1995 Ford Bronco

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/22/2004· TIRES

  I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB

• 12/12/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION/DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS FAILED.

• 12/09/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 12/08/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

• 12/05/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  W/ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION BRAKES VIBRATE EXTENSIVELY. NORRIS FORD AND APPLE FORD WORKED ON BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/01/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION NOISE AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.

• 11/29/1996· TIRES

  HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 11/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE NOISE 8 TIMES.

• 11/19/1999· POWER TRAIN

  2ND TIME 4- WHEEL DRIVE HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE, 1ST TIME HUB WAS PROBLEM, LOUD NOISES COMING FROM TRANSER CASE. AXEL IS NOT BENT OR TWISTED. LOUD WINDING NOISE, EVEN AFTER DISENGAGE AUTO HUBS. LOUD "CLUNK" OCCURRED JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE. FAILURE OCCURRED AS VEHICLE WAS ASCENDING A 15 DEGREE SLOP IN 4 WHEEL LOW. FIRST FAILURE WAS WITH ORIGINAL PART, HUB, AND WAS REPLACED WITH A DEALER PART, SINCE THIS IS A DEALER ONLY PART. FIRST FAILURE ACCURRED UNDER NORMAL USAGE AS WELL. THE TRUCK IS USED ON HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING WITH OCCASIONAL NEED FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON MUDDY TWO TRACK ROADS. NOTHING BEYOND THE NORMAL FOR SUCH A TRUCK. *AK

• 11/07/2003· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE DEWVELOPED CRACKS ON THE BODY FRAME OVER THE DOORS. THIS ALLOWED WATER TO SEEP INTO ITS STRUCTURE AND FLOW THROUGH THE FRAME INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WELDED THE CRACKS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. *AK

• 11/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 4 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION.

• 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: BRAKE ROTORS WARPED; BRAKE SQUEAK/GRABS ON RIGHT SIDE; VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. TT

• 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE CALIPER ON THE BRAKE PADS SHAKE AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE SHAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *TT

• 10/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKES GRIND AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, THEN BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK

• 10/29/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  DIFFERNTIAL FAILURE; ALSO, REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER/BRAKE ROTORS/SERPENTINE BELT. *AK

• 10/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN SLOWING DOWN GRADUALLY TO A STOP RELEASE BRAKES AND IT SUBSIDES.

• 10/22/1996· STRUCTURE

  FRAME WELDING FROM THE FACTORY IS UNSATISFACTORY. AFTER REPAIR PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 96B98 CRACKS AND HOLES COULD STILL BE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME WELDING.

• 10/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE OFF. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED THAT FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE UNDER HOOD. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK

• 10/12/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 15 MPH, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WITH SUCH A GREAT FORCE CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSANGER. TT

• 10/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE SHUDDERS SEVERELY AND PULLS TO SIDE WHEN BRAKING. *DSH

• 10/09/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR OR HARDEN WHILE APPLYING. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES PULSATE. *DH

• 10/05/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 FORD BRONCO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A NEIGHBOR ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,058.

• 09/24/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP.

• 09/21/1995· STRUCTURE

  WIND NOISE FROM RIGHT DOOR.

• 09/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES PADS FAILED. *DH

• 09/10/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR

• 09/09/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GRIFFITH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 1995 FORD BRONCO RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 16, 2015, HIS VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ABOUT A RECALL. HOWEVER, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

• 09/09/2014· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT LATCH DISCONNECTS OR DOES NOT REMAIN SECURELY LATCHED. *TR

• 09/05/2000· TIRES

  TIRE SEPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IM TOLD THIS TIRE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75-15 )

• 09/04/1995· VISIBILITY

  RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW GOES UP EXCEEDINGLY SLOWLY, TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ROLL UP COMPLETELY. *DSH

• 08/30/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMPOSITION OF FRONT PADS IS RESULTING IN WARPING ROTORS. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND PULLING WHEN BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 08/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND PULLING A TRAILER , VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AT THAT TIME. TRUCK IS EQUPPED WITH ABS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PULLING THE TRAILER.*AK

• 08/20/1998· TIRES

  BOLT SECURING THE LATCH/SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF OF VEHICLE DAMAGING THE BUMPER ASSEMBLY.

