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1991 Ford Bronco problems

The 1991 Ford Bronco has 37 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (35%) concerns electrical system. Next are cruise control (11%) and fuel system (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
37 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 35% of complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 10
Injuries and deaths
3 and 6

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%.

  • Electrical system 35%
  • Cruise control 11%
  • Fuel system 11%
  • Engine 8%
  • Seats 8%
  • Tires 8%
  • Brakes 5%
  • Steering 5%
  • Drivetrain & axles 3%
  • Exhaust system 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Ford Bronco with enough data (17 complaints in that window). 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.

This is the third time I inhaled burnt wire and couldn't get it to stop, than lose light in the dark,and I did once have ford service to see to the problem and they only found battery clamp wasn't tight but no wieing burning, and I have discovery a two year later it losed the light and the plug of the light switch melted , after I repalce it, I still smell the burning wireing. I am getting nervous of if it does catch on fire after hearing of recalled .

August 2002 InjuryDeath

While driving, smeel of plastic burning, under the dash compartment electrical short vehicle burned, will provide more information. Tt

August 1995 Fire

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