# 2013 Ford Escape - Failed transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, ford\ **Created:** [April 12, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554 "2022-04-12T23:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Will17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Will17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Will17)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/1 "2022-04-12T23:07:19Z")
Transmission failed 2013 Ford Escape… Should be recalled and replaced by Ford!, ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/2 "2022-04-12T23:25:44Z")
well, you can look at the bright side. the tranny problem could have saved your life. # 16 Recallsfor 2013 FORD ESCAPE **URGENT: DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE** An urgent safety recall has been issued for this vehicle. Use our [VIN lookup tool](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls#vin) to see if your vehicle is part of this recall. If your vehicle is part of this recall, the manufacturer has recommended that **you stop driving this vehicle immediately**. More information is available under - [NHTSA Recall Number 12V336000](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=12V336000). ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/3 "2022-04-13T00:52:59Z")
You have my sympathy but honestly no car maker is going to recall a 9-year-old out-of-warranty vehicle over a transmission failure. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/4 "2022-04-14T01:50:45Z")
> [@Will17](#): > > Should be recalled and replaced by Ford! Why would that be? What’s your reasoning? It isn’t overly suprising for a 9 year old transmission to require a relatively expensive repair. Esp if it is an automatic. My Ford truck’s automatic trans needed a complete rebuild job at 11 years. Did your Escape’s transmission fail b/c of a systematic problem with that particular design? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/5 "2022-04-14T01:54:34Z")
How often was the transmission fluid serviced over these 10 years? Tester ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/6 "2022-04-14T05:25:24Z")
I’m not and never have been a gambling man but I would wager a beer or two that the trans has never been serviced. This reminds me of the complaint I read a few months back where a guy thought that GM should recall the failed transmission on his truck. A 20 year old truck with 206k miles on it… ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-escape-failed-transmission/183554/7 "2022-04-14T12:34:59Z")
At my old job we had a fleet of this gen Escape. 50% of them required a trans fluid change before they hit 10,000 miles. It’s been awhile, but if I remember right there was a shift logic problem that was causing the transmission to slip, which wrecked the fluid early. When the dealership changed the fluid (and charged us for it because they’re jerks) they also reprogrammed the transmission computer. I wonder if OP’s vehicle had the same problem but never got reprogrammed.