BRONCO 2.7 Stalled and left me Stranded!!!!

[Tornado_735]

Yeah, that will toughen you up or drive you insane

You either go insane, die young, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

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[sdchrisp]

I understand. I'm a Ford Warranty admin. Besides the earlier valve issues, I've seen very little trouble out of the 2.7L Bronco.

It's a new thing, with new problems, and your dealer will get it sorted out.

Question for you, as a Ford Warranty Admin: What's the best extended warranty to get? And is it better to get it upon the purchase of the Bronco, or wait until your limited warranty expires?

 

[Felix808]

You either go insane, die young, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

My wife loved our Disco 11 & I hated it. That thing had so many ghost in it from the shift interlock solenoids, to the headlights going out when you hit a bump or turned on the radio. It left puddles of power steering & trans fluid everywhere it went regardless how often we "fixed it" Ate windshields like no tomorrow so I'm prepped for my Bronco in that regard.
I got revenge on it though. Traded that lemon during cash for clunkers & it got squashed

 

[smoil]

Saw you on the Cajon Pass (was in the black Accord). Hope you get everything sorted out.

 

[kodiakisland]

Speaking of Land Rovers and dependability, I checked out a couple of Helderburg 110s a few months back. If I only had the money. I'd be pretty pissed if I got one of those and it broke down, but maybe that's why they were selling the pair.

 

[andrusoid]

Hello Bronco family, today I took my 22 Wildtrak to some nearby trails and it was doing great until it stalled on an incline and wouldnt start over any more!! It was asking for a “Manual Start”? I couldnt find any where on how to do that. Its an Automatic. I am very disappointed that this happen, I have lost trust in my Bronco to take out again. Smh! What can I do about this? Has anybody had this happen?

If it happens again, try disconnecting the leads (both, all) from the battery and wait a half hour or so. It's not a truck, it's a mobile computing device.

There is info in the user's manual about starting in gear from a stall, but it's all for a manual transmission. Guessing you have auto.

 

[wetdog]

No, you can't. But I don't get in an airplane if I don't trust it and I don't drive off the beaten path if I don't trust my vehicle. I'm OK with the risk that anything could break down, but I'm not OK with the certainty that it will. I do too much crazy stuff to know I'm going to be stranded or worse. I like to think I have a chance.

Now, my swiss GMT watch currently works, but not correctly, so it's not even correct twice a day like it would be if it was broken. I just stare at the sun and guess.

Even a broken watch is correct twice a day

 

[kodiakisland]

Even a broken watch is correct twice a day

A broken one, yes, but one that works incorrectly is never right.

 

[BottleShark]

If it happens again, try disconnecting the leads (both, all) from the battery and wait a half hour or so. It's not a truck, it's a mobile computing device.

There is info in the user's manual about starting in gear from a stall, but it's all for a manual transmission. Guessing you have auto.

Could you unplug the computer and blow in it? LOL

 

[andrusoid]

Could you unplug the computer and blow in it? LOL

Uh, nope. Could reduce current flow. Need to blow on the exhaust tips.

Seriously though, a hard reboot is worth a try. The half hour wait is excessive, but would be fairly sure to drain charge from any caps in the system.

Lovin' your FJ, by the way. I can't fit into the damn things or I would be sporting one as well. (Before the Bronco anyways.)

 

[BottleShark]

Uh, nope. Could reduce current flow. Need to blow on the exhaust tips.

Seriously though, a hard reboot is worth a try. The half hour wait is excessive, but would be fairly sure to drain charge from any caps in the system.

Lovin' your FJ, by the way. I can't fit into the damn things or I would be sporting one as well. (Before the Bronco anyways.)

I know the day my Bronco gets delivered will be bitter sweet. I love my FJC but the 2 door Bronco is calling me. It's on dirt mountain waiting on some chip....

 

[Tornado_735]

Question for you, as a Ford Warranty Admin: What's the best extended warranty to get? And is it better to get it upon the purchase of the Bronco, or wait until your limited warranty expires?

I might not be the best source for this answer. I got into a heated discussion with someone about this very subject a while back. To me, someone who does NOT make a single penny off of it, Ford ESP is the way to go. I've seen ESP pay big money on repair orders. The argument the other person had was that they're nothing but pure profit, and nobody ever uses them, and that my experience was "nostalgic" and that I lack the big picture. I can only speak for what I see, and what I see is that ESP can be a very good investment. Just take heed, you may invest in it and never need it.

As for when to buy, I'm not sure the best time. I think it is probably cheaper the earlier you buy it, at least the last time I looked at the chart.

 

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[1976BRONCO]

my 2.3 went dead the day after I drove it home 1500 miles for texas. Was a loose harness. Happens.

 

[RedThor]

OP, so you mentioned the Bronco was scanned an "cleared the check engine light". What was the OBD II MIL code from the reader?

As someone stated earlier in the thread, modern cars are rolling computers. Understanding the code is the first step in diagnosis.

How much fuel was in the fuel tank?

The scanner wouldnt give us a correct code and I had just filled up with 91 octane, Bronco is down right now with a full $120 worth of gas.

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