2015 Ford Transit Connect problems
The 2015 Ford Transit Connect has 79 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns body & structure. Next are latches & locks (13%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 54 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 54 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Ford Transit Connect with enough data (51 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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.
My sister have accident frontal collision any airbag was deploy...the speed at impact moment was around 35 miles driving I a city road
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford transit connect. While driving 65 MPH, the passenger in the contact's vehicle felt lightheaded and nauseous. The contact was able to pull the vehicle safely off of the roadway. The passenger exited the vehicle and passed out. The contact exited the vehicle to check on the passenger and also passed out. The contact stated that through a text message sent prior to passing out, the contact's children were able to send emergency services to the location where the vehicle was stopped.
The detent designed to hold the passenger side sliding door open has malfunctioned due to what the dealership describes as a manufacturing defect commonly found in the 2015 Ford Transit Connect XLT/LWB. Dealer states dealer is unable to correct. When parked on an incline, the sliding door can violently slide forward with a significant potential for injury to a passenger, especially a young child, entering or exiting the vehicle.
The vehicle rolled when the shift lever was placed into park position. The driver had parked the vehicle. The shift lever bushing had become detached from the shift lever on the transmission. This is the same problem that has been the subject of a recall for ford fusion and ford escape vehicles. This also happened on another of our 2015 ford transit connect vehicles.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while having the vehicle repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V376000 (Power Train) and 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) the dealer failed to remedy the recalls without charge. The manufacturer was informed of the issue and informed the contact to speak to the dealer about reimbursement. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.