2016 FORD TRANSIT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID STRIKING TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS AND CAME TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 353.

AFTER ARRIVING HOME IN OUR 2016 FORD TRANSIT VAN, WE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. OUR FAMILY OPENED THE DOORS AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SON, HOWEVER, HAD UNBUCKLED AND TWISTED AROUND IN HIS SEAT SUCH THAT HE BECAME TRAPPED IN HIS SEAT BELT. THE MORE HE STRUGGLED TO GET FREE THE MORE IT RATCHETED TIGHT... TO THE POINT THAT HE COULDN'T BREATH. DESPITE US TRYING EVERYTHING TO FREE HIM, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE HIM. FEARING THAT HE WAS IN REAL MEDICAL DANGER, I CUT HIM FREE THEREBY RENDERING THAT SEAT BELT UNUSABLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE IN THAT THEY FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN THE VAN WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE DOORS WERE OPENED.

DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND THE ENGINE VIOLENTLY STOPPED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. MIL LIGHTS COME ON ALONG WITH SEPARATE NOTICE TO HAVE ENGINE SERVICED. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED A RE-START. RE-START SUCCESSFUL. ODOMETER READS 9500 MILES. LOCAL DEALER NOT AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO READ OBD TROUBLE CODE. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE TIME- WEDNESDAY AM.

FLEX COUPLING BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT ROUTINELY FAILS BETWEEN 30,000 - 35,000 MILES. THIS CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT COULD BE FORCED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAILURE OF THE FLEX COUPLING COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THESE FAILURES ON FORD VEHICLE FORUMS AS WELL AS THE FAILURE THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED. AFTER READING OF THE NUMEROUS FAILURES, I INSPECTED THE FLEX COUPLING ON MY VEHICLE AT 30,000 MILES AND FOUND THAT THE FLEX COUPLING HAD VISIBLE CRACKS. A FAILURE OF A DRIVE LINE COMPONENT, WHICH COULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM, AT 30,000 MILES, IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A MODERN VEHICLE.

ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW MESSAGE APPEARS, SRS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND INFORMATION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN NON RESPONSIVE, AND ENGINE BEGINS VERY ROUGH IDLE. HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE TWICE IN THREE DAYS ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65-70MPH. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON SEEMS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE LONG ENOUGH TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE OF 2016. CURRENTLY HAS 13,100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE IN TRANSIT POWER STEERING GOES OUT FIRST BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON VEHICLE STOPS CAN NOT RESTART

VEHICLE HAS 17,888 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 40 MPH THE MOTOR STUMBLED, LOST POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A MESSAGE STATING THERE WAS A SYSTEM FAULT AND TO SERVICE THE ENGINE NOW. I ROLLED TO A STOP, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND THE VEHICLE RAN AS NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE CRUISING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STUMBLED, LOST POWER, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A MESSAGE STATING THERE WAS A SYSTEM FAULT AND TO SERVICE THE ENGINE NOW. THIS TIME, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND I WAS RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED. I LUCKILY MANAGED TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTARTED IT. DROVE AS NORMAL AFTER THE RESTART. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONING. PERSONAL RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS FOR THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS. I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY QUITE EASILY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER TO MOVE, JUST THE REMAINING MOMENTUM TO KEEP IT MOVING. I FAIL TO SEE HOW SO MANY OF THESE FAILING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES ARE STILL IN USE WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY DANGER TO CONSUMERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT VAN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. ..UPDATED 04/13/17*BF UPDATED 05/15/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.