I'm Sorry I Have to Vent and Ford You Won't Like This...

[BeerForMyHorses]

Waited 13 months to get my Wildtrak and will say overall it is a fun vehicle HOWEVER the following issues have really ticked me off!

There are some Major flaws that just don't make any sense if there is no fix. I'm interested in hearing from those that have expressed these problems on the forum, if any of you have had these items fixed or remedied in any way?

Fit and Finish of body panels - my tailgate is not aligned as it should be as well as other panels. I took it to my dealer and was told by the Service Manager that Ford allows for a certain level of off alignment on the body/tailgate and therefore....SORRY CASE CLOSED

My Brake peddle makes a clunking noice when you lift it back up from depressing. I have seen many other Bronco Owners complain about the same thing. Again, told by the Service Manager that this is "normal" to Bronco and other Ford Vehicles. I also own a 2022 Lincoln Aviator and yes its a different vehicle but its still a Ford product and does not make this noise. How on earth can you sell a vehicle that makes this noise and that is considered "normal"? I have never owned a vehicle in my entire life that has any sound with the brake peddle....SORRY CASE CLOSED

B&O Sound System - we all know it's not good which is a major disappointment for a premium sound system. I used to think B&O was a top brand not anymore but it gets better. I have a vibrating noise in the back subwoofer almost sounds like a blown speaker when the base hits. I was told that this is an issue with Bronco owners and Ford is looking into a "fix" for this and I should turn the base down until they figure out how to stop the vibrating. This really burns me and why would Ford not immediately get this solved why bother buying the premium system save your money and put it towards your own system....SORRY CASE CLOSED

Back Vents - for the life of me I don't understand why Ford would not have vents for the second row. There is a trickle of air flow from the vent under the passenger seat and no vent under the drivers. Why not at least have that vent pump heat/cold to help the back row? Again, I was told this is just to get a little air flow nothing more and nothing can be done about increasing the flow....SORRY CASE CLOSED

I would love to hear if any of you have these issues and hoping most if not all can be fixed? Come on @Ford there is no way this can be!

I remember over 2 years ago, before anybody had even seen a bronco mind you, people in this forum were complaining about the air vent design for the back seat. Ford isn't changing it lol

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[RELEGATION BATTLE]

I remember over 2 years ago, before anybody had even seen a bronco mind you, people were complaining about the air vent design for the back seat. Ford isn't changing it lol

I know this much:

I’ll never be sitting in the back. So F ‘em all. Matter of fact, those seats are folded-down and unavailable in my ride.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

And that's exactly the misunderstanding most seem to have. A Wildtrak is just a $30k-$33k Bronco with $30k worth of add-ons. The chassis is not a $64k vehicle.

I'm perfectly happy with my $40k Black Diamond. I knew exactly what I was getting when I ordered it.

Yeah, my $32k Base (other than the dumpster fire of a dash board) is as nice or nicer than my wife's $44k F-150.

 

[Tex]

Is that to much for Ford to include? It’s 2023, not 83. Yeah it’s a factory made crawler, but it’s also a daily driver, and family SUV for people. It already has so much electronics, why not add a few more creature comforts. I mean everything is electronic. Also why didn’t Ford add hood struts? Was that going to be the item to make push it over the limit?

There's a lot of stuff missing from the Bronco that feels like standard equipment on modern vehicles, and I don't understand their reasoning beyond trying to get the base price point down as low as possible and it being too much hassle to add all of those other features into better trims. You remember the old retractable work light under the hood of some of the older Chevy trucks? That thing was slick and I don't understand why it disappeared.

Mine seems to do it most with certain types of music. if i knew exactly how to remove the panel i think i could fix the rattle well before Ford ever gets it figured out.

Bluetooth your phone to the Bronco and search for a tone generator online. You can play exact bass frequencies without any other sounds to isolate the rattling. Mine was active between 56-70hz, but after the kilmat and tightening the bolts real good I was able to crank it until I started getting distortion without any rattling.

Hey thank you - I am going to try that and see if it's a quick fix! Fingers crossed. Does the whole panel on the back pull off or are there screws somewhere holding it on?

