Well i believe this is a new one...

[Ford Motor Company]

Noticed yesterday after my wife left in the bronco there was some fluid on the ground. So I had to work and I'd take a look today. Well the passenger side shock reservoir decided to exit the bronco. Needless to say I have a nice undercoating of shock oil. So I wonder how this will go at the dealer...

Hi there! Would you send us a private message with your VIN and dealership name and location? I’d like to look into this concern on my end.

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[HoosierDaddy]

A quarter million Broncos built and two failed external reservoirs reported. Lets keep some perspective.

Gosh, that's almost a million shocks then!!!
That's impossible!!!

Lol ,

 

[helifino16]

I get the hesitancy going back to the dealer. Fortunately, Service is not Sales. I've found that the Service folks treat me like a king when I'm there. Believe me, I would skip the Service Dept if they pulled some of the hijinks that the Sales folks feel they can get away with (ADMs, unnecessary add-ons, etc.). They don't even blink when I say I 'fixed' several things using ForScan (added Goat Mode, disable double-honk, etc.).

 

[Silver-Bolt]

Same as the OP, the first time I tried some relatively mild off-roading, when I went to pump the tires back up I noticed fluid on the rear drivers side wheel. Thought it was brake fluid. Nope, the shock reservoir was gone. (2-D Badlands non-Sas). Dealer wouldn’t warranty it, because there were scratches nearby. Can’t blame them, but I can blame Ford for putting the reservoir in such a vulnerable spot. Since the dealer had it, I just let them fix it. Only took 1 day to get the part and fix it, but it was $1500. Looking for shock guards now.

How did they get you for $1500? https://www.oemfordpartsdirect.com/...vJnk9MjAyMiZ0PWJhZGxhbmRzJmU9Mi03bC12Ni1nYXM=

 

[HoosierDaddy]

How did they get you for $1500? https://www.oemfordpartsdirect.com/oem-parts/ford-shock-absorber-assembly-mb3z18125bc?c=Zz1zdXNwZW5zaW9uJnM9cmVhci1zdXNwZW5zaW9uJmw9MTcmbj1Bc3NlbWJsaWVzIFBhZ2UmYT1mb3JkJm89YnJvbmNvJnk9MjAyMiZ0PWJhZGxhbmRzJmU9Mi03bC12Ni1nYXM=

ouch. This is gonna sting.

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