FORD POWER TRAIN Complaints

My 2023 Ford Escape (with fewer than 50,000 miles) began experiencing significant mechanical issues. I noticed exhaust fumes entering the cabin that passengers and I would inhale, loud noises from under the hood, and lose power during acceleration. After inspecting the vehicle, the dealership determined that the turbocharger wastegate/flapper valve had failed mechanically, causing the turbocharger to overboost and sustain internal damage. This failure led to numerous drivability issues, including hesitation, rough shifting, delayed upshifts, loud whining noises during cold starts, slipping during acceleration, and, at times, the inability to shift beyond second gear. Ultimately, the dealership concluded that the transmission needed to be rebuilt or replaced. My vehicle remained at the dealership from January 28, 2026, through May 14, 2026, over three and a half months. The vehicle still has transmission issues and loses power at times when driving on the highway commuting to work. At this moment of time, I scheduled it to go back to the dealership on July 9th.

When the brake is applied, the gas pedal accelerates. It has happened 2 times and I could have went through a stop sign or traffic light. The tool light came on but went off. This has happened a few times starting in April.

Transmission (10r80) shifted rough, leading to no 1-4th gear and no 10th gear or reverse. Had to do a rebuild of the transmission @80k miles and it still shifts ruff/clunking into gears

I have a 2019 Ford edge my transmission began to shutter when I hit 60,000 miles. I researched it further and I see there’s a class action lawsuit regarding the transmission issues with the 2019 Edge I called for they told me there was no recalls on this vehicle for the transmission issues and that my powertrain warranty has expired and it’s nothing that they could do For it was very aware that there were something wrong with the transmissions that they put in these cars and everyone is saying when you get to 60,000 miles, your transmission starts to have issues it will cost me $5000 to $7000 to try to repair this transmission which will go out I’m told than a year.

Oil pump failure because of Ford recall on broken oil pump belt- driving down the interstate with no place to pull over about getting ran over by semi bc the car suddenly stopped with any warning or anything. Ford won’t even look at my vehicle because over 60,000 miles warranty with vehicle have 66,000 miles on it I purchased the car brand new with 25 miles on it .. only way ford or a dealership said they would even look at it is if I’m willing to pay a 100% out of pocket til then they refuse to do absolutely anything

Truck has jumped time and or timing chain stretched will driving truck geared down and was like it went into limp mode I turn the truck off and back on it straightened out enough to get it home dealer said it was the timing chain after running scans on it

The vehicle is exhausting leaked fluid through the vents inside cabin at 23,000 miles causing headaches and fatigue. The Power transfer unit does not allow for maintenance and has no drain plug. The unit seems to fail alot with Fords when looking online. It is dangerous for the driver to smell this inside the cabin.

WE HAVE A 20018 FORD EXPEDITION PLATINUM, 2WD (REAR WHEEL DRIVE). BOUGHT BRAND NEW. FOR THE PAST MONTH WE'VE BEEN HAVING WHAT SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW TIMES A DAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT AT ALL; ESSENTIALLY GOES IN-BETWEEN GEARS, REVS HIGH, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO MOVEMENT. USUALLY SOON AFTER MOVING FROM A START, SO MAYBE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR OR 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CARE BEING HOT OR COLD. IT IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE ONE OF THE TIMES, I HAD PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION ONTO A HIGHWAY, ACCELERATING NORMALLY TO KEEP UP WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. ENGINE CONTINUED REVVING. THERE WAS NO TIRE SLIPPING - JUST NO MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER. TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER (GOLDEN CIRCLE FORD) IN JACKSON TN WHERE THEY EVALUATED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY APPARENTLY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER AND DROVE IT; AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY GAVE ME A RIDICULOUS EXPLANATION THAT THE VEHICLE IS 'LEARNING' (AKA "ADAPTING") TO MY DRIVING STYLE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. THAT WAS LAST WEEK. SINCE THEN, THE SHIFTING BETWEEN LOW GEARS HAS BECOME SOMEONE ROUGHER/ WITH SOME HESITANCY. I DID RESEARCH THESE VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEING USED IN THE F150 TRUCKS WITH MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISSUE, THAT CAN ALSO BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THE CAR STOPS MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK YOU.

2014 FORD F150 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY GOING A STEADY SPEED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON THE DASH AND I LOST ALL FUNCTIONS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT FORD IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND HOW IT RECEIVES SIGNAL FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I CHECKED AND THERE IS NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IF IT DECIDES TO MESS UP WHEN TURNING AND THERE IS ON COMING TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES INOP AND THE TRUCK WILL ONLY IDLE. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW THROTTLE BODY TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THAT SCENARIO TO HAPPEN AGAIN!

MY 2009 FORD FUSION HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM, TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, THEN A DAY LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THERE IS A RECALL MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER19S54 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER19V904. STILL WAITING A YEAR LATER FOR A REMEDY, IN THE MEANTIME I PAID FOR SERVICE THAT WASN'T FIXED AND I ONLY HAVE BACK BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR BEFORE CATCHING TO STOP. VERY UNSAFE. WHEN WILL THEY FIX IT? WHEN I HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER NEED THE PART? THIS IS A DISGRACE TO BE DRIVING SO UNSAFE. I'M AFRAID TO REALLY GO ANYWHERE WITH IT. PLEASE HELP!