2016 Ford Transit Connect Body and structure Problems

“Some driving positions might not be able to see the shift indicator or turn signal indicators. This means it may be hard to tell whether the transmission is a neutral, drive or manual position. I nearly hit a driver and a car wash because I thought the transmission was in neutral and it was in drive. There is an overhang that is too long obscuring part of the dash.”

“My vehicle has been at a Ford dealership for more than 6 months for NHTSA campaign id: 20v260000 my glass is cracked. The dealership took my vehicle apart and then realized the replacement glass was broken. The dealership is unable to secure the glass to complete the recall. Ford states the glass is on indefinite backorder. Ford has proven they can not fix this vehicle recalll - I would like a buyback.”

“Our daughter was driving our 2016 Ford Transit Connect home on 65n right before exit 78 in nashville, tn. She was doing about 55. It was at about 10pm and thankfully there was not traffic directly behind her. The huge glass panoramic roof and sunshade came off and tore from the frame of the car leaving damage to the structure of the car. There was slight noise and my passengers informed her the glass roof and shade ripped off. This is no fault of the owner. This is a manufacture defect. …”

“While driving down the freeway the stationary panoramic roof glass dislodged, went into the air and landed on the freeway in dramatic fashion without injury or killing anyone. The car behind me swerved to avoid the flying glass.”

“1. Stationary or in motion: the top of the front windshield seems to be losing its seal because when water is poured or when it rains, it enters the car and falls onto the dashboard. Also, the plastic box that stores the rear view window and which is attached to the windshield gets filled with rain and drips down the window. 2. In motion, on a gradual hill and up: from day one, the car would not shift up on a downhill, even a slight hill. It revs in the 2nd gear and rev until it would jump into third after revving in a lower gear for 2-4 minutes. …”