2013 Ford Transit Connect problems
The 2013 Ford Transit Connect has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (13%) and body & structure (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Ford Transit Connect with enough data (22 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
In 45 MPH highway the brakes went to the floor at the stop sign and caused the vehicle to cross the road and into a tree section totling the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy.
My spouse rear ended the above vehicle. She says that the stop lights were very difficult to see when in full sun. Incident occurred in slow and go traffic on a freeway. When exchanging information with the driver, he stated that he had been rear ended just recently due to the same problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford transit connect. While driving various speeds, the cooling gauge went to hot without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that coolant needed to be added. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 30,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford transit connect. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift out of park. The vehicle was taken to duval ford (1616 cassat ave, jacksonville, fl 32210) where the gear shifter was replaced. The contact stated that the gear shifter cap came detached allowing her to put her finger inside the shifter and shift the vehicle out of park. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 43,000.