Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 29, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 57. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.
The risk
If the shift lever disengages from the transmission, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the gear selection indicator may show that the transmission is in the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not actually be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S28.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Ford Escape | 1,974 | 5 | 6 | 59 |
| 2008 Mercury Mariner | 461 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2007 Ford Escape | 254 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2007 Mercury Mariner | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Ford Escape | 464 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 Mercury Mariner | 63 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 Ford Escape | 1,394 | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 2005 Mercury Mariner | 67 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2004 Ford Escape | 499 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 2004 Mercury Mariner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Ford Escape | 558 | 9 | 27 | 43 |
| 2003 Mercury Mariner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Ford Escape | 1,027 | 10 | 104 | 66 |
| 2002 Mercury Mariner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Ford Escape | 996 | 15 | 58 | 76 |
| 2001 Mercury Mariner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V606000.
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