Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford C-max

The contact owns a 2016 Ford C-max. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard an abnormal sound emanating from the engine compartment, prompting her to discontinue driving the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the transmission had previously been replaced 3 years prior. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 49,000.

See all problems of the 2016 Ford C-max 🔎.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-max. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a failure with the transmission. The contact stated that the vehicle would downshift with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed as a failure with the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

See all problems of the 2015 Ford C-max 🔎.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford C-max. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an unusual sound. The contact stated that the more the accelerator pedal was depressed, the louder the sound would become. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with failed wheel bearings. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the wheel bearing repair was done by an independent mechanic. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed transmission. The transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the transmission had previously been replaced by the dealer two years ago. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was advised to report the failure to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 75,900.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-max. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs as the recall notice was received several months ago. The contact stated that while driving a message appeared on the screen indicating an unknown fault. The contact stated that while driving the check engine warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic declined to diagnose and advised to take the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. VIN tool confirms part not available. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

See all problems of the 2013 Ford C-max 🔎.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford C-max. The contact stated that the transfer shaft assembly bearing had failed prematurely which caused an abnormal, grinding sound to come from the transmission while driving at various speeds without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer and had the transmission replaced under warranty. Recently, the contact stated that the same failure recurred with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle back to the dealer where they had test driven the vehicle and confirmed that the same transmission defect had recurred. The contact was given an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000.

See all problems of the 2014 Ford C-max 🔎.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-max hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shut off without warning. Due to the failure, the contact has had the vehicle towed to a dealer on three separate occasions for service. Each time the vehicle was towed to the dealer, the vehicle would resume normal operation upon arrival and the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed for a failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-max. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the transmission inadvertently downshifted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined the rear bearing needed to be replaced.  the dealer replaced the rear bearing; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to sheehy Ford Lincoln of gaithersburg (901 n frederick Ave, gaithersburg, MD 20879) where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact related the failure to technical service bulletin: 14b07. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 350,000.  .