Ford BRONCO transmission problems
68 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,421 owner complaints analyzed
82 distinct recall campaigns
39,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1967 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 233 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
68 of 1,421 complaints match this topic (4.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 480287 · 1995-01-30 (January 30, 1995)
TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM PARK TO REVERSE GEAR PRIOR TO RECALL (78V-201). *SKD
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480287 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 8006394 · 2002-03-26 (March 26, 2002)
THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO PUT INTO GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN DRIVING THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8006394 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10109881 · 2005-02-05 (February 5, 2005)
ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 92 FORD BRONCO ON MY WAY TO WORK WITH A CO-WORKER WITH ME, I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WENT TO DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST BUT IT WASN'T THERE, TRIED SECOND NOT THERE EITHER,I HAS TO GIMP ME BRONCO HOME IN THIRD GEAR THERE BY SMOKING AND BURNING UP THE CLUTCH,AFTER GETTING THE POS(PIECE OF ?!@#$%) HOME I CALLED A FEW SHOPS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD TRUCKS USING A MAZDA MANUAL TRANSMISSION,BEING A MECHANIC MYSELF I PROCEEDED TO BUY A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IT…
Owner-reported narrative. 107,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10109881 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11281440 · 2019-11-20 (November 20, 2019)
MY 1993 FORD BRONCO HAS AN ESOF (ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY) TRANSFER CASE. WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED, ON ROAD AND OFF, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS COASTING THE TRUCK WILL SUDDENLY ACT LIKE IT IS NO LONGER IN GEAR. SHIFTING INTO PARK AND AND BACK WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. THE TRUCK MUST BE TAKEN OUT OF FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN ORDER TO START DRIVING AGAIN. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE DANGEROUS AS IT COULD ALLOW ME TO NOT REACT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IT THINK THAT IT IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE RECALL 93V089000.
Owner-reported narrative. 257,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11281440 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 966560 · 1995-06-09 (June 9, 1995)
AUTO-TRANSMISSION 4X4; WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE THEN AND PRIOR DUE TO U-JOINT, TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 966560 at NHTSA ↗