reading, MA where the transmission had been flushed less than a week beforehand. They had the car taken to aamco who determined the transmission had failed. The car only has 39,200 miles on it and now needs a transmission replacement. I was told my Ford to contact you to report this problem.

Transmission failed at a stop light on a two lane road.

Ours is a 2013 Ford Escape with only 37,000 miles on the odometer. It's hardly been driven for a six year old car and has been well maintained according to the manufacturer's recommendation. Upon starting the car in the drive mode, there was a pronounced 'clunk' sound from below the cabin section of the car. The car would begin moving forward and then shift into neutral. This situation continued for about 1/10 of a mile. While turning around to return home, the same thing happened in the reverse mode. The car had to be towed to the dealer as it appeared to be unsafe to drive on a highway. The diagnosis was clutch and transmission failure. Cost to repair $4,300. 00. Seems to me that there has to be a basic defect in the product having read so many of the other complaints on this site. Additionally and in retrospect, the engine would begin racing to a high rpm in the park mode without a foot on the accelerator. This was a disturbing phenomenon.

Transmission failure at 85,000 miles.

Vehicle never shifted correctly. Complained to dealer numerous times. Transmission failed at 104000 miles. Vehicle broke down on major interstate 100 miles away from home. Had the vehicle towed to nearest dealer. Cost to repair was 5000+.

2013 Ford Escape Transmission Dipstick Location

My transmission failed in June, it was rebuilt and has already started to shift hard. So, once again back in the shop. The a/c has been acting funny. The rear vents barely work, blend door doesnt engage properly. Dealer has another vehicle identical to mine and it does the same thing.

2013 Ford Escape Transmission Fluid Check

Vehicle was driven away from a mechanics shop for a fly wheel repair. After approx. � mile of driving, the temperature warning light illuminated without the gauge showing a high temperature. I stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, no matter how I pressed on the accelerator, the car would not accelerate over 5 miles an hour. I had to navigate across 3 lanes of traffic to get to the side of the road. It drove for less than 50 ft then the engine completely shut off forcing me to push the car into a parking lot. Mechanics came, looked over the car then it started normally. They drove it back to the shop and hooked it to a computer but no codes were thrown. We could not recreate the issue. We decided to file a complaint because of our concern over all the blogs found online referencing the same issue. This could potentially be very hazardous if it happens on a highway which could result in bodily injury. This comes after this vehicle has been in the shop for over 4 months in the 8 months we have owned it for many issues including transmission, transmission bracket, transmission plug failure, wiper motor, fly wheel and a sensor issue.

At 80,000 miles, while driving on the expressway, the transmission failed completely. Left stranded on the road until a wrecker could take it to the dealer. Had to replace the transmission at full cost, with no assistance from Ford motor company. They would not even acknowledge an issue with the transmissions.

2013 Ford Escape Transmission Swap

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving various speeds, the windshield sensor failed to function. The failure recurred numerous times. In addition, while driving 60 mph and changing gears, the vehicle lost power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the electronic sensor and transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving at 30 mph, the vehicle decelerated, the transmission failed to shift into gear, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The engine was shut off and restarted, and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,200.