Time to sell

[Kevin Scarbel]

Three transmissions and a lot of headache; It's time to sell my 2022 Black Diamond with a manual transmission.
I was so excited to buy a Bronco when Ford brought it back. I put my money down and wanted 15 months for delivery. A soft top, manual transmission, Eruption Green..I couldn't be happier.
I took delivery and right away there were problems. The temporary tags were taped to the soft top and warped the plastic. The front fender well and tires had some kind of paint overspray on them. The dealer was gracious and fixed the problems.
I was appreciative and moved on. About 12k in, the transmission sounded like a box of rocks. Six weeks later a new one was put in.
Six months later, same sound. The dealer rebuilds the transmission. That took three weeks.
At 50k, the transmission went again and was replaced. This time they got it fixed in a week.
The whole time, my dealer was accommodating. They seemed embarrassed more than anything.
I asked if the latest transmission might be a new and improved model so I could decide if I wanted to keep going with the Bronco. They simply could not confirm.
I decided to let go.
Ford, I am completely disappointed. Your company has built cars for over 100 years and still puts out substandard products. I thought you would knock it out of the park with the new Bronco. A great namesake in automotive lore, but nope, you dropped the ball.
Im sure many of you are having a great experience, I love seeing the modifications and pride of ownership. Unfortunately, I didn't get that.
Best of luck, I'm moving on from the Bronco and anything Ford.

I don't like Getrag (Magna)* transmissions. Tremec on the other hand, has an unblemished reputation. My Dodge 2500HD-fitted NV4500HD has performed superbly for 30 years.
Over the years in light vehicles, I've experienced Borg-Warner, Muncie and New Process (New Venture), all without issues. In short, GM (Warner) and Chrysler (New Venture) sold out to German foreign aggressors.

*Getrag was acquired by Magna Int'l in 2016 (both German companies) and placed under Magna Powertrain.

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[Canadian5.0]

too bad you didn’t hold out for a painted hard top and 2.7 with automatic , you’d probably have had 0 issues and so thrilled you’d never sell and keep from losing so much cash

 

[Sitruc_btb]

My 22 rattled since 900 miles. Got 18k now. I like that it purrs at me when I start it up. Now that it's hot 24/7, it doesn't purr. I don't blame it. I'm grumpy when it never cools off either.

 

[PWillette]

Embrace the rattle.

 

[mpeugeot]

First post.
You'd never have had any of these problems had you just waved.
Never buying ford again..blah blah blah
Adios.

This was obviously a waxing problem.

 

[mpeugeot]

My point was that it shouldn't be a competition to post the most messages.

But rather everyone has something to contribute. Joining a forum 4 years ago and not contributing to the community doesn't help.

Really? I'm in second? wtf!

Tied for first now.

 

[JBMas]

Sorry for your trouble. 2022 BadSquatch 55k and zero issues. It’s a daily driver, done many offroad passes in Rocky Mountains, Midwest snow storms, pulled people out of ditches and all I have had to do is change the oil and fill er’ up.

 

[Bugkillah]

Well, he posted his one and only post after being here for years, stuck around for 26 minutes, and hasn’t been back on. Must’ve sold…

 

[VirginiaHeritage]

I love my Bronco so far but if I had this guy’s experience, I would probably ragequit too. Perspective is everything. I’ve had superb reliability with my Toyotas and Subarus in the past and I’ve become accustomed to that. Even our fleet of 2500/3500 HD Silverados that we work the hell out of are usually free of significant problems until 70-80k.

 

[crzyhawk]

I don't like Getrag (Magna)* transmissions. Tremec on the other hand, has an unblemished reputation. My Dodge 2500HD-fitted NV4500HD has performed superbly for 30 years.
Over the years in light vehicles, I've experienced Borg-Warner, Muncie and New Process (New Venture), all without issues. In short, GM (Warner) and Chrysler (New Venture) sold out to German foreign aggressors.

*Getrag was acquired by Magna Int'l in 2016 (both German companies) and placed under Magna Powertrain.

I have the tremec in my 2008 Mustang GT, and it's probably the best feeling manual I have driven. It's just smooth. I've had a couple of Mustangs with T10's, one with an old 4 speed, and various other older 3 and 4 speeds, not to mention the Getrag in my 24 Bronco.

That TR3550 is just sweet. I love it. 230k miles on it, and it's just silky.

 

[Imaginary Friend]

OP sorry it didn't work out for you. There's nothing else like the Bronco and Wrangler, at least in the states. If you are up for another go the automatic seems solid.

This. And the ZF8 in my JL is the best automatic transmission I've ever experienced.

Leaps and bounds better than the 10R80 in my F150.

 

[SoDak1623]

My manual makes noise when it's around 20 degrees or colder, but who cares. I've got 42k on it with multiple off road trips and no actual issues to be found. Unless the trans grenades itself I wouldn't consider taking it to the shop for it to sit in warranty for 6 weeks only to get it back and possibly have the same "issue" again. OP is either a troll or really not the target audience for a bronco if their story is real.

 

[crenca]

…HD Silverados that we work the hell out of are usually free of significant problems until 70-80k…

He didn’t have any significant problems either. Like you said perspective is everything - he purchased an old school body-on-frame 4x4 and expected unibody wagon levels of NVH.

Unfortunately he went to his dealer and they strung him along doing TSB work because, why not, it’s only billable hours to them even though it doesn’t actually fix the problem. The problem is expectations and purchasing the wrong vehicle in the first place, as a real 4x4 is never gonna have the NVH of a unibody wagon.

I admit to mild perplexity at how many bronco owners go for the manual and then are “surprised“ about mechanical noises/vibrations. You would think the average manual purchaser would be more cognizant of what they’re getting into….maybe they’re all coming from the snicky-snick of Honda civics?

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