Look at all of the issues with the steering box on the first few years of the JL. While they did come forward with a fix, they weren’t exactly forthcoming at first. I also have had other recalls, reminding me yet again of my Dad’s advice, “Never buy a vehicle in its first couple of model years.”
Indeed. We bought the wife's 2012 WK2 early in that year so it was a 2011 build and not long after purchase we had the issue with the engine where it threw out a CEL and it was the cylinder 2 misfire that plagued a batch of the engines. They knew what it was, how to fix it and it was fixed promptly under warranty without an issue and been fine ever since. It just clicked over 160K last week.
As a Ford Motor Co retiree the Bronco launch is the biggest mess I've ever witnessed from the Company, and I've seen plenty. They rarely can launch a new product without problems, but this one is the worst. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight? You bet. I can write a lot about my hunches on internal issues at Ford that led to this. But, summing it up, between Ford's utter incompetence and the downright dishonesty shown by many of the Ford dealers, the launch of the Bronco will taint the product for a long time, maybe forever. I'm considering getting a two door to replace my F150 when the time is right, which I'd get on my Z Plan (retiree). I can't imagine the BS I'd go through right now with the dealers, even if I got internal contacts at Ford to pressure them.
Indeed... we don't have a lot of room to talk...
