Complaint volume
208 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2023 Ford Bronco Complaints
208 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2023 Ford Bronco, grouped by component category.
208 Total complaints
5 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
1 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, power train, engine. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 5 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 1 injury report, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 22 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 15,443 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, power train, engine?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2023 Ford Bronco?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2023 Ford Bronco
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How severe are the 2023 Ford Bronco complaints?
5 Crash
3 Fire
1 Injury
0 Fatality
5 Towed
0 Medical attention
What are the most common 2023 Ford Bronco complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 85
POWER TRAIN 13
ENGINE 11
SERVICE BRAKES 11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9
STRUCTURE 8
SUSPENSION 8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7
BACK OVER PREVENTION 6
SEAT BELTS 6
208 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wipers function for about 30 seconds on continuous, then go to intermittent, then stop. Does this at all speeds and all rain settings (heavy to light rain). Constantly having to turn wiper off and on to get it to function. Makes it difficult to see in rainy weather. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The wipers slowed and stopped during heavy rain making visibility very poor. I had to manually turn the wiper speeds in order to see the road. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | When wipers are on slow speed, after 17-22 sweeps will either stop, or to slow intermittant, does not matter on amount of water on the windshield. SSM FROM FORD IS NOT AN ANSWER. WIPERS SHOULD STAY ON | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | After less than a minute of running, the wipers suddenly slow down to the lowest wiper delay setting. You notice because, if you're in a storm or rain, you suddenly can't see out of the windshield. It does this on all of the wiper settings. If you're in a bad storm and you have the wipers running on maximum, they suddenly stop and go to like a once every 30 second wipe. you have to constantly turn the wiper control back and forth the whole time you're driving to keep the wipers working. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Windshield wipers when turned on will work and after a few seconds begin to slow, then go to working intermittently and then go to swiping like once every 5-8 seconds. When I reset the wiper it will do it all over again. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | High speed wiper setting runs fast and then becomes extremely slow requiring driver to twist down and back up to reset to high. This is a safety hazard | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | So when wipers are on fast or slow constant mode that they slow down and go into a slow intermittent mode all on their own. After about 35 seconds the wipers start to slow down then after 50 seconds they stop causing a serious safety concern. This has now happened several times. I was unable to see in front of me and almost hit another’s car. There were no warning lights. I am taking to a dealer next. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The windshield wipers will stop, and then start back up on a slower setting. It’s very alarming and dangerous when it’s pouring rain to have them suddenly stop. Ford is trying to say it’s normal but it definitely is not. There’s a glitch somewhere in the motor. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I live on the north Oregon coast, very rainy one minute, nothing the next. Rural area, could be anything man or beast in the road. The windshield wipers stopped operating in a heavy down pour even though I had the setting for the wipers on low. Felt unsafe, almost zero visibility. The wipers did not restart on their own, had to turn the switch on and off. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2023 Ford Bronco. The contact stated while driving in rainy weather at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers reduced speed and became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the mechanic was able to duplicate the failure; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that it was a feature for the smart windshield wiper motor. The failure mileage was approximately 25. | Crash: No Fire: No | 25 |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wipers slow down or stop in moderate to heavy rain. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | This seems to be a very common and reproducible issue that Ford Motor Company has yet to address. Here is an clip from a Bronco forum that I follow, and there are literally pages and pages of owners reporting the same issue. This happened to me last night during freezing rain. It was not just an inconvenience, but extremely dangerous! Doing 65-70 on the highway with medium/light rain and the wipers on my Bronco kept changing speed and slowing substantially over time. I had to constantly switch speeds, change the setting on the stalk just to keep them going at times. It was terrifying. @Ford this is legitimately worrying and I do not feel safe taking trips or driving with this. I have seen other threads with this issue but to experience it is a totally different feeling. Anyone else experience this or have had the issue fixed? It's any setting, the continuous, the rain detecting, any one and it slows super slow over maybe 3-5 minutes almost to a crawl. This truck has never been off road or beat on. It did this over an hour highway drive and about an hour around town on one trip. