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#138 of 146 escape transmission issue by loumason

Feb 01, 2013 (7:59 pm)

I have a 03 escape 3.0 4wd. the problem i'm having is with the transmission. The truck works in all gears but drive. it wont engage in drive from the start. But i'm able to shift it into drive if i start out in 1st then 2nd and move it into Drive then it drives fine. From my understanding the filter is located in the transmission case and not in the pan, Is this true? i just picked this up and planed to replace the transmission anyway, but i dont want to waste money if i dont have to... Also do i have to replace the torque converter if i put in used transmission or rebuild it myself..
thanks for any help you can give.....
Also the o/d light will start flashing once i get upto 50mph.
And no i'm not getting any transmission codes.

#139 of 146 Re: lemon law [shadescapes] by stevedebi

Feb 04, 2013 (10:31 am)

Replying to: shadescapes (Aug 26, 2012 1:37 pm)
"Sure- have everyone of your receipts- that show you bought the vehicle new- have taken it back to the selling dealer- they can't fix your suspected problem in 3 tries "
 
Not sure of other states, but for accuracy, the Lemon Law in California only applies if you bought the car new, and within one year you had the vehicle in three times for the same problem, or the car was out of service for 30 days. It does not apply after that first year, or with a used car.

#140 of 146 Re: lemon law [stevedebi] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Feb 04, 2013 (10:48 am)

Replying to: stevedebi (Feb 04, 2013 10:31 am)
Some states require as many as 5 trips and even if you win, the dealer may get one more try to fix it. Lemon laws need work. And they don't usually don't apply if you buy your car out of state. But there's always your local consumer protection agency or AG's office or your personal attorney could probably do a failure of warranty kind of claim.

#141 of 146 Re: 2002 ford escape transmission promblem by gpetros

Feb 04, 2013 (11:49 pm)

Replying to: wwest (Mar 09, 2011 10:50 am)
hi guys i hv 2002 ford escape automatic wit 184k on cloak my promblem is it wont drive if i put th gear in D,1or 2 .it wil only reverse if i pt into R.i did an oil change smetime last year and i thnk i hv dne close t 10k since th.my uneducated ws it could b tht it needs another oil change bt i undrstand th filter is right inside th gearbox.ws wondering also if its possible t do a flush without openin th transmission.pliz smeone help.

#143 of 146 Re: jumping out of gear [escape8] by printerman1

Feb 06, 2013 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: escape8 (Aug 28, 2011 8:27 pm)
yes, we here in Canada have had a lot of problems with tranny! mostly huge clunk sound when changing from 1 to 2nd. I am still trying to find the 6th gear.

#144 of 146 ford escape problems with transmission by peddle831

Mar 08, 2013 (3:51 pm)

Replaced solenoid pack in my 02 ford escape v6 said replace rad too spent 1400 o/d light flashing everything fixed runs great week later same problem towed it back to shop test drove it no slips no took it home Trans started to skip on highway o/d light flashing again everything same as before shut it off started back up no lights ran fine drove back to shop check engine light came on started to skip again o/d flashing read code p1744 shop says needs new granny but I drove it home fine what's going on?

#145 of 146 Re: Bill380 [rosemary9] by hrtoglss75

Mar 19, 2013 (9:32 pm)

Replying to: rosemary9 (Dec 13, 2012 11:07 am)
my friend just had her tranny die on hers, and I went to the page you said Rosemary9 and yes the page is blank, but then there is a pop up with the info its 7 pages long. I printed it out for my friend so they don't give her a hard time about not coming up. thank you, I hope this helps.

#146 of 146 signals before dieing by printerman1

Mar 20, 2013 (8:54 am)

most tranny or other engine parts give indication before stopping or dieing. If its not in Ford's system about screwups, they will ignore you. Or as my experience, 'we have never heard of that happening before', till you get on the web.

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