My Bronco Died Today, Deep Into a Remote Trail [Fuel Pump Failure]

[Natai]

Thanks for the pics and the update. Keep em coming.

And nice to see that you had 2 Broncos make the recovery!

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[Bmadda]

Nice job on recovery. Dont ever panic and make a bad situation worse. Its all in the "buddy system" a wheeling trip requires 2 vehicles minimum, but when one goes down, best to get a third to help recover! What if vehicle #2 gets stuck or breaks down? Gotta think about these things, and remember its all part of the fun!

 

[Headsong]

What a great group of friends! Glad you got her to safety without any parts disappeared to the chop shop





Absolutely. Seen many reports of disabled Broncos at the event. There was one sent to the “shed” at one of the off rodeos I attended. Not that we ever know the exact reason.

Chatted with my guy at a rodeo, who does not work for Ford... Said they've seen nothing more than minor problems, this was in March. Said they've put thousands of miles on these things, on and off road.

 

[BvilleBadlands]

Leaving a vehicle over night is no big deal in the areas we frequent. I can't help it if some of you choose to live in high crime areas and think anything left over night is instantly forfeited, but around here it's not a big deal. Especially back where this one was. Finding it vandalized or damaged was absolutely the least of our worries. We also tend to frequent trails that have very low usage, unlike the tourist trails many seem to live on. If we were to see another vehicle out there, it was too crowed.

Was another fun day in the woods, even if the reason to be there wasn't fun.

Ehh I would still be very cautious out there. We wheel all over the Ozarks nearly every weekend and have come across some sketchy situations. Just a few months ago we came across this stolen truck blocking the trail with a suitcase of women’s clothes nearby. And this was miles into a trail. We were a little creeped out.

 

[RHeinz]

Took the Willys in for the State Inspection a few months ago. My mechanic asked me “why in the world would you need two fuel pumps?”

 

[bikearch]

Found
Off
Road
Dead

DAMN!

THIS IS MY FEAR!

You or the Bronco?

 

[Arrowbear Rider]

Seeing the recovery pics makes me regret selling my chainsaw after I moved back from the mountains down to a nice retirement community; and it was a nice saw. Could have used it for off road adventures for sure, dummy me sold and then months later decided to buy a Bronco.

Tools are tools, I should always keep them... except the electric pole saw. Haha.

 

[broncobase1]

What a great group of friends! Glad you got her to safety without any parts disappeared to the chop shop





Absolutely. Seen many reports of disabled Broncos at the event. There was one sent to the “shed” at one of the off rodeos I attended. Not that we ever know the exact reason.

My daughters husband is a Jeep owner and into off roading. When he returned from a recent trip from Colorado he spent several thousand dollars on suspension repairs. I'm not sure what the nature of the repairs was, but according to him it's normal and the cost of off wheeling. I'm not so sure about that, but its brutal duty for sure. That said, where is all these reports of many Broncos being disabled at Offroadio? This site is like haters central for the Bronco, and I haven't seen them here. Most are like it was a fantastic experience, which would hardly be the case if they dying in mass.

 

[broncobase1]

Chatted with my guy at a rodeo, who does not work for Ford... Said they've seen nothing more than minor problems, this was in March. Said they've put thousands of miles on these things, on and off road.

Its not unreasonable for issues to occur during an event like this, and many of these vehicles are preproduction vehicles. This site is good at bringing out the haters, I'm ready to hang it up. I've had my Bronco for 3 months and not a single issue, and wouldn't trade it for anything. Haters will hate.

 

[broncobase1]

You or the Bronco?

Found dead in Los Angeles in the Walmart parking lot. They will kill you for the spare change in your wallet.

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

Took the Willys in for the State Inspection a few months ago. My mechanic asked me “why in the world would you need two fuel pumps?”

2 is 1, 1 is none

 

[broncobase1]

Ehh I would still be very cautious out there. We wheel all over the Ozarks nearly every weekend and have come across some sketchy situations. Just a few months ago we came across this stolen truck blocking the trail with a suitcase of women’s clothes nearby. And this was miles into a trail. We were a little creeped out.

Ehh, that vehicle was probably taken there to strip and abandon. The point is you are much safer on a trail in Utah, than in LA, Chicago, NYC, or any other sh**hole city. There are places where your vehicle is guaranteed to be looted if left overnight.

 

[MannyG20]

What I learned from this thread is not to take an extra fuel pump or some tool but to always have a buddy who knows more than you. And for me that would not be hard.

 

[Tricky Dick]

Seeing the recovery pics makes me regret selling my chainsaw after I moved back from the mountains down to a nice retirement community; and it was a nice saw. Could have used it for off road adventures for sure, dummy me sold and then months later decided to buy a Bronco.

Tools are tools, I should always keep them... except the electric pole saw. Haha.

I carry a 20V Dewalt chainsaw when I go out. Compact and cuts pretty well for what it is. With a couple 5ah batteries it lasts a good while too.

 

[mcinfantry]

Seeing the recovery pics makes me regret selling my chainsaw after I moved back from the mountains down to a nice retirement community; and it was a nice saw. Could have used it for off road adventures for sure, dummy me sold and then months later decided to buy a Bronco.

Tools are tools, I should always keep them... except the electric pole saw. Haha.

I have an electric husqvarna for this reason!

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