1996 Ford Bronco

Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Risk. A FIRE AT THE SWITCH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005, OWNERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND ADVISED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO RECONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATED ARE BEING NOTIFIED TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM REMEDIED BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2006. OWNERS ARE URGED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE FREE DISCONNECT SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FIRE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017 AND 06V286)

TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE, AFTERWARDS HARD SHIFTS IN ALL GEARS AFTER HIGH RPMS. THE FIX IS TO STOP, CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION RESETS FOR LACK ON A BETTER TERM. WHEN THE BRONCO IS IN OD AND IS JUST CRUSING, NOT IN A PULL, IS WHEN THE OD JUMPS OUT. LIKE ANY OTHER THING IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

HEAD LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. AFTER HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FLASH ON/OFF IN EITHER HIGH BEAMS OR LOW BEAMS. I HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE IN THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ITSELF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY STREET OR IN A LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE WERE CROSSING THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. RESEARCH SHOWED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. THERE IS EVEN A HARNESS FOR SALE THAT ROUTES POWER AROUND THIS SWITCH AND THROUGH A RELAY SETUP TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I'M SURE FORD SHOULD BE FIXING THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO WITH INDICO THORNBIRD 385* 14 * 16 TIRES(NA) DOT NUMBER KPBC80507. THE TIRES WERE VIBRATING; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD THEM ROTATED. DURING THE ROTATION THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE LINING INSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES CURLED UP. THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PREVIOUS CONCERN ON INDICO TIRES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 4000.

1996 FORD BRONCO CAUGHT FIRE OVER WEEKEND WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME. MONDAY FORD HAD IT TOWED INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR AND NOW, THREE DAYS LATER THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT SINCE I KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ARGUED THAT I HAD NO IDEA AND THEY SAY THAT THEY MAILED ME A CARD AT THE END OF 2007. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ME TO COME PAY CASH FOR THE REAPAIRS. PLEASE HELP.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE BEYOND ITS SET SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH A USED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THAT HAS REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 203,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. SPARKS WERE DRIPPING BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S NEIGHBOR ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH THE GARDEN HOSE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. EVENTUALLY, SEVERAL NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH GARDEN HOSES AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN FEAR THAT IT MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT, IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. FLAMES AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THROUGH NUMEROUS RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THE FIRE WAS LINKED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE YARD FOR SEVERAL HOURS, AND I WAS WORKING IN MY SHOP ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY. I STARTED SMELLING BURNING PLASTIC, AND I THOUGHT THAT THE NEIGHBORS WERE BURNING TRASH. WHEN THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR OF MY SHOP. THERE WAS SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND FROM THE FRONT OF THE GRILLE. I RAN AND GOT THE GARDEN HOUSE, AND STUCK IT IN THE WHEELWELL, IN A HOLE THAT HAD BURNED THROUGH THE INNER FENDER. ONCE THE FIRE SEEMED NEARLY OUT, I OPENED THE HOOD TO FINISH QUENCHING THE FLAMES. *TR

DROVE 1996 FORD BRONCO 3 BLOCKS AND PARKED IT IN CLOSED UP GARAGE. CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER AND FOUND IT BURNT UP. FIRE BURNT UNDER HOOD AND DASH. IT SCORCHED THE VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT AND DAMAGED INSIDE OF GARAGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING, CAME HOME AT 11PM, AT 11:30PM THE HORN WAS BLOWING ON MY 1996 FORD BRONCO, WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND IT HAD COMPLETELY BURNED IN A FIRE - SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING, KEYS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL FIRE COMPANY TO EXTINGUISH, POLICE WERE HERE ALSO - DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHING TO FIND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, WAS RECOMMENDED TO REPORT TO YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 11/26/07

