Ford Bronco Complaints (1994)
95 consumer complaints on file.
- #701806January 3, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WAS TOLD OVERHEATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNED THROUGH TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE, CAUSING FIRE. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A TRIP (ON 12-28-98) WHEN OUR 1994 FORD BRONCO CAUGHT ON FIRE. AFTER THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED AND THE FLAMES WERE PUT OUT, TH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542731November 30, 1998SEATS
VEHICLE SEAT TRACKS/ANCHORS FAILED RESULTING IN STABILITY PROBLEMS WITH SEATS, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700433November 9, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS RISK WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE FOR APPROX. TWOO HOURS BEFORE CATCHING FIRE DOING DAMAGE TO THIS PLUS ANOTHER VEHICLE PLUS SMOKE AND HEAT DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE. THIS LOSS IS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER IN THE AREA OF THE PRIMARY FUSE PANEL. CALL JOHN AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS FOR DETAILS 727-848-3923.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #700187October 29, 1998VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828992October 15, 1998STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SEATS ARE MOVING AND THEY HAVE SUNK DUE TO A SPLIT FLOOR PAN CAUSED BY A BAD WELD. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE DEFECT ACCORDING TO FORD, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541949October 9, 1998SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN#.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828249September 28, 1998VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEES ON THE FREEWAY, THE SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT MAINTAIN POSITION. WOULD LOSE REAR VISIBILITY. HAD MIRRORS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #537193June 22, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE NOT OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTH OR 6,000 MILES, WHEN THIS PROBLEM AROSE, I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WITH AN ASSURANCE OF A RETURN CALL. IT NEVER CAME MY JOB LIMITS ME FROM MAKING PHONE CALLS DURNING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, BUT I INTEND TO CALL TEM AGAIN, MY FEELING IS THAT THIS SOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED TO THIS TRUCK WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I AM ALSO AWARE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND OTHER TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOU PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824054June 8, 1998SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHEN MAKING STANDARD BRAKING PROCEDURES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS SWITCHED BRAKE CALIPERS, NOW VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT, CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823346May 14, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. COULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. HAD VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT THE GEARS WERE MESSED UP. LOOKS LIKE THE GEARS CHEWED UP THE OVERDRIVE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534894April 27, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #532765March 17, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING ALL LIGHTS TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #525698December 4, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819475November 3, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HILL & STARTED TO BRAKE; VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY EXCESSIVELY. FRONT END BRAKES GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & PADS & ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. NOTHING SPECIFIC WAS FOUND. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #513897January 17, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SHIFT MOTOR STUCK IN LOW RANGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805952December 5, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO EXTREME LEFT; ALSO, EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE LOCK UP, RESULTING IN A CRASH, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #805502November 22, 1996SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING LIKE IT SHOULD. THE BRAKES WON'T STOP THE CAR AS WELL AS THEY DID BEFORE, WHEN HIGHWAY IS WET THE VEHICLE IS HARDER TO OPERATE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #509008September 23, 1996EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT BULB SHIELD BROKE, CAUSING HEADLIGHT RAYS TO GO IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #509030September 23, 1996UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POINT OF ATTACHMENT FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE COWL SIDE BREAKS, CAUSING RIGHT SIDE OF PANEL TO BECOME UNATTACHED FROM STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #985761August 23, 1996AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0