2011 Ford Transit Connect

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE THROTTLE BODY AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-95 ON A RAINY NIGHT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WENT OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND GOT STUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR. EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY! LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. WAS IN FAMILIAR TERRITORY, SO I PULLED OFF INTO HIGHWAY SERVICE AREA AND MOVED THE ARM BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE HOME, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE ARM MALFUNCTIONED TWICE MORE IN LESS THAN 5 MILES. FORD DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE GAVE ME A MORNING APPOINTMENT, AND TIGHTENED THE MECHANISM. THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME OTHER TTHAN FOR THE OIL CHANGE 'UPSELL'. BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL AND WOULD NOT TECHNICALLY PUT THIS IN THE SYSTEM AS A WARRANTY CLAIM, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN A ROUGH WINTER AND PERHAPS THE MECHANISM HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHILE CLEANNG OFF ICE OR OTHER WINTER WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT THINK THAT I EVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALER'S EXPLANATION ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT A RECALL DOES EXIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,344.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SWAY BAR FAILED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE EXACT REPLACEMENT HAD BEEN MADE ON THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE RAPIDLY RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DECLINED TO FURTHER ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,873 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. I SET THE CURSE CONTROL AT APPROX. 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, OCCASIONALLY THE SPEED WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY BELOW THE SET SPEED AND THEN START TO SPEED UP AGAIN BUT WAY PASTED THE 60 MPH SET. I HAVE TO DIS ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP THE SPEED UP. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO THE FORD GARAGE, BUT THEY SAY THEY KNOW OF NO ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL. I THINK THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR