1996 Ford Bronco: problems, recalls and reliability

“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford bronco with indico thornbird 385* 14 * 16 tires(na) dot number kpbc80507. The tires were vibrating; therefore, the contact had them rotated. During the rotation the contact was told that the lining inside of all four tires curled up. The manufacturer insisted that this was not a previous concern on indico tires. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage on the tires was 4000.”Owner report · Tires · Oct 2010

“1996 ford bronco caught fire over weekend while my family and I were driving home. Monday ford had it towed into the local dealership to repair and now, three days later they are telling me that they will not repair it since I knew about the problem. I argued that I had no idea and they say that they mailed me a card at the end of 2007. The vehicle is at the dealership and they want me to come pay cash for the reapairs. Please help.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Mar 2010

“Tl*the contact owns 1996 ford bronco. The contact stated that when the cruise control switch was engaged, the vehicle begin to accelerate beyond its set speed. The contact was driving 55 mph. The contact did not call the manufacturer. The dealer informed the contact that the cruise control switch needed to be replaced. The contact replaced the cruise control with a used cruise control switch and that has remedied the failure. The contact stated that the faulty cruise control could have caused a crash. The failure mileage was 203,000.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Mar 2009

“My vehicle was parked in the yard for several hours, and I was working in my shop about 30 feet away. I started smelling burning plastic, and I thought that the neighbors were burning trash. When the odor became stronger, I looked out the door of my shop. There was smoke pouring out from under the hood, and from the front of the grille. I ran and got the garden house, and stuck it in the wheelwell, in a hole that had burned through the inner fender. Once the fire seemed nearly out, I opened the hood to finish quenching the flames. *tr”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Nov 2008

“Drove 1996 ford bronco 3 blocks and parked it in closed up garage. Came back a few days later and found it burnt up. Fire burnt under hood and dash. It scorched the vehicle parked next to it and damaged inside of garage. *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Nov 2008

“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford bronco. While the vehicle was parked in a lot, it suddenly caught fire. Flames and smoke appeared from the hood of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. Through numerous research, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). He called the manufacturer and they acknowledged the defect and stated that they would investigate to determine if the fire was linked to the recall. The contact believes that he should have received a recall notice. The current and failure mileages were 136,000.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Jul 2008

“I was driving, came home at 11pm, at 11:30pm the horn was blowing on my 1996 ford bronco, went outside to find it had completely burned in a fire - sitting in my driveway, not running, keys out of the vehicle. Had to call fire company to extinguish, police were here also - did some internet searching to find this is a major issue, was recommended to report to you. *tr”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Jun 2008