Mar 8, 2017Fuel system
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILPIPE EXIT WAS IMPROPERLY PLACED WHICH CAUSED AN ABNORMAL DIESEL FUEL ODOR WHEN LOADING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO THE ODOR IT CAUSED THEM TO FEEL NAUSEOUS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,600.
NHTSA ODI 10959492
Nov 17, 2016EngineFuel system
DEALER IS TELLING ME WE HAVE METAL THROUGH THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BECAUSE THE PUMP WAS FAILING AND THAT WE MUST HAVE PUT BAD GAS IN THE VAN..THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL AND TUBES, PUMP,COOLER ,INJECTORS AND DROP AND CLEAN THE FUEL TANK.PRETTY MUCH WORD FOR WORD WHAT THE RECALL IS ON SOME OTHER 2015 TRANSIT VANS WITH THE SAME MOTOR
NHTSA ODI 10926705
Nov 15, 2016Transmission & drivetrainBrakesFuel system
FORD TRANSIT WITH WAS GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE FLANGE ON THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME APART. DRIVER HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLOWN OFF, THE FUEL LINE WAS DAMAGED, THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN, AND A HOLE WAS BLOWN INTO THE TRANSMISSION CASE. DRIVER HAD NO BRAKES, THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REAR WHEELS, AND TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE DOWN SHIFTED. ENGINE REMAINED ON AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR HER OR AROUND HER AT THE TIME. ROAD WAS STRAIGHT. DRIVER PUT HAND ON EMERGENCY BRAKE INCASE SOME ONE PULLED IN FRONT OF HER AND COAST TWO MILES TO A STOP.
NHTSA ODI 10926224
Oct 13, 2016Fuel system
VEHICLE FAILS TO START POST FUELING, DRIVER MUST WAIT AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART. THIS MAKE TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI 10915876
Sep 6, 2016Fuel system
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FUEL ODOR RETURNED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR MADE THE CONTACT NAUSEAS AND DIZZY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TOXIC POISONING FROM THE FUMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI 10903798