DRIVEN 96 BRONCO TO STORE, NOTICED "SQUISHY BRAKES ON WAY HOME. PARKED VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 20-30 MIN. WHEN CAME OUTSIDE TO FIND FLAME BALLS OF DRIPPING PLASTIC; OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND MASTER CYLINDER ON FIRE & SPREADING TO AREAS BELOW. UNABLE TO QUICKLY ACCESS FIRE EXTINGUISHER; PULLED A GARDEN HOSE BACK TO VEHICLE & AT THIS TIME ALL AREAS BENEATH MASTER CYLINDER WERE INVOLVED AND SPREADING OVER TO TIRES, WIRING HARNESS & INSULATION DRIPPING ONTO FUEL LINES. REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR CO. IMMEDIATELY AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH THEM TO ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. CONTINUALLY RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FROM FORD AS TO WHY THIS REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE... ??? PLEASE HELP!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD BRONCO. ON JUNE 15, 2005, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT SAFETY RECALL # 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MAJORITY OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SUFFERED FIRE DAMAGE (MASTER CYLINDER, ENGINE WIRING HARNESSES, PLASTIC FENDER, AND THE CHROME PLATING ON THE GRILL PEELED). THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 225,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I BOUGHT 4 TIRES FROM SULLIVAN TIRES IN SCARBOROUGH, MAINE ON ROUTE 1. I PAID FOR THE UPGRADED QUALITY TIRES BY THEIR RECOMMENDATION. THE TIRES WERE GUARANTEED FOR 25,000 MILES. AFTER 14,000 MILES, ONE OF THE FOUR TIRES BEGAN TO HAVE IRREGULAR WEAR UNTIL ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY BALD. THE OTHER 3 TIRES ARE STILL LIKE NEW. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO THEM ASSUMING THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THIS TIRE. THEY TOLD ME TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK, THEY WERE TOO BUSY. I EXPLAINED THE ENTIRE SITUATION TO THEM, BUT WHEN I RETURNED THE NEXT WEEK, THE SAME PERSON HAD FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT MY ISSUE. I EXPLAINED IT AGAIN. I HAD TO LEAVE MY TRUCK FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE TIRE. I HAD A FRIEND PICK ME UP. I LEFT MY PHONE NUMBER FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME AND AFTER 3 HOURS WHEN I DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM I CALLED. THEY DID NOT OR WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS TIRE. THEY ACCUSED ME OF MANY THINGS THAT WERE NOT TRUE, LIKE I HAD NEW TIE-ROD ENDS PUT ON, DID NOT BALANCE THEM, DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIR IN IT, ETC...I SPOKE FIRST TO THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, THEN TO THE MANAGER WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER DAY NEXT WEEK SO THEY COULD DO A ALIGNMENT CHECK. THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ALIGN IT, JUST CHECK IT. BUT BY THIS TIME, I DID NOT TRUST THEM AND DID NOT WANT TO WASTE ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR TIRES OR THEIR WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. I AM DISGUSTED AND I FEEL THAT OTHER CONSUMERS SHOULD BE WARNED BEFORE CONSIDERING SULLIVAN TIRES. I PLAN ON TAKING

THE FORD BRONCO WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. OVERNIGHT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE FRONT CONSOLE OF THE CAR AND BELOW THE DASHBOARD. THE HOTTEST POINT OF THE FIRE WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHERE THE METAL TURNED WHITE AND DESTROYED THE PAINT. A CLAIM FILED WITH FORD WAS FILED AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ISSUED A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE FIRE. FORD DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE SWITCH, WHICH, ACCORDINGLY TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WAS NOT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. *NM

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE 1996 FORD BRONCO CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. *TS FORD RECALL #05S28. AN ADDITIONAL THREE-MONTH DELAY WAS ISSUED BEFORE THE REPAIR COULD TAKE PLACE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS IRRESPONSIBLE OF FORD. *SC

