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2021 Ford Escape shifting problems reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2021 Ford Escape — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Shifting problems reports
2%
share of complaints
39,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Escape years

2020 Escape12
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 2021 Ford Escape report before drawing conclusions.