Bronco 2.7L as an ONLY vehicle

[Little Foot]

https://broncodrive.com/ford-2-7-ecoboost-reliability/

Guess you shouldn’t have any worries.

I guess I stand corrected

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[MNBigfoot]

Could not vote. I could not have the Bronco as my only vehicle. My work commute is too long and too many miles. The fuel consumption is too much. The Bronco would have to be a weekend or fun vehicle with limited use.

I'm guessing 90% of the poll voters, should not have voted.

 

[760 bronco]

https://broncodrive.com/ford-2-7-ecoboost-reliability/

Guess you shouldn’t have any worries.

It’s not the same exact 2.7 the other vehicles get, a couple of the components are different…

 

[PartyMarty]

Bottom 10 manufacturers – least reliable engines

	Manufacturer	Failure Rate
1	MG Rover	1 in 13
2	Audi	1 in 27
3	MINI	1 in 40
4	Saab	1 in 40
5	Vauxhall	1 in 41
6	Peugeot	1 in 44
7	BMW	1 in 45
8	Renault	1 in 46
9	Volkswagen	1 in 52
10	Mitsubishi	1 in 59

Yeah, if I can put 256k miles and counting fast on a VW with only wear and tear shop visits and DIY general maintenance, I feel pretty confident in a Ford proudct.

Where I do have concerns is the new age of gas prices. With OPEC not being able to keep up with current demand, high gasoline prices are here to stay for a while, long road trips will become quite pricy at $5/gallon at 17 mpg... $3-$4/gallon is fine, but higher than that will cut into my financial freedom of movement (at least at my current income level). Thank my lucky stars I live in the land of cheap gas in the us (TX).

 

[Jdc]

Top 10 manufacturers – most reliable engines

	Manufacturer	Failure Rate
1	Honda	1 in 344
2	Toyota	1 in 171
3	Mercedes-Benz	1 in 119
4	Volvo	1 in 111
5	Jaguar	1 in 103
6	Lexus	1 in 101
7	Fiat	1 in 85
8	Ford	1 in 80
9	Nissan	1 in 76
10	Land Rover	1 in 72

I bought my Honda fit 12 years ago after graduating college. I babied it for the first 5-7 years but have just abused it for the last 5 or so. It has 138k miles and the only engine issues I've had is a clicking sound and I had to replace a coil pack. Other than that it's never given me any issues

 

[VictoryLights]

Unfortunately, my wife’s vehicle was in an accident a couple of months ago and I’m still waiting on parts. So, the 2.7 bronco is all we have. I’m nervous everyday. I’d feel better if I wasn’t directly in the middle of the failure dates.

 

[Ice Age]

I always figured Toyota was the standard bearer….Now I’m thinking Honda should design and build a badass off roader

 

[Little Foot]

That looks like a whole lotta fun

 

[Panaran]

Traded in our car for the Bronco, it's our only car and I have no issues. We only put on about 7-9k miles a year.

 

[Oldhippie]

I think a Bronco would be a terrible “only”...but not because of the 2.7...big, tall, noisy, heavy... = poor handling, poor stopping, terrible gas mileage, uncomfortable...but if those things are ok with ya (I daily drove a cj2, cj7, and many trucks) Ford has no worse reliability than most other manufacturer...

 

[frankk]

Bronco won't be my only vehicle, but will likely be my most practical one.

 

[carrellslake]

I have a very short commute, if I’m not riding my bike to work, so I have no concerns on gas mileage. Road trips with my Bronco are going to cost more in gas than I’m used to though.

 

[amccue90]

It's my only vehicle

 

[bdub2you]

I am a helicopter pilot, so by nature I live with the idea that something mechanical is going to fail on me and leave me stranded. The question is….Is the probability higher than what I have right now. F150 with 5.0L, no issues, still under 50k miles on it.

I do not live in fear, but live in probabilities of risk…..Is the juice worth the squeeze. If the probability of having a catastrophic failure of the 2.7 is higher than my 5.0 and the ability to get it fixed afterwards is an issue with long delays, then I wait for my base model and keep my truck. If it is less likely to have issues, then I trade my truck for a higher trim that is available.

The hesitation comes from reliability issues such as engines failing, electrical gremlins, etc….Of course you never hear the good on these forums, only the bad….So it is hard to wade thru these waters sometimes….

Given the nature of the reported 2.7L failures, the engines will generally fail under warranty so right now I'm not worried about it. It's my only vehicle these days because the used market is so strong that I sold my other vehicles. My concern isn't the engine, it's the windshields. I cracked my first one at 300 miles and it took 2 months to get replaced. They're upright and I get the feeling I'm going to be replacing the at least once every 2 years.

 

[bdub2you]

I think a Bronco would be a terrible “only”...but not because of the 2.7...big, tall, noisy, heavy... = poor handling, poor stopping, terrible gas mileage, uncomfortable...but if those things are ok with ya (I daily drove a cj2, cj7, and many trucks) Ford has no worse reliability than most other manufacturer...

Not sure what you're talking about. The handling is good on my bronco, it's not noisy at all, the stopping is good and the comfort is fantastic. The only issue is the terrible gas mileage (17mpg at 4,300 miles).

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