2023 Ford Bronco problems
Owners have filed 260 complaints about the 2023 Ford Bronco with NHTSA. Visibility/wiper accounts for 34.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 8.5%.
Complaints260
Crashes8
Fires5
Injuries2
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility/wiper 34.2% · 89
Electrical system 8.5% · 22
Power train 7.7% · 20
Engine 7.3% · 19
Service brakes 6.2% · 16
Unknown or other 5.8% · 15
Structure 5.0% · 13
Suspension 5.0% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 2 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Ford Bronco in this data, 2023 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2022 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 135 in the last three years against 125 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 10,821 miles.
In owners' own words
Wipers will slow down during constant on operation is selected, in low and high speed mode. They wipe as normal for 30-45 seconds, then start a slow speed wipe (in high or low, both slow to a crawl) for 2-3 wipes, then stop completely until the switch is changed to another setting. Then the cycle repeats. Makes driving in anything more than a drizzle challenging to see while constantly fiddling with the wiper switch. Visibility/wiper
I was driving in rain and the wipers were initially working fine. Then for no reason they just started slowing down. The rain was still heavy and the vehicle does not have rain sensing wipers so there is no reason they should have slowed down. I had to keep changing the wiper speed from high to low to high to get it back to the necessary speed. This is a major safety issue that the wipers do not work consistently. Visibility/wiper
So when wipers are on fast or slow constant mode that they slow down and go into a slow intermittent mode all on their own. After about 35 seconds the wipers start to slow down then after 50 seconds they stop causing a serious safety concern. This has now happened several times. I was unable to see in front of me and almost hit anotherâs car. There were no warning lights. I am taking to a dealer next. Visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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