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Ford Escape

Yahoo Message Number: 5663
Is anyone in the group towing a Ford Escape.

Three weeks ago we traded two bow ties for 2 blue ovals.

Since then I've read a lot about Escape transmission problems.

On Thursday our dealer will be lowering the transmission fluid to a special range that Ford has put on the dipstick for flat towing.

They also put another baffle in to help handle the heat - last Feb.

I'm curious if anyone has an Escape (excluding the Hybrid) that they are towing and what their experience has been with the transmission.

Thanks

Don

Re: Ford Escape

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 5665
Don, we tow a Ford Escape.... but we are cheating we use a Kar Kaddy SS tow dolly I was told only Hybird
could be towed but that was in 08.

 

Re: Ford Escape

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Yahoo Message Number: 5667
Starting 2009 with the 6 speed it is towable and there are clear instructions in the manual. I think Ford would probably not do it again but now it is a face saver.

The transmission is one of the family designed by Ford and GM in a joint development project that cost $1.4 billion (hard to imagine). This family is used in virtually all Fords and GM products now. It appears only the Escape has had problems.

Ours is 4WD (actually AWD - why they use 4WD I don't know) and you cannot tow it on a dolly under any circumstances (made very clear in the manual - either 4 wheels down or ALL wheels up).

Don