2016 FORD TRANSIT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED AND CONSTANT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR BEEPED AND "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN. GIVEN THE SPEEDS, THIS WAS DANGEROUS. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A STOP IN A GRASSY AREA TO AVOID BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS OLD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER IS REPAIRING THE CAR AND HAS INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). THE DEALER ASSERTS THE CAUSE OF THE BURNING OIL SMELL WAS THAT THE CAR WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FUEL EFFICIENCY FAR FROM STATED. THIS IA AN XLT MODEL WITH A 1.6L ECOBOOST ENGINE, AND A STATED MPG EFFICIENCY OF 25/29. THE ACTUAL MEASURED HWY EFFICIENCY IS 22.3 MPG WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL, AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY POSTED SPEED LIMITS, ON WIND-LESS, SUNNY DAYS, AND ZERO-LOAD OTHER THAN DRIVER'S WEIGHT. THE EFFICIENCY ABOVE NOTED HAS BEEN REPETITIVELY MEASURED OVER THE FIRST 3,500 MILES OF VEHICLE USE.

THE VEHICLE'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A STAGING AREA NEAR A DEMOLITION RANGE. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO THE SOUND WAVES FROM THE BLASTS.

DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, VAN STALLED ON HIGHWAY, NO FORWARD MOTION. VAN RESTARTED BUT WAS IN "LIMP MODE". THROTTLE BODY ISSUE.

DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT WAS IN "LIMP MODE". THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.

THE VEHICLE WILL STOP ACCEPTING ACCELERATOR COMMANDS RANDOMLY. IT WILL REFUSE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 OF THESE VEHICLES IN OUR FLEET DO THIS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO ACCOMMODATE THE DRIVERS EVEN GOING SO FAR AS TO STATE IT COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE EVEN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS TO COVER THE FACT HAT THEY HAVE THE THROTTLE BODIES NEEDED TO REPAIR THIS COMPLAINT ON BACKORDER. IF ON A FREEWAY THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF ALL ON BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE ON A CITY STREET.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE DASH DINGED AND SAID ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHILE VEHICLES WERE GOING AROUND HIM. FORD SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE WHEN A PART GOES BAD SO THE ENGINE DOESN'T GET DAMAGED. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO WARNING. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A CHIME SOUND ALERTED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURE ONCE MORE AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR MORE OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT AND THE CONTACT'S BREATHING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS DESIGNED NOT TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.