Clunked switching gears from time to time (every few months) since I bought it at 42,000 miles.

I got my 2016 Ford Escape brand new with 26 miles on it. Within 6 months I noticed the transmission would always shift hard from 3rd into 4th. That was before 6000 miles. Now, I am at 36000 miles and it is happening between 3rd to 4th and sometimes 4th to 5th. Also clunks from drive into reverse, I have to wait several seconds to engage reverse to keep that from happening.

Clumks when shifting from one gear to another and then skips when gas is pressed.

So many issues with this car. As soon as I try to fix one issue, another rears itself. The transmission is a lost cause that is likely going to end up costing me thousands long before I have had a chance to pay off the car. Sometimes is clanks while at high speeds when accelerating but most times it happens when shifting from reverse to drive or part to reverse, etc. Unbearable to experience such significant issues at on 14,000 miles which is approximately when I started noticing the problem.

2016 Ford Escape with AWD. There is a clung when shifting from reverse to drive. It feels like the rear wheels are having a problem trying to engage as they are designed to when the vehicle starts out. NOTE: The 4 wheel drive engages on initial vehicle movement in a forward direction. Then after a few hundred feet the systems on board determine that the road surface is not slippery and the read wheel drive is automatically disengaged.