2013 Ford Transit Connect Electronic stability control Problems

“I purchased a 2013 Transit Connect from a Ford dealer this fall. Still under Ford warranty and purchased extended warranty through Ford. Today we got our first snow and while driving the tcs kicked in and basically disabled the vehicle. I was unable to move, so while I had my foot on the accelerator the vehicles tvs light was on but the vehicle would not move. I opened the owners manual and looked for the tcs shut off button listed in the manual and my vehicle does have one. …”

“After light freezing rain, I was unable to get traction going up a slight hill that is usually not a problem. I was trying to go 20-25 miles/ hour on a two lane street. I down shifted, I tried less gas, I tried more gas, nothing helped. I was passed by approximately 50 cars, 4 of them were toyota priuses. None of them had significant difficulty getting traction. I even began to slide backwards at one point. It took me approximately 15 minutes to go approximately 1/8th of a mile. I could not even get out of the way. …”

“I found pulling on to a 55 MPH highway starting from a gravel lot, I allow plenty of space from traffic and, if I get the slightest when spin, the power drops and I am half in traffic and can't move for a few seconds. I have had cars honk and weave around me to avoid collision. I made a great distance to be safe and I was almost hit by stalling in the lane. 4 seconds at 60 MPH is 352 feet. It goes away quick. Others report the same problem in the snow trapping the van in place. Others have pulled fuse 191 to disable all ABS and traction control functions. You can't do that in traffic. …”