It's not terribly involved, but it will take time, and the panels are just held in with clips and whatnot. There's a ton of tutorials on youtube outlining the details, I'd tell you how I did mine but it's a little different from the 4dr. The important part is the order you take them off, as they kind of overlap and interfere with each other.

 

[C.Orange Julius]

Waited 13 months to get my Wildtrak and will say overall it is a fun vehicle HOWEVER the following issues have really ticked me off!

There are some Major flaws that just don't make any sense if there is no fix. I'm interested in hearing from those that have expressed these problems on the forum, if any of you have had these items fixed or remedied in any way?

Fit and Finish of body panels - my tailgate is not aligned as it should be as well as other panels. I took it to my dealer and was told by the Service Manager that Ford allows for a certain level of off alignment on the body/tailgate and therefore....SORRY CASE CLOSED

My Brake peddle makes a clunking noice when you lift it back up from depressing. I have seen many other Bronco Owners complain about the same thing. Again, told by the Service Manager that this is "normal" to Bronco and other Ford Vehicles. I also own a 2022 Lincoln Aviator and yes its a different vehicle but its still a Ford product and does not make this noise. How on earth can you sell a vehicle that makes this noise and that is considered "normal"? I have never owned a vehicle in my entire life that has any sound with the brake peddle....SORRY CASE CLOSED

B&O Sound System - we all know it's not good which is a major disappointment for a premium sound system. I used to think B&O was a top brand not anymore but it gets better. I have a vibrating noise in the back subwoofer almost sounds like a blown speaker when the base hits. I was told that this is an issue with Bronco owners and Ford is looking into a "fix" for this and I should turn the base down until they figure out how to stop the vibrating. This really burns me and why would Ford not immediately get this solved why bother buying the premium system save your money and put it towards your own system....SORRY CASE CLOSED

Back Vents - for the life of me I don't understand why Ford would not have vents for the second row. There is a trickle of air flow from the vent under the passenger seat and no vent under the drivers. Why not at least have that vent pump heat/cold to help the back row? Again, I was told this is just to get a little air flow nothing more and nothing can be done about increasing the flow....SORRY CASE CLOSED

I would love to hear if any of you have these issues and hoping most if not all can be fixed? Come on @Ford there is no way this can be!

Out of all of your issues/concerns, the only one that I have in agreement with is the fit and finish. I am awaiting my dealer to get approved Ford to fix my Drivers door that is rubbing the paint off of my sill plate area. Based on some FB Groups, this seems to be more common than I would have expected. There are issues with my from quarter panels alignment with my hood. My Hard top alignment to name a few.

Good Luck with all of your issues.

I am surely disappointed that for 55K for the wildtrak that there are this many issues. I have been happy with the performance, as I have had the vehicle for 5 months and already have 10k miles. In Sport mode, it is an absolute blast to drive.

We will see what the future brings.

 

[whiskeydriver]

Out of all of your issues/concerns, the only one that I have in agreement with is the fit and finish. I am awaiting my dealer to get approved Ford to fix my Drivers door that is rubbing the paint off of my sill plate area. Based on some FB Groups, this seems to be more common than I would have expected. There are issues with my from quarter panels alignment with my hood. My Hard top alignment to name a few.

Good Luck with all of your issues.

I am surely disappointed that for 55K for the wildtrak that there are this many issues. I have been happy with the performance, as I have had the vehicle for 5 months and already have 10k miles. In Sport mode, it is an absolute blast to drive.

We will see what the future brings.

Thanks and best of luck with getting the panels aligned. Mine is not as bad as yours on that front, that would really bother me and Ford really needs to get a handle on this it’s crazy! Agreed on the sport mode it’s very fun!

 

[Frankie]

Pedal.

 

[Natethegreat1979]

Waited 13 months to get my Wildtrak and will say overall it is a fun vehicle HOWEVER the following issues have really ticked me off!

There are some Major flaws that just don't make any sense if there is no fix. I'm interested in hearing from those that have expressed these problems on the forum, if any of you have had these items fixed or remedied in any way?

