We found the following complaints for FORD BRONCO (1989)
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Electrical fire. *sd
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Battery cables replaced. *sd
While driving vehiclethe harness to the alternator caught fire.this part was on recall.
There was a recall listed on the ignition switch 97v-071.but what happened to this truck could have been part of the recall.the alternator caught on fire that was cause by the engine overheating.
Vehicle was parked after being driven, under the dash fire caused by a short in alternator.tt
Horn relay switch defective prior to recall.
Intermittent stalling.
Vehicle stalls at any time/ any speed. Dealer is replacing ignition for third time.
My truck stalled on the freeway twice.once on the bay bridge,the other time on i280.both times my truck was running fine then all of a sudden it would just shut stall.the time on the bridge was very terrifying,if traffic was heavy there definitely would have been a collision.i hope somebody doesn't get hurt before ford decides to rectify the situation.
Intermittent stalling during warm weather. *tw
Ignition coil, ignition switch,ignition control module in distributor has been replaced many times and car still stalls when temperturesreach warm degrees outside.
With no warning my bronco died while i was traveling at 45 mph in work traffic.i had to push the bronco out of traffic, and then wait 2 hrs. For a tow truck to tow me to a mechanic, witha repair bill of $184.00 to replace the defective ignition module.i want to be reimbursed $184.00. This should not have failed - i could have been killed!!!!!
Electrical shortin the ignition,causing the vehicle to catch fire inthe steering column.
Spark plugs replaced. *sd
Had received recall notice (#96v071000) in the mail. Had called dealer for appointment & took vehicle in. Dealer did not repair vehicle at all. Not satisfied.
Vehicle stalls intermittently while driving especially on hot days, after the vehicle is allowed to cool off the vehicle starts again, consumer believes this problem is related to a faulty tfi module.nlm
Vehicle stalls intermittently while driving especially on hot days, after the vehicle is allowed to cool off the vehicle starts again, consumer believes this problem is related to a faulty tfi module.nlm
Consumer parked vehicle in driveway at approximately 4:30 pm and at approximately 3:06 am consumer was informed by neighbor of vehicle being on fire. Fire department arrived to put out the fire. Nine days later, consumer received manufacturer's. Recall notice # 95s-28/ nhtsa recall # 96v- 071, ignition switch.dealer/manufacturer notified.
The vehicle caught on fire due to an elecrical fire that started in the steering column and under the dash. Please describe.
Consumer parked the vehicle at a restaurant and went inside to eat.within ten minutes the consumer noticed fire trucks coming into the restaurant's parking lot. Consumer went outside to investigate what was going on, and noticed that his vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership, andmechanic determined that the ignition switchcaused the fire.
After having ignition swtich replaced under recall # 95s28, accessory function does not operate. Dealer cannot make swtich function.
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Vehicle had been sitting over night when it caught on fire.fire department stated steering column and dash played a major part in fire.please provide any furtherinformation.
Owner states that after driving vehicle 10 min later vehicle caught fire. Owner notes that fire department said it may have been an electrical fire.
The consumer has been experiencing problems withalternator harness.when started vehicle smelled something burning.when the consumer opened the hood, vehicle was in flames.the fire was put out with an extinguisher.the manufacturer has been contacted.
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Wiring harness hasoverheatedand burned several times causing alternator and other components to burn and melt as well.
Vehicle was parked for period of two days, under the hood burned, electrical short.
Vehicle was parked for period of two days, under the hood burned, electrical short.
Consumer experienced some electrical problems which caused vehicle to catch on fire, the fire department could not say what exactly caused the fire.. Consumer stated vehicle stalled 3 times previously.
Vehicle hesitated andsmoke coming fromhood area. Vehicle burned to the ground.
Parked vehicle smoke came from underneath the hood, resulting in vehcle fire.
Water pump replaced. *sd
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Engine oil seal replaced, also thumping noise underneath.*skd
Valve cover gaskets replaced. *sd
Piston size incorrect.
Replaced noisy engine.
Intermittent stalling. *sd
Whenvehicle is driven for extended periods of time in hot climates, it stalls out and dies. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Vehicle stalled when engine overheated.
Engine stalls intermittently. *dh
While driving could hear a lot of noise. Had contacted dealer, but they could not determine whatwas causing the noise.please provide more information.
Went to start the vehicle, flame came from the engine compartment, resulting in vehicle being totaled.
Engine oil seal replaced. *sd
Twice the engine just quit running without any warning, i left the vehicle at my fathers home over night the first time and the next morning it started up. I drove it for about a week k and it just quit running again , this is very dangerous because the mechanic could't find a problem(it started up the next day again).
