2014 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT Engine Problems

For starters, about 2-3 days before August 6, 2024 (the day I took my van to Autozone to diagnose my check engine light) my ford transit shot a check engine light due to a "P0304 Cylinder 4 Misfire". On August 8, 2024 after dropping my van off once the mechanic opened, around 11:27 AM i received a call from the mechanic I was referred to by the dealership I bought the van from that the car was fixed and ready to go. I was also told by one of the mechanics that work at the shop that the threading on the spark plugs were stripped, these were the original spark plugs that came with the vehicle when i purchased it before the misfire happened. On August 10th after work, my transmission had failed on me and i was not able to park my car, i ended up having to let...

Air bubble in coolant system caused by faulty placement of heater core allows air bubble to form there. This cause no heat or defrost in cab of vehicle. Also causes overheating which leads to cracked block, coolant leak into combustion chamber, destroying catalytic converter and emissions to soar and fuel milage to drop. Engine stumbles and stalls and goes into fail safe mode which could cause an accident because vehicle won’t accelerate or shift.

AFTER HAVING SEVERAL FLAT TIRES I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE AFTER THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE ENGINE MUST HAVE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN TOO MUCH SO THE ACCIDENT DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED AS WELL AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START, STARTED MISFIRING AND CONKED OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHENEVER I PUT FUEL IN TO THE GAS TANK THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN AND SOMETIMES I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 10>20 TIMES TO START THE ENGINE. UNLESS WHEN I PUT FUEL INTO THE TANK AND I KEPT THE ENGINE RUNNING (FIRE HAZARD). AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR AFTER THE CAR ACCIDENT LIGHT CAME ON AND NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE CAR THE MISFIRING AND STALLING OUT AT LOW SPEED WOULD DISSIPATE EXCEPT FOR THE REFUELING PROBLEM. OR AT LEAST UNTIL THE CAR WENT...

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POTENTIAL ENGINE FIRE ISSUES. I TOOK THE VAN TO FOR SEVERAL TIME TO ASK ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE I HAD WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I EVENTUALLY SOLD THE VAN TO A FRIEND OF MINE WITH ABOUT 106,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO ADVISED HIM OF THE RECALL INFO AND TOLD HIM FORD SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE BURNT TO THE GROUND WITH IN 10,000 MILES AFTER I SOLD IT TO HIM. IT WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 WHEN THEY NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE COWLING AND PULLED OVER. THE VAN THEN BURST IN TO FLAME FORWARD OF THE WINDSHIELD NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE FIRE DID MAKE IT TO THE FRONT SEATING AREA.

MOTOR HAS A KNOCKING / TAPPING NOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. THE CAR HAD LOW COOLANT ALSO WHICH IS A LINK TO A CRACK IN THE BLOCK. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/N0JYS2TEXDK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION THE VEHICLE GOT REAL HOT AND OVERHEATED.THE WATER AND OIL WHERE AT THE PROPER LEVELS. THIS HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME, I WAS GOING AROUND 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACE, AS IT CRACKED THE HEAD OR BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL # 17S09 OUT ON THESE VEHICLES, BUT MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST. YET WE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. THIS IS THE 3RD ENGINE WE HAVE LOST TO THIS OVER HEATING PROBLEM. LUCKILY WE CATCH ANY ON FIRE.

"ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE NOW" LIGHT COMES ON UPON IGNITION, AND WHILE OPERATING. ENGINE BUCKS, STALLS, AND SLIPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 100 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VAN IN AUGUST 2014. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD, BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY IGNORING ME. MY CUST. SERVICE REP TELLS ME THAT THE "NEXT STEP" IS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT. THE VAN IS UNREPAIRABLE AND DANGEROUS.

THE VEHICLE WE BOUGHT IS FROM HUFFMAN FORD. ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, WE WERE DRIVING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE CAR GOT OVERHEATED. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, THAT AFTERNOON WE WENT TO AUTO NATION KATY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SINCE IT IS CLOSER TO WHERE WE LIVE THAN HUFFMAN. WE TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGERS [XXX], AND [XXX] AND THEY INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD GET A CALL THAT EVENING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. WE WAITED ALL EVENING, BUT WE DIDN'T GET A CALL FROM THEM. THE NEXT MORNING WE WENT BACK OVER TO AUTO NATION TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND THEY TOLD US THAT OUR CAR HAD AN OIL LEAKAGE, AND THEY SAID HOW IT WILL ALL BE FIXED ON MONDAY, JUNE 2ND. WE SAID IT WAS FINE AS LONG AS THEY KEEP US INFORMED AND...