- First Name
- George
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2021
- Threads
- 3
- Messages
- 37
- Reaction score
- 117
- Location
- Stockton, CA
- Vehicle(s)
- Ford F-150
- Your Bronco Model
- Badlands
Mine is rattling too… @Ford Motor Company
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I’m glad that fixed it .. I’m making ford fix mine and then I’ll add the reinforcement. Looks good paintedThe popping ticking noise was driving me crazy, and yes it did get worse and more frequent. I isolated it to the left center inside the tailgate. Took the spare off and it went away. So I bought the Rough Country tailgate reinforcement bracket and took it to my body shop guy and had it painted to match (Iconic Silver) - $100. I just installed it this morning, and it absolutely fixed all of the tailgate ticking. Not a single tick/pop over multiple roads. A total fix, So excited. I had it painted because I did not want the black contrast against Iconic Silver. Very pleased.
Let us know what they say. @Ford Motor Company it would be nice to have a service bulletin go out to the dealers about it. I have this noise and my dealer told me it was "normal" for the bronco.... we have a few bronco in our circle and mines the only one that makes it.Add me to the tailgate clicking/taping noise. I took it to the dealer, they feel it's coming from the bracket holding the spare tire. They submitted the problem to fords hotline and they're currently waiting on a response. I recommend anyone with this problem should bring it in to the dealer, the more documented problems to Ford the better chance we have on getting this fixed.
Also something I didn't know the 2 door and 4 door spare tire brackets are different, I figured they would be the same.