Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (5)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | 25V196000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 152 | — | Details |
| 2024-04-26 | 24V294000 |
VISIBILITY:FIXED PANARAMIC ROOF/SKY LIGHT ASSEMBLY | 1,315 | — | Details |
| 2021-05-24 | 21V376000 |
POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD | 192,080 | — | Details |
| 2020-12-17 | 20V791000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 12 | — | Details |
| 2020-10-15 | 20V636000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 2,903 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failure after all known transmission recalls were repaired. |
| 2026-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My van began with the brake sticking and it was not only the brake (with my van with only 34,000 miles on it) 2019 year… |
| 2025-12-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failure at 80,000 miles. This a known issue with 8F35 transmissions in these model years. Left me strand… |
| 2025-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Jerks when accelerating, loses power, hesitates backing up, brake on left front does not release and overheats, right b… |
| 2025-10-10 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Ba… |
| 2025-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Good evening, I wanted to bring to your attention an ongoing issue I've experienced with two 2019 Transit Connect vehi… |
| 2025-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The right front (passenger side) brake caliper seize closed, pulling the vehicle to the right from uneven braking, and … |
| 2025-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission shutter goes in and out of gear I’ve seen lots of people have this problem and no recall yet |
| 2025-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Damaged torque converter pump and foreward planetary assy bushings. Jerks when accelerating, loses power, hesitates ba… |
| 2025-05-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | the transmission stopped while in motion approaching a stoplight. It made a big clunking noise kind of died and will no… |
| 2025-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission Issues sometimes vehicle rolls back. Not in gear hesitates at high speeds |
| 2025-01-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | During a rainy day, I had water coming in from around the top driver's side windshield and from the inside light above … |
| 2025-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1 Transmission: very harsh shift engagements up shift and downshifting. Harsh downshifting while cornering and approach… |
| 2024-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and stalle… |
| 2024-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the electrical system fa… |
| 2024-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am writing to report a serious safety concern with my 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The front right brakes are consisten… |
| 2024-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1. The 2019 Transit Connect Wagon transmission would buck or jerk when removing my foot from the accelerator when going… |
| 2024-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes locked up while car was in motion and brake pedal was not depressed. Smoke came from brakes. Happened with fro… |
| 2024-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While traveling, ABS Braking system intermittently engaged a single Caliper and prevented it from retracting. This caus… |
| 2024-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Safety Recall issued April 2024 for Panoramic Glass. Ford dealerships are unable to repair due to glass companies refu… |
| 2024-03-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Catastrophic failure of the transmission. |
| 2024-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Passenger side, rear brake, complete lock-up while driving. no warning, no ABS light warning My wife and grandchild we… |
| 2023-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while her son was driving approximately 65 MPH, t… |
| 2023-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated while driving at various speeds on several occasions, … |
| 2023-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | anti-lock brake system failure (ABS). resulting in my driver side front and rear breaks being applied without applying … |
| 2023-08-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission had high RPM's intermittently shifting out of lower gears and experienced poor gas mileage prior to comple… |
| 2023-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission needs replaced at 88,900 miles on a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. I have reached out to Ford and they wil… |
| 2023-06-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission locks up on road, bringing van to a stop. At 80,000 miles the transmission went out. Ford replaced whole t… |
| 2023-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicl… |
| 2023-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes started dragging. I noticed that sometimes they would stick a bit when i was trying to move after stopping some… |
| 2023-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | * What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Left front brake.… |
| 2023-03-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LOST ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES FOR 20 SECONDS OR SO.... UNABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER... REGAIN… |
| 2023-01-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I copied this, because this is exactly what happened to me. 8200.00 New Transmission 2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2.0L G… |
| 2022-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | We have had to purchase and replace the transmission in our 2019 Transit Connect. The shifter began experiencing issues… |
| 2022-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Po… |
| 2022-05-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | On May 17 2022, I was involved in a multi vehicle accident in which my vehicle was hit on the side and ended up with a … |
| 2022-03-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, wind noise… |
| 2021-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2.0L 8 SPD AUTO transmission. 84,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION EXHIBITING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN LO… |
| 2021-05-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | ON GOING, I HAVE PICTURES OF MULTIPLE STAGES WITH THE MILEAGE. THE WIPERS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS GONE IN … |
| 2021-04-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THEN STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. DEALER SAYS IT HAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK AND COOKED INTERNA… |
| 2021-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2.0L GDI I4 ENGINE 8 SPD AUTO TRANSAXLE, 83,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION EXHIBITING DIFFICULTY SHI… |
| 2021-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This entire vehicle is a problem, including my backup camera needing to be replaced 2x since Oct. My work van does not … |
| 2020-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Transmission converter and Ford refuses to honor the repair. It does not show on their computer yet the RPM needle goes… |
| 2020-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BR… |
| 2020-02-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | Our employee was on a job site, parked and exited the vehicle and it rolled into a fence causing damage to the hood, fe… |
| 2019-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PRE-COLLISION ASSIST ENGAGED SPO… |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I CAN NOT SEEM TO GET MY REDUCED GUARD FUNCTION AS SHOWN IN INTERNAL MEMO SSM48081 AND IN MY FACTORY FORD OWNERS MANUE… |