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This is where I am . Escape transmission problems are legendary
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You sure you're not confusing that with the DCT that came in the Focus (same platform)? Maybe the Escape had it too for a while, I don't recall. The DCT is long gone. Same basic trans that is used now and engine are in a lot of cars/SUVs that you regularly see for sale with 150-200k miles on them.
EDIT - Sure enough, prior generation came with the DCT as an option. It's not just a Ford problem with DCTs, I heard the Head of VAG Global Powertrain tell about 200 people that they would never, ever sell another DCT in N America outside of their sports models because their experience here with them had been so bad. At one point, they were sourcing Aisin 6 speed autos for the US market, which had to sting. American mainstream drivers hate DCTs and tend to unintentionally abuse them in mass market products, not to mention returning them to the dealer over and over for what Europeans considered acceptable quirks at the time.