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- 2022 Bronco BadSasquatch, 2019 F-250 PowerStroker
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- Badlands
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I ordered this 2022 Bronco Badlands Sasquatch (Lux) on November 5th 2021 and took possession November 10th 2022. I wheeled it completely stock for the entire first year (less installing a winch and bumper for self recovery reasons). Aside from loosing some ground clearance with the extra weight of the front end, I was immediately impressed! In December of 2023 I had the BDS Elite coilover kit installed, and shortly after slapped on some 37s.
1st year issues:
I got stuck in the snow in that 1st year and found out that the wiring harness feeding the sway bar disconnect wasn't plugged in all the way to the catch. In my process of getting unstuck, that came unplugged and caused a whole slew of problems. Actually had to go to the dealer to get everything reset as plugging it back in didn't fix it.
Rear wiper was bad from the factory as it wouldn't clear the window. I thought the spring tension was the issue on that rear arm but dealership replaced that wiper and problem solved.
Steering wheel doesn't get hot in this thing. It gets luke warm and that's it. Dealer looked at it and determined that's just how it is. Even on other broncos that were on the lot, that's all the warmer it gets.
Had an issue with the transmission screaming forward when in 4 low and downshifting from 3rd to 2nd (it's an automatic) while desending hills. It overpowers the brakes when it does it. They reset a bunch of stuff and it went away, but has since come back in the last 6 months.
drivers side window was catching on weatherstrip. they replaced the weatherstrip because it was way too soft, adjusted the window and it has been fine since.
Hood latch/sensor was bad and the alarm would go off when parked, and it was dinging incessantly going down the road.
2nd year issues - nothing overly major, just nitpicky stuff!!
After the trip to the dealer last year they flashed some kind of update (I think) onto the drivers side control module and not the passenger side. My drivers side windows roll down on unlock, but the passenger side does not. It’s been annoying but I just had this fixed this week as i was driving by the dealership on my way to a work project in another state. they rolled back whatever update caused that (it really annoyed me even though some people love their windows dropping 1/2 inch on unlock).
The center 12 inch display would lock up and reboot repeatedly on fire up of engine, but one of the most recent updates that was downloaded OTA seems to have fixed that. I actually took it off my dealership list of warranty things since it went away within the last few months.
I also had them flash the wiper motor TSB that addresses slow wipes on a barely wet window.
Also did the stupid seatbelt recall. What a joke lol!
The 3 to 2 transmission downshift issue has returned, but it's tollerable so far. I might try a transmission reset in forscan as that's basically what they did last time. plus some clutch resets which I don't think I can do. Guess i'll have to see.
Passenger rear window wasn't rolling up automatically. did a window relearn and that seems to have gone away. (where you pin the button down and up for 10 seconds after it stops moving).
All in all THIS THING IS AWESEOME! It doesn't flex as good as a jeep (it's close, but it just doesn't), but I don't care. I can haul butt down forest roads (within reason) and have to wait for the rest of the group to catch up. I was a sceptic about IFS, but so far I'm sold with the modernization of it and disconnecting sway bar. I am keeping an eye on the Scout Traveler Harvester, can't lie, but that's still 2+ years out before they are mainstream and in people's garages. So the bronco is safe for now and will continue to be my offroader and short trip driver for a few more years!
if you want to watch this in video form:
1st year issues:
I got stuck in the snow in that 1st year and found out that the wiring harness feeding the sway bar disconnect wasn't plugged in all the way to the catch. In my process of getting unstuck, that came unplugged and caused a whole slew of problems. Actually had to go to the dealer to get everything reset as plugging it back in didn't fix it.
Rear wiper was bad from the factory as it wouldn't clear the window. I thought the spring tension was the issue on that rear arm but dealership replaced that wiper and problem solved.
Steering wheel doesn't get hot in this thing. It gets luke warm and that's it. Dealer looked at it and determined that's just how it is. Even on other broncos that were on the lot, that's all the warmer it gets.
Had an issue with the transmission screaming forward when in 4 low and downshifting from 3rd to 2nd (it's an automatic) while desending hills. It overpowers the brakes when it does it. They reset a bunch of stuff and it went away, but has since come back in the last 6 months.
drivers side window was catching on weatherstrip. they replaced the weatherstrip because it was way too soft, adjusted the window and it has been fine since.
Hood latch/sensor was bad and the alarm would go off when parked, and it was dinging incessantly going down the road.
2nd year issues - nothing overly major, just nitpicky stuff!!
After the trip to the dealer last year they flashed some kind of update (I think) onto the drivers side control module and not the passenger side. My drivers side windows roll down on unlock, but the passenger side does not. It’s been annoying but I just had this fixed this week as i was driving by the dealership on my way to a work project in another state. they rolled back whatever update caused that (it really annoyed me even though some people love their windows dropping 1/2 inch on unlock).
The center 12 inch display would lock up and reboot repeatedly on fire up of engine, but one of the most recent updates that was downloaded OTA seems to have fixed that. I actually took it off my dealership list of warranty things since it went away within the last few months.
I also had them flash the wiper motor TSB that addresses slow wipes on a barely wet window.
Also did the stupid seatbelt recall. What a joke lol!
The 3 to 2 transmission downshift issue has returned, but it's tollerable so far. I might try a transmission reset in forscan as that's basically what they did last time. plus some clutch resets which I don't think I can do. Guess i'll have to see.
Passenger rear window wasn't rolling up automatically. did a window relearn and that seems to have gone away. (where you pin the button down and up for 10 seconds after it stops moving).
All in all THIS THING IS AWESEOME! It doesn't flex as good as a jeep (it's close, but it just doesn't), but I don't care. I can haul butt down forest roads (within reason) and have to wait for the rest of the group to catch up. I was a sceptic about IFS, but so far I'm sold with the modernization of it and disconnecting sway bar. I am keeping an eye on the Scout Traveler Harvester, can't lie, but that's still 2+ years out before they are mainstream and in people's garages. So the bronco is safe for now and will continue to be my offroader and short trip driver for a few more years!
if you want to watch this in video form:
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