Do (mostly) no issues Broncos exist?

[TUNGSTANG]

are any of you driving what has been a mostly issues free Bronco?

My '21 Badlands was produced on the day they announced all deliveries were halted pending the hardtop replacement so I went from an August 2021 delivery to a December 2021 delivery. I realize I was very lucky to get a delivery at all in 2021 but I was online hitting refresh 1,000 times the night order banks opened. But aside from the top, I haven't had any issues. I only have 12,000 miles on it and I did receive the recall letter about the engine but they will take care of that one on their dime. I just received the offers to pick up an extended warranty since my 3 years will be up in a few weeks. I'm still deciding on that front. Also of note, this is my 3rd brand new Ford and I've never had a problem. You have to consider that the forums are a essentially a focus group where problems and great reviews seem exaggerated. Welcome to the Bronco Fam!

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[iamcris]

53,000 miles. 21 Badlands Sasquatch heavily modified, trails, dunes, off road ZERO ISSUES. 20k adm. I don't care. I'm happy, clap along with me.

 

[Sodbuster88]

ZERO issues with my '23 Badlands Sasquatch

Also zero issues with our ‘23 Badlands Sasquatch. However, it came from factory with a faulty hard top. That was a real fiasco getting the dealer to fix it correctly. Since then, no issues. I just wish I wasn’t fleeced out of $1k for a set of running boards

 

[MBash]

New owner here. Bought a new Big Bend 2.3L, manual trans, soft top a couple weekends ago. Have put almost 500 miles on it (5 on the odo when I test drove it) so far and I love it! Everything works as it should. The engine is smooth, the trans is smooth, and carplay even stays connected to my iphone.

I lurked here on the forum for a month or so before I bought the Bronco and almost decided not to buy one due to the posts on this forum. I know folks are more likely to post when they have issues, but are any of you driving what has been a mostly issues free Bronco? It's hard to tell if the good ones outnumber the problems some times.

Here's a pic from our first weekend of driving around the Texas hill country backroads.

2024 Badlands, SAS, Hi Lux with 2.7. Picked it up January 31. Have 21,000+ miles with 4 oil changes and zero issues. Averaging 20+ mpg

 

[Pop]

2022 BD 2.3 auto HT. 27k miles No issues. I have had the Hood Ajar warning a few times but that's it.

 

[DallasRob]

Zero issues, '23 OBX, a few little mods. After market interior lights are sometimes a bit temperamental.

 

[Bsenecal]

New owner here. Bought a new Big Bend 2.3L, manual trans, soft top a couple weekends ago. Have put almost 500 miles on it (5 on the odo when I test drove it) so far and I love it! Everything works as it should. The engine is smooth, the trans is smooth, and carplay even stays connected to my iphone.

I lurked here on the forum for a month or so before I bought the Bronco and almost decided not to buy one due to the posts on this forum. I know folks are more likely to post when they have issues, but are any of you driving what has been a mostly issues free Bronco? It's hard to tell if the good ones outnumber the problems some times.

Here's a pic from our first weekend of driving around the Texas hill country backroads.

We have a 22 OB with Sasquatch package, 2.3 engine, 10 speed, tow package high lux package.
It has 34k miles and other than having to get the AC recharged twice (one time there was a bad o-ring).
It has been great averaging 21 mpg.
Brian

 

[Rick66]

22 BB 2DR 2.7 EG. SAS.

2 years, 11k miles, and a couple of electronic updates performed by dealer. Nothing but smiles.

 

[Dave42]

BD Sasq, 2.7L 2 door - 12k, about 1 year old, and no issues, just a lot of "annoyances" that a person my age would have with most new vehicles (how arrogant is it for Ford to just assume that I value hypothetical MPG more than unnecessary wear and tear on my battery and starter by automatically turning the vehicle off at stop lights? I hate having to remember to turn off the Auto Start Stop every time I get in; the acronym for "Auto Start Stop" is appropriate for what I'd call the person responsible). The double-honk scarred the H*** out of me when I got out of the Li'l Mule the first time to help the lady at the beer drive-thru load up my stuff, but now I know not to latch the driver's door in that situation.
Great experience so far. Nice road manners but still capable off-road. Being wider than the typical Jeep gives you more "trail pinstripes" on narrow forest trails, but most of them buff out. Wish it had a better stereo; will be looking at audio upgrade after I get a winch...

 

[Swiftblaze]

‘23 Black Diamond 2.7 non-SAS 2-door here. No real problems whatsoever after a few road trips and daily driving. The 10speed works well (used to it from my F-150). Apple CarPlay used to have issues intermittently, but that seemed to go away on its own whether through a SYNC update, iOS update, or both.

Nothing but positive things to say. It’s a fun little vehicle.

 

[4X4XFAR]

'22 Base Squatch 2.3 auto (chosen with an eye to matching Ranger configuration).
2 years and 12,000 miles and nothing at all has gone wrong.

 

[TC1]

We have 32k with no issues. Ours is a 22 WT. We also did the oil change at 1k and again at 5k which IMO is very important for any eco boost motors. Ours is used on the farm.

 

[Coldsmoke]

My '21 Badlands was produced on the day they announced all deliveries were halted pending the hardtop replacement so I went from an August 2021 delivery to a December 2021 delivery. I realize I was very lucky to get a delivery at all in 2021 but I was online hitting refresh 1,000 times the night order banks opened. But aside from the top, I haven't had any issues. I only have 12,000 miles on it and I did receive the recall letter about the engine but they will take care of that one on their dime. I just received the offers to pick up an extended warranty since my 3 years will be up in a few weeks. I'm still deciding on that front. Also of note, this is my 3rd brand new Ford and I've never had a problem. You have to consider that the forums are a essentially a focus group where problems and great reviews seem exaggerated. Welcome to the Bronco Fam!

What he said. ‘21 Badlands as well which was also built and then held for 5 or 6 months. Had one issue early on, but overall humming along fine. As was said in the earlier post, the forum focuses on problems both real and perceived. Few come here to say, “gee, the Bronco is running great”. It does happen, but likely not proportional to the number of happy owners. Regardless, it is interesting to see how the forum has morphed through the years.

 

[Cux211]

I’m sure they’re out there just not mine lol 2500 miles been in the shop 5 times had the engine out at 1200 miles to do cam phasers I like the vehicle but getting pretty irritated with lack of reliability I just don’t have time for the bs I may trade for a new 4Runner if they ever come out

 

[Strykerwsu]

2021 with 14k and no issues, only oil changes so far.

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