IF you only still lived in the Houston/Galveston area... As a 'Retired' LEO, you're one of the few people, especially mechanics that I trust. You have literally helped me countless times with your videos, and I Thank You!
I have a concern with my 2014 Escape SE 2.0, 6 speed... It is now April 1st, so my Escape is roughly 10 years old with approximately 42,000 miles and I'm the original owner having ordered it from the factory. Any and All required routine maintenance has always been done and overall, I do drive it very conservatively. I did notice my 'concern'... and did service the transmission at approximately 32,000 miles and overall, now, find that it does seem to shift considerably better... My concern, I have found, is at speeds above say 50mph, during 'fairly' hard acceleration such as 'Passing' I experience a 'Hesitation' followed by a 'Jolt' as it downshifts. A condition which concerns me greatly. (When I Have Experienced This 'Jolt', I Always Let Off The Accelerator (Not Wanting To Damage Anything, Since I Don't Know What Is Causing This Issue...) This condition does NOT occur if I am Gradually increasing my speed like when entering a freeway on an on-ramp. As a 'Retired' LEO, and going on 74, this is my last vehicle and I'm wanting it to last. Any help or advise you could give me would be greatly appreciated Scotty. Thank you and wishing you and yours the best. Bj ~ Palestine, Texas
My concern, I have found, is at speeds above say 50mph, during 'fairly' hard acceleration such as 'Passing' I experience a 'Hesitation' followed by a 'Jolt' as it downshifts. A condition which concerns me greatly. (When I Have Experienced This 'Jolt', I Always Let Off The Accelerator (Not Wanting To Damage Anything, Since I Don't Know What Is Causing This Issue...) This condition does NOT occur if I am Gradually increasing my speed like when entering a freeway on an on-ramp.
How aggressively are you putting the pedal down? To me, it sounds like it's doing down a couple gears to give you more torque for passing, leading to the "jolting" sensation and being pushed back into your seat. That would be normal. All cars hesitate for a split second for the computer to determine what you're trying to do before downshifting.
My Ranger is underpowered for a 4x4. When I drive up mile long inclines on the Interstate, when I get near top, it loses enough momentum that the torque converter must be unlocked, leading to the "hesitation", though I wouldn't really call that hesitation. The transmission is unlocking the torque converter so the engine can spin faster than the transmission in order to produce more torque via the transmission's fluid coupling.
I'm assuming you downvoted because you didn't like the answer I provided?