1988 FORD BRONCO — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
68
Owner Complaints
1
Recall
0
Service Bulletins
1
Investigation
Overview of the 1988 FORD BRONCO
The 1988 FORD BRONCO has received a total of 68 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There has been 1 recall campaign affecting this vehicle, covering issues with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. The most commonly reported problems involve the Electrical Systemignitionswitch (9 complaints), Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline (9 complaints), and Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator (4 complaints).
Recalls for the 1988 FORD BRONCO
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 1988 FORD BRONCO, potentially affecting up to 7,900,000 vehicles.
Recall 96V071000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
| 7,900,000 vehicles affected
Defect: THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 1988 FORD BRONCO
68 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1988 FORD BRONCO. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, AND FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK
THE ENGINE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK THREE ENGINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. IN TWO OF THE INCIDENTS, THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INJURY. BOTH ENGINES FAILED AFTER 50-60 MILES ON THEM. *PH *JB
SIDEWALL BUBBLED OUT IN TWO PLACES.*AK
THE VEHICLES ALTERNATOR BURNED UP, CONSUMER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND COMPLETED WORK THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FORD TO HELP IN THIS DEFECT. NLM
Safety Rating for the 1988 FORD BRONCO
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1988 FORD BRONCO in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1988 FORD BRONCO
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 1988 FORD BRONCO
NHTSA has opened 1 investigation into potential safety defects in the 1988 FORD BRONCO.
Investigation PE91017 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Closed
Opened:
FORD TRUCK INCONSISTENT VEHICLE CONTROL.
Other Model Years of the FORD BRONCO
- 1983 FORD BRONCO — 4 complaints
- 1984 FORD BRONCO — 11 complaints
- 1985 FORD BRONCO — 24 complaints
- 1986 FORD BRONCO — 43 complaints
- 1987 FORD BRONCO — 61 complaints
- 1988 FORD BRONCO (current)
- 1989 FORD BRONCO — 118 complaints
- 1990 FORD BRONCO — 77 complaints
- 1991 FORD BRONCO — 37 complaints
- 1992 FORD BRONCO — 56 complaints
- 1993 FORD BRONCO — 45 complaints
Other FORD Models
- FORD F-150 — 45,660 total complaints
- FORD EXPLORER — 42,140 total complaints
- FORD ESCAPE — 34,654 total complaints
- FORD FOCUS — 29,539 total complaints
- FORD FUSION — 28,243 total complaints
- FORD TAURUS — 23,867 total complaints
- FORD WINDSTAR — 19,456 total complaints
- FORD EDGE — 17,247 total complaints