1990 FORD BRONCO Problems & Recalls

THE SEAT PAN UNDER THE SEAT TRACKS HAS CRACKED IN MY 1990 BRONCO WITH CAPTAIN CHAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON A PUBLIC PAVED STREET, AND COMING TO A NORMAL STOP. BACK IN OCTOBER 1990, I RECEIVED SAFETY PROGRAM NUMBER (B(93) ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I IMMEDIATELY BRO...

Mileage: 148,000

CRACKED SEAT MOUNTS ON FLOOR BOARD. 1990 BRONCO, BUCKET SEATS, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 89-90 BRONCOS WITH CAPTIANS CHAIRS, THE FLOOR BOARD CRACKS AROUND THE BOLTS. THIS MAKES THE FRONT SEATS WOBBLE, BOUNCE, AND MOVE, INCREASING THE STRESS ON THE FLOOR PAN, UNTILL THE FLOOR PAN BREAKS AND THE BO...

Mileage: 145,000

CRACKED SEAT MOUNTS ON FLOOR BOARD. 1990 BRONCO, BUCKET SEATS, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 89-90 BRONCOS WITH CAPTIANS CHAIRS, THE FLOOR BOARD CRACKS AROUND THE BOLTS. THIS MAKES THE FRONT SEATS WOBBLE, BOUNCE, AND MOVE, INCREASING THE STRESS ON THE FLOOR PAN, UNTILL THE FLOOR PAN BREAKS AND THE BO...

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS HEADING TO THE STORE WHEN MY GAS PEDAL FOR STUCK. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND HELD THEM DOWN TO NO AVAIL. I ENDED UP CRASHING THROUGH SOMEONES YARD AND HITTING THEIR PROPERTY. MY BRONCO FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS ABOUT TWO MINUTES LONG. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS HEADING TO THE STORE WHEN MY GAS PEDAL FOR STUCK. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND HELD THEM DOWN TO NO AVAIL. I ENDED UP CRASHING THROUGH SOMEONES YARD AND HITTING THEIR PROPERTY. MY BRONCO FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS ABOUT TWO MINUTES LONG. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

FLOOR PAN UNDER DRIVERS SEAT HAS CRACKED WHERE THE SEAT IS ATTACHED IN 1990 BRONCO. CAUSES SEAT TO SHIFT, SINK AND BOUNCE AND NOT FEEL SECURE TO VEHICLE. IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN MY 1989 FORD BRONCO AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AS A RECALL DEFECT. CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 1990 BRO...

FLOOR PAN UNDER DRIVERS SEAT HAS CRACKED WHERE THE SEAT IS ATTACHED IN 1990 BRONCO. CAUSES SEAT TO SHIFT, SINK AND BOUNCE AND NOT FEEL SECURE TO VEHICLE. IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN MY 1989 FORD BRONCO AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER AS A RECALL DEFECT. CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 1990 BRO...

1990 BRONCO EQUIPMENT FAILED CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *TS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *NM

A PATTERN OF SAME SIZE CHUNKS ON THE SAME CIRCULAR COLUMN OF THE TIRES ARE BREAKING OFF. TIRE PSI AND BALANCING ARE EXCELLENT. NO OFF ROAD OR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. TIRE ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD. *JB

1990 FORD BRONCO IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. (SAFETY RECALL #96V071000 OF NOV95) FORD DEALER SAID NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND CHARGED ME $476.00. I CHECKED THE FORD WEBSITE AND THEY ONLY LIST RECALLS FROM JAN96, IS THERE A STAUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON SAFTEY RECALLS AND HOW LONG?

1990 FORD BRONCO I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN TO JIM DOYLE FORD ON DELAWARE AVENUE IN KENMORE N.Y, LAST WEEK. THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE, AND WAS TO BE REPLACED VIA RECALL. THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, AND I SMELLED FIRE.SAW SMOKE. TURNED KEY OFF TO NO AVAIL, IMMEDIATELY RAN IN THE HOUSE, GRABBE...

Mileage: 102,540

1990 FORD BRONCO DESTROYED IN FIRE. SPONTANEOUS FIRE ORGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR UNDER DASH INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED ON STREET. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 140,000

1990 FORD BRONCO DESTROYED IN FIRE. SPONTANEOUS FIRE ORGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR UNDER DASH INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED ON STREET. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 140,000

1990 FORD BRONCO DESTROYED IN FIRE. SPONTANEOUS FIRE ORGINATED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR UNDER DASH INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED ON STREET. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10MPH, THE VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND HAD A FRONT COLLISION WITH A GARAGE DOOR. MR THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY INJECTION BEING DIRTY. SCC

Mileage: 112,601

CONSUMER STATES THE THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE IS NOT USABLE UNLESS THE TEMPERATURE IS 70 DEGRESS OR COOLER, OTHERWISE THERE IS AN UNCONTROLLABLE STALL THAT OCCURS, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO TRY AND GET THE PART REPAIRED OR REPLACED.*JB

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED/IN WARM WEATHER/OR ON INCLINES, AND DOWN GRADES. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD HAS NEVER PROVIDED ANY DATA OR SERVICE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM-BY THEIR USE OF DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED THICK FILM...

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED/IN WARM WEATHER/OR ON INCLINES, AND DOWN GRADES. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD HAS NEVER PROVIDED ANY DATA OR SERVICE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM-BY THEIR USE OF DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED THICK FILM...

