Ford Bronco Complaints

938 consumer complaints on file.

#11554328November 9, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Ford is experiencing a problem under normal driving conditions on multi year Broncos (21' to current) that have very limited miles - with regards to the front pinion seal leaking badly (noticed during a routine oil change) and it appears to be IMHO a design flaw that not only impacts the seal but also the front differential, internal parts and possibly the axle. Any disruption to the drive train has the potential beyond just rendering the vehicle inoperable,..while driving in 2 or 4WD conditions, the impacts could be widespread. IMHO, Ford needs to look at the design and redesign and test. This has also happened multiple times on the same vehicle (from Bronco6G forum reports). In addition to the recall - Ford should immediately publish a TSB on this as wel
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11554216November 8, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and the accelerator pedal became inoperable. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a faulty fuel pump inside the fuel tank and a faulty fuel module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the vehicle was not under recall. The contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 16,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552737October 30, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION, BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Faulty APIM (Accessory Protocol Interface Module) on 2023 Ford Bronco Wildtrak at delivery. The APIM allows the Sync4 suite to function properly. Dealer inspected, determined APIM is faulty. Vehicle delivered on 8/14/2023. Sync4 system continually glitches: reverse camera doesn't appear, or freezes, or is on a delay sync4 lets out a high pitch sound all the time turning on 360 degree cameras causes a glitch calls drop screen freezes
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552190October 27, 2023
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while stopped, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not move after it had gotten towed. the wrench and service engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to the transmission independently engaging and the transmission had overheated fluid, the transfer case had failed as well. The vehicle had been replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11551594October 24, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The brake pedal was extremely stiff while depressed. The brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle struck a speed sign, causing the front driver's side mirror to shatter, and glass shards flew inside the vehicle, cutting the contact's son's left hand and arm. Medical attention was not received. The air bags did not deploy. No police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the brake vacuum hoses, front driver's side mirror, and quarter panel needed to be replaced. Only the brake vacuum hoses were replaced by the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that prior to the accident, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the same issue; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 20,553.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11551355October 23, 2023
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal failed to respond as needed with the "Check Brake System" message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact was forced to disengage the cruise control or depress the brake pedal to the floorboard. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550696October 18, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH and attempting to brake, the brake pedal traveled all the way to the floorboard and all the lights had flashed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle the entire dashboard shook uncontrollably. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a faulty cam phaser. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11550057October 15, 2023
EQUIPMENT
Base plate wield on driver side failed allowing one side of the tow bar to disconnect from the tow vehicle and it is available for inspection. The tow vehicle was allowed to move into the adjacent lane and if there was a vehicle there it would have cause an accident luckily we had pulled into a campground. The wield broke on late Friday and the dealer has not contacted me yet.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549695October 12, 2023
ENGINE
Once the vehicle hit around 3000 miles it started making a loud clicking noise while the vehicle was running parked or driving . The noise continued to get louder. When I called New Brighton Ford where i purchased the vehicle brand new on 4/25/23 at the end of June I was told to make a service appt. The soonest they could see the vehicle was 4 weeks later. Because of the continued noise I called on about July 12 2023 they agreed they would look at it upon looking at the vehicle. It was found that the engine was in engine failure. They kept the vehicle for six weeks and had to replace to the engine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11549426October 11, 2023
ENGINE
2022 Ford Bronco loss power while driving moderate speed (35 - 55 MPH) and would not immediately restart after the first attempt. After finally restarting it would continue to stall. The car was towed to the dealership where after four weeks of investigating they found the catalytic converter to be melted. The car has now been sitting at the dealership for 7 weeks with an "indefinite lead time" on replacement parts. My Bronco only has 14,000 miles on it and no determination on what caused the catalytic converter to melt.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548808October 7, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
The wiper will work for about 20 minutes. the slow to a very slow intermittent wipe no matter the rain amount. Once this has started you can adjust the speed of the wiper and it will work for about 30 seconds the fall back into the slow intermittent wipe. I took it to the dealer, and they said the wipers were working normally, even though I have a video of the issue happening. There are no indications of a malfunction on the dashboard.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548505October 5, 2023
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2023 Ford Bronco. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the power train and service engine soon had warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was bad gasoline in the vehicle, and gasoline needed to be drained from the fuel tank. The fuel tank was drained and refilled; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another dealer and diagnosed with a faulty turbocharger. The contact was informed that the turbocharger needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548402October 5, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V825000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention system was inoperable. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed by dealer and the manufacturer informed that her vehicle had an 8'inch screen and the software update did not apply to her vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 14,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548241October 4, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE PEDAL KICKS BACK ON OUR FOOT WHEN STOPPED BRAKES DONT WORK GOOD LOST BRAKE FLUID MUST PUMP BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN ON GOING FOR A YEAR NOW DEALER DROVE FOR ONLY NINE MILES THEY SAID ITS OK STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM - ENGINE HAS LOST POWER WHEN HOT - WHEN IT IS COLD ON START UP THE MOTOR RUNS ROUGH AND LACKS POWER DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT THE ENGINE PROBLEM YET -TURN SIGNALS WILL TURN WHEN TURNING RIGHT WHEN IT IS CANCELED IT WILL TURN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON SAME THING GOING TO THE LEFT IT TURN THE RIGHT ON ON -ALL PROBLEMS ARE STILL ON GOING AS OF 10-4-2023
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548199October 4, 2023
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V825000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the software update to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact's daughter had been in reverse (R) and reversing in a parking lot at approximately 2 MPH, she crashed into another parked vehicle with her rear bumper. The contact's vehicle had minimal damage on the rear bumper. The other vehicle had damage to the passenger side taillight and to the rear passenger panel which had been dented by the contact's bumper. The police were called, the other vehicle was not occupied at the time of the crash, and a report had been written. The contact's daughter stated that the camera was not functional at the time of the crash. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11548096October 3, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I was out offroading in remote desert of Oregon for hours. I stopped with the engine on to hook up my air compressor to refill the air in them before returning to pavement. Truck idled until timeout time and started back up without problem. Drove less than a mile and bronco started sputtering while attempted in move forward. Completed my turn onto the highway and realized there was a problem. Had barely enough time to get to the shoulder where the vehicle wouldn't start again. Pulled negative battery cable to reset, no help. It was very clear there was fuel delivery issue. Tank was full when I started my adventure and was still over half full when the fuel pump/module died. Luckily I just got back into cellular range and was able to call for a tow. I was on a blind corner as well. There really wasn't much time to get the vehcile to safety thus this complaint. Ford replaced the fuel pump and module, with the same part numers. There has since been a part modification. There are others who have had thier fuel pumps fail.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11547892October 3, 2023
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
multiple lights on dash turned on also check engine light' loss of power and jerking of vehicle
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544762September 15, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The hard top convertible is leaking in multiple areas. Primary location is behind the second-row drive side between trunk area and back seat. Other area is between the two front seats in the center. The gaskets have been replaced one time already and its back at local Ford dealership a second time for same problem. Dates for repairs include 8/9/23 and 9/11/23.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544249September 13, 2023
STRUCTURE:BODY
4 door hardtop roof leaks. It is available. There is nowhere, including Ford website, to report non-safety defects.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11544214September 13, 2023
ENGINE
good day! Bronco 2021 (VIN [XXX] ) - my engine suddenly broken while driving - i heard some unusual clicks-knocks from the engine side, check engine lamp apperared. i stopped vehicle, look under the hood and saw puddle of oil under the engine (car mileage about 7000 miles). service man said that i should buy a new engine - old one broken with no chance of repair... how can you help me? thanks INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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