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Sac109r

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For starters love my 23 Wildtrak hardtop, happy wife happy life lol, but man oh man the paint, and fit finish is absolutely horrendous, huge run/dirt in paint driver side rocker the hardtop on driver side came off perfect first time and now is a pain in the ass to remove , I shouldn't have to fight with it to remove, pass side as of now is perfect. Went to check out the locations where the pins go and I find cracked peeling paint. I Just donā€™t get it, with all the hype and scarcity of these vehicles and long wait/build times you would think they would be damn near flawless. To boot I sell Fords for a living. Yes I know Iā€™m crying over spilled milk and ford will warranty it, but thatā€™s not the point, for a $62k vehicle shouldnā€™t have these issues after ownership of 7 days. Ok Rant Over

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62k is what you paid for the model you purchased.... my 44k Bronco do not exhibit those problems sorry to say.

Take it to the dealer and give them a chance to make it right.

Lastly remember Base Bronco started at 30k or so..... a 90k Bronco share mostly the same structure......
 
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62k is what you paid for the model you purchased.... my 44k Bronco do not exhibit those problems sorry to say.

Take it to the dealer and give them a chance to make it right.

Lastly remember Base Bronco started at 30k or so..... a 90k Bronco share mostly the same structure......

I know I work for the dealer lol, I just needed to vent I actually had it there today installing keypad, splashguards, oh and the weather stripping on pass side roof panel was coming off so I had them try and reseal that lmao
 

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For starters love my 23 Wildtrak hardtop, happy wife happy life lol, but man oh man the paint, and fit finish is absolutely horrendous, huge run/dirt in paint driver side rocker the hardtop on driver side came off perfect first time and now is a pain in the ass to remove , I shouldn't have to fight with it to remove, pass side as of now is perfect. Went to check out the locations where the pins go and I find cracked peeling paint. I Just donā€™t get it, with all the hype and scarcity of these vehicles and long wait/build times you would think they would be damn near flawless. To boot I sell Fords for a living. Yes I know Iā€™m crying over spilled milk and ford will warranty it, but thatā€™s not the point, for a $62k vehicle shouldnā€™t have these issues after ownership of 7 days. Ok Rant Over

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I think your mistake was spending $62k. It's not a $60k vehicle - thankfully. I'm spending half of what you did.

If wanting perfect looks and accoutrements this is not the vehicle for that, although Ford is happy to take the money.
 

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"Build Quality?" How about "someone over torqued a nut, damaging the paint?" There are 27,932 operations in a build. You are trying to globally discredit all of them for one, tiny cosmetic problem? That's why I seldom, if ever, come here anymore.
 

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I work at a Tint and PPF shop and I see bad paint on almost every car we have in, most recently we had a 2024 Kia Stinger Tribute #714 of 1000 and it has a lump like that on the passenger side of the hood. Just seems to be a normal thing with manufacturers lately. Unfortunately.
 

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Hell my last Gladiator came with a factory dent in the bed above the fuel door. and I know a guy that just bought a new silverado high country and two of his window seals leak unfortunately Sanbergo is right
 

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Look at the location of the Ford assembly plant and the workers employed there... and we wonder about the inferior quality of our Broncos!!! šŸ˜€

I wish my Bronco was built with the engineering, subcomponent quality, skill, and pride of a Toyota.
 

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That paint is pretty ass. Haven't had any of those issues with my 22 Badlands.

The hype and excessive demand probably led to poorer QC as 2021-2022 supply chain issues mounted, as Ford tried to keep up. Being an American manufacturer, quality only needs to he good enough to sell, not to last.

I've had a 4Runner and 4 Tacoma, and none of them had a single issue. Still haven't. ToyotaCare is almost a joke, because it's totally unnecessary under most circumstances, but I'm definitely considering a Ford Extended Warranty. It's a better bet than trusting Ford's build quality.
 

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As some have mentioned above it is various manufacturers. I work in the autobody industry. I have seen various fit, finish and build quality issues on just about any make/model. Best of luck getting it all fixed up
 
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