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2014 Ford Transit Connect power train problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2014 Ford Transit Connect9% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Power Train complaints
9%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • For starters, about 2-3 days before August 6, 2024 (the day I took my van to Autozone to diagnose my check engine light) my ford transit shot a check engine light due to a "P0304 Cylinder 4 Misfire". On August 8, 2024 after dropping my van off once the mechanic opened, around 11:27 AM i received a…

    filed Sep 3, 2024

  • Hello. We were passing a tractor trailer on the interstate and at 75 mph the transmission shifted into low gear all by itself. We never went into passing gear just accelerating. The vehicle nosedived, rpm’s went up, blew the transmission fluid out all over the exhaust with major smoke, threw us…

    filed Jun 25, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Some 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2018 C-MAX, 2014-2019 Escape, 2014-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles may indicate an incorrect shifter lever position. This may be due to the bushing at the transmission end…

    TSB 22-2066 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 26, 2022
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.