Ford Transit connect Engine Problems
69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 11 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2014. Best year: 2019.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRE ISSUES. I TOOK THE VAN TO FOR SEVERAL TIME TO ASK ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE I HAD WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I EVENTUALLY SOLD THE VAN TO A FRIEND OF MINE WITH ABOUT 106,000 MILES O...
THE VEHICLE IN MOTION ALL OF A SUDDEN ON FIRE AND BURNED AND REDUCED TO CHARCOAL ED FRAMES. ALL EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND PARTS FOR AC AND HOME REMODELING BURNED. DRIVER ESCAPED IN TIME WITH NO VISIBLE INJURY. POLICE HAD IT TOWED TO THEI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FELT LIGHTHEADED AND NAUSEOUS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VE...
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1. The heat shielding around the exhaust system failed to protect the fuel tank from exhaust heat. Heat from the exhaust system melted holes in the fuel tank, causing fuel to leak from the tank. The parts are at the Ford dealer with the ...
The transmission is having a shuddering issue, and looking online there on tons and tons of people having the same issue and stating it’s the torque converter and this is over many different years and variants of my vehicle… how is t...
My windshield is leaking and has been leaking since manufacturing. The windshield is flexing and is missing the adhesive along the top. Caused electrical damage to the car.
While traveling at highway speed the vehicle suddenly and without any warning lost propulsion and died forcing the driver to pull over. As a result of how sudden the failure was the driver was just barely able to find a safe place to pul...
Vehicle is currently being repaired at a Ford dealer. They have diagnosed the malfunction as a fuel pump failure and have ordered replacement parts. I will ask the service center to save the parts. The vehicle lost power in the fast ...
99398 MILES FRONT DRIVE AXLE REPLACED,99652 MILES VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING LOT LANE PREVENTING SHIFTING OUT OF PARK (SHIFTER BUSHING REPLACED),99690 VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED,101043 MILES VALUE COVER OIL LEAK,101500...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HIS A/C UNIT BECOMING INOPERATIVE, HE HAD TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE FAN HAD EATEN AWAY AT THE HIGH...
WHEN HALF OR 3/4 LOADED GOING UP A HILL ON HWY VAN DOWN SHIFTS A JERKS IN TO GEAR . FEELS LIKE YOU GOT KICKED OFF A HORSE . MOST NOTICABLE BETWEEN 40MPH AND 50 MPH.. THIS HAS DAMAGED 3 SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS IN 117,000 MILES STARTED ST 1...