Ford Escape with A Ford Cooling pump
We have a 2011 Ford Escape, 2WD Automatic. After being told by our dealer, and reading the owners manual, that we could flat-tow it, we have cooked the Transmission twice. We have been without our car...
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I've towed our 2010 Escape for over 3000 miles so far without a problem. But I'm careful. I had the TSB performed and verified the fluid level. I spend six minutes before towing going through the gears before ending in neutral. Since the problem is heat buildup and fluid expansion, I unlatch the hood and use a door stop to keep tension on the hood, and also have a safety cable just in case the safety latch would fail. I use an IR gun to check the temperature at a minimum of every 10 miles - a transmission mechanic showed me the best place to check the temperature. If the temp gets over 250, I run the engine and shift through the gears until it returns to below 200. Lots of work? Yup, but it keeps everything running until I can trade this mistake in for a CRV next year.
