general problems of the 2015 Ford Transit Connect

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the contact became aware that the engine was overheating. The contact was not able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road and was forced to keep driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, had not yet been diagnosed. The contact related the failure with an unknown NHTSA recall; however, the vehicle was not included. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

While driving at normal speed a warning sign. Came on �engine fault get service now. The van began to shake. I pulled over, turned off engine. A few minutes later it started normally and seemed normal for 2 weeks. (hospital side road) today, while driving home it happened again 3 times (country road) . We had to pull off each time and cut engine off. Gas pedal went soft -inoperable. Very dangerous -our safety is at stake.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the heater would only blow cold air and the defroster was inoperable causing a visibility hazard to the driver. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the eco boost engine sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer(unknown) and the manufacture were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 187,000. Jft.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. While driving approximately 70 mph, it began to rain and the air conditioning did not work. The sensor that read the temperature indicated minus 4 and all the windows fogged up. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, rolled down all the windows, and waited until the rain stopped. The contact stated that the failure occurred at least twenty times. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Under normal driving the vehicle got real hot ,and over heated. The water and oil levels where at the proper levels. The engine head cracked or blew the head gasket . Towed to Ford they had to replace the engine. This happened on the highway, going home. The next day the vehicle would not start. There is a safety recall # 17s09, out on these vehicles, but my VIN # was not on the list. Yet lm have the same issue. Luckily we caught it before it got hot enough to catch on fire.