1996 Ford Bronco problems
The 1996 Ford Bronco has 109 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns cruise control. Next are brakes (17%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 35
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 125,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 138,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 35 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% 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 1996 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Ford Bronco with enough data (59 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.
Size: 31x10.50r15lt 109q m/s right rear tire had a tread separation. The vehicle flipped and rolled. The drivers seatbelt failed and he was ejected. Five passangers were ejected. All injured with one fatality. I-10 eastbound 37 mile marker grant county new mexico.( DOT number: vd60aw3527 tire size: 31x10.50r1 )
The following is a complaint about product and services . Product being 1996-97 model vehicle ford bronco VIN [xxx]. Vehicle has built-in control and rollover problems by design. This was a contributing factor. With the bronco crashing off the mackinac bridge march 2, 1997 located in michigan killing [xxx] our son.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford bronco with indico thornbird 385* 14 * 16 tires(na) DOT number kpbc80507. The tires were vibrating; therefore, the contact had them rotated. During the rotation the contact was told that the lining inside of all four tires curled up. The manufacturer insisted that this was not a previous concern on indico tires. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage on the tires was 4000.
Head light dimmer switch/turn signal switch. After head lights have been running for a few minutes, the head lights will begin to flash on/off in either high beams or low beams. I have found the issue to be in the high beam switch itself. If this had happened on a busy street or in a location where people were crossing the road it could have been very bad. Research showed this to be a very common issue and should be changed.