Batteries continually leak acid, causing corrosion damage to emissions evaporator canister, wires, starter solenoid, battery cables and bottom of radiator.
Exhaust manifold cracked.
Equipment: jack failure, vehicle was liftedand the jack cracked causing vehicle to fall.
Equipment: failure of jack assembly, when vehicle was lifted the jack would not hold/cracked, causing vehicle to fall.
Headlamp switch is the same as on t-birds, still no recall, lights will flash on and off.steering box locked up, no leaks, floor pan broken, not covered due to the fact of not having captains chairs. Should have to do with the strength of the floor not the seat applied to the floor, very weak design on floor pan, would like to see recall expanded.
Fuel lines rusted out causing fuel to run on the floor in a garage.fire potental
Fuel pump failed, causing vehicle to stall.
Fuel pump leaks.
Xlt full size low pressure fuel pump located on tank on top shorted, catching fire, burning melting wiring harness and lines. Please describe details.tt
Fuel tank leaks.
Fuel tank rusted out, causing gasoline to leakonto the exhaust system.*skd
Fuel tank leaks.
Gas tank is rusting and leaking fuel from the tankleaving small amounts of fuel on the ground.please give any further details.
Fuel tank rusted, causing gas leak.
Strap rusted through gas tank where strap and plate rest on tank, resulting in leak.tt
Gas tank rusted out and needed replacement.
Left and right outer door locks failed, preventing doors from being unlocked from the outside.
Transmission does not shift into drive/overdrive.
Replaced torque converter.
Clutch failed. *sd
Driveshaft replaced 7 times.*aw
Manual transmission repaired. *sd
Transmission sticks in gear when downshifting. *sd
Automatic seat belt mechanism failed,resulting in entrapment. Owner uses screw driver to unlatch seat belt assembly.
Front driver side lap/shoulder belt will not retract.tt
The driver seat mount bracket broke seat folds backwards when you accelerate.tt
Front bucket seats mounting structure is failing and seat is falling through bottom of vehicle.
Seat jams due to floor flexing.the problem was identified under nhtsa items no. Sb017182, sb019336, sb019393, sb019395, sb019879, which called for floor reinforcement.no notification was provided to owner.dealer at the time of the sb's was salinas valley ford, salinas, ca.no recall notice in the ford system for this vin according to phil long ford.owner is expected to bear cost of repair.
Dot reference no 954511. Steel plate needed for replacement of seat bracket under driver seat.tt
Vehicle's legs to seat tracks gets stress cracks and seat comes loose from floor.
Antilock brakes lock up. *sd
Abs, brake failure,on wet or dry surface vehicle will skid when brakes are applied.tt
When applying brake pedal the vehicle shifts to the right. Dealer was not notified.
When applyingbrakesbrake lights did not come on until consumer pressed brakes a second time. Consumer stated that someone could rear end him becausebrake lightswere not coming on.
While driving would step onbrake pedal to stop or to reduce the speed of the vehicle, butbrakes will not activate on time. Had contacted dealer.please provide more information.
Fuel lines rusted out causing fuel to run on the floor in a garage.fire potental
Front brakes repaired. *sd
Brakes repaired. *sd
Wheels lock when brakes applied while travelling on ice. *tw
Front brakes replaced.
Brake lines rust out and cause brake failure!
Steering column replaced due to clicking noise when turning steering wheel.
While driving steering wheel would lock up,causing the vehicle to lose control. Dealer was not notified.
Steering wheel replaced due to noise. *sd
The contact owns a 1989 ford bronco. The contact was unable to start the vehicle because the key would not turn in the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer replaced the ignition switch under nhtsa campaign id number 96v071000 (electrical system: ignition). The dealer was unable to start the vehicle due to a defective steering column. The steering column had to be replaced at the owners expense before the recall repair was performed. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000 and the current mileage was 153,000.
Headlamp switch is the same as on t-birds, still no recall, lights will flash on and off.steering box locked up, no leaks, floor pan broken, not covered due to the fact of not having captains chairs. Should have to do with the strength of the floor not the seat applied to the floor, very weak design on floor pan, would like to see recall expanded.
Power steering leaks. *sd
Steering linkage fell off while driving, lost control of vehicle.
Body rusts along welds. *dsh
Paint is peeling from front end and is rusting in some spots.
