641 miles on 2.7 Bronco and here comes the tow truck

[B stands for Bronco...]

2.7 engine. Went out to grab lunch and on the way home it sputtered while cruising at 50mph, but then was OK for next mile or so. Came to a stop light and went to go through intersection and it died. Coasted through and pulled over, put in park restarted, made it about a 1/2 mile and sputtered and died again, restarted made it another 1/2 mile or so and died again. Was able to make it another 1/2 mile to house (thankfully). Now if I start it, it will die almost right away. No codes at first, but now engine light on and these alerts have shown up. No issues before this. Ran great from picking up in SC and driving 8 hrs to central Florida and a few trips around town. Checked what I could for loose connections at battery and fuse blocks. Didn't see any wiring loose or hanging underneath. At the dealer now and to be looked at late tomorrow morning. Hoping it is not too bad. Dealer already warned us that they haven't worked on too many of these and it may take a while (Sweet!). In the short time we've had the Bronco, we do love it and hope this is just a small hiccup, albeit a bummer of a hiccup.

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[sniffHound]

What was your build week?

 

[mpeugeot]

Dead fuel pump

Pretty well documented problem. It happens when you use the wrong wax.

 

[Bushwhacker]

"Ain't got no gas"

- Carl

 

[B stands for Bronco...]

What was your build week?

Week of 9/12 (we got an email saying it would be pushed to 9/19, but following on the tracker my modules popped before that) blend 9/20

 

[B stands for Bronco...]

Dead fuel pump

Pretty well documented problem. It happens when you use the wrong wax.

Was afraid of that, but the "electrical fault" part was throwing me off. Dang...I clay barred it and hand waxed with Mother's California Gold Pure Brazilian Carnuba paste.... is that the wrong one?

 

[da_jokker]

Let us know what they find out, but my guess is fuel pump as well.

And supposedly they need to replace the module in addition to the actual fuel pump.

 

[B stands for Bronco...]

Well, spoke to the dealer this afternoon and he informed me that it is an "electrical issue" and he basically had no idea how long it will take to diagnose. Stated that the bronco is "disabled" at this time. Restated that is a new to the market vehicle so they don't have a lot of experience with them yet. I asked if they deal with Ford directly for assistance in figuring it out and he said yes. Attached pic is of new alerts that popped up in Fordpass at 1:18 today as they must have been working on it. Will keep updated as I get updated.

 

[vzqhsg]

So do all these alerts get created because one thing is wrong, like a bad fuel pump, etc. Did you try replacing the gas cap. 99% of the time I get all these code on the ole JK it's the fuel cap. In almost 14 years I have replaced 5 gas caps.

 

[Jazer]

So do all these alerts get created because one thing is wrong, like a bad fuel pump, etc. Did you try replacing the gas cap. 99% of the time I get all these code on the ole JK it's the fuel cap. In almost 14 years I have replaced 5 gas caps.

We don't have gas caps.

 

[vzqhsg]

We don't have gas caps.

There ya go, problem solved. It needs a gas cap!!!

 

[CarbonBronco]

“I know what wrong wid it! Ain’t got no gas in it!”

 

[vzqhsg]

“I know what wrong wid it! Ain’t got no gas in it!”

Dats cause it all drained out cause there's no gas cap!!

 

[CarbonBronco]

Dats cause it all drained out cause there's no gas cap!!

where we’re going we don’t need no stinking gas caps!

 

[vzqhsg]

where we’re going we don’t need no stinking gas caps!

You win... :0) How come there is an idiot strap attached??

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