2016 Ford Transit Power Train

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V767000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer and the manufacturer were made aware of the issue. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the driveshaft while driving. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Transit. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V767000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I received a safety recall via mail for a driveshaft coupling malfunction. I had no noticeable problem with my vehicle safety nor did I have a warning light or message on the instrument panel. I turned in the vehicle to the local "Gosch" Ford dealership to perform the inspection. My vehicle was turned in on 07/21/2021 and the dealership has yet to receive the part. However, it has not been returned to me with the dealer citing the fact that it is unsafe to drive without the repair. I continue to receive the same statement that I need to wait and check back each week.

DEALERSHIP (WICKSTROM FORD LINCOLN) IN BARRINGTON IL REFUSES TO REPAID MY VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL (CODE: GEUXOIM). I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ON 9/22/2020 AND THE DEALERSHIP SENT ME HOME BECAUSE THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDERED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS ARRIVE. DEALERSHIP NEVER CALLED, I CALLED TWICE ON 11/25/2020 AND LEFT A MESSAGE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 15 MPH. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V767000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

FLEXIBLE COUPLING CONNECTING TO DRIVESHAFT DAMAGED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 70 MPH. LOUD BOOM UNDERNEATH OF DRIVER SEAT. VEHICLE STARTS TO MAKE NOISE LIKE YOUR EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. IT ALSO SHAKES WHEN GOING FROM 0 TO 40 MPH THEN IT GOES AWAY. LUCKY IT DID NOT FALL APART. THIS RECALL MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY FORD AND ENFORCE IT TO BE FIXED ASAP TO ALL VEHICLE WITH SUCH ISSUE.

I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL 17S15 IN REFERENCE TO THE DRIVING SHAFT COUPLING, EVERY 30,000 MILES I CHECK THIS COUPLING AND EACH TIME THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT IT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGE. AS SOON THE CALLED FIXED CAME OUT, IT WAS INSTALLED, BUT JUST LAST MONTH IT WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE FAMOUS FIX ALSO WAS CRACKED AND THIS TIME THEY (LEVITTOWN FORD LONG ISLAND)TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $800.00 DOLLAR'S FOR A NEW FIX. THAT IS THE REASON I AM PUTTING THESE COMPLAINT. THE IS REALLY DANGEROUS

DEALER PERFORMED RECALL 17S15 DRIVESHAFT ASSY THAT REPLACED THE REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLING. AT THE TIME, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT COUPLING WAS OBSERVED TO BE LOOSE. THE FRONT COUPLING WAS INSPECTED AND REASSEMBLED. LESS THAN 6000 MILES LATER THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT COUPLING (THE FIBROUS PART) DISINTEGRATED, THE SHAFT SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINES. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND DOWN HILL. THE DRIVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE DRIVER HAD NOTICED A LIGHT VIBRATION AND SOUND FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. THE VIBRATION SUDDENLY GOT WORSE JUST BEFORE THE EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALLOTTA FORD LINCOLN (4199 CLEVELAND RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691, (330) 345-6600) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V408000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,500. *TT *AS

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FORD'S FINAL FIX FOR 17V408000. I PERIODICALLY INSPECT THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING AND DURING THE INSPECTION TODAY I OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING. CRACKED FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS EVIDENCED BY 17V408000. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN AND OPERATE A FORD F 250 TRANSIT VAN. TASK IS THE EXPEDITE OF AUTO & AEROSPACE PARTS THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY. HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL PER OEM AND NHTSA REGARDING DRIVETRAIN COUPLERS ( UNOINTS ). MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS INCURRED DAMAGE AS RESULT OF COUPLER(S) FAILING. DAMAGE INCLUDING; NOT LIMITED TO DRIVESHAFT BECOMING DETACHED, SEVERANCE OF FUEL & BRAKE LINES, BREACH OF TRANSMISSION BELL HOUSING, OTHER. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED IN DESERT FOR 2 DAYS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INCOME, HEALTH RELATED ISSUES. THE RUBBER / POLYMER LIKE MATERIAL THESE COUPLERS ARE MADE OF ARE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD; ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER LOAD. FURTHERMORE, CUSTOMERS OPERATING THESE HAZARDS ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED UNTIL NOVEMBER 11TH, 2019. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE INITIATIVE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. I WILL BE HAPPY TO FORWARD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.

DRIVE TRAIN RUBBER COUPLING FAILURE 104000 MILES. PRIOR INSTALLATION OF COUPLING AT 70,000 MILES. THIS OCCURRENCE DAMAGED DRIVE SHAFT AND COUPLING AT REAR OF TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT HAD SPLIT IN TWO WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AS IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO CROSSROADS FORD OF FUQUAY-VARINA (919-552-2228, LOCATED AT 3217 N MAIN ST, FUQUAY-VARINA, NC 27526). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V408000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

2016 FORD TRANSIT WAGON HAD A FAULTY PART NEAR THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE PARTS FAILED, IT DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND CAUSED THE OIL'S TO LEAK OUT. WE WERE GIVEN THE OK TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD, BUT NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED. WE BELIEVED WHEN THE PARTS FAILED, IT DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE A LOCAL DEALER LOCATED AT 15330 PALMDALE RD, VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 FOR INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE LINE COUPLER WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE LINE COUPLER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,641.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SUNLAND FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE LINE COUPLER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER (SHATTUCK'S AUTOMOTIVE) WHERE THE DRIVE LINE COUPLER WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,410.

FLEX COUPLING BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT ROUTINELY FAILS BETWEEN 30,000 - 35,000 MILES. THIS CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT COULD BE FORCED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAILURE OF THE FLEX COUPLING COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THESE FAILURES ON FORD VEHICLE FORUMS AS WELL AS THE FAILURE THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED. AFTER READING OF THE NUMEROUS FAILURES, I INSPECTED THE FLEX COUPLING ON MY VEHICLE AT 30,000 MILES AND FOUND THAT THE FLEX COUPLING HAD VISIBLE CRACKS. A FAILURE OF A DRIVE LINE COMPONENT, WHICH COULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM, AT 30,000 MILES, IS UNACCEPTABLE IN A MODERN VEHICLE.

DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, VAN STALLED ON HIGHWAY, NO FORWARD MOTION. VAN RESTARTED BUT WAS IN "LIMP MODE". THROTTLE BODY ISSUE.

DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT WAS IN "LIMP MODE". THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.