• 08/20/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *SKD

• 08/19/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  DT: LAST WEEK FORD BRONCO CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT A DAY. THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRVIEN WAS THE DAY BEFORE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. THE CONSUMER SAW A WHISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD. VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THECONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, THE FRONT END OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MELTING AND SMOKING. THE TOP OF THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BURNED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES, JUST A SMOKING AND MELTING. THE LOCATION OF THIS IS DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE DRIVER UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER THE OWNER NOTICED THE SMOKING AND MELTING, THERE WASN'T REALLY A FIRE, OWNER JUST HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE ENTIRE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND A SENSOR. THE REPAIR COSTED $300. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS KIND OF FIRE BEFORE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, WHO ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FRONT END AND THE ENGINE WERE THE SAME AS THE FORD F 150. THE MECHANICS REPORT NOTED THAT 1L1Z-9F924-AA WAS THE NUMBER OF THE PART THAT THE MECHANIC REPLACED.*AK

• 08/15/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE.

• 08/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE FREQUENTLY IS DIFFICULT TO START AND ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM BY PULLIAM FORD FROM 6/04/01 THROUGH 6/18/01, INVOICE NUMBER C19549, WITH A REPORT OF "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN AT THIS TIME". PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

• 08/12/1995· VISIBILITY

  POOR LOCATION OF RIGHT WINDOW UP/DOWN SWITCH. *AK

• 08/11/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE BLEW . TT

• 08/09/1996· STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  WITH OWNING A LITTLE OVER A YEAR TRUCK HAS USED 4 TO 5 SETS OF BRAKE PADS WHICH WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. GREEN VALLEY FORD WANTS HIM TO TAKE TRUCK BACK AS IS. *AK ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE LINING, AND CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH NO RESOLUTION. OIL PAN GASET REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED COOLANT LEAK DUE TO UNSECURED HOSE. VEHICLE FELT UNSAFE WHEN CHANGING LANES, DEALER TIGHTENED UNDER BODY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, REAR OF TRUCK VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, VEHICLE ALSO WANDERS WHILE DRIVING. AIR LEAKS FROM BOTH DOORS, WEATHER STRIP WARPED, DOOR PILLARS REPLACED, STILL AIR NOISE. FRONT TRANSFER CASE NOISY, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO PARK, 4X4 LOW RANGE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, 4X4 TAKES A WHILE TO DISENGAGE AFTER PRESSING BUTTON, NOISE FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE. SPARE TIRE CARRIER BROKE, WOULD NOT LATCH. HARD TO GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION, DEALER LUBED LOCK CYLINDER. REAR BUMPER LOOSE. MUFFLER NOISY. FRONT HOOD OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HORN AND ALARM INOPERABLE. DRIVER INSIDE LAMP FAILED. *SLC

• 08/08/2005· TIRES

  DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REMINGTON WIDE BRUTE TIRE FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE THAT FAILED. . THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE INSIDE WALL WHICH CREATED A BUBBLE. THE RUBBER PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NEVER HIT ON A CURB NOR HAD ANY OTHER PUNCTURES. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE SECOND TIRE FAILED ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD WHICH RIPPED OFF. THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN HIT, AND THE BANDS SNAPPED TWICE. THE TREAD WAS STILL GOOD ALTHOUGH. THE LOCATION WAS ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND THE SECOND ONE WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. CONSUMER HAD NOT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER PURCHASED BOTH SETS OF TIRES AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE FIRST TIRE WITH ANOTHER BRAND, AND THE SECOND TIRE WAS ALSO A DIFFERENT BRAND. *AK

• 08/02/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

• 07/24/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/20/1999· WHEELS

  ALL 5 WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING. NLM

• 07/15/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT T 1995 FORD BRONCO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT ON JULY 14, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AND A HALF. THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND SAW SMOKE, THE SMOKE HAD FILLED THE INTER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD, AND THE TRUCK HAD FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE LEFT HAND PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVER. THE WEEK BEFORE THE OWNERS WERE ON A TRIP AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THEY ONLY DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK LAST WEEK. PRIOR TO THIS, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THERE IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE ARE NO PICTURES FROM AFTER THE FIRE AT THE LOCATION, BUT THE OWNER IS GOING TO TAKE PICTURES TODAY. THE TRUCK HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS ALL THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED.*AK

• 07/12/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY DURING THE NIGHT AFTER SITTING FOR OVER 8 HOURS. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CAME AND WOKE ME UP IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE BOAT SITTING NEXT TO IT AND PART OF MY BRAND NEW HOUSE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE INTERIER OF THE GARAGE AND CONTENTS AS WELL AS DAMADGING A MUSTANG SET UP FOR RACING FILLED WITH RACING FUEL THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED. I AM STILL IN SCHOCK OVER THE LOSS AND EXTREMELY ANGRY AFTER LEARNING THAT FORD HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEMS BEFORE AS REPORTED ON TV.*AK

• 07/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED. *DH