Ford Transit Connect wipers problems

Filed Aug 30, 2026 · Body, Electrical · NJ

Ford is using a heavy, wax inside the bottom of the door/side panels. When the weather gets hot, this wax softens, and runs downward, and solidifies directly over the tiny weep holes at the bottom of the doors, trapping rain and wash water inside the door panels. I Always have to clear the weep holes over and over after a carwash or rain storm. The windshield Leakes water and drips on the dashboard. I believe the trapped musty water and leaks cause dampness creating several critical safety, structural, electrical corrosion and health hazards. Ford won't repair the windshield leak because it's not cover under my premium care warranty Ford has failed to respond about my complaint about the wax in my doors. I fined that the moisture creates intermittent electrical issues of all kinds, like vent controls intermittently working various switches not functioning the first time and and have to clean or rock them to work, (intermittent popping of fuses or relay prematurely operating ). These Intermittent options/features don't work right when/as expected and believe causing a safety hazard. This standing water will breaks down the inner metal panels, leading to severe corrosion along the bottom seams and hinges. Most of these issues started around winter of 2023/ Feb 2024, with replacement of the wiper motor. issues about the exhaust system in Nov 2025. Smelling egg smell from exhaust and a leak, during the winter months when warming up vehicle, but none confirmed by Ford. Believe the shifting issues with the trans is electrical. Ford reset trans to relearn driving habits, but issues still occur. Van only has 15K miles.

Filed Mar 11, 2026 · Visibility · OH

Passenger side wiper arm came off during a recent rain storm. I have contacted my local Ford dealer and Ford Customer Service in regards to 12s36 (the federal safety agency #12v-374). Ford explained it effects certain model years, produced during a certain time, at a certain manufacture facility. My vehicle meets all of the parameters, yet they will not honor the recall because the vin number is not listed. Please help. It is a minor repair, yet it is obviously a manufacturer issue.

Filed Jan 30, 2024 · Airbags, Electrical · FL

Transmission converter and Ford refuses to honor the repair. It does not show on their computer yet the RPM needle goes up and down on stealth mode. The wiper hose keeps coming off. The back up camera kept going black. The AC went out at less than 40,000 miles. The software will not update. The eco system would not work properly. The passenger bag is not detected.

Filed Jul 7, 2022 · Visibility · 200,000 miles · IN

The contact's boyfriend owns a 2012 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that while her boyfriend was driving 25 MPH, the windshield wiper arms failed to operate. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 12V374000 (Visibility) which she linked to the failure. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed her that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed May 9, 2021 · Driver assistance, Visibility · 3,000 miles · FL

On going, I have pictures of multiple stages with the mileage. The wipers continue to malfunction. The car has gone in multiple times for this. The hose continues to disconnect. The rear camera, sensors, charging mechanisms malfunction. It activates the rear camera it also says parking issue and back up camera malfunction. It will happen while in motion.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Visibility · 39,700 miles · PR

Wiper motors stopped working. Before that the wipers were hitting each other making visibilty while raining very difficult.

Filed Oct 11, 2018 · Visibility · 110,000 miles · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford transit connect. The contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to operate. The driver's view was obstructed while driving in the rain on more than one occasion. Luther family ford (3302 36th street south, fargo, north dakota 58104, (701) 282-2350) diagnosed that the rivets on the wipers were too short and the pivot pin was faulty. The contact stated that the rivets on the windshield wipers were replaced, but the failure recurred. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v374000 (visibility) as a potential cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed Sep 24, 2018 · Body, Visibility · 60,000 miles · MI

The driver side back seat slider door fell right off. Onto the ground and my foot. When I went to open the door from the outside using the handle. The motor and electrical for the rear wiper have broken at least twice. The paint is spontaneously coming off of the vehicle in small spots all over

Filed Feb 17, 2018 · Electrical · 36,200 miles · MI

The rear window wiper was blowing its fuses randomly. Also noticed the tail lights and cargo dome light blinking off and back on as the liftgate was raised or lowered. I removed the vehicle end of the passenger side corrugated rubber wireway from the body and discovered the wire harness severely abraded where it crossed thru the opening in the body. About three quarters of an inch of the harness wrapping and wire coverings on three wires were scraped away exposing bare copper wires which were shorting out to the body as the liftgate was opened or closed. The stamped hole in the metal body has a sharp, ragged inner edge. The same situation exists on the drivers side but owing to the wire harness being smaller and having more slack on that side, the abrasion has only removed the harness covering so far. Having diagnosed the problem from observing the faulty wiper and tail light symptoms, I have repaired the wire harness, lined the rough metal holes with flexible plastic grommet strips and restored functionally before anymore trouble occurred. I feel this could be more serious for others unaware of their pending failure. I've no doubt this condition exists in other transit connects.

Filed Jul 18, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 10,000 miles · WI

All interior displays and gauges go blank while still parked or driving at any speed including highway speeds, turn signals and hazard lights fail to activate. Multiple occasions over last 4 months, increasing in frequency. Occurred multiple times during 4 hour trip on 07/17/2017. System may or may not recover, only to go blank again shortly after. Sometimes when rain sensing wipers activate. Sometimes "hill assist inactive" and traction control disabled messages on system recovery.