2019 FORD TRANSIT Problems & Recalls

After SYNC 3 software update, rain sensor wiper software malfunctioning.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit. While the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while the contact's wife was parkin...

Mileage: 40,000

Smelling exhaust fumes inside vehicle and not safe to drive with only 46,000 miles on odometer. Took it to Ford Dealer and found two manifold bolts have broken off flush to engine block and manifold is now leaking. This is a very common occurrence with the 3.5 Ecoboost motor.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The...

Mileage: 135,000

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2019 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 private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 125,342, and at the time of registrati...

Mileage: 295,327

The contact's neighbor owned a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds to the end of his street in the cul-de-sac. The brakes were sticking. The contact stated that there was an abnormal ticking noise detected. A neighbor walking her dog alerted him about an abnormal s...

The contact's neighbor owned a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds to the end of his street in the cul-de-sac. The brakes were sticking. The contact stated that there was an abnormal ticking noise detected. A neighbor walking her dog alerted him about an abnormal s...

I own a converted Ford Transit 2019-2022 Lightning eMotors FT3-86, which is referenced in Recall Notice 23V-207. The recall involves defective eMatrix battery packs. One of my EV batteries has completely failed—it won't charge, respond, or work at all—drastically cutting my vehicle's effective r...

We have a vehicle fleet of 40+ vehicles. Within the last two months, we have had FOUR vehicles needing to replace the evaporator housing assembly. I believe this is an indication that there was a factory issue that was never caught.

The contact's business owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while an employee was driving approximately 60 MPH, another driver observed that the driver’s side front tire was sticking out and alerted the driver. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and inspected. The vehicle...

Mileage: 98,000

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the passenger’s side rear wheel started to detach. The contact pulled over and became aware that the hub cap was destroyed, and the tire was flat. The wheel warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an in...

Mileage: 103,000

Passenger side slider door has needed 3 repairs in the 4 years we’ve owned the van. Slider has given us trouble, brackets have broken and needed to be replaced. Weather stripping has dry rotten and needed replacing. The entire door rattles as we drive and we have 2 young children that side in the ...

Instrument cluster lost all power during driving. Lighting does not work, RPM's are not registering / speedometer showing zero even when in motion / fuel range not visible. Ford has issued a recall for this exact problem for 2022 models (Recall # 22C11 - Loss of Instrument Cluster Illumination), but...

Instrument cluster lost all power during driving. Lighting does not work, RPM's are not registering / speedometer showing zero even when in motion / fuel range not visible. Ford has issued a recall for this exact problem for 2022 models (Recall # 22C11 - Loss of Instrument Cluster Illumination), but...

Instrument cluster lost all power during driving. Lighting does not work, RPM's are not registering / speedometer showing zero even when in motion / fuel range not visible. Ford has issued a recall for this exact problem for 2022 models (Recall # 22C11 - Loss of Instrument Cluster Illumination), but...

The contact owns a modified 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that the seven rear passenger's side and driver's side seat belts were defective. The contact stated that the seat belt retractors had fractured. Additionally, the contact stated that the seat belt pre-tensioners were stuck in the Hol...

Mileage: 40,000

The contact owns a modified 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that the seven rear passenger's side and driver's side seat belts were defective. The contact stated that the seat belt retractors had fractured. Additionally, the contact stated that the seat belt pre-tensioners were stuck in the Hol...

Mileage: 40,000

Metal ABS tone ring split and failed resulting in immediate full ABS system failure. ABS system will not work if Tone Ring failure happens just prior to or during incident requiring ABS utilization. From internet research and in message boards, this appears to be a very common failure among Ford Tr...

The emergency parking light comes on while driving. I don’t recall when it began but the last time was Monday 8/21/2023 and it occurred 3 times.

Brakes totally fail - only occasionally No accidents yet. 2019 Transit 350 XLT, EcoBoost engine. I bought it used: ~ 2 years old, 16K miles. While driving at various speeds: I push down on the brake pedal – and absolutely nothing happens. Pedal goes completely to the floor. Van does not slow ...

The rear lug nuts have sheared off on the passenger side. This is the second time this has happened in a year creating an extremely dangerous condition. The first time we lost the entire wheel. Ford continues to deny that this recall is only limited to certain vans and continues to deny our request....

Vehicle braking system was not working which could have caused an accident, vehicle brake booster was replaced, vehicle still having problems braking, upon further investigation the torque converter is failed, this requires both transmission and torque converter to be replaced at a cost of $8000 Thi...

ABS warning light is on. Traction control warning light is on. In a Ford dealer shop for repairs, unknown repairs done as of this time.

