Soft top separating / splitting / tearing issue!?! (Update. It got even worse!!)

[Mybbackpacker]

First off, I am very sorry if there is an existing thread about this that I missed. I have been off of the site for several weeks/months. If this is the case then please direct me to the right thread and feel free to ignore/delete this one.

My roof is melting in the Texas heat. This afternoon I had an hour long meeting and had to leave the Bronco in an uncovered parking lot. Shouldn’t be that big of a deal. It is kept in the garage when I am home. After the meeting while driving back home the inner lining of the roof landed on my head. It appears that the adhesive holding the lining together has melted and separated from the main roof fabric on the area above the front seats. The rear seat area is close to falling as well, and when I touched it the fabrics slid from side to side.

Has anyone experienced this yet and/or is this a known flaw? Seems like a HUGE issue…and it isn’t even July/Aug in Texas yet. Taking it to the dealer tomorrow, but fascinated to know if this has happened to others.

That sucks, but at least warranty should cover it. I am in Oklahoma and while it is parked in the garage at home, parking at work is uncovered and in direct sun, but I have not had this either.

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[LSU Jonno]

We know there was a small design change to the soft top in the way the clips attach, maybe at the MY21/22 change over, or maybe even the MY22.5 change over. I wonder if this delamination issue was fixed then too.

 

[Higgspeed]

My cousin's Soft-Top Big Bend (Purchased in October 2021) started doing this a few weeks back and is getting worse. Brought it to my dealer and it will be fixed under warranty. Service Dept says Ford has noticed this and is using a new adhesive for these fabric panels. Parts and Service and currently trying to get their hands on said adhesive.

 

[Bubba]

My cousin's Soft-Top Big Bend (Purchased in October 2021) started doing this a few weeks back and is getting worse. Brought it to my dealer and it will be fixed under warranty. Service Dept says Ford has noticed this and is using a new adhesive for these fabric panels. Parts and Service and currently trying to get their hands on said adhesive.

This is good info, and I hope that my dealer has somehow gotten ahold of it. Though I assume - based on previous experience - that they probably have no idea.

 

[88to21bronco]

I'm beginning to think Ford shouldn't have tried to reinvent the wheel. My wife's Rubicon has a hard and soft top that are flawless and perfect. Ford needs to suck it up and copy both.

That's right! The solution all along was to just build a Jeep replica! <sarcasm emoji>

Seriously...it's a different vehicle so it needed a different top.

 

[Squatchn']

I'm in Florida and my Bronco is always parked outside (wifes car gets the garage). So far no issues with the top, but now I'm worried, lol.

 

[broncohopeful]

Wizard of Oz! Sorry to see this!

 

[Cfield90]

Between this and the hard top delaminating, eso es no bueno. I have been seeking shade wherever possible as my ST too is now showing some infancy stages of this; when it gets hot, it feels like I can just peel it back like a

 

[Plaidfinger]

The sound deadening material on my hard top started peeling off the 2nd day I had it. Same, thing, the adhesive looked like it was melting. I pressed it back up and it immediately started peeling off again. Strands of adhesive still connected to roof and fabric, looks like a pizza commercial

 

[FormerJeepJunkie]

I'm beginning to think Ford shouldn't have tried to reinvent the wheel. My wife's Rubicon has a hard and soft top that are flawless and perfect. Ford needs to suck it up and copy both.

Sort of. The JLs are notorious for draining water onto your lap when you open the door after a rain. Both of mine also had some early issues with the sound deadening on the hard top. They came from the factory doing the pizza thing right away. However, they self corrected after firmly pushing on them a few times.

But your point is valid- nothing like the bronco. Both the soft top and MIC had too many issues to be ignored.

 

[Lilj4425]

It’s happening to us all now. Good job @Ford Motor Company. When does the recall get issued?

 

[Bubba]

The sound deadening material on my hard top started peeling off the 2nd day I had it. Same, thing, the adhesive looked like it was melting. I pressed it back up and it immediately started peeling off again. Strands of adhesive still connected to roof and fabric, looks like a pizza commercial

Yup. What I thought was lining is actually the extra sound deadening strips. In one day it went from me not even noticing it it to falling almost completely off in one spot and peeling off everywhere else. I pressed it back up around noon (about when I posted this thread), and now it is on my head again.

Apparently the Elmers they use at the factory doesn’t work long term. Who knew?!?

 

[Bubba]

Sort of. The JLs are notorious for draining water onto your lap when you open the door after a rain. Both of mine also had some early issues with the sound deadening on the hard top. They came from the factory doing the pizza thing right away. However, they self corrected after firmly pushing on them a few times.

But your point is valid- nothing like the bronco. Both the soft top and MIC had too many issues to be ignored.

All of this is true. I dreaded opening my JK door after a rain…guaranteed wet pants. But the Bronco top issues are just comedy at this point.

 

[RedHotFuzz]

Ah, droopy headliners. Back to the good old days of 1970s/80s automotive manufacturing excellence.

Honestly, you'd think they'd discover basic issues like this during stress testing.

 

[vzqhsg]

That's right! The solution all along was to just build a Jeep replica! <sarcasm emoji>

Seriously...it's a different vehicle so it needed a different top.

Seriously a quality top, same with the MIC. A $60K top. Like ya know!! I would love to see the test results of this, all the results.

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