2017 Ford Transit electrical problems

Filed Aug 4, 2026 · Electrical · 107,000 miles · TX · fire

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Transit. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked at the residence. The contact was asleep and was alerted to the fire by the local authorities after a neighbor witnessed the fire and called the emergency services. Upon reviewing the ring camera footage, the contact became aware that the fire had originated at the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. The fire was extinguished by the fire department, and the vehicle sustained damages to the rear driver’s side of the vehicle. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A Police report was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

Filed Nov 30, 2025 · Acceleration, Electrical · TX

My VIN number is not included in the backup camera recall. It says the recall includes the 2017 Transit. My back up camera stopped working about a year ago. Also when the camera stopped working my cruise control stopped working also. I believe this is a larger electrical issue.

Filed Nov 20, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · 175,000 miles · FL

Our fleet of Ford transits are all having similar issues. This is the 2nd time this particular vehicle has lost power while driving causing extremely dangerous safety concerns. We were instructed by Ford to replace the throttle body which was done in 2021 and now the same issue is occurring. Ford needs to remedy this issue long-term. This issue is affecting the trust from my employees to provide them safe transportation, inoperable vehicles are causing lost revenue and the rest of my fleet is now unreliable causing concern for more serious accidents. This is a major issue for people that have Ford Transit fleets.

Filed Nov 15, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · FL

Vehicle loses ability to control acceleration going into a "limp" mode while on the highway. This poses a serious safety risk to the driver, passenger and all other drivers on the road. The van has to "coast" to safety. This occurs with no warning and is very sporadic. The throttle body was replaced 7/1/2021 after 109,256 miles. This is a repeating issue with my fleet of Ford Transits ranging from 2015-2018, some vehicles having this part replaced more than once.

Filed Aug 20, 2021 · Electrical · KS

Trailer lights do not work issues with the wires short out the fuses can not get it fixed.

Filed May 5, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 57,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford transit. The contact stated while her husband was driving 70 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and shuddered and jerked without warning. The driver pulled over to the side of the roadway and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The driver was informed that the failure might be due to an unidentified ECM failure. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact retrieved the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to mullinax ford of new smyrna beach (2317 fl-44, new smyrna beach, fl 32168, (386) 267-4980) and the ECM module was replaced. The contact was concerned that the failure could recur due to water leaking into the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

Filed Aug 7, 2020 · Electrical · 37,600 miles · WA

The right tail light seal isn't working, allowing moister in the light. This is corrupting the whole system. The radio, AC, running boards, field monitoring sensors, airbag system, all turn off and on while driving. My vehicle only has 38,000 miles on it. There a multiple complaints on youtube and other ford websites about this issue.the housing for the taillight is terrible and not sealed for the long haul. The dealership has even had to deal with this multiple times. They told me there is no cracks or chips that would be causing this, just improper sealing from the factory. It is scary to think that the airbag system fails from this faulty tail light.

Filed Aug 24, 2019 · Electrical · 13,744 miles · CA

There were 9 of us in our 2017 ford transit, driving on route 15 81 miles south of las vegas, nv, with the cruise control on at 75 MPH when the van shut off while in motion. Pulled to the side of the road. Waited 2.5 to 3 hours for a flatbed tow truck while temperature was 108 to 109 degrees f. Vehicle towed to friendly ford, las vegas, nv. Mileage on vehicle was 13,744 miles. Dealer found fuse f16 burned open and codes p025a and u0109. They replaced the fuse f16 and road tested for 15 miles and returned the van to us. They contacted ford technical help. That fuse powers the fuel pump relay and fuel pump control module and PCM. Seems like this same scenario can and will happen again under the same conditions. Failure mode was when we were driving uphill slightly at 1 or 2 percent uphill grade with 3/8 of fuel in the tank. Since then we drove 400 miles without a problem. Afraid to drive in the left carpool lane because it is dangerous to stall out (could get killed by a truck or bus)

Filed Sep 17, 2018 · Electrical · 52,000 miles · FL

The dash display would go completely blank intermittently, beginning with a chime and "low brake fluid" warning. All gauges would go to zero and there was no information displayed after a couple of seconds. This would occur while turning or accelerating. We took it to a ford dealer who found multiple communication faults and recommended replacing the instrument cluster. This was done with no change. I finally traced this down to an unsecured wiring harness that goes up inside the right rear pillar of the vehicle, which was swinging around and shorting out the medium speed can bus. I secured the wiring harness towards the inside of the vehicle with a cable tie and the problem has not returned. But it was very distracting while it happened. We have not had any similar problem with any of our other big transits.

Filed Aug 16, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford transit. The contact stated that the manufacturer failed to provide the parts for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v408000 (power train) and 17v668000 (electrical system). The dealer (suburban ford of ferndale, 21600 woodward ave, ferndale, mi 48220, (248) 399-1000) was unable to determine when the parts would be available. The vehicle had been parked at the contact's residence for months. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.