2014 Ford Escape · symptom sheet
Transmission slips
- 30owner reports
- 80,000median miles
- $5,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
30 of the 97 reports of transmission shudder on the 2014 Escape describe transmission slipping.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (97 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts
Tick what matches of 30 reports
Transmission slipping on other Escape years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for slipping: the engine revs up but the car doesn't pick up speed to match, as if the transmission lost its grip for a moment. The wider sheet also covers jerks and vibration. Here, every report uses the word slip.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
The bushing that attaches the transmission shifter cable to the transmission may degrade over time and cause the bushing to detach from the transmission.
All 16 recalls on the 2014 Ford Escape, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
What owners paid
7 of the 30 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $900 to $8,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 58,000 and 101,900 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The vehicle make model and year has had recalls in the past with regard to the transmission and I recently purchased the vehicle a few months ago and the transmission started slipping and is now not operational.”
Filed Mar 27, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 30 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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