1996 Ford Bronco problems
Owners have filed 109 complaints about the 1996 Ford Bronco with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 20.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 15.6%.
Complaints109
Crashes10
Fires35
Injuries8
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 20.2% · 22
Service brakes, hydraulic 15.6% · 17
Visibility 12.8% · 14
Electrical system 9.2% · 10
Power train 7.3% · 8
Suspension 4.6% · 5
Tires 3.7% · 4
Structure 3.7% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 35 describe a fire, 8 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Ford Bronco in this data, 1996 draws comparatively few complaints; 2022 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 125,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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 completely burned in a fire - sitting in my driveway, not running, keys out of the vehicle. Had to call fire company to extinguish, police were here also - did some internet searching to find this is a major issue, was recommended to report to you. Vehicle speed control · reported at 160,000 miles
Drove 1996 Ford Bronco 3 blocks and parked it in closed up garage. Came back a few days later and found it burnt up. Fire burnt under hood and dash. It scorched the vehicle parked next to it and damaged inside of garage. Vehicle speed control · reported at 140,000 miles
Consumer started vehicle, put gear into drive and vehicle suddenly accelerated, consumer stepped on brakes harder, breaking the brake line. Driver unable to control vehicle, resulted in crash. Vehicle speed control
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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