Base model Sasquatch 4 door bronco for over a year and so far, so good. No build quality issues. Not a ton of miles, but drive it daily.
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Somehow fixed the swinggate rattle when I tried carefully inflating a bicycle innertube inside the tailgate and accidentally went too far, popping the tube. It stretched the metal briefly and I haven't had a rattle since so.... ?
Recently developed an annoying tick/rattle somewhere by the front passenger roof corner. I don't know if it's to be blamed on my dashcam wiring or the rattle others mentioned. Edit: where the passenger side roof clamp hooks, that plastic trim/gutter was rattling.
From the factory it had the taillight trim rubbing against the swing gate. Removed and repositioned, no issues now.
Honestly for longer drives, I'd rather take my Flex because it's quieter on the highway. The wind noise is just loud enough to be annoying at interstate speeds, which is to be expected.
Once I get that rattle sorted out, my biggest annoyance with the Bronco would have to be the navigation display. I want it to stay on the 3D perspective view but ANY amount of offroading (read: entering a parking lot) and it switches to top-down.
I could write an entire novel about my complaints with my 2022 Silverado LT. At least my Bronco wasn't leaking transmission fluid from the factory
Recently developed an annoying tick/rattle somewhere by the front passenger roof corner. I don't know if it's to be blamed on my dashcam wiring or the rattle others mentioned. Edit: where the passenger side roof clamp hooks, that plastic trim/gutter was rattling.
From the factory it had the taillight trim rubbing against the swing gate. Removed and repositioned, no issues now.
Honestly for longer drives, I'd rather take my Flex because it's quieter on the highway. The wind noise is just loud enough to be annoying at interstate speeds, which is to be expected.
Once I get that rattle sorted out, my biggest annoyance with the Bronco would have to be the navigation display. I want it to stay on the 3D perspective view but ANY amount of offroading (read: entering a parking lot) and it switches to top-down.
I could write an entire novel about my complaints with my 2022 Silverado LT. At least my Bronco wasn't leaking transmission fluid from the factory
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Considering you started another thread complaining about "nicking the dash" yourself and looking for a fix, I would say you are pretty high maintenance.
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Yea, take that foot fetish guy/gal!
Lol. Shit cracks me up.
Lol. Shit cracks me up.
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No regrets what so ever. I’m coming from owning many Jeeps so I knew what to expect. Wasn’t expecting a luxury SUV. I knew it would be loud, quirky and kind of janky. But apples to apples (Jeep vs Bronco) I’d say I was extremely surprised how much more I liked it than my past Jeeps I’ve owned. Love this thing even with all its quirks.
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Build quality is lousy but that’s the case with most American vehicles, I wouldn’t call it a disappointment though because I kept my expectations in check.
I wish I opted for the Badlands instead of the OBX but that’s on me.
My biggest regret though is the gas mileage which somehow falls short of my already low expectations. 16 mpg from a stock OBX in Eco mode is pretty pitiful.
I wish I opted for the Badlands instead of the OBX but that’s on me.
My biggest regret though is the gas mileage which somehow falls short of my already low expectations. 16 mpg from a stock OBX in Eco mode is pretty pitiful.
I was never a car forum guy til the bronco. Eye opening experience the way some people are out there. Just tiny little miniscule things and they go nuts. Honestly not sure how they make it on the day to day.
ZERO, NONE, NADA!!! Had over 2 years waiting to get built to read on this forum all the potential problems. Have only had vehicle for 2 weeks but I don't find the hard top that noisy and have the B & O sound system and no complaints there either. Disclaimer I am older. Lack of problem with the top and sound system could be attributed to poor hearing. I still get a big grin every time I drive it.
No regrets at all in the year+ I've owned it, but I knew what I was buying and that it would not be a luxury interior. I've owned Subarus and Jeeps so I'm perfectly content with the cheaper plastics, small rattles, and road noise.
Only issues I've had was a leak at the header of the soft top and a couple paint defects, both were taken care of under warranty.
Only issues I've had was a leak at the header of the soft top and a couple paint defects, both were taken care of under warranty.
Nothing about taking a hose to my interior screams luxury. But it still managed to beat my expectations. It's way more comfy than I was expecting for the type of vehicle it is.
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My regret is I didn’t order 2. I have a 2 door badlands and love it. I would love a base model that I could create a throw back Bronco setup .
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I'm not speaking for the OP, But we all need to remember there are some people that have never really owned or driven an "off road" vehicle. So they are just not fully aware of the "driving experience" for these types of vehicles.
You get someone who gets caught up in the excitement, puts an order in and waits two years to receive their vehicle... Only to find out it drives like an off-roader.
So I have no doubt there are people that regret losing all this time (or god forbid decided to walk in off the street and pay huge ADMs) only to be surprised with the driving experience.
On the flip side, anyone that is followed this board for any length of time, knows that Ford's QA is abysmal, and it seems like it's a flip of a coin as to whether or not you get a good build or a bad build. There are definitely people that have gotten 100% lemons and I'm sure have big time regrets.
Even myself, when friends and family ask me how do I like my Bronco after all this time waiting, my honest answer is "I'll let you know after a few thousand miles"...and that is literally because it takes at least 5,000 miles to find out if you got a crap build.
One final note...after coming from a JKUR, I find the noise level inside the cab (with a MIC) is most definitely quieter in the Bronco. None of my passengers have any issues talking at normal voice levels...but then so far my MIC hasn't leaked and thus no extra wind noise from bad gaps.
You get someone who gets caught up in the excitement, puts an order in and waits two years to receive their vehicle... Only to find out it drives like an off-roader.
So I have no doubt there are people that regret losing all this time (or god forbid decided to walk in off the street and pay huge ADMs) only to be surprised with the driving experience.
On the flip side, anyone that is followed this board for any length of time, knows that Ford's QA is abysmal, and it seems like it's a flip of a coin as to whether or not you get a good build or a bad build. There are definitely people that have gotten 100% lemons and I'm sure have big time regrets.
Even myself, when friends and family ask me how do I like my Bronco after all this time waiting, my honest answer is "I'll let you know after a few thousand miles"...and that is literally because it takes at least 5,000 miles to find out if you got a crap build.
One final note...after coming from a JKUR, I find the noise level inside the cab (with a MIC) is most definitely quieter in the Bronco. None of my passengers have any issues talking at normal voice levels...but then so far my MIC hasn't leaked and thus no extra wind noise from bad gaps.
Um, I'll just say that breaking it was not all Ford's fault.Hmmm. Mine broke because I was a dumbass, I wonder if I can get it covered?
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Let me guess, tried to open it with something sitting on the lid....
