2024 Ford Bronco Consumer Reviews
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Overall love this vehicle. I have had 13 F150's. Based on garage size I switched to the fabulous Bronco. One comment on design. I hope there is a fix. When raining and applying the brake lots of water slams the windshield hard and fast losing vision of outside area until wiper clears. This continues each application braking. Can scare the hell out of one. The water comes up from the grill at the low centerpoint of the hood. Based on rain levels this can be a lot of water coming directly back to u over the hood onto the windshield. Wonder if there is a fix?
Way overpriced
Vehicle drives great. Great looking. Inside is cheap plastic throughout. Soft top is extremely noisy, It should be a $50000.00 Vehicle tops. Pricing it like it’s a high end suv like a Yukon or Escalade not even close.
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Its great when its working properly
To clarify first two things, ours is the 2.7L 6 cylinder Black Diamond. Edmunds did not have the proper configuration in their drop down menu. I have owned many 4x4 vehicles throughout my life and actually use my 4x4s as they were intended but without heavy trail use, I am also a retired professional mechanic. We special ordered our 2023 Bronco new and have been driving it for just over a year. In that time we have experienced multiple and repeated electronic issues that have effected the infotainment system, engine management system and vehicle management system. These issues crop up roughly 50% of the time we drive the Bronco. We have brought our Bronco back to our dealer twice and each time we have been told that there is "Nothing we can do because it is a known issue to Ford" and that "Ford is working on an over the air update fix that will be released sometime Q4 2024". I have contacted Ford corporate directly about this issue three times and after thoroughly explaining what is happening each time Ford breaks contact and I never hear from them again. Issues started roughly 4 months after purchase and BEFORE our vehicle ever even saw a dirt road. Our infotainment system (touchscreen in the middle of the dash) would freeze and would eventually go completely black only coming back on after the Bronco was turned off for 10-15 minutes. Annoying but not the end of the world. After experiencing the infotainment system malfunctioning 5-10 times the more concerning issues with the engine management and vehicle management system started appearing. At this time we started getting messages on the gauge cluster that there was a "parking brake failure". These messages would ONLY appear when the infotainment system was malfunctioning and would appear both while parked and while driving. At the same time we started getting oil temperature warnings. Checking the oil temp gauge would show that the temp was at redline. This happened both while driving at normal highway speeds with the Bronco unloaded and once while towing an empty 5x8 flatbed trailer. Again this only happens while the infotainment system is malfunctioning. Our next set of issues happen 90% of the time we drive the vehicle even when the infotainment system is functioning properly. We do not experience a consistent or smooth idle. While the digital readout shows steady idle it does not read to the 10th (15xx) RPM. After attaching my scan tool I have found that the idle surges by roughly 50 RPM every 10-15 seconds. At steady highway speeds, constant 60-70 MPH, you can feel a slight surge in the power of the vehicle. I have not measured the RPMs at speed but it feels like there is also a 25-50 RPM variation when held steady at speed. For those times that our Bronco is functioning properly it is the most capable, comfortable and maneuverable (for its size) 4x4 I have ever owned. When it is functioning properly it makes for a very good daily driver that is just as comfortable getting groceries as it is taking a fire road in the mountains. Sadly though the issues outweigh the positive aspects of the vehicle. Our trust in our Bronco as well as Ford as a manufacturer have been eroded. After speaking with former colleagues, current mechanics and fellow enthusiasts it seems that these issues we have been experiencing are being experienced by many other Bronco owners. If I were to do it all over again I absolutely not purchase a Bronco.
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BEST VEHICLES WE HAVE EVER OWNED.
We have owned a 2022 2 door Bronco Sasquatch hard top with a 4cyl and 40,000 miles. with absolutely no problems. we traded to a 2024 4 door wildtrack 6cyl sasquatch soft top with absolutely no problems. 2022 averaged 19mpg, 2024 is averaging 21mpg. let make some obvious statements to most people who may not know much about off road vehicles. if you buy a vehicle that is designed for offroad MPG will ot be great, wind noise on soft tops are never great I have owned several different brands and models over the years and the box design should be the first clue, Both the soft and hard tops I have owned are better than 9 out of 10 of the soft tops I have owned. if you buy the upgraded sasquatch it will be a rougher ride. also I have had the base stereo and the best stereo system in this vehicle and they are 7 out of 10. As with any vehicle purchase Go to multiple dealerships and drive them numerous times before a purchase. If a purchase is made and that has not been done then only one person to blame for not liking. As with All car companies they will have problems and they should fix them they are under warranty. The Bronc just beat out the Jeep Wrangler X and the Toyota Landcruiser in several independent testing. do your homework before any big purchase. just to be clear I am not a Ford lover but i will continue to buy the Bronco until I find something I like better.
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Engine cavitating.
For some reason, cruising in town, I get a subtle cavitation, as if the car is constantly shifting between gear. 36 mph, 43 mph, maybe others. Does not happen on freeways. 10 speed automatic, so maybe an inherent problem when cruising at certain middle speeds. Otherwise, like the vehicle.
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