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There is a TSB addressing front pinion seal leakage for units built prior to July 9, 2023. It calls for a new seal and different oil to fix the problem.

Yes, axles come into the assembly plant pre-built. Assembly plants don’t put together any powertrain assemblies.

I wasn’t intending to start an argument, just trying to dispel the belief that many hold that the manufacturer does everything they can not to honor their warranty to “save a few dollars “. Not being able to replicate a concern so it can be effectively diagnosed is different from trying to...

If it fits doesn’t mean it will work with the forward facing camera mounted on the top center of the windshield. Some aftermarket (cheap) glass doesn’t have that correct contours and will cause the camera to look upward, downward, or to one side. The camera can’t be calibrated in that case...

Yep, forgot about that one, most states are the same. If a car is in the shop for an extended time below 30 days, Ford will often offer to make a payment as a compensation for the time out of the car.

In the same situation where a spare was provided that didn’t match the other tires, Ford would have paid the claim also. If the spare didn’t come with the car, but came from somewhere else, or if the original wheels and tires on the car had been changed out for a different size from original...

In most states Lemon Law applies after 3 unsuccessful repair attempts for the same problem. If there are multiple problems that are all taken care of, the car doesn’t meet the requirements for Lemon Law. There are states where there are exceptions.

As a retired Ford field service engineer I can say that Ford really doesn’t try to avoid paying warranty claims. Often the difference between defects in workmanship and materials gets confused with problems resulting from lack of maintenance or misuse/abuse. If a concern is truly a defect the...

I am the shop foreman at a fairly large Ford dealership. We have similar situations come up from time to time, the tech drives the car and doesn’t see anything wrong. Maybe he really doesn’t because he doesn’t drive the car every day and isn’t tuned into the noise. Maybe he doesn’t know...

This happens on bodies that are made of mixed metals, some panels are aluminum and some are steel. The pre-paint processes to clean and etch the metal have to be compatible with both metals, so they aren’t as effective as single metal treatments. The F-150s and others that are all aluminum...

That is corrosion where something got in under the paint. Do you live where a lot of salt is used in the winter.

Consider this a compliment to how the Bronco drives on the road. The system isn’t detecting driver input to the steering torque sensor and assumes you don’t have your hands on the wheel. Say what they will about solid front axles for off road, but you would never get this warning with one...

There is a menu selection under the fuel economy menu for ASS that will tell you why it’s not shutting the engine down. It doesn’t include all the reasons why it’s not working, but the most common reasons.

23 Badlands, 4 door, 2.7, Squatch, no major modifications. At 7500 miles the trip computer, which has never been reset, shows 19.6. We took one 2,000 mile trip to Colorado and did 2 solid days of off-roading. The rest of the miles are back and forth to work and short weekend trips. The worst...

I usually let it shut off once just to know battery is good, then disable it.

It’s more likely that the battery has been running low for a while and just got low enough to trigger the message. Do you still have stop/start active? Has it been working?

I agree that accessories are part of owning a Bronco, I’m just disgusted that so many accessories and their hacked-up installations cause so many issues. There is no reason that retractable steps should kill a battery in 2 or 3 days. There also is no reason that installations use scotch locks...

Fords for the last several years have a “smart” charging system. It takes into account a bunch of things to determine charging voltage, battery state of charge, battery temperature, system load, engine load, etc, etc. You will see the volt meter in the dash read as low as 13V and as high as...

Actually the gears are as strong in reverse as in low gear in any transmission I’ve ever seen. They don’t have any forces acting on them that are unique to forward gears. On most transmissions however, reverse isn’t as low of a ratio as low gear so you will have more pulling power in low.

Yep, I forgot about the Magnuson-Moss Act disclaimer that all auto manufacturers have to conform to. They can’t require factory only parts or service as a condition for warranty coverage, they have to allow equivalents. That’s why it has to be a certified technician.