Another Sta-Bar Disconnect Saga

[BlancoBronco]

I'm looking for advice here about my 2022 Badlands (18,300 miles). While driving at low speed on flat asphalt, I got the Sta-Bar Disconnect warning some (many) of you have seen. I took it to my local dealer. It took them a few days to fix it. I picked it up and got the warning again five minutes into the drive home. I took it back to the dealer. They called to tell me the stabilizer bar and a few other parts need to be replaced, costing me $3,500 because the warranty is expired.

It seems to me that since the mileage is low and this is a known issue, Ford should step up. If I'd broken it, I'd pay to fix it without complaint, but this seems pretty clearly to be a factory defect to me.

How have you all resolved this?

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[crzyhawk]

I mean, Ford says it will last 3 years. 3 years is over. I'm not sure I understand your expectation.

 

[BlancoBronco]

Fair point about the warranty. Perhaps my expectation that this very expensive vehicle should hold together as well as the Mazda I've been driving for ten years is misplaced, as is my expectation that Ford should take some responsibility for fixing known issues with its product.

 

[Beach_Bum]

There were quite a few of us that realized the risk of the stabilizer bar disconnect - especially out of warranty. For those trims where it is integrated with the As Built profile, it can lead to the Bronco going into limp mode. Some might reasonably come to the conclusion that those trims out of warranty aren't worth the risk.

If your customer rating is highly rated, then Ford might extend a good will cost sharing solution. Otherwise, you might have some luck sourcing the parts from salvage.

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