2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT Complaints

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the steering seized, and brakes were inoperable. Additionally, the instrument panel independently shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where there BCM and PCM software updates were performed. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact declined to pay for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated while driving at slow speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test showed that the canister purge valve was defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer was then notified of the failure and confirmed the failure that the independent mechanic had initially discovered. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 53,700.

I was in the turning lane at a light and the Bronco died completely. No power at all. The brakes were locked and I could not get in neutral. Police came to push the vehicle out of traffic but we didn’t know how to get into neutral. After googling that part we were able to push into a parking lot. I had to pay for a tow truck ($125) and towed to the dealer. When they called they said the Bronco went into safety mode because the battery was low. I said why didn’t the battery light go on. There was no warning just a dead vehicle at a busy intersection. We are lucky no one rear ended us because we had no access to the hazard lights. Dealer thinks that the auto start stop kicked in while waiting for the light and the battery didn’t have enough volts to start the vehicle again causing the whole car to shut down. Really that is a horrible feature because again it was dangerous to have cars angrily pull around you because you are sitting there. I couldn’t imagine with the car being black what would of happened at night! The dealer changed the battery and claimed there is no other issue even though the car gives no notice of anything wrong.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle was vibrating and shaking abnormally. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the shaking ceased. The contact stated that the failure had become a persistent failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic to be diagnosed; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that while attempting to open the rear windshield, the lever on the windshield detached from the vehicle. Due to the failure, the contact was unable to close the rear windshield and had to use a bungee cord to secure the windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the liftgate windshield assembly needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

I was in the middle of nowhere in Oklahoma on the freeway and my entire dashboard lights went out. It went black. I did not know what that meant and was scared to death that my car was just going to stop running on the freeway! I have read online that many many other people are experiencing this problem. After they recalibrated my system for the last recall this all started happening. A warning comes up saying charging system service now and the battery light flickers on for a minute and then it goes away. When it happened on the freeway at night all of the lights on my dash just totally went black. It needs to be addressed and fixed. Ford has no idea what it is and wants to charge us all kinds of money to try to figure it out. I just saw jeeps and rams were recalled for a similar issue. Why aren’t the fords being recalled??

When I came to a stop (stop sign) the vehicle's complete electrical system shut down, all went black. I couldn't turn on hazard lights or anything. (seems related to the recall notice). I waited to see if any change occurred, attempted restart, but nothing was operable. I connected a jump start battery and successfully restarted the car... all seemed ok afterward. This seems life endangering as a potential hazard.

In 2021 i purchased a brand new Bronco Sport Big Bend with the hopes that it will last as long as the previous Bronco models. Unfortunately, 3 years later i took the vehicle to a Ford dealership, and to my surprise the transmission needs to be replaced. Being a vehicle that is regularly driven by my pregnant wife is an issue that Ford needs to be accountable for. There were no engine lights on, the only warning was a noise i noticed when driving the vehicle myself in the highway. I understand that transmission failed throughout the course of the years, but to a 3 year old Ford Bronco Sport is just ridiculous and not safe at all. The vehicle is currently at the dealership, Ford has agreed to pay 5k towards the replacement but i still have to come up with more than 7k to get it fix. If i knew i would be having Transmission issues so early in the life of the vehicle, i wouldn't have purchased a new car in the first place. This is definitely a safety hazard and i am sure this is not the only Bronco Sport with a torque converter being faulty, causing the transmission to slip.

When in reverse the rear breaks give off a loud squealing noise. This vehicle has been brought back to the dealership 4 times so far with no solutions we just are told that’s what these vehicles do. Completely unacceptable for ford or any repair shop to say basically it is what it is. There is obviously a defect somewhere within the breaking system/products that ford used. Breaks should not be squealing like that and we shouldn’t have to be responsible to pay for new rear brakes, rotors, pistons and calipers to “see” if that fixes the problem. There are numerous complaints about the same issue and ford doesn’t seem to care and they continue to put out subpar vehicles.

2nd time my Bronco Sport has had an electrical failure . Has already gone thru recall and now has left me stranded again. 1st time in rush hour traffic and this time at 1 yr old son’s daycare.