1. GENERAL USE OF THE VEHICLE 2. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. BRAKE FLUID DARK/LEAKING OUT. BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. 3. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW SWITCH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 FORD BRONCO. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN EARLY JUNE 2005. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE WIRE CLUSTER THAT CONNECTED INTO THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING UNUSUALKY BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. CONTACT ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. HEARD ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL BUT DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO IT. THIS WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY BYPASSING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WIRING IT. INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT 1996 FORD BRONCO XL CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT ON JUNE 5, 2005. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT FRONT FENDER WELL RIGHT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN JUST FINE BEFORE THIS. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS POINT. THERE WAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPORTMENT REPORTS. THERE WAS NO INSURANCE REPORT. DRIVER HAD NOT SMELLED ANY SMOKE OR SEEN ANY SMOKE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE ARE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS MOVED BY THE CONSUMER. THE OWNER GOING TO TAKE MORE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE FOR ODI.*AK

DT: THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FIRE MARSHAL SAID IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE INSURANCE AGENCY CAME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *SC *JB

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE SWITCH. MY FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. I WENT TO MY GARAGE AND FOUND THAT A FUSE HAD BLOWN. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE, THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY, LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BRAKE FLUID TANK, IMMEDIATELY IGNIGHTED, WHICH DESTROYED THE SWITCH AND MELTED PART OF THE BRAKE FLUID. WE PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER, BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH, AND IT NOW SEEMS TO BE WORKING OK. I HAD FIGURED IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, UNTIL I LEARNED IT HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THAT A "PARTIAL" RECALL HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY FORD, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. NOW I'M AFRAID I MAY HAVE ANOTHER FIRE. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS BY WATCHING A CNN NEWS STORY ON THE PROBLEM.

WHILE CLEANING MY 96 BRONCO I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING IT, I SAW THE CRUISE CONTROL BOX TO BE SMOKING HEAVILY. I POURED WATER ON IT AND COOLED DOWN THE SUPERHEATED DEVICE. EXCEPT FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, I DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. LATELY I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS INTO POTENTIAL SYSTEMATIC DEFECTS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL OF FORD TRUCKS AND EXTENSIVE RECALLS DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ARE MATCHING WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR - I SEEM TO JUST HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO BE PRESENT. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY CAR DEALER AND TO FORD BUT BOTH DENIED A CLAIM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY KIND OF VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON FORD F150 TRUCKS BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY REGARDING THE BRONCO MODEL WHICH IS SURPRISING SINCE BOTH CARS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE FLAT BED.

CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. REPLACED FUSE AND IT BLEW AND STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR CRUISE. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE CRUISE GOES BAD AND CAUSES FUSE TO BLOW AND CRUISE DOES NOT WORK AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. AFTER FINDING THE PROBLEM I REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH A NEW ONE FROM MOSES FORD. WITHIN TWO WEEKS FUSE BLOWN AGAIN AND SWITCH WAS BAD AGAIN. WHEN SWITCH GOES BAD IT ALLOWS BRAKE FLUID THROUGH SWITCH AND ONTO THE WIRING LEACHING UP HARNESS AND TO A LARGER HARNESS AND THE FLUID CAUSED A SHORT WHICH MELTED HARNESS. I FORTUNATELY SAW IT HAD MELTED AND HAVE LEFT HARNESS UNPLUGGED SINCE. NOW BECAUSE OF THE TWO DEFECTIVE SWITCHES IT RUINED CRUISE SERVO AND HARNESS. I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF BRAKE LIGHTS BEING OUT UNTIL MY WIFE FOLLOWED ME HOME ONE NIGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CRUISE PROBLEM. FAILURE IS NOT CORRECTED AS THE DESIGN OF THE SWITCH IS POOR AND EACH ONE RESULTS IN SAME PROBLEM AND NOW MELTED HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED, WHICH ENTAILS REPLACING THE ENTIRE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF $400 PLUS LABOR. THERE IS A RECALL PENDING ON F150 FROM 1995-1999 BUT BRONCO IS NOT LISTED WHEN IN FACT THE BRONCO USES THE SAME HARNESS AND SWITCH AS THE F150. SAW THE ARTICLE ONLINE HEREHTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/BUSINESS/WIRESTORY?ID=608161*AK