Fit and Finish of body panels - my tailgate is not aligned as it should be as well as other panels. I took it to my dealer and was told by the Service Manager that Ford allows for a certain level of off alignment on the body/tailgate and therefore....SORRY CASE CLOSED

My Brake peddle makes a clunking noice when you lift it back up from depressing. I have seen many other Bronco Owners complain about the same thing. Again, told by the Service Manager that this is "normal" to Bronco and other Ford Vehicles. I also own a 2022 Lincoln Aviator and yes its a different vehicle but its still a Ford product and does not make this noise. How on earth can you sell a vehicle that makes this noise and that is considered "normal"? I have never owned a vehicle in my entire life that has any sound with the brake peddle....SORRY CASE CLOSED

B&O Sound System - we all know it's not good which is a major disappointment for a premium sound system. I used to think B&O was a top brand not anymore but it gets better. I have a vibrating noise in the back subwoofer almost sounds like a blown speaker when the base hits. I was told that this is an issue with Bronco owners and Ford is looking into a "fix" for this and I should turn the base down until they figure out how to stop the vibrating. This really burns me and why would Ford not immediately get this solved why bother buying the premium system save your money and put it towards your own system....SORRY CASE CLOSED

Back Vents - for the life of me I don't understand why Ford would not have vents for the second row. There is a trickle of air flow from the vent under the passenger seat and no vent under the drivers. Why not at least have that vent pump heat/cold to help the back row? Again, I was told this is just to get a little air flow nothing more and nothing can be done about increasing the flow....SORRY CASE CLOSED

I would love to hear if any of you have these issues and hoping most if not all can be fixed? Come on @Ford there is no way this can be!

I concur! My Wildtrak is so much damn fun, but I certainly will NOT be buying another new one in the future if the premium price does not equate to a premium product! In addition to what you stated: The fit and finish on the top tier models ( excluding the Raptor) is hard plastic, NO EXCUSE! The windows rattle when opening your doors if they are down about half way, the sound deadening headliner for the MIC sheds like fiberglass and is extremely sub par, DISGRACEFUL!

 

[The Mountain Man]

Hey thank you - I am going to try that and see if it's a quick fix! Fingers crossed. Does the whole panel on the back pull off or are there screws somewhere holding it on?

Just pops off. Go easy with it though or you’ll mess up the tabs on the panel. Ask me how I know…

 

[JimmyG]

Do not take your dealer's word as gold. Go directly to ford for an answer and don't stop until you get the answer you want. Do not pass go, do not collect $200!

 

[whiskeydriver]

Just pops off. Go easy with it though or you’ll mess up the tabs on the panel. Ask me how I know…

Thank you I’ll try my best haha

 

[whiskeydriver]

Do not take your dealer's word as gold. Go directly to ford for an answer and don't stop until you get the answer you want. Do not pass go, do not collect $200!

Agreed and thank you! I have reached out to ford as well and nothing back yet. I also scheduled service at another dealer that I bought my Lincoln from and will see what they say. I’m not stopping I want to collect that 200! Ha

 

[smiths65]

I was a 10/20 reservation, had a Black Diamond on order initially. Was locked into a 2-dr manual w/ decent off-road capabilities. Changed to Badlands for the High package. Bronco has been 80% at the dealer for issues/repairs...really a TSB pig. Ford has been decent...now have PremCARE maintenance & service plans covered on FoMoCo's dime

 

[whiskeydriver]

I was a 10/20 reservation, had a Black Diamond on order initially. Was locked into a 2-dr manual w/ decent off-road capabilities. Changed to Badlands for the High package. Bronco has been 80% at the dealer for issues/repairs...really a TSB pig. Ford has been decent...now have PremCARE maintenance & service plans covered on FoMoCo's dime

Wow that is horrible makes me concerned about long term durability not good!

 

[smiths65]

Yeah, Found On Road Dead...first vehicle from them. My buddy has a '69. Love all my past & current RAMs. I plan on keeping Bronco indefinitely. Hopefully it will last, being a 2dr...hardtop has already been replaced due to cracks.
One of these days, I'll travel south from the capital district & sample some of your libations

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