1990 Ford Bronco II problems
NHTSA has received 32 complaints about the 1990 Ford Bronco II, and 22% of them involve brakes. Next are engine (16%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
During a cross country trip we experienced severe tire blow out on our left rear tire at 65 MPH on georgia highway 70 outside dalton ga. The blow our cause our '90 ford bronco II to go off the highway and roll 8 times travelling a total of 250 feet. My husband was the passenger and was hospitalized after we came to a stop after colliding with a large pine tree. My 3 year old daughter and I were not hospitalized. We were all wearing our seat belts.
While driving vehicle, smelled something burning, very shortly afterwards had a loss of brake power, the hub area of the wheel was in flames.
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
Tl*the contact owns a 1990 ford bronco II. While driving approximately 35 MPH in dry weather, the contact heard a loud clank from the rear of the vehicle. He noticed that the brake rotor failed. When the brake was removed from the rear passenger side, all of the components fell out. NHTSA campaign id number 98e010000 (service brakes, air:disc:rotor) was referenced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 164,058.