1. Ford Escape
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  3. 2010
  4. Power Train

2010 Ford Escape Power Train Problems

481
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 481 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • throttle body · 35 records
  • wrench light · 30 records
  • light came · 24 records
  • engine light · 21 records
  • side road · 17 records
  • lost power · 17 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi271
60–100k mi126
1–30k mi39
100–150k mi22
150–400k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 30, 2010 · 864 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. While driving approximately 10 mph, the transmission failed to shift into second gear and suddenly, there was hesitation and a violent jerking motion. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 10v222000 (power train: automatic transmission) yet, the failure continued. The vehicle was taken…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10450461

  • April 1, 2010 · 12,000 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into gear. Once the contact was able to get the vehicle into gear, it then shifted into neutral violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times who reflashed the controller and replaced the transmission valve body in order to fix the problem. The remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made…

    ODI 10434026

  • April 1, 2010 · 3,000 miles

    Power Train

    On march 14, 2010 i purchased a 2010 ford escape from tutle-click ford irvine, ca. Within 3 weeks i began to smell oil burning and hard shifting/bucking of the transmission. In early may i received a letter from ford stating a need for a transmission solenoid reprogramming (program number 10b15). When i brought it to ford on june 3, 2010 with a mere 4,369 miles for this service i also informed them of the oil…

    ODI 10339243

  • September 15, 2009 · 100 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 95 mph, the vehicle stalled with the wrench light illuminated. The vehicle was abel to restart but the failure recurred and the vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to the advantage ford of stuart dealer [redacted], located at 4000 se federal hwy, stuart, fl 34997) where the technician diagnosed failure as being…

    ODI 11082040

  • Power Train

    2010 ford escape. Consumer states that vehicle makes a screeching noise as he begins to drive from a complete stop *tgw the consumer stated the noise would go away once she started moving. *jb

    ODI 10331736

  • Power Train

    2010 ford escape transmission*cw the consumer stated a noise occurred during early acceleration from a full stop. The vehicle has been at the shop for 2 weeks awaiting a new transmission chain to correct the problem. *jb

    ODI 10317573