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1987 Ford BRONCO II problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

36 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

9,900 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1987 model year. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 36 complaints (13.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior513.9%
Transmission and shifting38.3%
Electrical and battery issues38.3%
Engine operation25.6%
Steering behavior12.8%
Fuel system concerns12.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control
5
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
4
Electrical System:Wiring
3
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
3
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System
3
Electrical System:Ignition
2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
2
Fuel System, Gasoline
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Vehicle Speed Control5
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly4
Electrical System:Wiring3
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood3
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System3
Electrical System:Ignition2
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline2
Fuel System, Gasoline2

Vehicle Speed Control: 5; Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly: 4; Electrical System:Wiring: 3; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 3; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 3; Electrical System:Ignition: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 34 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
7
1996
8
1997
4
1998
5
1999
3
2000
2
2001
1
2002
2
2003
2
2004
1
2005
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19957
19968
19974
19985
19993
20002
20011
20022
20032
20041
20051

1995: 7; 1996: 8; 1997: 4; 1998: 5; 1999: 3; 2000: 2; 2001: 1; 2002: 2; 2003: 2; 2004: 1; 2005: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 3 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 546658 · 1997-02-09 (February 9, 1997)

VEHICLE ACCELERATED, VEERED OFF OF ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, KILLING THE DRIVER. AUTOPSY REPORTS INDICATES THAT DRIVER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE.

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Owner report 807283 · 1997-02-11 (February 11, 1997)

HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR HAD DETRERIORATED, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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Owner report 501546 · 1996-01-08 (January 8, 1996)

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH

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Owner report 819879 · 1998-04-21 (April 21, 1998)

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED UP, IT WOULD SURGES OUT OF CONTROL; WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TAKES OFF. WOULD HAVE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

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Owner report 10011783 · 2003-04-07 (April 7, 2003)

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE COIL, IGNITION SWITCH, BATTERY, EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ALSO A TUNE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT WAS DETERMINED A WIRE WAS NOT GROUNDED CORRECTLY. *TS *JB

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Owner report 818077 · 1997-10-31 (October 31, 1997)

ELECTRICAL: DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO WORK, PARKED THE TRUCK, WENT INTO WORK. 1/2 HOUR LATER RECEIVED A CALL THAT VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED , FIREMAN SAYS SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL, ENGINE BURNED COMPLETELY AND FRONT END COMPLETELY MELTED. *AK

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Owner report 734320 · 2000-10-14 (October 14, 2000)

WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE ENGINE STALLS AT APROX. 30 TO 40 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLS THE CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN UNTIL IT GETS HOT AGAIN AND STALLS. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN ANY SYSTEM .*AK

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Owner report 878061 · 2001-01-11 (January 11, 2001)

IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. HAD MODULE REPLACED 3 TIMES. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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Owner report 725336 · 2000-07-12 (July 12, 2000)

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF LIQUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE PLASTIC FUEL LINES WHICH RUNS FROM THE FUEL FILTER TO THE GAS TANK HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT. THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THIS HOLE WAS VERY LARGE IN VOLUME AND IT WAS SPRAYING ALL OVER THE AREA UNDER THE REAR PORTION OF MY VEHICLE INCLUDING THE TAILPIPE . IF THE TASILPIPE HAD BEEN HOT FROM NORMAL ENGINE TEMP THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RATHER LARGE EXPLOSION RESULTING IN SERIOU…

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Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

36 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

5.6%Usable mileage2 / 36 records
83.3%Valid incident date30 / 36 records
100.0%Valid filing date36 / 36 records
83.3%Ordered incident and filing dates30 / 36 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component198219841985198619871988198919901992199319941996
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

323.1%
ODI 508291

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

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215.4%
ODI 782343

ENGINE FAILED.

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618.2%
ODI 481553

ENGINE FIRE. *SKD

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25.6%
ODI 515339

ENGINE FIRE.

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36.7%
ODI 534339

ENGINE STALLS.

