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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2014 Ford Escape Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
481about this part
Share
23%of 2,089 total for the year
Median mileage
89,804miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 481 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2014 Ford Escape, 23% of the 2,089 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,804 miles. 13 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I tried to park my car as usually, put the shift in p, but the car continued to move. I was scared and unpleasantly surprised. I had to to drive around the parking lot in front of home depot in dickson city and finally decided to turn of the car. After that I was not able to turn on the engine. I had the car towed away to gibbons Ford.”

NHTSA complaint #11412934, filed 2021-04, 140,000 miles

“When putting the car from reverse to drive the transmission is slamming into gear causing stress on the 'snap ring' which causes a catastrophe failure of the transmission. My vehicle has 26,120 miles on it and I read that this issue happens on a regular basis with the 6f35 transmission, and generally at 70k, and if rebuilt it may still re-occur.”

NHTSA complaint #11341296, filed 2020-07, 26,120 miles

“The car started skipping while driving on city highway. When I would stop at traffic light it would hesitate to pull off then lurch forward. It eventually stopped in traffic and wouldn't move at all. There was no warning light, my system check said it was ok. I only have approximately 67,000 miles on the car. It had regular maintenance last month and transmission fluid was checked ok”

NHTSA complaint #11416337, filed 2021-05, 67,500 miles

“My 2014 Ford Escape titanium's transmission stopped working. My car was in park on the side of the road and when I put it in drive, my transmission slipped and would not move forward. I had to get my car towed and two mechanics said the transmission is done. My car has 80,000 miles and was well taken car of.”

NHTSA complaint #11397614, filed 2021-02, 80,000 miles

“Car losses all power while accelerating over 40 MPH. Getting on the highway is the worst. Motor will rev up almost redlining before slamming into a random gear with again no power so I'm not gaining any speed. Just rpms are screaming like I'm in neutral. It's very unsettling to have my car practically stopping in the highway.”

NHTSA complaint #11183060, filed 2019-02, 64,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025312%
202423%
20232525%
20223113%
20214613%
202024315%
201912821%
201827615%
201739114%
201632127%
201528725%
201448123%
201340115%
20126611%
201126820%
201050825%
200930118%
200832917%
20074417%
20068017%
20051178%
2004275%
20035510%
200210510%
200112813%
2000120%

Other parts of the 2014 Ford Escape

Engine
727 complaintsOther or unknown
275 complaintsElectrical system
216 complaintsEngine cooling
187 complaintsSteering
151 complaintsFuel system
137 complaintsBody and structure
84 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
65 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
51 complaintsWheels
46 complaintsVehicle speed control
42 complaintsBrakes
38 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford Escape

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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