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Ford Escort ZX2 Transmission Problems

40 messages,  Last post on Jan 22, 2013 at 5:59 AM

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#31 of 40 2001 Ford Escort ZX2 by sellsimo

May 11, 2011 (10:27 am)

My car has been having issues with 2nd gear lately. I have to let my RPMs fall down to 1000 before it will hold. Even then, it seems as though something is preventing it from going into gear. Brought it into a dealership and they said I need a new clutch. Wouldn't I be having problems with all other gears if it was the clutch? I was thinking more along the lines of a synchronizer in the tranny....

#32 of 40 Re: 2000 ZX2 [mmiqueli] by baicas

Aug 17, 2011 (11:47 pm)

Replying to: mmiqueli (Apr 08, 2008 12:58 pm)
My car had a problem with the box that was attached to the battery grounding post, the wires busted off, and I was told by the mechanic that it's an obsolete part from Ford, so he had to rig one up, that is what caused my electrical problems, cos that box and wires controls the computer and electrical system in the car, if you haven't done so already have them check this out.

#33 of 40 2000 zx2 tranny problems by redneck379

Nov 03, 2011 (6:37 pm)

alright i have a 2000 ford zx2 and im having tranny problems. the tranny was acting weird like it would shift to neutral when i let off the gas or went around a corner. but it was still completely driveable. so i took it to a tranny shop to see if i could get it fixed before something got worse. well they said the tranny was bad and it was 2200$ for a new one. well the cars not even worth that. so i said screw that. then i left there and barely made it home. and now after that is is not drivable at all. when i start now it goes into gear then pops back into neutral after about 5 seconds. it doesnt slip it shifts good and hard when it goes into gear. and my code reader said it was a solenoid. so i have no idea. i heard that the solenoids are right inside the tranny pan and there are 3 or 4 of them. so i thought about just changing them all. so i dont know if anyone else has had this problem or not.

#34 of 40 Re: Car getting stuck in one gear / RPMs going way up [bbb2002] by redneck379

Nov 03, 2011 (6:55 pm)

Replying to: bbb2002 (Mar 16, 2011 2:52 pm)
have you tried changing the transmission filter?

#35 of 40 im not alone! by mkyek828

Nov 26, 2011 (5:11 pm)

Wow is all I have to say! I just finally got rid of my automatic 2003 ZX2 today and I can not be any happier! It gave me nothing but headaches for 5 1/2 years. I bought the car in 2006 with 42k miles on it and traded it in with 97k miles. First off my 1st tranny went at about 50k miles and was luckily covered under warranty. My shifter lock also always seemed to be locked so I always had to stick a screwdriver down there for the past 3-4 years def a huge pain! Twice after driving through a small amount a water a belt slipped and the car died... About a month ago the alternator died in the middle of the road and I was stranded in the middle of the road. $500 later im back on the road. Then maybe a week later my 2nd tranny has been doing the exact same thing everyone else has been describing, def not fun and not a comforting thing to happen when I have about a 1 hour commute each way to work. Traded that piece of crap in today for a new Chevy Sonic and could not be happier! To anyone even thinking about buying a ZX2 do your self a favor and DONT .

#36 of 40 Re: 2000 zx2 tranny problems [redneck379] by kgunfever

Jan 14, 2012 (2:05 pm)

Replying to: redneck379 (Nov 03, 2011 6:37 pm)
iam having same problem mine delays from 2nd to 3rd it goes in 1st and 2nd good but when it goes to 3rd it acts like it wants to go from 2nd to 3rd then it goes in 3rd .did you get yours fixed.

#37 of 40 Re: 2000 zx2 tranny problems [kgunfever] by mkyek828

Jan 18, 2012 (5:57 pm)

Replying to: kgunfever (Jan 14, 2012 2:05 pm)
nope traded it in for a brand new car. I didnt even bother to get an estimate and I def dont miss it one bit. Do yourself a favor and do the same trust me its not worth it to get fixed, the amount of money I put into that car in the last 2 years just makes me sick.

#38 of 40 Re: Somethings wrong here! [petepekk57] by jayman123

Oct 07, 2012 (9:36 am)

Replying to: petepekk57 (Apr 04, 2011 6:23 pm)
Hey, mine does the same thing. Did you ever figure it out?

#39 of 40 Re: im not alone! [mkyek828] by lileskimo

Jan 22, 2013 (5:54 am)

Replying to: mkyek828 (Nov 26, 2011 5:11 pm)
Every car has it's lemons no car is prone, the zx2 is a good car 100times better then anything chevy has put out pryer to the cruze, I have a 99 zx2 and love it bought it with 87k and now it has 124k only had to replace the alternator $150 and general maintenance, the alternator doesn't just go out like that it tells you when it's failing

#40 of 40 Re: 2000 zx2 tranny problems [mkyek828] by lileskimo

Jan 22, 2013 (5:59 am)

Replying to: mkyek828 (Jan 18, 2012 5:57 pm)
I got a tranny from a junk b/c the prev owner didn't know how to drive a stick now I couldn't be happier, it's pretty quick and faster then most compacts

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