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The wipers will slow down to almost a complete stop after approximately 1 minute of operation no matter what setting they are on (constant or intermittent) no matter how much rain is on the windshield on my 2023 Ford Bronco. This issue requires the driver to constantly adjust the wiper switch to keep the wipers operating to keep the windshield clear. Ford has issued a SSM on this issue for 2021-2022 Models, but does not appear to be considering this a safety problem. Text of SSM: "2021-2022 Bronco vehicles are equipped with a smart windshield wiper motor, which has the capability of sensing load of the wiper blades coming across the windshield glass. As a result of this operational characteristic/design, the operation may not be what is expected in certain conditions. The vehicle is programmed with protection features to prevent damage to the wiper motor in case of overheating, operation with dry windshields, or obstructions to the wiper blade (snow, ice, etc.). In such conditions, the wiper motor will temporarily reduce its speed and/or reduce area of cleaning until the condition is no longer present." | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Within the first 500 miles on my brand new bronco, I noticed a strange burning smell after driving it one day. The next morning when I started it, I heard what I thought was a heat shield rattle, and as I continued to drive my bronco to work throughout the week the noise got worse. Last weekend my wife and I went on a 400 mile trip and the noise was so bad when we returned I scheduled an appointment with the dealership this week. They apparently opened up the transmission today and found metal shavings and a broken case piece so they determined that mine was not eligible to be rebuilt and are ordering a new transmission which will not be available until the end of March or into April. In the meantime the dealership has advised me to continue driving the vehicle as they do not have any rentals available at this time. I am a certified Automotive technician 15 plus years by trade for a different manufacturer, and I do not feel comfortable driving the vehicle with the transmission sounding the way it does. I plan on following up with the manager tomorrow to find out an alternative | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2023 Ford Bronco. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH during rainy weather, the windshield wipers failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100. | Crash: No Fire: No | 100 |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | While driving in heavy rain/snow, the windshield wipers will slow down or stop altogether until the wiper speed is changed manually. This occurs at any speed setting - intermittent, slow, fast. Very hazardous having to constantly manually vary the wiper speed to keep them operating. Ford says that this is a feature intended to protect the wiper motor from excessive load. Ford is trying to reinvent the wheel and has created an unsafe condition. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The vehicle's wiper kept slowing down to a very very slow pace no matter what setting it was on. It caused the wipers to become so low it was ineffective in the rain and required constant changing of setting to reset, but would slow again in a minute or so. I was driving in the rain at highway speed and rain buildup caused me to exit the highway and drive on slower roads and even then visibility was hard to keep due to the problem keeping rain off the windows. There were no alerts, no warnings, no signs. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 2nd day of ownership and rear view camera failed. Called Ford and they said it was two months until they have an appointment. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Ford Bronco windshield wipers do not maintain the fastest wiper settings. Troubleshooting: I put my bronco wipers in the two highest settings indicated by an up arrow and a double up arrow. The wipers started at max speed, then dropped down to a slower speed after a few minutes, Then back down to an intermediate speed. To resolve the issue, I had to adjust the wiper speed to a lower level, then immediately back to a higher level. But this is just a temporary fix and the wiper will again slow down. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The wipers will slow down or stop even during heavy rain and on a constant setting (not an intermittent setting). I have to turn the switch on and off to get them to wipe continuously which is very dangerous during torrential rains. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | - Place windshield wiper switch to continuous (second from fastest setting) - Continuous wipers make 25 full wipes of windshield then cut back to slower setting - I have tested and repeated this more than 10 times — it happens around 90% of the time the wipers are in continuous mode | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wipers go into intermittent mode, even during heavy rains causing a large visibility issue/concern. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My windshield wipers just slow and go into intermittent all on there own when it’s still pouring outside. No warning lights come on. Pouring down rain, I turn them on, they work fine for a few minutes then stop to a 3-5 second intermittent speed. I have to keep turning off and on to get them to work. Very scary while driving. Significant reduction in visibility. Needs to be addressed. Happens almost every time I use the wipers. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | While driving in mild rain the wipers when set on low or high speed will slow down and stop then start up after a short period of time. Visibility was severely limited, want the low and high speed to be manual control, no automation. This is not safe! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | While the windshield wipers are in the low setting, after about 50 seconds they automatically change to a slow intermittent setting. After they are changed on the switch to either high or intermittent and back to slow, they work for another 50 seconds and do automatically change to a slow intermittent again. This is hazardous having to pay attention to the windshield wiper switch during heavier rain. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |