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2020 Ford Escape shifting problems reports

12 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2020 Ford Escape — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Shifting problems reports
1%
share of complaints
45,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Escape years

2021 Escape6
2011 Escape10
Escape shifting problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2020 Ford Escape report before drawing conclusions.