Braking and accelerating car jerks/lunges?

2014 FORD ESCAPE
158,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SIERRAHENDERSON
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When braking it comes close to a complete stop and will jerk to a stop. When accelerating from a stop it will rev up and throw you forward hard but accelerates fine after that.
Sep 17, 2023 at 12:31 PM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like the transmission is having an issue like the torque converter is not releasing until the last minute, let's run the codes to see if any are stored.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Also, it would help if you could upload a short video with your phone of the problem so I can see what's going on. You can upload it here with your response. To help with the testing can you slip the vehicle into neutral when coming to a stop to see if the jerking goes away, please? Please let us know what happens.
Sep 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM
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