2014 Ford Transit Connect electrical system problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2014 Ford Transit Connect — 14% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

14%

share of all complaints

48,768 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“The backup camera on the Ford Transit Connect 2014 has failed, making the vehicle unsafe, particularly for backing over pedestrians or small children difficult to see in mirrors. We see that recalls on the backup camera have been issued for models 2015 and later, but it is apparent that this is an…”
filed Jun 22, 2026
“The backup camera flips the image upside down and has static throughout the image. Occasionally it blinks out completely. This began happening on an occasional basis over the past few years, but in the past year it has been consistently upside down all the time.”
filed Mar 19, 2026

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

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