2015 Ford Transit Power Train

LOCAL FORD DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE PART REQUIRED FOR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 17S15 REGARDING CRACKED FLEXIBLE DRIVEWAY COUPLING. THE SAFETY RECALL THAT WENT OUT IN JULY STATED THAT "PARTS FOR THE INTERIM REPAIR ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE" YET I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY THE PELLETIER FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE LINE COUPLER WAS FRACTURED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES, WHICH DESTROYED THE COOLANT LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER LOCATED ON 16005 VALLEY BLVD, FONTANA, CA 92335 AT PHONE NUMBER: 888-266-0257, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVELINE COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $2,500, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BALANCE. CASE NUMBER: CAS12332825 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,067.

DRIVESHAFT FLEXIBLE COUPLING REPLACEMENTTHE FLEXIBLE COUPLING BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT IN CERTAIN 2015 TO 2017 TRANSIT VEHICLES MAY PREMATURELY DETERIORATE AND CRACK WITH INCREASING MILEAGE. A CRACKED FLEXIBLE COUPLING WILL RESULT IN AN OVERT MOANING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH TACTILE VIBRATION. CONTINUED DRIVING WITH A CRACKED FLEX COUPLING MAY CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING, OR UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT IN PARK WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION CAN RESULT IN SECONDARY DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING BRAKE AND FUEL LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WRAPPED AROUND THE BRAKE LINE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES, THE TRANSMISSION, THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL, AND THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,533. UPDATED 04/11/17LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

62 MPH ON CRUZ HWY 501 THE FLANGE ON THE BACK OF THE TRANSMISSION SNAPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS FREE SPINNING. RIPPING BRAKE LINES OUT AND KILLING THE MOTOR,WAS ABLE TO STOP USING PARKING BRAKE.THIS IS THE THIRD TRUCK IN MY TERMINAL THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.