A VEHICLE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND PLEASE FILL IN VEHICLE MILEAGE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR DROPPED DOWN/. IT WAS LEFT AXLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE PUMP. THERE IS A UPGRADE BUT THE PRICE IS NOT RIGHT. I BELIVE THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE OR AT LEAST LOWER THE COST. IT HAS BEEN KNOWEN TO MELT THE PLUG ON TOP BUT SOMTIMES IT WELL SPARK AND START A FIRE. *AK

ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF DASH COMPLETED BURNT/MELTED. TOTAL BURN DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT SEAT, LEFT INTERIOR OF DOOR, ROOF, FLOOR. NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

TRED COMPLETELY STPIPED, TREAD LOOKED BRAN NEW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2UL1M399 TIRESIZE: 205/75R15)

TIRE BLEW,FITS DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT RECALL- THREAD SEPARATES,LOST OF CONTROL. THESE ARE NEW TIRES,LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. LOCAL FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REPLACE ALL 4. STATES NO DEFECT WITH OTHERS.( DOT NUMBER: VDVKAXC147 TIRE SIZE: 32X11.5X15 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. ABOUT TEN SECONDS LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, AND THEN TIRE RIPPED REAR BUMPER/ PASSENGER'S DOOR, AND THEN SLID INTO ONE LANE TO THE LEFT, AND FIVE LANES INTO TRAFFIC. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED. ...

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE CAUSE. ALSO, WAS NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WILL HAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY LOOK INTO IT. *AK *ML

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. OWNER BELIEVED THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN SEAT CAME LOOSE AND FELL OVER. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL LETTER. CONSUMER IS THE 2ND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

FLOOR PAN, WHERE DRIVER/PASSENGER SEATS ARE ATTACHED, CRACKED. SEAT WOULD WOBBLE & CRACK MORE IF SOMEONE SITS IN IT. CONTACTED MFG & INFORMED NO MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FLOOR PAN. SEATING IN SEAT THE CRACKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. SEAT IS SINKING FURTHER INTO FRAME. DEALERSHIP INDICATED A RECALL BUT NOT...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH REMOVED FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED.THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH REMOVED FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED.THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND CLIPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

PAINT IS BEGINNING TO CHIP AND CRACK.

HEADLIGHTS NEEDED ADJUSTMENT DOWN DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND IRRITATION TO OTHER DRIVER'S.

TURN SIGNALS FAILED DUE TO BLOWN FUSES.

FUSES TO BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED.

RECALL # 96V071000, OWNER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN DUE TO RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER STATES THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH STEERING UNTIL AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID. *AK

REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID/LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

LEAKAGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK BECAUSE OF CORROSION CAUSED BY RUST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE EXPULSION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DIPSTICK TUBE, FLUID IGNITED WHEN COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE THE HOT MANIFOLD . *AK

TWELVE HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE ELECTRIAL HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE REAR TAIL, CAUSING THE CHROME BUMPER AND RUBBER STEP TO MELT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND DASH. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE WERE FLAMES OVER THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY SNAPPED APART, CAUSING THAT SIDE OF SEAT TO JERK BACKWARDS.

FLOOR PANS CRACKED.

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS ARE LOCKED IN THE ADJUST POSITION, CAUSING OTHER OCCUPANTS TO CLIMBING OVER THE SEATS TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR, WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO THIRD, LOST THIRD GEAR AND OVERDRIVE, HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *AK

WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP A LOT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLOW, TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE. LEFT REAR DRAGS ON GRAVEL AND RIGH...

WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP A LOT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLOW, TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE. LEFT REAR DRAGS ON GRAVEL AND RIGH...

WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP A LOT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLOW, TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE. LEFT REAR DRAGS ON GRAVEL AND RIGH...

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT ON WET ROAD. *AK

DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT FLOOR MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO BECOME UNSTABLE/SEAT TILTING BACK FROM PROPER POSITIONING. *AK

RECALL OF FRONT SEAT SUPPORTS NOT DONE PROPERLY, LEAVING SUPPORT CRACKED ON PASSENGER SEAT.

FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, PADS REPLACED FREQUENTLY, ROTORS TURNED/REPLACED AND CALIPERS REPLACED.

FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, PADS REPLACED FREQUENTLY, ROTORS TURNED/REPLACED AND CALIPERS REPLACED.

FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY, PADS REPLACED FREQUENTLY, ROTORS TURNED/REPLACED AND CALIPERS REPLACED.

BATTERY BEING DRAINED.

FRONT ROTORS TURNED.

FUEL PUMP MAKES BUZZING NOISE.

SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CAUSE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALSO REAR OF VEHICLE HAS SQUEEK. *DH

DESIGN OF DOOR ALLOWED FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD TO CUT TIP OF HIS FINGER OFF BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME.

FRONT BRAKE PADS GLAZED, CAUSING SQUEALING NOISE.

THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WEAR TOO OFTEN, HAVING A VERY HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE PARKED FOR HALF AN HOUR AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DIAGNOSIS: ALTERNATOR. TT

THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT HAD IT REPLACED JULY 1994 IN JULY 0F 1995 HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN . CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. TT

CAR WAS STALLING CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL DEALER SAY THEY COULD REPLACE WITH A IDLE AIR BYPASS SERVICE KIT . TT

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER. TT

REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

32 GALLON GAS TANK CORRODED AT THE BOTTOM, SEVERAL HOLES RUSTED THROUGH, LEAKAGE OF GASOLINE. *AK

THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED PULL THE TRUCK TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

FUEL PUMPS ARE SHUTTING DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AND SHUT DOWN. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

UNDER THE DASH FIRE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LOSSES ALL COMPRESSION, HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT *JB