Problems with stress cracks over the rain gutters above the door.tt
Headlamp switch is the same as on t-birds, still no recall, lights will flash on and off.steering box locked up, no leaks, floor pan broken, not covered due to the fact of not having captains chairs. Should have to do with the strength of the floor not the seat applied to the floor, very weak design on floor pan, would like to see recall expanded.
The floor pan underneath the driver's side seat had thrown.ifvehiclewas involved in an accident or brakes had to be depressed suddenly driver's side seat belt would rip out because it was attached to the floor pan. There was tsb/ recall in all datab93900801 for the floor pan reinforcement(not in artemis).artemis hasinvestigation pe90036, but it's for the floor board.
Seat jams due to floor flexing.the problem was identified under nhtsa items no. Sb017182, sb019336, sb019393, sb019395, sb019879, which called for floor reinforcement.no notification was provided to owner.dealer at the time of the sb's was salinas valley ford, salinas, ca.no recall notice in the ford system for this vin according to phil long ford.owner is expected to bear cost of repair.
This vehicled has a recall on the floorboard, which has stress cracks in it. However when i checked this it comes back salvaged with junk title which voids the recall! now what ?
Vehicle rolled over in collision.
Radius arm bracket has corroded prematurely.
In the summer of 1998 (july-august) i had three tire failures.the first tire located on the right rear failed traveling 65 miles per hour on i-75.the tread separated leaving the core inflated. I lost traction on the wheel and the vehicle became hard to control as it when off the road.i was able to stop the broncoand change the tire and continue driving.the second failure occurred when my wife was driving on the left rear a week later on i-4 at 65 miles per hour,the tire separated and deflated and caused about $500.00damage to the left rear quarter panel.the next weekon i-75 the vehicle became unstable and hard to control i stopped the bronco and found the right left rear tire was starting to separate and changed to tire out.i asked my firestone dealer at that time what they thought the problem was with the tires and was told that it was probably the age of the tires.i replaced all the tires on the bronco and kept one of the old atx tires as a spare on 08/13/1998.( dot number: vd60at4493 tire size: 31x1050r15 )
Tires were analyzed by firestone dealer and they said they should be replaced.not under recall or replacement program.tires were produced at the decatur, il facility were a majority of the problem tires were produced.they are defective and should be replaced by the company who produced them.why wouldn't all tires produced at that facility be recalled/replaced?( dot number: vd60aw4467 tire size: 31x10.5x15 )
I noticed about a week before the tire blewout that while we were iddling through the local walmart parking lot the vehicle rocked back and forth.about a week later the vehicle was parked in the garage and i noticed a blister on the left rear tire in the tread section.i checked the other tires and it appeared that two other tires looked and felt out of round.at that time i ordered over the internet from tirerack.com a complete set of wheels and tires (265/70r17).within the next couple of days the left rear tire blew out.this was the second set of firestone firehawks 31x10.50r15lt m/s on the vehicle.the first set was replaced at approximately 66,000 miles and seemed to profrom acceptable.the second set which was the problem set, had roughly 36,000 miles on them.in thinking back about the rocking motion at idle speed, this was first noticed many months ago.initially i thought the tires were out of balance and would have them re-balanced at either a firestone or expert tire store.the rocking motion at that time was hardly noticable, progressing at a very slow pace until this august.being aware of proper inflation and serviceing of tires both sets of the firestone firehawks were maintained at 35 psi (rated at 50 psi max.).since it is a four wheel drive vehicle alignment and tire rotation is at the very least done annually.( dot number: vd60 tire size: 31x10.50 )
Consumer's daughter was drivingabout 55 mph andleft rear tire began to peel offand became separated from the belt.
Peoo 020;was traveling about 57mph on the highway and heard a noise.she pull over to the side of shoulder. Front drivers side tire tread had separated. Did damage to vehicle.tire is firestone firehawk #ss10 p215/70r15.there were no injuries she also contacted firestone.
My paint is peeling and i was told that there was a recall on this concern for my truck in which i was never informed nor sent any paperwork- also i have been told that others have filed law suits due to this and one and have gotten their vehicles re-painted- if i had been notified i would have brought my truck in sooner- now i have to paint my truck at my expense- please advise. Is there in fact still a recall in effect or was there one i still may be able to get coverage with? no safety defect listed in the summary.
Engine reeved and started to race vehicle was airborne and landed on ford bronco.tt
Vibration in the accelerator pedal.
Driver's/passenger's and rear hatch back window will not open. Windows are power lock windows.
Rear view mirrors do not remain stable while traveling at 35 mph or more.
Lugs:nuts are all loose on wheels.
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