We love Broncos but… what’s the most annoying “small issue” with your Bronco?

[Ducati1098]

The random, always-at-midnight, hood latch alarm. The dealers I took it to said they "can't recreate it in the shop," so I finally had my mechanic jump it.

It’s a known issue with an SSM. Just needs a new hood latch.

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[carrellslake]

Four years of ownership and the input lag on the gas pedal is annoying. I still regularly don't push it enough or push it too hard.

 

[Phil James]

It’s a known issue with an SSM. Just needs a new hood latch.

Hi Ducati.
Yeah, I asked two dealers to replace it, but they declined. I have looked into whether the hood latch assembly has been redesigned. I don't think it has. Same part number and no mention by Ford of a redesign. At least one owner here has said the replaced part had the same issue.
So, my mechanic took the alarm wires off and connected them together. Forty bucks. No more midnight "alarums". I'm not really all that worried about someone foolin' around in my engine compartment. :- )

 

[Way2Fast]

The location of the window buttons took some getting used to. Not really an issue except when I occasionally hit the electronic parking brake in my wife’s BMW when I am trying to roll up the window. It’s a big surprise when you are at highway speed.

I just did a 2400 mile, two week trip in my Wildtrak. Got in my wife's BMW yesterday and hit the brake switch twice trying to close the window. Gave me a good jerk and said brake will not engage while moving

 

[Way2Fast]

That’s a surprise you only need once

Funny how switching between vehicles can mess with muscle memory like that.

Glad I am not the only one that does that. I did twice in my wife's BMW yesterday

 

[2021FordBronco2]

It hasn't helped me out with the ladies

 

[BluebroncoNC]

People keep buying bits for their Broncos that I must now source and purchase... >mutters<

 

[MachingBird]

Well said! The way I sit and being a heftier fellow at 245 pounds (promise, I'm a weight lifter), it's hard to always see the speedometer. I'd always have to bend the neck and look just below the top of steering wheel to see the readout. I purchased a HUD that projects speed onto the windshield and now I drive like a cool fighter pilot... but not as brave!

Do you have a link to this?!

 

[MachingBird]

I just want to disable it permanently. I can't imagine any situation where I would want it going off.

You can do so in FORscan.

 

[Bronco21Maybe]

The seatbelt thing is annoying, but it could be worse. It could deactivate the ability to put the car in drive.

"I'm sorry, Dave, I cannot let you do that."

 

[MachingBird]

On my FOURTH windshield.

That my wife's phone apparently is the preferred phone. She can be in the house when I start up and it still connects to her's first over mine. Why we can't have the ability to pick a primary phone like most other vehicles I don't understand.

Welp... I guess you gotta dump her. LOL

 

[865Bronco]

I have one window ( passenger rear) that has never behaved. It’s been relearned so often due to not wanting to close on auto up and automatically drops back down.. this window did this so much the dealer replaced the motor and regulator under warranty. Now that warranty has passed it continues to be a problem, but it’s honestly a mild annoyance and life could be much worse. That’s my only real gripe in 4.5 years and 38k miles which I’d say is not too bad.

other annoyance perhaps would be the number of recalls

 

[JLS_Wisconsin]

Pre-25 you need forescan to turn off double honk, now an adjustable setting. But I agree, hated it in my ‘22 OBX. I have also disabled seat belt chime using the hack on this site but annoying seat display still appears for maybe 60 seconds. Would include ASS feature also. But far more things I love and have no regrets. Guess that’s why I got my second one……

I too hated this massive pop-up display... one MORE button to push while driving.
The annoying seat display can be disabled using ForScan. Recommend my post #965 in the forum:
FORScan Bronco Working Spreadsheet (double honk, sport mode, chimes, seatbelts, and more!)
Hopefully my post has sufficient detail.

 

[DEC]

My knee knocking the shit out of the light switch when I get in the Bronco.

 

[bodizafa]

Yeah, the double honk seems to be a common one and mentioned a bunch here

The alarm going off randomly would be way worse though — nothing like that happening out of nowhere.

Has that been happening often, or just every once in a while?

It's very random. Some say it's a faulty hood latch, but I don't buy that. If that were the case, you would think the dash would intermittently light up with "hood open".

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