Not likely. This sounds like a transmission about to fully fail. You have this listed as a stalling problem. Does the vehicle stall as well? If it is an early 90's to early 2000's Chrysler product, then the transmission is almost certainly the problem. there are other vehicles that have transmission problems, but the Chrysler products of that era are particularly likely to lose transmissions. You can pull the transmission dipstick, & see if the fluid is discolored or smells burned. These checks will not always show up in a failed transmission, but are likely. If you find that it is a failed transmission, do not buy one from a junk yard, you need to replace it with a rebuilt from a reputable dealer. If yours is not too far gone it can be rebuilt, but the problem was with a seal design in most of these, therefore it must be fixed, another factory transmission will only have the same problem. You can ask at your local dealership, if it is a recurring problem transmission, they will know a reputable rebuild shop.
depends on if it is an automatic and how many gears there are sometimes one valve controls two gears
Normally the Dipstick is located on the passenger side back of the engine. They normally make them with red or black handles.
dextron or mercon III.. normally you have to pump it in from the bottom.
A transmission solenoid is an electro-hydraulic valve that controls fluid flow into and throughout an automatic transmission. Solenoids can be normally open or normally closed. They operate via a voltage or current supplied via the transmission computer or controller. Transmission solenoids are usually installed in a transmission valve body, Transmission Control Unit, or transmission control module.
You failed to mention whether this is a manual or an automatic transmission. Automatics are normally filled through the dipstick tube. Manual transmissions are normally filled via the upper plug on the side of the transmission. This is the plug that is removed to check the fluid level. One removes the plug (normally a 17mm Allen in VWs) and sticks ones finger in there, the fluid should be at the bottom of the hole. With the automatic transmission, the dipstick has markes on it, usually for hot and cold levels.
On an Ford automatic transmission it should be located on the transmission where the gear shift linkage connects. There is normally a 4 wire connector on it.
Overdrive is the normally allowed position in a Ford Explorer automatic transmission , once the vehicle speed is fast enough ( my Ford Explorer is 50 MPH ) the automatic transmission will automatically shift into overdrive
It is not necessarily better it is just more convenient. A manual transmission car will normally get a little better mileage. An automatic is more costly to build so the vehicle costs more to buy. An automatic is easier to drive because you do not have to shift. Their are pros & cons to each one.
The manual transaxle ( transmission ) on your Ford Escape does not have a fluid level dipstick like the automatic would normally have ( it is probably checked at the FILL PLUG on your transmission , underneath the vehicle )
under the bonnet. it's toward the back and normally white. it is the longer of the two dipsticks.
Kind of, there's no actual transmission fluid, however another fluid, normally Gearbox oil sometimes has to be added.
Its probably your transmission slipping if it is an automatic, or your clutch slipping if it is a manual transmission.