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25.1%
ODI 816269

AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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13.8%
ODI 526906

RIGHT FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SOURC EOF FIRE UNKNOWN.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System:Ignition:Switch
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

430.8%
ODI 510718

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

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323.1%
ODI 504038

IGNITION SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH

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26.1%
ODI 982996

AFTER BEING PARKED OVER NIGHT, NEXT MORNING NOTICED DASH BURNED AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALSO CAUGHT PART OF BRUNT OF THE FIRE. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

36.7%
ODI 800444

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK

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25.1%
ODI 808243

WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE DASH AREA TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

17.7%
ODI 481791

LEFT REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. *SKD

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26.1%
ODI 731261

THIS VEHICLE STALLED WHILE RUNNING DUE TOFAILED TFI MODULE, THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE THIS VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED. IT FURTHER UNDERGOES A VIOLENT ENGINE SURGE WHILE AT LIGHT THROTTLE AND LOW SPEEDS ENGINE AND VEHICLE SUCH AS IN TOWN DRIVING, THIS SURGE CAN BE STOPPED MOMENTARILY BY DEPRESSING EITHER THROTTLE OR CLUTCH PEDAL, AND A EQUALLY VIOLENT SINGLE CYCLE SHUDDER AS IF A KILL SWITHS HAS BEEN ACTIVATED THEN RELEASED AS SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS AND USUALLY UPHILL. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED THE FUELFILTER, REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REPLA…

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513.9%
ODI 544036

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED TO FROZEN THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE AFTER REPAIRED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME SYMPTONS HOWEVER NO REPAIR WORK DONE.

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36.7%
ODI 807177

VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, GOT IN VEHICLE & PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, APPLIED BRAKES (ABS LIGHT ON) TO NO AVAIL, HIT TWO CARS, BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING. *AK

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25.1%
ODI 801033

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP VEHICLE, IT WENT INTO 100% ACCELERATION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. VEHICLE HIT A TREE WHICH WAS (60) FEET AWAY.*AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

17.7%
ODI 967587

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, CASE #:PE87-020. TT

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

26.1%
ODI 814147

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE RESULTED FROM EITHER AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR THE GAS HOSES. *AK

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38.3%
ODI 802409

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING SHE SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE RUBBER BURNING. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE HOOD, FROM THE FIRE WALL TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THE WIRES WERE BURNED.*AK

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48.9%
ODI 800527

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE; AFTER HARD START, DROVE APPROXIMATELY 100 YDS, TURNED OFF ENGINE, TURNED ON AGAIN, HEARD LOUD POP. UNDERHOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE ENGULFED WITH FLAMES, NO PRIOR WARNING; REPORTED BY FATHER OF OWNER.*AK

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12.6%
ODI 730133

EEC TEST WIRING IS BARE AND HAS BEEN MELTING, IGNITION SWITCH STICKS WHICH CAUSES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON - GAS PEDAL STICKS - HEADLIGHTS AND BLINKERS DO NOT WORK - POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK - DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. AIR CONDITIONER CONSTANTLY RUNS AND FREEZES UP (COMPRESSOR AND FAN). THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 1996 HOWEVER, WE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ON THIS AND NOW WE ARE EXPERIENCEING THE PROBLEMS STATED EARLIER. ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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13.8%
ODI 10066482 · 170,100 mi

MY LAST TWO ALTERNATORS BURST INTO FLAMES. THE MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE LAST ONE SAID THAT HE "HAS REPLACED HUNDREDS" IN THE LAST TEN YEARS *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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618.2%
ODI 480529

MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITHIN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE, CAUSING BUCKLE TO BREAK. *SKD

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411.1%
ODI 486429

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME UNATTACHED WHILE DRIVING. *SKD

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12.2%
ODI 802670

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE TRUCK SHIFTED AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLEDOVER AND EJECTED THE DRIVER OUT OF THE SEAT, WHICH AT THE TIME THE SEAT BELT LOCKING CLIP CAME APART.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

13.8%
ODI 812662

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES LOCKED UP ON A 4-YEAR OLD. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT OFF. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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24.4%
ODI 715062

I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER THAT REPLACED THE ENGINE TO INVESTIGATE THE SUSPECTED LEAKING HEAD GASKET/CRACKED BLOCK PROBLEM WITH PAYING ADDITIONAL CHARGES. AFTER A MAJOR FAILURE RECENTLY, FORD REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY, AS I HAD GONE OVER THE # OF MILES (BUT STILL WITHIN THE 1 YEAR TIME). THE TFI MODULE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 YEARS, AND HAS CAUSED AS 4 STALLS AT STREET/HIGHWAY SPEED, PLUS 2 FAILURES AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. *AK

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37.7%
ODI 962355

OIL IS LEAKING ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO VALVE COVER GASKET FAILING. FORD IS AWARE BUT OFFERED NO RELIEF. PLEASE DESCRCIBE DETAILS. TT

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311.5%
ODI 514573

ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED TWICE, CAUSING LEAK.

