18 complaints reported

2015 Ford Transit Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
18
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
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Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while his brother was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the fuel pump module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2025
Feb 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The cause of the engine failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 59,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2024
Jun 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 15B39 CPR and Technical Service Bulletin: 19-2091. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with water intrusion from insufficient sealing in certain areas of the engine compartment, allowing water entry into the engine compartment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that there was no warranty coverage on vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2024
Jan 2024

Hi, I’ve been getting water into my engine air filter box. I did some research and a lot of customers are having the same problem. Is there a fix for this..

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2024
Oct 2023

Warped exhaust manifolds

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2023
Mar 2023

Exhaust manifold faulty

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2022
Mar 2023

Exhaust manifold faulty

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Sep 2021
Sep 2021

Exhaust manifold studs failed and exhaust both manifolds warped at appropriately 85,000 miles. The repair estimate is over $4,000.00.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2021
Jan 2021

WAS DRIVING TO NEW ORLEANS WHEN I WAS CAUGHT IN A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM. THE VAN STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGH A DAY LATER. TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DRIVESHAFT RECALL AND OIL CHANGE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT WATER GOT INTO THE HOUSING FOR THE AIR FILTER AND SOAKED THE FILTER. THE WATER THEN MADE IT'S WAY THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. AFTER, I THEN LEARNED OF FORD ISSUING A TSB THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED MY VAN SHOULD IT OF BEEN A RECALL OR CHECKED BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN I HAD PREVIOUS WORK COMPLETED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2021
Jan 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V767000 (POWER TRAIN) TO LEITH FORD (5300 ROLESVILLE RD, WENDELL, NC 27591). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A GROWLING SOUND AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR A NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THREE TIME TO THE SAME DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,800.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2021
Mar 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE WAS MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE IN A WAY THAT ALLOWED WATER TO GET INSIDE AND RUST OUT THE BOLTS THAT SECURED THE AIR INTAKE IN PLACE. AS A RESULT, ANTI-FREEZE WOULD LEAK AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING ANTI-FREEZE AND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE BOLTS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE WATER FROZE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN THE ICE MELTED AND THE ENGINE WARMED UP FROM DRIVING, A FIRE NEARLY OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD TO CALL TO HAVE MORE ANTI-FREEZE DELIVERED TO REFILL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARNET FORD (1610 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 (610) 358-5600) WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2020
Dec 2019

IT APPEARS THAT THIS MODEL HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE RELATED TO WATER ENTERING THE AIR BOX AND CAUSING THE WATER TO TRAVEL TO COMPONENTS THAT DISABLES THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND GOT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HEAVY RAIN ON I40 IN KNOXVILLE TN FOR AN HOUR WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET ME OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER THAT PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THE NEXT DAY THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS A KIT THAT REMEDIES THE PROBLEM. A DEFLECTOR OF SOME SORT TO KEEP WATER OUT OF THE AIR BOX. THE COST TO THE CONSUMER IS OVER $750 TO GET IT DONE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IS FORD KNOWS ABOUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT JUST A TSB. THEIR POOR DESIGN AND NEGLIGENCE PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR . I COULD HAVE BEEN RAMMED BY HIGHWAY TRAVELERS AND POSSIBLY KILLED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS DISABLED BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN THAT FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST. SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE FORD AND THEIR DEALERS THAT THIS IS NOT A CONVENIENCE ISSUE, BUT A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REMEDY THE POOR DESIGN AT THEIR COST. THANK YOU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2019
Oct 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-80 MPH, THE ENGINE FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BARBEE'S FREEWAY FORD (4471 EAST EVANS AVENUE, DENVER, CO, (303) 584-6600) WAS CALLED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2019
Dec 2018

ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND DOESN'T WANT TO START THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THIRD TIME IT HAD TO TOWED AWAY . LOOKS LIKE FUEL NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE OR PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST OR CARBON MONOXIDE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CLASSIC FORD (8540 TYLER BLVD, MENTOR, OH 44060, (440) 266-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE FRACTURED AND NOT CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS WERE STUCK IN THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2018
Dec 2018

2015 FORD TRANSIT CARGO E250 CAB FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND BECAME OVERWHELMING. TOOK VAN TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT. REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $2,300.00 DOLLARS AND NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $9,000.00 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2018
Sep 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD OF KISSIMMEE (1810 E IRLO BRONSON MEMORIAL HWY, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744, (407) 846-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER GROMMET LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,435.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2018
Mar 2018

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO OVERHEAT, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64K MILES ON IT. HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND ALL OF THAT. TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP IS BAD AND WAS LEAKING REALLY BAD. NOT SURE WHY THIS HAPPENED 3 YEAR OLD FORD VAN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 FORD TRANSIT, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2018

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The 2015 Ford Transit has 18 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.