Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Ford Bronco.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE, AFTERWARDS HARD SHIFTS IN ALL GEARS AFTER HIGH RPMS. THE FIX IS TO STOP, CUT THE … |
| 2013-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. AFTER HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE HEAD LIGHTS W… |
| 2012-05-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTAC… |
| 2010-10-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO WITH INDICO THORNBIRD 385* 14 * 16 TIRES(NA) DOT NUMBER KPBC80507. THE TIRES WER… |
| 2010-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1996 FORD BRONCO CAUGHT FIRE OVER WEEKEND WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME. MONDAY FORD HAD IT TOWED INTO THE L… |
| 2009-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE B… |
| 2008-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE YARD FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND I WAS WORKING IN MY SHOP ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY. I STARTED SMELLIN… |
| 2008-11-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DROVE 1996 FORD BRONCO 3 BLOCKS AND PARKED IT IN CLOSED UP GARAGE. CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND FOUND IT BURNT UP. FI… |
| 2008-07-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT, IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. FLAMES AND SM… |
| 2008-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. SPARKS WERE DRIPPING BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S N… |
| 2008-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING, CAME HOME AT 11PM, AT 11:30PM THE HORN WAS BLOWING ON MY 1996 FORD BRONCO, WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND IT HAD C… |
| 2007-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD PR… |
| 2006-10-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4 TIRES FROM SULLIVAN TIRES IN SCARBOROUGH, MAINE ON ROUTE 1. I PAID FOR THE UPGRADED QUALITY TIRES BY THEIR … |
| 2005-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE 1996 FORD BRONCO CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. *TS FORD RECALL #05S28. … |
| 2005-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE FORD BRONCO WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. OVERNIGHT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE FRONT CONSOLE OF THE CAR … |
| 2005-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1. GENERAL USE OF THE VEHICLE 2. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. BRAKE FLUID DARK/LEAKING OUT. BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH… |
| 2005-06-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVEN 96 BRONCO TO STORE, NOTICED "SQUISHY BRAKES ON WAY HOME. PARKED VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 20-30 MIN. WHEN CAME OUTSIDE… |
| 2005-06-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. ON JUNE 15, 2005, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED… |
| 2005-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 FORD BRONCO XL CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT ON JUNE 5, 2005. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DRIV… |
| 2005-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE INSURANCE AGENCY CAME … |
| 2005-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN EARLY JUNE 2005. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE WIRE … |
| 2005-03-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED FOR TWENTY HOURS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IGNITIED BY ITSELF. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE OWN… |
| 2005-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE CLEANING MY 96 BRONCO I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING IT, I SAW THE CRUIS… |
| 2005-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. MY FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THAT MY CRUISE … |
| 2005-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1996 FORD BRONCO, BURNED TO THE GROUND / A TOTAL LOSS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VE… |
| 2004-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 2AM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY NEIGHBOR INFORMING ME THAT MY 1996 FORD BRONCO WAS… |
| 2004-08-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ROUTE. FRONT SUSPENSION DUE… |
| 2004-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. REPLACED FUSE AND IT BLEW AND STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR CRUISE. THE PROB… |
| 2004-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF PARK ONE MORNING AND HAD TO REPLACE A FUSE. JUST AFTER VEHICLE STARTED SMOKE… |
| 2004-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | IN REGAURD TO INVESTIGATION EA 05-005 HEADED UP BY BRUCE YORK; I HAVE A 1996 FORD BRONCO THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIV… |
| 2003-09-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE V… |
| 2003-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLI… |
| 2002-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER PU… |
| 2002-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO ENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND 4-WHEEL WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER ST… |
| 2001-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CRUISE CONTR… |
| 2001-11-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY FORD BRONCO JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHILE RUNNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK INTO A DITCH… |
| 2000-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE GOT STUCK, AND VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. |
| 2000-09-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. OCCURRED TW… |
| 2000-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | THE WELDED BODY PANELS MAKING UP THE TAILGATE ARE STRESS CRACKED. THE EXTERIOR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE CATCH IS MOUNTED ON … |
| 2000-04-19 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 5 | SIZE: 31X10.50R15LT 109Q M/S RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED. THE DRIVERS SE… |
| 2000-03-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BACK ELECTRIC WINDOW IMPLODES THROWING GLASS INTO THE BRONCO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME… |
| 1999-09-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. … |
| 1999-09-06 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THE HINGE SNAPPED INSIDE THE WELL. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS… |
| 1999-07-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT BUCKET SEAT FRAME FRACTURED NEXT TO RECLINER ATTACHING BOLT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPE BACKWARDS SUDDENY. |
| 1999-04-03 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH , NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN CHEST AND H… |
| 1998-08-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES HARDER, BREA… |
| 1998-04-23 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN RAINING WEATHER, REAR DEFOGGER ON, THE REAR WINDOW… |
| 1998-04-13 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IMPLODED INTO VEHICLE, GLASS PROPELLED… |
| 1998-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. HAD THEM RESURFACED. PROBLEM REAPPE… |
| 1997-11-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | REAR SLIDING WINDOW IMPLODES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. |