[es330td]

Sorry for my first post being about a problem...

We recently bought a used 2018 Titanium Escape with about 40K miles on it. I've been looking at Escapes for a long time and am pretty happy with the car.

Occasionally, but not often, when driving it I will see the engine rev up high while attempting to accelerate. (In other words, the rpms increase faster than my acceleration.) I will hear a hum of increasing pitch and then suddenly the rpms will drop back down to normal and the "4WD Temporarily Disabled" message will pop up on the info area on the dashboard between the tach and speedometer along with an "i" in an orange square. After driving for a while the orange 'i" will disappear.

If I had to guess, it feels like some part of the 4WD transmission to the rear wheels is slipping and the response of the car is to shut off power to the rear wheels.

I know I need to go have this looked at but I am curious where on the "this is a minor issue" and "your power train is screwed and this is a major repair" scale this is.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[dwightbresemann]

Being a 2017, I would find a scanner capable of reading all modules. If there is truly a problem, a trouble code will pop up. If any codes do show up, post the number and the module that showed the code.

Good luck!

 

[JohnCT]

If I had to guess, it feels like some part of the 4WD transmission to the rear wheels is slipping and the response of the car is to shut off power to the rear wheels.

My gut reaction is that the 4WD is not the problem and the warning light might be triggered from an unrelated area. Escapes are basically front wheel drive vehicles with a power take off for vehicles equipped with 4WD. In other words, the front wheels are driven directly from the transmission. You could remove the driveshaft to the rear and it will still drive normally although without rear traction.

This has a 5/50 powertrain, and depending on the in-service date, is close to being out of warranty. I would have this checked at a Ford dealer. It sounds like a transmission problem to me.

John

 

[es330td]

Took it to get an oil change today. They attached the basic scanner to the OBD II port and said there were no codes. It has 51,000 miles so it is 50K warranty then I'm too late. I'll have to take it to Ford to get it looked at.