2014 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT Complaints

The front driver-side door will not latch. The door opened while driving. The fault appeared on the afternoon of Saturday 21AUG21. My seat belt saved my life and those around me in traffic. I booked the first available appointment for my local Ford dealership to inspect on Thursday 26AUG21. No warning sounds or changes in operation to indicate there was a problem prior to the fault.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the hatch inadvertently opened. The contact also stated that on several occasions the hatch would lock and failed to unlock when needed. The contact stated that the door ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic stated that there was nothing needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20V331000 (Latches/ Locks/ Linkages). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to another local dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The door panel on the rear sliding door is falling off due to failure of the adhesive. This is an issue with other Ford Transit Connects under NHTSA campaign 14V777000 and Ford recall number 14S26 but my Transit doesn't appear to come up under that recall even though i am experiencing the issue and it was manufactured in the time period specified under the recall. The panel is still on the van with tape keeping it secured so it is available for inspection. If the panel were to fall off during driving it could cause an accident by hitting other vehicles. The panel has not been inspected by anyone yet.

ON APRIL 12, 2015, ATTENDED A FAMILY FUNERAL IN TAMPA, FL. THE TRANSIT CONNECT STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT WOULD MAKE A CLUNK NOISE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT RODENTS HAD DAMAGED THE WIRING HARNESS. IT WAS REPLACED BY MY COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE, BUT MY POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS HAVE PERSISTED TO THIS DATE. I HAVE SUBMITTED A DOCUMENT SENT TO WHITE'S TRANSMISSION OF SEBRING, FL WITH A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE POWERTRAIN ISSUES.

AFTER HAVING SEVERAL FLAT TIRES I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AFTER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE ENGINE MUST HAVE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN TOO MUCH SO THE ACCIDENT DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED AS WELL AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START, STARTED MISFIRING AND CONKED OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHENEVER I PUT FUEL IN TO THE GAS TANK THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN AND SOMETIMES I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 10>20 TIMES TO START THE ENGINE. UNLESS WHEN I PUT FUEL INTO THE TANK AND I KEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING (FIRE HAZARD). AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR AFTER THE CAR ACCIDENT LIGHT CAME ON AND NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE CAR THE MISFIRING AND STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEED WOULD DISSIPATE EXCEPT FOR THE REFUELING PROBLEM. OR AT LEAST UNTIL THE CAR WENT OVER A LARGE BUMP/POTHOLE AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. I DID TAKE THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT MAY TAKE 2>3 DAYS WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX IT. UNFORTUNATELY I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIMES AS THE EXPENSE WOULD AMOUNT TO TWO>.THREE TIMES THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF PLUS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE BOUNCING TOO MUCH JUST CAUSES THE SAME PROBLEM TO REOCCUR SO IT'S BASICALLY A BOTTOMLESS PIT OF REPAIR AND EXPENSE.

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 ON IT. I ALSO ADVISED HIM OF THE RECALL INFO AND TOLD HIM FORD SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE BURNT TO THE GROUND WITH IN 10,000 MILES AFTER I SOLD IT TO HIM. IT WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 WHEN THEY NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWLING AND PULLED OVER. THE VAN THEN BURST IN TO FLAME FORWARD OF THE WINDSHIELD NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE FIRE DID MAKE IT TO THE FRONT SEATING AREA.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BUSHING FELL OUT WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK, TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT. FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SELL THE PART.

DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND ALL METERS INOPERATIVE. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY INOPERATIVE. CHIMES, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES OUT. INTERMITTENT AND ALL FUNCTION COME BACK AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF MY VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER LATCH. THIS PROBLEM APPEARED WITHOUT ANY PRECIPITATING EVENT, JUST ORDINARY USE OF THE DOOR. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I SEE THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECALLED VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CONSULTED A FORD DEALER ABOUT REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR'S VIN. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD HAD A VEHICLE OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR IN THEIR SHOP THAT VERY DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ALSO NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM VERY MUCH PERTAINS TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, AS THE DOOR OF A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM MAY LATCH AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SHUT IT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS CERTAINLY A FRIGHTENING PROSPECT. I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED PROACTIVELY TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE.

2014 TRANSIT CONNECT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LATCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS