10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #5

Dec 062023

Bronco Sport

  • miles
I was involved in an accident with a deer. It impacted my driver door. The impact and physical damage were minimal to moderate. However, at least 6 airbags deployed, totaling out the vehicle. There have been some recalls on 2021 Broncos for faulty airbag sensors. There was no recall on mine. Yet, I believe these sensors were faulty as it was a minor impact to the vehicle. As I had purchased this vehicle before inflated prices and inflated interest, my financial loss is great. Had at least 6 airbags not deployed, my vehicle would not be a total loss.

- Esperance, NY, USA

problem #4

Sep 292023

Bronco Sport

  • miles
The contact's mother owns a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the engine turned on and the transmission shifter in the park position, the engine began to rev and the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a brick building. During the incident, the braking system malfunctioned and did not stop the vehicle, and only the driver's side leg air bags were deployed. No other air bags in the vehicle were deployed during the crash. The driver sustained bruising to both legs, a left leg laceration, and a neck injury. The front passenger sustained a neck injury and the rear driver's side passenger sustained a torso bruise from the seat belt. All occupants received medical treatment at the scene. A police report was taken. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The contact indicated that the collision avoidance system had also malfunctioned and did not prevent the crash from occurring. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was unavailable.

- Normal, IL, USA

problem #3

Aug 222021

Bronco Sport

  • miles
After spending Sunday preparing for the week at my small business, I was driving home on the highway just before 10:00PM at approximately 55 miles per hour. As I traveled toward a T intersection there was a sedan that had been stopped at their respective stop sign; I quickly approached and the vehicle pulled out abruptly in an attempt to cross both eastbound lanes and travel westbound on the four-lane divided highway. Though all attempts were made on my part to prevent it, the broadside collision occurred in the right eastbound lane at a high rate of speed; driver's side front end damage to my vehicle and rear driver's side damage to the sedan. Angled in the middle of both eastbound lanes of traffic, my vehicle became disabled due to the deployment of the driver's knee airbag. However, the chest airbag did NOT deploy and resulted in a severe whiplash injury. 1. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request" Driver's Air Bag. Yes, original is still installed in vehicle. 2. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I personally sustained a severe whiplash injury due to the chest air bag NOT deploying. To this day I do not feel 100% safe driving the vehicle as the original airbag is still installed; if it didn't deploy the first time and I sustained debilitating injuries, how can I, or the next owner, be confident it will ever deploy?! 3. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Unknown. Airbag didn't deploy. 4. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Yes. Knee airbag was replaced and all other repairs were completed. 5. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" NO. I had just purchased this vehicle brand new, off the lot several months prior to the collision and it had less than 10,000 miles.

- Deerfield, WI, USA

problem #2

Jul 102021

Bronco Sport

  • miles
On July 10th this vehicle was hit at a high rate of speed by another vehicle. I was a passenger in this ford Bronco sport, non of the airbags went off. The driver of the Bronco and i were both injured.

- Bellevue , NE, USA

problem #1

Jul 102021

Bronco Sport

  • miles
My Bronco was running while parked and another driver struck my driver side fender at about 60mph. Which spun my car about 180? and about 15 feet from where i was parked. None of the airbags went off even though the vehicle should have sustained sufficient sideways motion. The fuel shut off was activated and the radio notified me of a crash but my 911 assist wasn't set. I asked ford and my body shop who haven't been able to tell me why my airbags didn't deploy

- Omaha, NE, USA