There are 4 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2015 Ford Transitin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
There are actually two problems that I'm experiencing repeatedly and have almost since the van was new: The lug nuts on the wheels loosen almost constantly. I have to keep a tire iron in the van at all times because I never know when a wheel will start to work loose. This happens when the wheels are torqued to Ford specs. The other problem is the wheel studs breaking off. I've probably had something like 10-12 or more shear off in the 6 years that I've had the van. This van is not used for heavy loads. It carries laundry and a typical load is almost always under 1,000 lbs. It is also not driven hard. My mechanic is baffled by both issues.
I was driving in my neighborhood about 20mph and the spare tire fell off the truck near pedestrians walking on side of road. At that point i had under 50000mi on vehicle and only 5 1/2 years old. Lucky not on highway with a motorcycle or car behind me. That could have resulted in a major accident.
COMPANY OWNS TWO FORD TRANSITS-SAME ISSUES ON BOTH FOUR TIMES IN FOR REPAIRS FOR SAME PROBLEMS SINCE SPRING BRAKES REPLACED, BROKEN CALIPERS, BROKEN CALIPER BOLTS, TWICE BROKEN AXLES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD TRANSIT EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO TIRES, SIZE: 235/65R/16 (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING AND THE INNER SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATING ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD AND SIDEWALL FAILED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THE TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE USED TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE REAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BLISTERING AND THE INNER SIDEWALL ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE BLISTERING AND THE INNER SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE TIRES WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,965.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026