Regrets

[Delight]

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[buzpro]

Ford has a GREAT marketing department but as far as quality and reliability its a FORD!

 

[mpeugeot]

I have read COUNTLESS issues with the Bronco and have experienced most of them. Are the issues with the lower trim levels?

I am on the opposite side of the spectrum, very few issues and my Bronco is pretty tight, 55k miles of testing completed.

Now I will agree that quality control is inconsistent at best, and this is what is driving some people to praise the Bronco and others to be completely frustrated by the Bronco.

 

[JT58Bronc]

Mine has been pretty good other than the small gas tank in the 2 door. I regret that I traded in my pick up for it though. I didn't realize how much more practical the pick up was. Mainly the ability to transport our kayaks and paddle boards, so easy to load. And for vacations the pick up had so much room- and we could bring both paddle boards and kayaks. And towing ability to tow a medium sized camper. We want to go cross country.

But the Bronco is nimble and fun to drive and fits in our tiny garage. The pick up did not and had to be parked in the street.

 

[MWILD]

I think the quality of the plastics is the biggest letdown, but it’s a Ford so I was kinda expecting that. Compared to the Jeep JL - I love it. I still think the Jeep JL has much better fit and finish.

Overall. No regrets

 

[MayhemMike]

I regret not ordering and purchasing two.

 

[HeliPilot]

OPs issues are real concerns. Probably a midnight Friday build. Fortunately, my top nor tailgate rattle, and I have the auto 2.7.

 

[4runner]

Does anyone have regrets buying their Bronco? I def do. Love the cool factor but thats about it. Build quality is of the charts terrible.

I would agree with you the Bronco is really really cool but that's about it, its also an extremely beautiful car, but the car is terrible in every other regard. One other good thing about it is a relatively smooth ride on pavement. Ford really needs to step up their game, people don't seem to care here about quality, they like that nuts an bolts quality of the bronco with its cheap rattles and all sorts of avoidable mistakes. No wonder the Japanese took the car market by storm 50 years ago that's a really long time to learn about how to build a car just by copying.

 

[kodiakisland]

Nope, but I knew what I was buying and have used it as intended. If you just bought something to look good around town in, you may have chosen poorly.

 

[tdh1971]

Gas tank size and the audio were the only things I don't like. I fixed the audio.

 

[Stache12]

If you have been on this forum over the past 2 years and still bought a Bronco even after the multiple posts bitching about interior build quality from people coming from $80k+ vehicles, IDK what to say to you. Obviously Ford did not plan for this to be a Luxury type vehicle, even at the high end trims. It was built to beat Wrangler, and from the opinions I have seen from jeep owners, it mostly does.

 

[buckwildtrk]

I was originally wild track but I changed from that to Badlands. I liked the vinyl seats and washout floor but I'm bummed I missed out on the HOSS 3.0 by going from WT to BL.

While not a huge deal the manual seat switch, with BL, despite having LUX was sort of a bummer. But also I've had electric seats before and I've also cursed those for being so slow. So I suppose that sort of cancels things out.

Also I think it's dumb BL doesn't have Sport mode. I plan on fixing that with FORScan but it's still dumb that I have to do it. Not really a regret but there are days where I wish I would have stuck with the WT.

But if I went with a WT I'd be bummed I didn't have vinyl seats and washout floor which came in handy today when I washed the truck out.

Regrets about getting a bronco and waiting nearly two years for it? Not at all.

I’ve been a bit bummed with my new WT that I don’t have the disconnecting sway bars. But I am glad I have the HOSS 3.0 which I think is a more useful feature for me. I can always add manual disconnects when I’m read to hit the hard trails.

I do have an issue with a hardtop roof leak that I thought they’d have addressed by the 2023 model year.

 

[JonDW29]

Lol at all the "It's a Ford" comments... Been driving F-150s, wife's Explorers/Edges and Mustangs since college. Other than the one Edge with some odd electrical issues, they've all been solid, reliable vehicles. Standard maintenance and they ran forever. Both of my previous F0150s went over the 150k mark. Explorers over 100k easily. Mustang I sold early to make room for the Bronco.

I will say buying the last F150 new was a much less stressful experience as you're not rolling the dice on what the genius before you did in the full size 4x4 truck that they probably had no business driving.

I'm not here to bash other OEMs, just stating my experience. Drive what makes you happy.

I knew exactly what I was getting into buying the second MY of a basically completely new model. There's always some things that get tweaked as they iterate. I've been lucky that I've only had one QC issue so far (mirror cap warped), that was handle appropriately by my dealer. Maybe I've been lucky. I do certainly feel for the folks that seem to have had nothing but issues. If that was my experience I'm sure I'd be frustrated as well.

At the end of the day, this is a convertible 4x4. I bought it as a fun car for the wife and I. Not a daily driver. And I've been exceedingly happy with it in that regard. I actually think I could make this a daily driver for me if I had to, but don't think I'd ever get rid of my pickup truck.

 

[Headsong]

Sorry to hear that. After 34 years of nothing but Toyotas, I'm rather surprised at the quality.

 

[dj101nyc]

I guess I'm lucky as no rattles. Yes there is wind noise but I was prepared coming into it from prior convertibles and riding in buddies Jeeps. Unfortunately I think many buyers had never rode in a convertible or Jeep before buying. The materials are what I would expect of a vehicle most often delivered in the $40s. Don't get me wrong, Ford has screwed up plenty on this rollout, but the vehicle itself blows away my expectations for this market segment after owning for a year.

Yeah I feel like a lot of new bronco owners came from lexus & German cars, the Bronco wasn't built for a quiet ride, can it be improved in certain areas sure, but some are expecting a Mercedes type ride which is a head scratcher.

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