Ford Transit 260 SWB

I have had several ford transits all the mk6 frog eye shape and one old shape the smiley these transits are nothing but trouble first van 120 thou diesel pump goes then turbo went then all mighty welding bill for mot as they rot 2 van diesel pump went 140 thou this is on the 260 swb then 3rd van was the t350 and egr valve went fuel line calapsed as well as brake lines and then engine started knocking 140 thou with full service dealer ship history the only reliable one was the old smiley and the engine blew on that on motor way heading to Scotland only doing 65 all the way there and that had 78 thou onclock if you carnt weld and your not a very high qualified mechanic then stay well away from transits look nice but rust and inside very basic

I have a Transit 260 SWB purchased new from Lindsay Ford Newtownabbey,N/Ireland,on its third test the MOT Centre advised it had bad underbody surface rust, as we were having the van serviced by Lindsays we took it to them, they advised that as we had not asked for body checks they would not help,this van was never on a building site and washed every week, we took it elsewhere and had it sand blasted and rust treated then sprayed with body wax treatment, it has since had to have welding repairs carried to driver and passenger door area underbody areas also the sills now are needing replaced, the clutch also had to be replaced and mods carried out, this van has only 12000 miles on it,

hi there i was a happy owner of a fordt ransit i buy a month ago when the taxbook came in to my door i see i was just the owner number 11 haha the van is 9 years that means since a problem apears go to next please, then las night when came home see a big liking in my parking space,cames from the gearbox hidraulic, whas everywhere arround, i been waiting for my mecanic all day, then this evening i decide to give her one small spin to see if still liking, and you dont will belive the cuantity of oil,this time, from a diferent pleace then the day before, finaly my mecanic cames tomorrow i can spect any thing bat dont looks good, and to be honest i really need my van to work, never happens before whit my transporters then after this one whatever happens tomorrow will go to next please or to scrapyard. and no more owners, thankyou for your time to read this ....and hope the mecanic tell me is just samething small ....

God stay away from Ford Transit,i bought one because i had a lot of trouble with other makes,wish i hadn,t now! only 27000 miles and Ford have it more than i do,and asd

for Ford themselves what a shower!!

260 swb 110 12000 mls on third gearbox still not right knocking from front suspenion whilst turning left from new local dealer dreadfull ford customer service shocking beware 5 sp gearbox just wished i had checked reviews you been warned . ps focus rs owner wife zetec s owner love the cars vans a disaster

In 2007 sept being a courier i went got ford transit 260 swb 75 55 plate for £8500 plus vat with only 14000 miles one owner 3 years on it has 94000miles hassel free only had serviced every 10 000 miles by someone i know he always says the dealers do nothing charge you 3 times the price i must say my transit has never let me down only once when i left the lights on for 3 days jumped it took 30 mins but turned over . yes rust in places bodys not good but overall i think alot of it is the way you drive it i never taken mine over 80mph engine got lots of power same clucth only one set of front pads in 94000 miles backs never done yet so good on fuel full tank of 60 litres at 1.20 per litre total cost 72 pounds will do 600 on the tank so thats 12 pence a mile to run not bad i have paid for it now yee har so i going to sell her on now for about 3700 i hope

good van better then vw t4 more reliable not as good as sprinter engine but dual mass dosent play up like sprinter do.bad bits is rust but owning body shop ill have to spend money to underseal it hopefully then it wont rust out but ford been ford must stop useing reclycled metal as its just bad rusts out worse then the old trannys.good van so far best iv own better then frnesh rubbish ford al the way

why are these vans not undersealed as standard? my van is washed nearly every week, unfortunately the sills and arches, front and rear are rusting! new gearbox at 56k, new drive shafts76k ,engine mounts,power steering pump 100k.

on the plus, great load space, copes well with a heavy load, fuel economy is very good, turning circle is unbelievable, you can spin on a sixpence.

Ford Transit 260 SWB 1998 LWB Mid roof 2.5 diesel turbo Van. Cheaply made and engineered to fail prematurely by use of sub-standard parts. Have spent $12,500 AU in repairs and replacements in the last 4 1/2 years and the van is only 10 years old!!! I have never had so much fail in a vehicle before in 35 years of driving. Ford customer service? What is that? Why are Ford allowed to sell these?

I bought a Ford Transit 260 SWB with 100000 miles on the clock, and a week after the fuel pump went at the cost of £1200. 18 months later and less than 10,000 miles same thing happened again. Seemingly the pump has a guarantee period of 12 months. The pump was fitted at one of Fords main dealers didn't seem to be interested. I phoned Ford customer service, and I found them also not to be very interested. The funny thing is they would have done something about it had the van been younger than 8 years old, but since it wasn't tough luck for me.

Very very very expensive to run. I wouldn't take another Transit even if it was free. £2400 in 18months with the same fault, is more than my business can handle.