WHILE PARKED FOR TWENTY HOURS CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IGNITIED BY ITSELF. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO SAVE THE VEHICLE.*AK

IN REGAURD TO INVESTIGATION EA 05-005 HEADED UP BY BRUCE YORK; I HAVE A 1996 FORD BRONCO THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH ALSO SHORTED OUT. IT DID NOT RESULT IN A FIRE BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE WIRES ARE BURNT RIGHT NEXT TO THE SWITCH AND THE SWITCH IS FULL OF FLUID. I CURRENTLY DRIVE IT AS IS WITH THE WIRES PULLED AWAY BUT EVERY THING IS STILL IN THE TRUCK IF ANY INVESTIGATORS WANT TO SEE IT. I SEE NO MENTION OF THE BRONCO IN THE INVESTIGATION BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME. I WAS FORTUNATE. NO FIRE

THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER OVERHEATED AND CHARRED THE AREA. REPLACED SWITCH AND CONTROL MODULE. *AK

1996 FORD BRONCO, BURNED TO THE GROUND / A TOTAL LOSS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT I KNEW OF. I HAD A FUEL PUMP PUT IN 4 MONTHS PRIOR FROM MY MECHANIC. THE FIRE STARTED UP FRONT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND MOVED TOWARDS THE REAR. EVERYTHING WAS IN SOME FORM OF MELTED AND OR JUST ASHES. *AK

AT APPROXIMATELY 2AM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY NEIGHBOR INFORMING ME THAT MY 1996 FORD BRONCO WAS ON FIRE. WHEN I RAN OUTSIDE, THERE WERE FLAMES "SHOOTING" SEVERAL FEET INTO THE AIR. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FRONT TIRES HAD BLOWN FROM THE HEAT AND THE FIRE HAD MELTED THE DASH AND WAS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THEIR ARRIVAL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS (I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES). THE FIRE SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE THAT WAS THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE WAS THE HOTTEST. (THE LEAD WHEEL WEIGHTS ACTUALLY MELTED) SINCE THEN I HAVE HEARD QUITE A FEW STORIES OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH WITH FORD BRONCOS, EXPLORERS, AND F150 PICK UPS OF MODEL YEARS RANGING FROM 1996 THROUGH 2002. ONE OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THESE EVENTS, ACCORDING TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLES THAT BURNT HAD FAILED. THAT WAS TRUE WITH MY VEHICLE. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT WORKED FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.*AK

THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF PARK ONE MORNING AND HAD TO REPLACE A FUSE. JUST AFTER VEHICLE STARTED SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW A FIRE AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER. *AK THE MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SWITCH AND CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. *SC

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ROUTE. FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE/VIBRATION. HE CONTACTED ME LATER TO ADVISE THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE ONLY THINGS RETAINING THE SPRING WERE GRAVITY AND GOD. *AK

THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT PRODUCT AND SERVICES . PRODUCT BEING 1996-97 MODEL VEHICLE FORD BRONCO VIN [XXX]. VEHICLE HAS BUILT-IN CONTROL AND ROLLOVER PROBLEMS BY DESIGN. THIS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. WITH THE BRONCO CRASHING OFF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE MARCH 2, 1997 LOCATED IN MICHIGAN KILLING [XXX] OUR SON. THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW, IN 1996 AND MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY KEEPING VEHICLE IN ITS LANE OF TRAVEL, IT WOULD DRIFT AND BOUNCE ABOUT THE ROAD THERE WAS A ROLLOVER OF THIS VEHICLE AFTER IT IMPACTED A CURB ON MAY 11 1996. SERVICES BEING THE FORD BRONCO WAS TAKEN TO ROMEO FORD DEALERSHIP IN ROMEO MICHIGAN JAN 13 ,1997. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FATAL CRASH. THE TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING PULLING TO ONE SIDE, STEERING INSTABILITY AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STILL HAD A HANDLING PROBLEM BUT THE FATALITY HAPPENED BEFORE THAT COULD TAKE PLACE. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT HE'S NOT 100% SURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE HAD COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PH THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND BURST WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING FLUID TO LEAK. SCC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CRUISE CONTROL AND DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. FRONT END IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, RADIATOR CAP, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE STRUTS THAT HOLD THE BACK WINDOW AND DOOR DID NOT HOLD, SPRINGS FOR THE BACK DOOR ARE INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED ADJUSTMENT, BALL IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT ADJUSTS THE DRIVER SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, GROUND CABLE ON THE BATTERY BROKE CAUSING COMPUTER TO BE INOPERATIVE, STARTER SWITCH, SOLENOID, LOCK CYLINDER, CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND TEM SENSOR WERE REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND VENTS DO NOT WORK. *SLC

