Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Ford Transit has 11 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
11
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
XL Hybrids, Inc (XL) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit vehicles modified to be equipped with XL's electric hybrid system. The cardan (unive...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 1- THE TURBO HAS FAILED TWICE 2- CURRENTLY The torque converter has failed. The mechanic has claime... |
| Jun 29, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-60 MPH,... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2018 Ford Transit 250 experienced a failure of the Input/Turbine Speed Sensor in the 6R80 transmi... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Randomly down shifts on its own while driving |
| May 17, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | With this vehicle when driving on highway or interstate once you go past about 40 miles the transmis... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving into the driveway, the contac... |
| May 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While I am driving, the battery warning light come up first, then the break system warning light c... |
| Jan 30, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This is an update on the same problem I reported a year ago...January 2022, it started to shudder du... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35-40 MPH,... |
| Mar 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES AFTER TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED ON US HWY 76AND THEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHEN COMING... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | Multiple occurrences after traveling on the highway and then slowing down or when coming to a stop, ... |