We owned 2 2015 Ford Escapes simultaneously. The 1st had a 2.5 and at 182k miles, the tranny went out. After being quoted 7 grand to fix, we licked our wounds and traded that car for a 2013 Honda CRV. The 2nd Escape is a 2.0 Eco with only 55k miles, but it has the same transmission. Should we sell now while its still running great and try to avoid another 7 grand nightmare, OR do we keep and just trust to luck and proper servicing?
After being quoted 7 grand to fix, we licked our wounds and traded that car for a 2013 Honda CRV. The 2nd Escape is a 2.0 Eco with only 55k miles, but it has the same transmission.
Was the transmission fluid ever changed? Don't believe what the dealership says about "sealed for life" transmissions. Don't let them fool you with jargon. The transmission fluid is designed to last 60,000 miles, then it becomes your problem. If you never changed the transmission fluid, that's a huge part of why it failed. They have relatively weak automatic transmissions anyways. Seems how it's coming due for a transmission fluid change, change the transmission and it will last a while. Keeping the fluid clean is the key to prolonging transmission service.
I caught the fluid change only at 180k, after researching what problems owners were having. Much too late to save it i guess (my bad). I have alreasy drained and filled the fluid on the 55k car at 50k and plan to do so again at 60k (if we keep it.)