AFTER TURNING ON REAR DEFOGGER, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB THAT STATES THE CURRENT WEATHERSTRIP CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE SILVER IN THE HEATING ELEMENT AND REPLACING THE GLASS ONLY MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO ENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND 4-WHEEL WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE 4 WHEEL WAS ENGAGED, BUT IT WAS NOT. THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM COULD GIVE YOU A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY IF YOU WERE TO BELIEVE THE INDICATION LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE FAULTY SYSTEM AT NO COST. *YH

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY FORD BRONCO JUMPED OUT OF PARK WHILE RUNNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK INTO A DITCH CAUSING AROUND 2,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS OR I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT. I WISH FORD WOULD FIX MY VEHICLE AND REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE WORK THIS PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO ME, LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT IN THIS ONE. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

02 SENSOR BURNED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. ALSO, THIS CAUSED RADIO/ SPEEDOMETER TO BURN OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FIXED PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. OCCURRED TWICE. *AK

THROTTLE GOT STUCK, AND VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN.

SIZE: 31X10.50R15LT 109Q M/S RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ROLLED. THE DRIVERS SEATBELT FAILED AND HE WAS EJECTED. FIVE PASSANGERS WERE EJECTED. ALL INJURED WITH ONE FATALITY. I-10 EASTBOUND 37 MILE MARKER GRANT COUNTY NEW MEXICO.( DOT NUMBER: VD60AW3527 TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50R1 )

THE WELDED BODY PANELS MAKING UP THE TAILGATE ARE STRESS CRACKED. THE EXTERIOR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE CATCH IS MOUNTED ON THE TAILGATE PANELS AND THE OPENING AND CLOSING CAUSES THIS PANEL TO FLEX; HENCE THE CRACK.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND HEARD A BANG SOUND LIKE A GUN BEING FIRED . THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION OF GLASS SHATTERING COMING FROM THE REAR WINDOW, EVERYWHERE. BE ADVISED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *AK

THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY PERFORMS POORLY, THE HUBS AND SEALS ARE IMPROPERLY GREASED FROM THE FACTORY CAUSING THEM TO MAKE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE LIKE THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. NLM

BACK ELECTRIC WINDOW IMPLODES THROWING GLASS INTO THE BRONCO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT IMPLODED WE WERE SITTING IN THE BRONCO (IT WAS NOT RUNNING) THE SENCOND TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING. THE SOUND IS SO LOUD WE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD FROM FEAR. NEITHER TIME WE WERE USING THE BACK WINDOW. I AM AFRAID THAT EITHER THE GLASS BLOWING IN WILL HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE THE DRIVER TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE UNIT IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. I WANT TO FIND OUT IF OTHER BRONCO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU MYRA HOPPER *AK

TRUCK BOUNCES OFF TO ANOTHER LANE WHEN DRIVING ON BUMBY ROADS AT ANY SPEED OVER 35MPH..TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING IN AN EMERGENCY...TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND DEALER CAN FIX OR FIXES SOMETHING ELSE..4 WHEEL DIVE COMES ON AND OFF BY IT SELF BEEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES. *AK

SPARE TIRE LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT REMAIN SECURELY LOCKED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SPARE TIRE TO COME OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER COLLAPSED BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THE HINGE SNAPPED INSIDE THE WELL. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK