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Ford Bronco Brakes Problems

75 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2022. Best year: 2024.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Brakes · 2024 4

There was a pot hold hole about 30 ft from a stop light. I was coming to a stop but once I hit the pot hole the breaks malfunctioned. I pumped the breaks 2-3 times. They did not reengage. This fault caused me to rear end the car in front...

Brakes · 2024 4

Brakes did not engage. Rearended another driver. Have not gotten it to dealer yet. Police report made. Insurance working on claim. Need to get fixed first before getting it to the dealer to check systems. Found warning messages in the Fo...

Brakes · 2021 4

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The brake pedal was extremely stiff while depressed...

Brakes · 2021 4

Kepts getting hills stop brake malfunctioning anti collusion failures ant lock brake failure

Brakes · 2021 4

I was pulling into a residential driveway and as soon as the front tires entered the driveway the pre-collision alert warning went off and when I applied the brakes they did nothing. I proceeded to roll 25+ feet and crashed into the back...

Brakes · 2021 2

I was driving on the highway with standard cruise control (I don't have adaptive cruise) and I went to press the brakes and the brake pedal was SUPER stiff and I had to press unreasonably hard to disengage the cruise control and slow dow...

Brakes · 2023 2

when engine is cold and I go down a hill to a stop sign and apply the brakes , the brakes begin to engage almost fully then release and the Bronco lurches forward 6-8" and then the brakes grab and slam the car to a stop. This only happe...

Brakes · 2022 2

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the brakes unintendedly engaged. The contact stated that the brakes were intermittently engaged even...

Brakes · 2022 2

Vehicle brake pedal is very hard to press, unable to push in until the car engine is running. When driving the brake pedal seems it has more pressure and cannot push it to normal level. On the highway it came up brake safety warning when...

Brakes · 2024 2

Brake system makes horrible noises, abs goes wild, brakes click from controller when pedal is pressed

Brakes · 2021 2

Brake fault warning occurring continuously. Seems to be a wide issue with Broncos 2021-2025. The brakes become “squishy” and have to push them to the floor to stop.

Brakes · 2022 2

When braking(going down hill) the Bronco comes to a complete stop and the brakes feel good. But a split second after the full stop, the truck starts to creep forward for about a foot and then you hear a "click noise" and the truck abrupt...

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