Another Blown Alternator!

[TXLazer]

Any solutions to the water/alternator issue yet? I saw that buckle up buttercup mention AIG was coming up with a solution but I have not seen anything on it recently. I crossed a small water trough in my two week old badlands Sasquatch and it looks like enough debris got into the alternator that it has caused failure. I don’t understand why Ford put the alternator roughly 10 inches below the waterline. I’m going to get it fixed but if there isn’t a longer term solution, I am considering selling it and buying a rubicon. I waited way too long and paid too much money for it to be an off road vehicle that can’t cross a 1.5 - 2 foot deep water hole. If I can find a better long term solution…I’d run with it. I love my badlands and love what it can do but this current issue without a solution is a no-go for me.


Taking to the dealership this week so hopefully I am covered by warranty.

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[Theherofails]

Define small and explain how you crossed it..

I quite literally had my Badlands stuck in quicksand for 7+ hours submerged deep enough to be resting on the skid plates and after cleaning all of the electrical contact points out in any connectors exposed to water and putting some dielectric grease in said connectors, the vehicle has operated flawlessly for 15 months.. The starter did have a conniption for a day or two, but after it dried out - went right back to working.. It's been through many water crossings since. I think the starter issue was actually from the clean up with a pressure washer, because after 7 painful hours extracting the Bronco from the quicksand, it started right up and I drove it 50+ miles home.

My point is it's not universal. There is another variable here and in the examples I've seen, it usually involves people thrashing the vehicle in muddy holes which is terrible for every vehicle out there - not that quicksand is any better.

 

[Newbie]

I am considering selling it and buying a rubicon.

 

[RHeinz]

Did it actually explode?…or just fail????

 

[vzqhsg]

Any solutions to the water/alternator issue yet? I saw that buckle up buttercup mention AIG was coming up with a solution but I have not seen anything on it recently. I crossed a small water trough in my two week old badlands Sasquatch and it looks like enough debris got into the alternator that it has caused failure. I don’t understand why Ford put the alternator roughly 10 inches below the waterline. I’m going to get it fixed but if there isn’t a longer term solution, I am considering selling it and buying a rubicon. I waited way too long and paid too much money for it to be an off road vehicle that can’t cross a 1.5 - 2 foot deep water hole. If I can find a better long term solution…I’d run with it. I love my badlands and love what it can do but this current issue without a solution is a no-go for me.


Taking to the dealership this week so hopefully I am covered by warranty.

It's not how small the small is, but how deep the small is, so how deep was the small...Hmmmmmmmmmmm??

 

[mcinfantry]

Define small and explain how you crossed it..

I quite literally had my Badlands stuck in quicksand for 7+ hours submerged deep enough to be resting on the skid plates and after cleaning all of the electrical contact points out in any connectors exposed to water and putting some dielectric grease in said connectors, the vehicle has operated flawlessly for 15 months.. The starter did have a conniption for a day or two, but after it dried out - went right back to working.. It's been through many water crossings since. I think the starter issue was actually from the clean up with a pressure washer, because after 7 painful hours extracting the Bronco from the quicksand, it started right up and I drove it 50+ miles home.

My point is it's not universal. There is another variable here and in the examples I've seen, it usually involves people thrashing the vehicle in muddy holes which is terrible for every vehicle out there - not that quicksand is any better.

When I was a kid all the tv shows had quicksand

we’re you able to float on your back to keep from dying? Did the bronco sink to the roof and you were able to get out before you went completely under?

I saw some sketchy calls on Gilligans island and true love boat and scooby doo too!

that nuclear bombs and the ice age were all we worried about!

 

[TXLazer]

Did it actually explode?…or just fail????

Fail.

 

[Felix808]

Define small and explain how you crossed it..

I quite literally had my Badlands stuck in quicksand for 7+ hours submerged deep enough to be resting on the skid plates and after cleaning all of the electrical contact points out in any connectors exposed to water and putting some dielectric grease in said connectors, the vehicle has operated flawlessly for 15 months.. The starter did have a conniption for a day or two, but after it dried out - went right back to working.. It's been through many water crossings since. I think the starter issue was actually from the clean up with a pressure washer, because after 7 painful hours extracting the Bronco from the quicksand, it started right up and I drove it 50+ miles home.

My point is it's not universal. There is another variable here and in the examples I've seen, it usually involves people thrashing the vehicle in muddy holes which is terrible for every vehicle out there - not that quicksand is any better.

When I was a kid all the tv shows had quicksand

we’re you able to float on your back to keep from dying? Did the bronco sink to the roof and you were able to get out before you went completely under?

I saw some sketchy calls on Gilligans island and true love boat and scooby doo too!

that nuclear bombs and the ice age were all we worried about!

Quicksand is no joke & nothing like you see on TV.

@Theherofails I don't envy that experience . I found quicksand a long time ago on a dirt bike. Jumped off a dike into what I thought was a little mud puddle. If someone else didn't come along I would probably still be there trying to get the bike out.

 

[395N]

Jump in the water is fine!
In all honesty I do like the Bronco, grew tired of the wait and wasn't thrilled about another IFS, based on 5th Gen 4Runner I had.
I've been wheeling with a few Broncos in water up to the rockers and they were fine.

 

[Theherofails]

When I was a kid all the tv shows had quicksand

we’re you able to float on your back to keep from dying? Did the bronco sink to the roof and you were able to get out before you went completely under?

I saw some sketchy calls on Gilligans island and true love boat and scooby doo too!

that nuclear bombs and the ice age were all we worried about!

It was exactly like that trying to extract it. It was cold too - the small amount of water on top of the quicksand was about 40 degrees and I was in it digging for about 6 hours. Thank god for Diving training.
The vehicle itself was SO hard to remove due to the suction. Took hours and hours of tugging with an F-250.

 

[RHeinz]

Fail.

I was just being an AH. However, I am tired of everything bring “blown”….

 

[MNBigfoot]

I was just being an AH. However, I am tired of everything bring “blown”….

I never get tired of that.

 

[Ramble_Offroad]

Are we talking River water or mud/quicksand sludge?

 

[Tricky Dick]

When I was a kid all the tv shows had quicksand

we’re you able to float on your back to keep from dying? Did the bronco sink to the roof and you were able to get out before you went completely under?

I saw some sketchy calls on Gilligans island and true love boat and scooby doo too!

that nuclear bombs and the ice age were all we worried about!

When I was a kid we played this board game a lot. I expected quicksand to be a huge problem in adult life.

 

[cpmartin1999]

When I was a kid all the tv shows had quicksand

we’re you able to float on your back to keep from dying? Did the bronco sink to the roof and you were able to get out before you went completely under?

I saw some sketchy calls on Gilligans island and true love boat and scooby doo too!

that nuclear bombs and the ice age were all we worried about!

LOL, was extremely worried about quicksand as a kid, never have seen it as an adult, so funny!!

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