2014 Ford Transit Connect power train problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2014 Ford Transit Connect — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
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 recalls
- Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detachCampaign 22V413000 · Jun 10, 2022
- Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detachCampaign 21V376000 · May 24, 2021
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
Power Train problems in other Transit Connect years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Transit Connect | 10 | 32% |
| 2019 Transit Connect | 24 | 47% |
| 2018 Transit Connect | 3 | 14% |
| 2017 Transit Connect | 3 | 11% |
| 2016 Transit Connect | 13 | 13% |
| 2015 Transit Connect | 9 | 14% |
| 2013 Transit Connect | 7 | 22% |
| 2011 Transit Connect | 4 | 17% |
| 2010 Transit Connect | 8 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2014 Ford Transit Connect
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.