10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,600 miles

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problem #5

Feb 242021

Transit

  • miles
Vehicle goes into "limp" mode while on highway losing the ability to control the acceleration. The van has to coast to a stop, turn off the engine, then restart. The throttle body was replaced twice (3/2/21 and 11/21/22). This causes a major safety risk for the driver, passenger and all other drivers on the road. Losing control of the vehicle mechanically without warning and in such a sporadic fashion is unacceptable at this age and mileage. 170,245 miles & 219,118 miles.

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

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problem #4

Sep 162023

Transit

  • 0 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended, it spontaneously caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated prior to the failure. The doors failed to open. After the fire, the owner noticed that the wires were hanging from the door panel. The owner was able to extinguish the fire. There were no reported injuries. The fire department was not contacted. The air bags were deployed. A police report was not filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.?The contact referenced the failure of Ford recall number 17S34.

- Portage, IN, USA

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problem #3

Apr 102019

Transit

  • 28,000 miles
Right side brake lights and directional are not working. They don't work at all in any situation. Could be the BCM module. This might be the recall number 17S34

- Pewaukee, WI, USA

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problem #2

Nov 132018

Transit

  • miles
Electrical, wiring harness corroded and shorted out dashboard indicators. Van was purchased 10/26/2016 looked at different web sites saying there is a recall but Ford is saying that it does not pertain to this van, the description on the web site is the same as dealer repaired.the wiring harness repaired was in the drivers footwell, in the recall notice posted it said the wiring harness should be replaced not repaired and that a drainage hole be made in the footwell plus installation of a fuse to prevent fires. None of that was done.

- Neptune, NJ, USA

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problem #1

Jun 152018

Transit

  • miles
Driving on hiway suddenly no drive power when accelerating, inability to drive no gas pedal responding I call the Ford dealer and said that ther is no recalls on that but looking on internet found recall 17S15

- Bronx, NY, USA

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