Z71Mudder

kinda weird i had the same exact problem with one of are fleet transits do that today, luckly its still underwarrnty so im taking it in, but iv seen the 3rd brake light led strip burn out and it didnt pop the fuse, its just a stupid design cuz they only sell it as one whole pice instead of just the led bulb strip that u need to replace

yea im a fleet mechanic for a company with 60+ transits and we hav had 3 front wheel bearings go bad so far the first 2 ford coverd this 3rd 1 we had to do, and they suck cuz they are pressd in the spindle, and the van only had 40,000 miles, we hav had so many problems with the ford transits from the cooling fans goin bad, front doors allmost falling off, doing brakes every 7,000 to 15,000 miles, transmissions, belt tensinors and idler pullys and all of the ford transits we hav are under 55,000 miles im guna b surprised if they last past 100,000

yup if the fuse isnt blown its the fans, hope ur still under warrnty they are pricey

yea first time i was introduced to the ford transit connect was prolly 10 months ago when i startd my new job as a fleet mechanic for a company with 70+ of the ford transits, my first impression of them i thought they kind look like a mini dodge/merc/freightliner sprinter van, and since my company has so many of these vans i see all plus more of the problems with these van that iv seen postd in the fourm, the front brake pad wear in 5,000 miles, longest any 1 of my drivers can make them last is around 28,*** . and the cooling fans goin out at 15*** to 38*** miles all because the module is rite under the upper front core support and collects and holds water and road debris and shorts to power and back feeds to the fans and frys ther motors, iv had prolly 12 do that so far, iv had 4 with the trans lines go bad with under 25*** miles and sofar only lost 1 trans but it was at 32,***miles, 3 wheel bearings replaced, the best and most thrilling experince iv had with the ford transit is well all transit owners know is that how you open the hood..... well if u live in the south your lucky up here in the north we hav winters require road salt but yea the lock locks up internally after trying lube and air try and get it tome lose after an hour and im faced with taking my drill to the front of a 2010 ford transit with under 28*** miles. and thats not the kicker after i order the new lock assembly for the hood i expectd it to come with the rings to match it with the ingtion key but nope get a totaly diffrent key for that van now just to open the hood luckly iv only had to do this once so far sorry but i had to vent about the 2010 and 2011 ford transits. if you havnt found out by now im a fleet mechanic for a company with ovr 250 cars, vans, and trucks, im from the chicagoland area been a anything with a motor freak had my first car at 13, had dirtbike too didnt last long after so many dumps and spills but didnt keep me off 2 wheels, even tho i own a chevy, i still hav a ford in my driveway 89 Tbird and sum times i hav 2 when i drive a company van home, and it just so happnd when i was online 2day i wonderd if ford transit fourm existd and well im here now but yea ill be around checking in possible post pics of sum repairs or break downs of repairs