What I hate about my Bronco, you? (edit) Or maybe I should have called it "What would you want if you were designing it"

[GoHawks63]

Better belly clearance out of the box. Floor drains that make the water actually want to go out of the floor drains. A fold down rear gate with internal rear window like the 78-96 had would have been cool.

I have a couple of theories and reasons on why the Bronco doesn't have a rear window that rolls into the tailgate (a la 4Runner), and I think it has to do with the soft/hardtop option.

1. I would imagine you couldn't have a rear window with a soft top as it wouldn't be able to seal. They would have to design two different tailgates. One with a motor for hard tops with a real window and one without for the soft tops.

2. If #1 is correct and you purchased a soft top and later wanted a hard top you may be limited in your ability to do so, or you would just have to settle with not having a rear window that drops into the tailgate.

3. From a liability perspective I could see someone removing their tops and raising the rear window while driving at highway speeds resulting in that window acting like an airbrake and possibly flying off.

4. Inevitable sealing issues when removing and reinstalling the hard top with the window.

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[Valhalla]

I have a couple of theories and reasons on why the Bronco doesn't have a rear window that rolls into the tailgate (a la 4Runner), and I think it has to do with the soft/hardtop option.

1. I would imagine you couldn't have a rear window with a soft top as it wouldn't be able to seal. They would have to design two different tailgates. One with a motor for hard tops with a real window and one without for the soft tops.

2. If #1 is correct and you purchased a soft top and later wanted a hard top you may be limited in your ability to do so, or you would just have to settle with not having a rear window that drops into the tailgate.

3. From a liability perspective I could see someone removing their tops and raising the rear window while driving at highway speeds resulting in that window acting like an airbrake and possibly flying off.

4. Inevitable sealing issues when removing and reinstalling the hard top with the window.

1,2,4 the 78-96 have aftermarket soft tops that work fine.

 

[mdainsd]

Like most everyone I hate the auto stop/start. I miss cooled seats.
Specific to my Stroppe edition:
No power seats at this price level?
What happened to the wireless charging?
Interior lighting is poor at best.
The headlights dont seem to want to auto high/low beam, Meh, not a big deal.
While I really like what Ford did with this model, they just dropped the ball when it came to the grill.
So with almost 100 miles on the clock Im redoing the front of the vehicle.

 

[Marc L]

No power seats at this price level?
What happened to the wireless charging?
The headlights dont seem to want to auto high/low beam, Meh, not a big deal.

I would spend money on almost any feature besides power seats. We've had them in a few cars and don't get excited about. Ventilated/cooled seats would cost the mfg less than powered seats.
We have 7MT so we never had that option plus we have phones that don't support that.
My wife's first annoyance was the auto high beams and the only setting we've changed with 20k miles.

 

[JC-]

I would like to add that I dislike the lack of drip rails like the Wrangler has so you can have your window down without water pouring on you when you turn first thing in the morning, from the dew the night before.

 

[JC-]

While I really like what Ford did with this model, they just dropped the ball when it came to the grill.
So with almost 100 miles on the clock Im redoing the front of the vehicle.

Same - My Heritage style grill will arrive Tuesday for my Stroppe.

 

[davebdave]

When I saw this thread I thought what could I possibly hate about my Bronco? At about 120 miles since new I noticed that when I tried to creep forward in traffic by releasing the clutch without using the gas pedal the computer wouldn’t allow the rpm to drop below 1000 and then it jumped to 1500 shooting me forward. What the heck was that? Google says it’s Anti-stall. I Hate it!!!! Please someone tell me how to turn it off!!!!

 

[Gene Dios]

I'm sure others have experienced this. But I hate the attention it attracts. Living in a beach community and one that prides themself on their physical fitness, I expected more girls to be attracted to my Bronco. Instead, mostly old dudes want to admire the Bronco.

I had an 'old' dude (not a crazy, he was actually a commercial pilot) come into the restaurant I was eating at, track me down, and ask me about the bronco for the duration of my meal. He wasn't also eating, he only came in to seek me out.

Guy, if you're on here, let's play some golf!

 

[Marc L]

I can be that person as I will ask people about their Bronco or even how someone like their Maverick as I was curious since it is the same platform.
The weirdest thing with the car the Bronco replaced 2012 Nissan XTerra Pro 4X. I saw person this week at the dog park who had the exact same model and color. He came into the park and he had an Australian Shepherd also. Totally strange, except he had an automatic instead, what a loser ;-)

 

[DALOLA]

I can be that person as I will ask people about their Bronco or even how someone like their Maverick as I was curious since it is the same platform.

The Maverick is on the same platform as the Bronco SPORT/Escape, NOT the Bronco, FYI....

 

[rpaluch1]

Just a note to all you HATERS. Do something about it. Stop start can be disabled. Read this forum and you can do it yourself along with some other changes. It’s a cheap purchase. Aka the double honk when you’re not in your car and it’s running. Simply fix it. That’s what neat about the Bronco you can change things.

 

[Marc L]

The Maverick is on the same platform as the Bronco SPORT/Escape, NOT the Bronco, FYI....

You are right
https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-motor-company-platforms/ford-t6-platform/
it is the Ranger not the Maverick. There is a lot of sloppiness by in searches and articles dropping the Sport designation. Ford does long-term damage to the Bronco brand by having the Sport.

 

[skyhunter]

A front grille with the edge body color and the center in galvanized stamped steel like the 1st Gen. Would look really nice.

 

[skyhunter]

Ford's new crew seems to not be well versed in Ford history, or they don't care. The Maverick should have been called a Ranchero since it is basically a unibody crossover more close to a car platform than a traditional SUV that is built on a pick up chassis. The Maverick was a car after all.

The 4 door should have been called a Bronco II (just kidding) a Bronco IV. The sport would have been better as a Maverick or a Fairlane.

 

[skyhunter]

Some of you walked right past the Explorers in the Ford showroom.

When I was forced to drive an Explorer when they used up the last of the Crown Vic's I switched to a walking beat and a bicycle in the summer. 8+ hours in an Explorer sucked the life out of me.

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