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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1100.0%
ODI 10097128 · 89,500 mi

THE OIL PAN RUSTED THROUGH. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE MECHANIC AND THE CONSUMER OBSERVED OIL ON THE GROUND. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD RECALLED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM. *TC

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

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00.0%

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323.1%
ODI 10013955 · 106,000 mi

THE FRONT SEAL ON THE A4LD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1985 BRONCO II FAILED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BLEW BACK ACROSS THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING A LOT OF SMOKE. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

25.6%
ODI 501546

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH

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24.4%
ODI 703245

TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE, MAKES CLICKING SOUND WHEN SHIFTED INTO FIRST BUT NO ENGAGEMENT

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

27.7%
ODI 521888

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System:Ignition
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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00.0%

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13.0%
ODI 812032

VEHICLE' WIRING HARNESS/IGNTION CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF WHILE PARKED FOR 13 HOURS. *AK

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25.6%
ODI 734320

WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE ENGINE STALLS AT APROX. 30 TO 40 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLS THE CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN UNTIL IT GETS HOT AGAIN AND STALLS. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN ANY SYSTEM .*AK

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48.9%
ODI 506617

FUEL CONNECTION FROM FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT MELTING LINE AND RELAY. *SD

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12.6%
ODI 730133

EEC TEST WIRING IS BARE AND HAS BEEN MELTING, IGNITION SWITCH STICKS WHICH CAUSES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT TO COME ON - GAS PEDAL STICKS - HEADLIGHTS AND BLINKERS DO NOT WORK - POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK - DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. AIR CONDITIONER CONSTANTLY RUNS AND FREEZES UP (COMPRESSOR AND FAN). THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 1996 HOWEVER, WE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ON THIS AND NOW WE ARE EXPERIENCEING THE PROBLEMS STATED EARLIER. ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection SystemToo few reports for a range9,900 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10064591 · 9,900 mi

MY FORD BRONCO II, 1987, WENT UP IN FLAMES. IT WAS LEAKING GAS, THE SMELL WAS REALLY STRONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A BURST OF FLAMES. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT . *JB

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Fuel System, GasolineToo few reports for a range9,900 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10110478 · 9,900 mi

BOUGHT THE BRONCO AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, IT STARTED SPUTTING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS WHEN IT WAS FULL(I JUST PUT A FULL TANK IN IT WHEN I PICKED IT UP AT A FRIENDS. *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

1994: 1 complaints · 1996: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
1994011
1996000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
1994400
1996100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentVehicle Speed ControlSeat Belts:Front:Buckle AssemblyElectrical System:WiringElectrical System:Wiring:Front UnderhoodFuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection SystemElectrical System:IgnitionEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineFuel System, Gasoline
Vehicle Speed Control—0000000
Seat Belts:Front:Buckle Assembly0—000000
Electrical System:Wiring00—000
1
ODI 766608

BRONCO WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 1/4 MILE FORM HOME AND THE MOTOR DIED, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUSTED INTO FLAMES.*AK

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0
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood000—0000
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System0000—000
Electrical System:Ignition00000—00
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline00
1
ODI 766608

BRONCO WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 1/4 MILE FORM HOME AND THE MOTOR DIED, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BUSTED INTO FLAMES.*AK

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000—0
Fuel System, Gasoline0000000—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

2 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 5.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 807283

HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR HAD DETRERIORATED, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

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ODI 963111

WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH DRIVER HIT TREE TO STOP BECAUSE BRAKES FAILED. TT

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 5.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 734320

WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE ENGINE STALLS AT APROX. 30 TO 40 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE COOLS THE CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN UNTIL IT GETS HOT AGAIN AND STALLS. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN ANY SYSTEM .*AK

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ODI 878061

IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. HAD MODULE REPLACED 3 TIMES. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b