Ford Transit Complaints (2023)

60 consumer complaints on file.

#11672303July 9, 2025
TIRES
After purchasing brand tires from the Ford dealership, I began experiencing vibrations between 75mph-80mph. I reported this issue to the dealer, but they disregarded my concerns. Subsequently, I consulted my personal mechanic, who conducted a Road Force Balance test, indicating that tire number 4 is defective. I possess documentation supporting this claim, and the dealer manager has failed to respond to me for over a week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11668122June 20, 2025
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Driver noticed excessive vibration when driving vehicle on June 17, 2025. The next day, the vehicle was taken to Mavis Tire & Brakes, Flagler Beach, FL, who confirmed a tread separation on the driver's side front tire. The tire is a HANKOOK Dynapro HT 205/75R16C. This tire is an original tire from when the vehicle was purchased new. The tire shop exchanged the faulty tire with the spare. If the vehicle were to continue to be driven, eventually the tread would have delaminated completely, causing a potential accident. This is the SECOND Hankook tire to fail this way on this vehicle. I did not report the first incident to NHTSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11665368June 6, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 20,813 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 125,055.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11664742June 4, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
Ford is saying that there is no remedy for the rear view camera recall at the moment. I took my van in and they inspected the rear view camera and said it was fine and that there was no problem with my vehicle. This recall has caused me several damages including losing several thousands of dollars in sales revenue as I use the van to transport goods for my business.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11662349May 21, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V315000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11661423May 16, 2025
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V315000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11652187April 1, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Vehicle shuts off completely off while driving intermittently. This issue has happened several times starting at 15000 miles. Vehicle has been back to dealership more than once regarding this issue. No codes are detected during diagnostics. UNSAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649528March 20, 2025
STEERING
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V542000 (Steering) and 24V591000 (Steering); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649166March 19, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
After the recalll to fix the Balmer alternator and changing system. The Balmer alternator has failed. 21k miles. Recall repairs/fix did not resolve the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643915February 20, 2025
TIRES
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V226000 (Tires); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a slight rubbing sound coming from the wheel well. The failure mileage was 200. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11643128February 17, 2025
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
Campaign/NHTSA# 24S21/24V226 No remedy provided by Ford; Issue Date 2024-03-22 Campaign/NHTSA# 24S46/24V542 AND Campaign/NHTSA# 24S48/24V591 Ford notified me that the recall is ready for repair, however the parts are not available; my dealer has been waiting for 4 weeks now to receive the parts
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11626494November 20, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
August 2024: Vehicle started to grab/pull when breaking and turning to the right, especially around curves. This progressed to happening when the van weight shifted forward during breaking. Dealerships in Eugene, Oregon and Marin, CA confirmed this behavior is related to the wheel clearance. Dealership in Eugene confirmed damage to the wheel well liner. I was unable to get any support from Ford regarding a loaner or assistance getting my van home 900+ miles. September 2024: loaded excess weight into the rear of the van and drove slowly back to Southern California. For safety purposes, dealership advised “parking the van until Ford comes up with something.” I have been unable to use the van since, with no updates from Ford. There have been four recalls (the rear view camera is fixed) and at least one Customer Satisfaction service (software update for the transmission performed in Eugene). Van has less than 5,000 and was purchased in March 2024.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11616512September 25, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I am filing a complaint over the delays by Ford in fixing the following recalls. I am concerned over my safety and my families safety while driving the Ford Transit. Campaign/NHTSA# 24S21/24V226 Issue Date 2024-03-22 Campaign/NHTSA# 24S46/24V542 Issue Date 2024-07-23 Campaign/NHTSA# 24S48/24V591 Issue Date 2024-08-09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11615491September 19, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V102000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613095September 6, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Power train malfunction and loss of power in vehicle may cause accident due to sudden loss of speed. Vehicle makes noises and kicks when accelerating. Turbo doesn’t work properly and hesitates when engaging. The wrench light comes and goes off when turning the car back on. Vehicle often looses power while driving either due to the turbo or the power train. May cause accidents, we have had to pull over because of the power loss and for the pulling/kicking of the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609893August 21, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while making tight left or right turns, the driver’s side rear wheel seized as if the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving approximately 75 MPH. The contact also heard an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle with an abnormal vibration in the steering wheel. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V102000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601081July 11, 2024
WHEELS
Tire rub
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11601047July 11, 2024
WHEELS
I have been waiting for the Transit Trail tire rub recall fix to be announced and Ford is taking FOREVER. Pretty much all of us are building out our vans and this really throws a wrench (no pun intended) into things. Ford is effectively neutering our special off-road vans by putting stock transit tires on them. It's extremely frustrating. But I would at least prefer to have them do what they are going to do then move on. Instead I am stuck, waiting. And waiting. And waiting. The recall was submitted on MARCH 22ND. It's been 3 and a half months.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600847July 10, 2024
WHEELS
Regarding safety recall - I do not feel this has been handled in a reasonable amount of time. Today is July 10th and no remedy has been determined. I have NOT taken possession of my van that was purchased on April 3, 2024. At the time I was unaware of the safety recall, until the day of training at the upfitters. To date, I have not received any notification from Ford on this recall. I have made 3 payments, have registered, paid insurance on a van that I have never driven off the lot. This is beyond frustrating because a tire rub with tires such as the ones sold in the TRAIL package are known for rubbing if modifications are not made. Ford has been negligent in testing the Trail package that we paid approximately 10K for.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11599586July 6, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, STEERING
Vehicle struggles and kicks to catch speed. At times in freeway/ street it will “jerk”/ hesitate to speed up. We have had to pull over in the middle of the freeway because it was not catching speed. No warning lights have turned on in the vehicle. It is dangerous to drive and vehicle looses speed or hesitates to pick up on speed, could cause an accident. Please help get vehicle fully checked, vehicle was made during Covid and chip shortage, I believe they rushed this vans out and did not make them properly. Other vehicles have had recalls for the problems I am experiencing with this vehicle, but mine has not been recalled. I strongly believe my vehicle is part of those recalls. Attached are the recalls made to similar vehicles, I believe mine should be included in this recalls.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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