# 2015 Ford Escape - Hard shifts and skips

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-hard-shifts-and-skips/169552>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, ford\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-hard-shifts-and-skips/169552 "2020-09-04T13:04:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Barby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Barby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barby)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-hard-shifts-and-skips/169552/1 "2020-09-04T13:04:51Z")

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Shifts hard when changing speed. Feel a slight pause or skip.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-ford-escape-hard-shifts-and-skips/169552/2 "2020-09-04T16:15:39Z")

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> [@Barby](#):
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> Shifts hard when changing speed. Feel a slight pause or skip.

How’s the transmission fluid level and condition. When was the fluid changed last?