TC281

I have a 2014 XLT passenger van that I use for my construction business. I removed the 3rd row rear seat and just folded down the first row rear seat (right behind the driver/passenger seats). As williaty mentioned, the floor isn't flat in the back. So if you do remove that first row rear seat, there will be a dip. Or in my case, if you keep it and just fold it down, there will be a step up of a few inches.

I forget the exact reading, but last time I checked it was way over 50mA. I’ll check again tomorrow. I’m just at a lost since pulling all the fuses didn’t cause the mA to drop. Could a frayed wire touching metal cause an issue like I’m experiencing? Thank you for your reply.

My battery has been disconnected many times. I’m at the point where if I don’t disconnect it, I’ll come out to a dead battery in the morning. But just to be certain, it’s always the positive cable. Would removing the negative be better for a reset? Thank you for your response.

Any update on this? I've been having battery issues.

I have a 2014 Ford Transit Connect XLT. Long story short, I've been having a parasitic draw problem for awhile now (over a year). Pulled all fuses in 2 occasions trying to find what circuit is causing it. Amps never went down. Last time I did this (pulled all fuses and relays), the instrument cluster and radio no longer turned on. Double checked that fuse and it's not broken. Did a little digging and found out that a few fuses, in the box behind the glove box, are not receiving power. F69 5 amp - Instrument Cluster F71 10 amp - Heating Control Head F79 15 amp - Audio unit, touchscreen, door lock switch, hazard flasher switch F82 20 amp - Washer pump (ground fuse) F83 20 amp - Central locking (ground fuse) F84 20 amp - Double locking (ground fuse) So I would assume the wire providing power to those fuses is broken or touching metal somewhere between the battery and fuse box. Seems odd that random fuses are out, so maybe it's not that?? My Question - What wire is providing power to that fuse box? Is it one of the wires in the high current battery junction box (in front of battery)? Any other suggestions or things to look for are appreciated. Thank you for your time.

What 2 wires? Thank you.

My TC wagon shifts a bit rough on the 2-3 shift. Every other shift is smooth. I noticed the 2-3 shifts a few hundred RPM's higher than other shifts. I had it in the other day for a few things and that was one of them. The mechanic says it's normal.

Yeah, it is weird. Without using the button on the wheel and saying Bluetooth Audio, it takes a good 5 buttons to get to selecting the bluetooth source. And figured out how to keep the lights on in the back if I want. They have a switch right on the light. DOH!

Put a few hundred miles on it so far. Averaging 20.7 mpg...that's with about 80% city (well, suburbs technically) driving. Dropping it off this week to have the USB and wiper fixed. Also need to have the muffler raised...right now it's vibrating on the metal brace below it. Other than that, I've realized 2 things that annoy me about the car: 1. The interior lights turn off very quickly if just the rear hatch is open. Not sure if that setting can be changed?? 2. Playing music from my phone - Too many buttons to push to select the source. Not sure why there is no AUX button where you can just cycle through Radio, CD, USB, Bluetooth? Although I did just discover that I can press the button on the steering wheel, wait like 3 seconds, then say "Bluetooth Audio" and it will connect. Still could be much easier button wise. Other than those minor things, I do love it. Drives nice and quiet, decent gas mileage, INCREDIBLE visibility.

Yeah, I don't really care about the wiper. The first 2 days it poured and I could see fine out of it. But I'd still rather have it fixed. Now the USB port, I will use that everyday so that definitely needs to get fixed. Off Topic: Is there an easier way to play your music from your phone through the radio via Bluetooth? I had the hardest time figuring it out. Took several steps to do it. Either I'm missing something or they could have made it way easier.

I ended up just going through Ford. Just my wife on the loan...planning on refinancing/buying it from her in about a year or so when my credit goes up. Finance guy said he had to call the bank after they declined it because of commercial and tell them that it's a passenger van. When looking on my own, Wells Fargo would have been able to do it, but I didn't have time to wait and their rate wasn't that much better at all. And yes, the next car I buy I'm just going to go through a local credit union. They seem to have the best rates. Off topic, need to go back to the dealer because the USB port is broken and the rear wiper doesn't work. Other than that, all is well. TONS of visibility out the front, plenty of space in the back, I enjoyed the first day of it.

Streets where only commercial vehicles can drive? CA is odd with some things. I don't want commercial because my insurance would then be about $140 a month higher. Yeah, I'm almost positive they're trying to make a percentage or two on the deal. And I'm going with a used 2014 wagon, so no 5 year warranty, only what's left on it. Makes no sense that some see this (wagon) as a commercial vehicle. Yes, as I'm now finding out. Never had to deal with anything like this before. It's been a definite learning experience. Waiting to hear back from Wells Fargo on Monday about a rate for just my wife. I'm either going to go with what they give (if it's lower) or just suck it up and go with the 6% from the dealer. My only concern with Wells is they don't do commercial loans. I gave them the VIN # already so they know what car it is. They haven't said anything after 2 phone calls so far. So hopefully they don't view it as a commercial vehicle. Thank you to everyone for responding. Not sure how to edit this thing so excuse the quoted mess above.

Trying to buy a 2014 Transit Connect XLT Wagon and the Ford dealership is saying it was hard getting approved for a loan because it's considered a commercial vehicle. Anyone else run into this problem? It has rear seats, windows all around, regular license plate...there's no way Joe Familyman has been buying these and paying commercial rates. ========================== Little background: My wife has great credit (750+) and mine isn't that great (low-mid 600's). With both of us on the loan they said we need to put $2,700 down and it's still 7%. I'm not interested in putting that much down so we decided to just have my wife on the loan. They then said it would be 6%. I think that's really high for someone with great credit. So I'm currently waiting on Wells Fargo to get to back to me on a rate...pre-approved online at 6.9% with both of us on the loan but waiting on the underwriters to see if that holds up. Also, I went to purchase a new 2016 XLT cargo van 3 weeks ago at another dealership and was offered 5.9% with no money down (both my wife an I on the loan)...and that was obviously commercial. So I'm not sure what this other dealer is smoking.