Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Ford Bronco.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, AND FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. THEN, VE… |
| 2004-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE V… |
| 2003-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK THREE ENGINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAULT… |
| 2000-09-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT - SPARE PUT ON AND FLAT TIRE WAS TAKEN TO FIRESTONE DEALER AT 5110 WEST SAGINAW IN LANSI… |
| 2000-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 96 V 071 00/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY; DEALER/MFR;S NOTIFIED. PL… |
| 1999-10-21 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | P300.020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE . RIGHT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE T… |
| 1999-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH HAD STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT BRAKES LOCKED UP. HAS HAPPENED … |
| 1999-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF PARK. |
| 1998-06-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I FOUNDED OUT SINCE 1987 FORD HAS A "STRUCTURAL STRESS CRACK"THAT APPEARS IN THE METAL ROOF PART OF THESES VEHICLES.THE… |
| 1998-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH SPEEDED AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARMENT CAME AND… |
| 1998-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAS NOT… |
| 1998-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1998-04-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | SPRING INSIDE TAILGATE WINDOW RELEASED AS TAILGATE WAS LOWERED, CAUSING WINDOW TO SHATTER/BREAK. |
| 1997-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CONNECTORS ARE LOOSENED, PUMP IS SPARKING. *AK |
| 1997-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO OVERCHARGING. SECOND ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED AND THEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. … |
| 1997-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FIRE. |
| 1996-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1996-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | GROUND WIRE FIRE. |
| 1996-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS FIRE. |
| 1996-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED TRUCK OVER, OPENED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IT WAS ON FIRE, TO… |
| 1996-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BRONCO STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND THAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE. *AK |
| 1996-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK LEAKS. |
| 1996-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | UPON PULLING TRUCK FROM DRIVEWAY TO STREET MINUTES LATER TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL LATER THAT AFTERNOO… |
| 1996-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK |
| 1996-05-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT MECHANISM FAILED TO LOCK DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DRIVER HITTING STEERING WHEEL/WINDSHIELD. *DSH |
| 1996-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FIRE. *AK TIRES ALSO WERE BURNED BEYOND RECONIGITION.*JB |
| 1996-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AROUND 5:40PM STARTED VEHICLE WENT INTO HOUSE, UPON RETURNING, OPENED DOOR, SMOKE COMING OUT OF VEHICLE AND FIRE COMING… |
| 1996-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE EXISTING CAR, DETECTED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN;30 SECONDS LATER, FIRE STARTED COMING FROM AREA OF STEER… |
| 1996-02-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FIRE CAUSED BY FAULTY FUEL LINE. |
| 1996-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. *SD |
| 1996-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTOR LEAKS. *SD |
| 1995-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DROVE VEHICLE TO HOTEL, WENT UP TO ROOM, NOTICED NO SMELL OR SMOKE, HOTEL ATTENDANT NOTICE VEHICLE ON FIRE AND INFORMED… |
| 1995-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED. |
| 1995-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK |
| 1995-02-25 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | COMING UP OFF RAMP VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SPUN AROUND. CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. TT |
| 1994-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE ROOF AREA. *AK |
| 1993-05-30 | TIRES | Yes | 3 | TIRE BLEW, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER.*SD |
| 1993-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK |
| 1989-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FIRE. *SD |
| 1988-11-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 2 | THE SEAT BELT CRUSHED DRIVER CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO THE DRIVER. TT |
| 1988-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID. *DSH |
| 1988-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-L0CK BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES ALTERNATOR BURNED UP, CONSUMER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND COMPLETED WORK THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, HOWEVE… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAL ON THE FUEL TANK IS BROKEN AND THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING AND FADING |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN STEEP MOUNTAIN GRADE, UPON APPLYING BRAKES, FRONT BRAKES TEND TO SMOKE, HAVE REPLACED CALIPER, ROTOR… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | BODY OF VEHICLE RUSTED AND PAINT IS PEEELING OFF. *AK |