Seats break down due to seat framing pulling through bolts on seat frame. Ford is aware of this problem but is having customers attempt to pay for seats to be fixed, and when they are fixed ford is adding additional support straps to prevent the seats from tearing out in the future

The Transit van has an optional "Front Overhead Shelf." This shelf is installed on the Ford assembly line, this is not an aftermarket install. This overhead shelf is designed to hold hats, gloves and other light items. The issue is this shelf bounces and vibrates when the van is in motion. Any it...

Plastic accelerator pedal snapped off during normal driving. Made driving vehicle impossible. Vehicle had to be towed to dealer. Luckily was not going fast and was able to coast to the side of the road. This could be extremely dangerous if on a busy interstate.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the steering wheel started to vibrate abnormally. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving above 60 mph. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed th...

Mileage: 114,300

THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE HOOD PROP ROD BROKE WHILE THE HOOD WAS UP CAUSING THE HOOD TO COME CRASHING DOWN. I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE ROD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT LEANING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TIME. I WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURIES IF IT HAD COME DOWN ON MY HEAD AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS STATI...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE POWER STEERIN...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT AN ABNORMAL, SCREECHING NOISE UPON APPLYING IN BRAKES WHILE IN REVERSE, WITHOUT WARNING. UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO PORTSMOUTH FORD (400 SPAULDING TURNPIKE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801) THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TH...

Mileage: 7,000

BOUGHT USED 2019 FORD TRANSIT 350 FROM SARASOTA FORD IN FLA.7 TIMES THE IGNITION LOCKED UP TOOK TO DEALER TWICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.BROUGHT HOME ON 9/29 HAPPENED ON 9/30 AS I WAS LEAVING CAPE CORAL VA CLINIC.MY WIFE IS A WITNESS.AM AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE NOT KNOWING IF TRUCK WILL START.HAD TR...

Mileage: 13,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND SUDDENLY, THE VAN ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. A MESSAGE APPEARED STATING 'TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. PUT IN P'. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THINKING WE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK OR THAT THE...

Mileage: 15,000

MULTIPLE PROMISES FROM FORD ALVI TX TO SUPPLY A MANUAL FOR MY BRAND NEW 2019 VAN WITHOUT SUCCESS AS WELL AS DOCUMENTING THAT THE VAN HAD ONLY 100 MILES ON IT WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAD 400 MILES ON IT P. AFTER THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE SALES PERSON THE PAPERWORK WAS NOT UPDATED I AM A FEMALE GOING TO BE T...

Mileage: 425

THIS IS NOT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUCHASE IN AUG2019. EVER SINCE I BEEN TRYING TO GET THE SLIDING DOOR FIX. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. IS BINDING, FROZEN. IT REQUIRES KNOWHOW AND ELBOW GREASE TO PRY IT OPEN. MY GRANDCHILDREN (AGES 7 TO 15) CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TH...

Mileage: 45

THIS IS NOT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUCHASE IN AUG2019. EVER SINCE I BEEN TRYING TO GET THE SLIDING DOOR FIX. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. IS BINDING, FROZEN. IT REQUIRES KNOWHOW AND ELBOW GREASE TO PRY IT OPEN. MY GRANDCHILDREN (AGES 7 TO 15) CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TH...

Mileage: 45

THE FORD TRANSIT I PURCHASED 08/05/2019 SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. IT IS THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THROUGH THE DOOR IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES SO WE ENTER THRU THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE... NOT POSSIBLE IT'S STUCK. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEMI A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING INTO DIFFERENT LANES AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNNYVALE FORD (650 E EL CAMINO REAL, SUNNYVALE, CA 94087, (408) 215-...

Mileage: 110

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, HAS A LONG DELAY. RPMS WILL REV BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, IT GETS SCARY ON THE FRW.AT TIMES WHEN IT SHIFT IT KICKS LIKE A MULE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SQUEAKS, MORE LIKE HOWLING SOUND. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUED THEY COUL...

Mileage: 1,000

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, HAS A LONG DELAY. RPMS WILL REV BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, IT GETS SCARY ON THE FRW.AT TIMES WHEN IT SHIFT IT KICKS LIKE A MULE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SQUEAKS, MORE LIKE HOWLING SOUND. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUED THEY COUL...

Mileage: 1,000

ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, HAS A LONG DELAY. RPMS WILL REV BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, IT GETS SCARY ON THE FRW.AT TIMES WHEN IT SHIFT IT KICKS LIKE A MULE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SQUEAKS, MORE LIKE HOWLING SOUND. I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUED THEY COUL...

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE DRIVER INTENDED AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACT...

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER A 2019 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT WHO WAS A TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER, STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE DRIVER INTENDED AND REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACT...