That “outdated” 4Runner looking mighty fine right about now.

This is surprising........I read somewhere that 90 percent of all Fords are still on the road.......then I remembered that the other 10 percent made it home.......

Yep! I feel ya. Mine just had an engine failure a week ago. Less than 3000 miles. Driving 35 mph. No warning signs. You're not alone. I'm in the exact same boat as you. All the best!

The news just reported that NHTSA is investigating the issue. Having a car suddenly stop on the highway is a safety concern.

As a Ford Master Tech I can say that this vehicle should have been covered under "low time in service" replacement for the engine. Obvious catastrophic failure. It shouldn't have needed to be torn down any further.

I feel you. I had a brand new 2018 mustang that was 3 weeks old when the transmission locked up on the freeway locking up rear wheels while at it. Thankfully did not get in an accident. Ford wouldn't tow it (it was 25 miles and they only tow 20 miles). Ford wouldn't give a rental till they looked at it and they couldn't look at it for 2 months. Then after they rebuilt the transmission it only lasted another month before it needed to get rebuilt again. And then I went through the same issues as before. Thankfully I had aaa. Then when I got the car back again it only lasted 2 days before needing a new transmission pump as it leaked everywhere. Once again ford wouldn't look at it for another 2 months. So they offered to keep filling up the transmission every week until they can take it. This wasn't even all of the issues. Thankfully they car got bought back. Never again ford

That is the worst feeling, to have spent a good deal of money and then end up with a huge defect.

With Ford, you roll the dice with the first 3-4 years of a new vehicle... so sad to see you go through this.

This is a big story now, but you're probably one of the first blown 2.7s. Now I feel relieved I have the 2.3, even though it feels a little underpowered for a car that size

This same thing happened to me. My Broncos been in the shop for 3 weeks now. Mine had to get towed from my drive way because it happened during the warm up. There's about 31 of us on Bronco6g forum now.

My bronco blew up also i turned it back in and got a 2022 4runner trd pro this month.

I have owned 2.7 and sold hundreds of vehicles with the 2.7 and I can tell you from my vast experience the 2.7 is by far the best engine Ford has ever produced. My 2 Door Bronco I also ordered with the 2.7 10 months ago never got it yet but can't wait.

Ford’s recent history with vehicle rollouts has been horrendous. We are not talking about minor problems but major issues. I wouldn’t purchase a Bronco until they work out the first year problems that are showing up. First it was deteriorating headliners and rattling roofs and now complete engine failures.

I just bought a new Ford Ranger with the 2.3 engine. I hope it doesn't happen to me. I once bought a BMW M3 and they had a problem with the connecting rod bearings. The engines were self destructing without warning. The M3 forum I joined had some stories. Long story short they replaced the bearings and gave me an 100,000 mile warrantee on the engine. I ran the S*hit out of the engine and it never broke. I feel your pain. They should give you a new engine. It sounds like they will have to after seeing that spark plug. Good Luck my friend.

My son-in-law bought a First Edition and was super happy to buy his first new truck. Having passed on a Jeep Rubicon, he thought all was well. At about 4200 miles and in the middle of nowhere in Colorado, his Bronco went dead at 60mph. Luckily, he was able to get to the side of the road for safety. And yep, it wouldn't start. Unfortunately for him, it took 4hrs for a tow. After Ford diagnosed, it dropped a valve and destroyed internals in the engine. Ford took 3 days for someone to come out and take a look at it. They offered an engine replacement or buy back. He loved the truck so much that he went with the engine, but like you, fought for full replacement to include turbo system. It only has 5300 miles on it now, so its hard to tell if all is well. These 2.7s in Broncos are problematic whereas the F150 and FWD applications like the Lincoln Nautilus/Ford Edge Sport are pretty good.

I know it's beyond frustrating but I'm sure they'll make it right. Probably bad batch of valves. I've got 7 years and 125,000 miles on my 2.7 without a problem. You're right about the pep of that engine. I still smile when I stick my foot in it. Good luck!

Sucks this happened bro, but thank you for making such a comprehensive video describing the whole process from failure to diagnosis,

This is starting to become a common problem with the 2.7 and Ford may likely be forced into a major recall. I guess the engines basically self destruct.

Man that Sucks!!! I feel your pain Buddy. I hope they get it fixed up quick for you.

Thanks for sharing your story for the greater good . Be aware ( Fix Or Repair Daily ) ford.

Just finding out about these failures. I just bought a '22 F150 with the 2.7 after owning 3 previous F150s with the same engine. The 2.7 had an excellent track record until now, but checking the forums it seems it's only an issue specific to the Broncos. Sorry to hear, hoping the new engine serves you well.

I have the 2.7 EB in my 16" F150 rolling on 6" lift and 35s and that engine still pulls hard and never had an issue; I love this engine and is what I have in my 22 Badlands and I can't wait. You should call corporate to get an approval for a new unit instead of a repair.

Sorry to hear. That really sucks. I wish you a quick repair and the best of luck

I’m wondering if it dropped a valve seat…it’s pretty common if the seat installation process isn’t done correctly at the factory. I understand your frustration…they’re expensive and a long wait.

Yep it’s a thing… bronco engine failures w/ very few miles. Glad I bought a 4Runner instead

Wow what a bummer. 🤯 Keep us updated!

I hope you get this resolved to your satisfaction, I started out as a ford guy, but some years ago my dad and I both had new fords, mine was nothing but trouble, dealer never seemed to stop all of the problems, I had 4 transmissions in 6 months, my dad was have so many problems, he was always a very positive person, he kept telling me it was the new car blues, they all have problems when they are new, I said no way pop,finally he called from out of state and the transmission was out on his ,under 20,000 miles, he laughed, and said you where right ,ford, found on road dead, fix or repair daily, then he sail I’ll come home in a GM, and trained it in after ford rebuilt the transmission a week later, he nor I ever drove another, I’m 62 and he would be 86

2000 miles? You lucky dog. My brand new (at the time) 2021 5500 Chevy Silverado only made it to 232 miles before the transfer case exploded while going 45 mph on a normal road on a snowy day in northern Indiana. It took the dealer 5 months to get a bay open with a hoist large enough to pick it up, and now it has been on that hoist completely torn apart for an additional 5 months while we’ve been waiting for parts (supply chain issues, they tell me)… EDIT: There are currently two more trucks identical to mine sitting outside that dealership also waiting for that same hoist with identical transfer case damage.

This must be a disaster for ford...if these were used as intended you would never see them on a highway shoulder.....because people would just leave them in the woods....🤣

I think this is going to be an ongoing issue with all automobile manufacturers...The government and their emissions standards..The manufacturers are squeezing too much out of their engines...

This is why I’m stocking up on old trucks before it’s too late

When the "Check Engine Light" came on it said "You don't Have One!"

This is a new version of the 2.7 and this has been happening in quite a few broncos. Not sure why but I'm glad I got the 2.3 comin.

the 2.7s are hit or miss. I work at a ford dealer and I’ve seen several come in for all sorts of things. our parts manager has an edge st with the 2.7 and the same thing happened to him that you’re dealing with and car was serviced every 2500 miles with only 5,800 miles on the engine

Thanks for posting! I’ve been holding out for Ford to work out the “kinks” before ordering my Bronco. I’ll wait a bit longer. $50k plus vehicle shouldn’t be a bunch of lemons 🍋 and hack jobs. I really wish Toyota made the Bronco!

Thank God I sold mine for the 392 wrangler never looking back

This happens everytime Ford releases a new vehicle. I really believe they dont test them enough.

I'm still windblown with how all this unfolded!!!!

It's a Ford, you should expect it. My 05 Ford f150 lariat that my wife just HAD TO HAVE, couldn't even make it to 200k without needing a new engine. Bought it for 17k with 156k miles in 2015. Perfect shape, no rust, had aftermarket exhaust and rims. Real nice truck, had complete service record from the one owner who had all the work done at the dealer I got it from. Didn't even last 3 years with on 30k miles put on it, while continuing the routine service like clock work at the SAME DEALER. Whole truck started shakin one night, ford replaced all the plugs, and wires, did oil change for 1700. Drove fine for a few weeks and then did it again. Ford wanted to replace the oil sending unit, oil pump and suggested the cam phasers at the tune of 3k. Slept on it for the weekend and then got a call from the Ford master tech as he called himself, and just said to replace the engine. Ford has tons of complaints on those lariat engines. Replaced the engine for 8500, and to really top it off my new engine was a REDESIGN to avoid the issues the OG with the cam phasers apparently failing to get properly lubricated.

The first model of any vehicle is uncertain. But this is on a whole different wave 😳 Glad you didn't get in a accident.

The evolution of the gas combustion engines goes back decades. Since the, you would think that the engine designs of today would be so far advanced and robust, that bad designs like these would never occur. As I see it, there’s simply no excuse for something like this to happen knowing what we know now of engine design. It’s either incompetent engineers that created this mishap or they used substandard materials -or both.

SO sorry to hear this happened to you. Extreme disappointment after a very long wait. We got our 2.7 Badlands Nov 27, and this has me very paranoid about driving it and distance. We had a 2017 Wrangler that was a lemon, and I really don’t want to experience that again…..

I had a 1986 Ranger, two wheel drive, that lost it's piston rings with just a few thousand miles on the clock. Ford had put fuel injection on the previous version of a V6, and the fuel injection caused heat that burnt out the rings. It sat in the dealership with the motor in the box (bed) for six months while Ford said they were developing new piston rings for the engines. It was a piece of junk, forever after it was rebuilt. It also used to freeze, and not start in the cold. It would have to be towed, and warmed up in a garage overnight to start. Best wishes, and I hope you get treated better than I did, in the 1980's.

You were ahead of your time. Scotty Kilmer just did a video on this on June 20, 2022. Best of luck with your problem.

Okay, Scotty warned us about the bronco..

I counted 3 engines with same issue altogether so far. Yes, obviously appears to be a QC issue

There we go, I knew Ford wouldn't dissapoint

Advice from an older guy here, owned many many vehicles in my life. If having your vehicle not breakdown constantly is important to you like it is to me buy a Toyota product. 2002 Toyota 4Runner 300,000 miles never left me stranded. FORD = Fix Or Repair Daily. Good luck.

I'm a Chevy Guy, and I'm not here to gloat or taunt. I truley feel for you. Hope it worked out for you by now.

I feel for ya, man. This shit should never happen in the year 2022. All new vehicle designs should be tested, tested, and tested some more, until there is no doubt the thing is reliable and safe to drive. For the amount you have to pay for these bloody things there should be NOTHING go wrong, not even a light blow out, for at least five years.

It is my understanding the 2.7 has been out for years. Sure am curious why the catastrophic failures are happening now.

I grew up in Dearborn Michigan... (that's Ford world headquarters for those who don't know)... I have friends, family & peers that work at nearly every facility at Ford... Some of the stories I've heard over the years regarding internal recall failures would make your jaw hit the floor... this problem will only get worse... I am on my 5th Toyota 4Runner... over 1 million miles combined on all of them & the sum total of what broke or wore out??? Brake pads, wiper blades, air filters, light bulbs, tires... I don't buy Fords anymore...

It MUST be said, longevity and American, two words that don't belong in the same sentence.

Thank god I went for the Wrangler Rubicon. V6 Pentastar has been great so far.

*The problem is it's a Ford. Buy Japanese, specifically Honda or Toyota. They last a long time with no issues. Spend your money on something that will last. Not something that looks good. Unless you want it to look good on the back of a tow truck a couple of times.*

Here is hoping you can get your Bronco fixed. The best.

They probably stopped for covid in the middle of your build and came back 3 weeks later. I won't buy a new car right now. Plus people are getting mad.

Well, that sucks! We have two 2.7 EB F150s (1st gen sporting cans and 2nd gen) at the job that have accumulated close to 400k between them! These trucks are freely loaned out to the crew for everything from camping, towing, off-roading (they are both 2wd), moving, hauling and every other “need” we can think of! These damn things will not die! The sad thing is that everyone on the crew owns new-ish trucks that sit in their driveways like pavement queens! I have owned a Tundra, Silverado and Titan in the last 15yrs and have never been interested in Ford vehicles! However, my experience with those two trucks has given me every bit of confidence to purchase a ‘22 Bronco (Feb delivery) without thinking twice!

Never fails to listens Scotty Kilmer Toyota 4Runner sounds good just about right now. Best of luck 👍🏻

The Jeep Wrangler is looking pretty good right about now!😂

Thanks for posting this, I was really liking those new Broncos, but this is a cautionary story about these. Question one is: Is the Bronco reliable, but the more important question is the second one, will Ford stand behind their product and do a 100% repair?

Sad to see this happening ... Quality control is a 50/50 gamble these days ...

Sorry to hear this, what a disappointment! My 06 Rubicon is running like a champ. About to turn 200k. My I-6 will never die. I can fix most things on it and I’ll never sell. New vehicles are such a gamble it seems.

According to Bronco6g forum, my Bronco 2.7L has the problem engine (ticking time bomb). The engine was built in July 2021 (exact build day was #214 of 365 days - as shown on sticker on motor's oil fill tube). So far, the affected motors were built on days 133-281 in 2021. The defective parts are bad valves, apparently a bad batch of valves were installed on these Bronco motors causing complete failure. Problem is you don't know when or if it will happen! My Bronco motor died yesterday. Luckily it died on a less busy street! Its is at the dealership getting diagnosed. BTW, I paid way way over MSRP for this Bronco...

“Have you driven a Ford lately” that sentence still jingles on every Ford owner since 1980’s and I promise you it came to stay around for a while. “ Built tough” they forgot to put the question mark ❓ at the end because is not a statement is a guess to buy one. I am not a Ford hater but all companies are just making garbage to push people to the electric cars.

From everything I’ve seen, Ford has shit the bed on reliability during covid. The 2.7 is a solid engine, but I believe this is an issue of quality control.

Ford is showing people what kind of company they are.

Never underestimate Ford capacity screw up, it has some popular models, Maverick, F150 lighting etc, but it always to find a way to screw up.

Other Broncos also had 2000 miles when the engine was destroyed. Sounds like an engineering problem on the engine. Engine replacement is the only way.

Ford, like most manufacturers, farm out manufacture of countless components in their vehicles to the lowest bidder. This is what happens when you don't keep a tight rein on the process.

We have had no issues with my wife Bronco It has a little over 6000 miles on it now and is running fine! We are planning a trip to Florida soon so after hearing of these issues we just might take my Dodge Ram! I don't need to be broke down 1000 miles away from home. The Dodge gets good milage also only about 6 mpg less than the Bronco but for peace of mind it is worth it.

I just pray it's not a trend that we are seeing here. WE received our 2 dr. Wildtrack with the 2.7, 3 weeks ago , we've managed to put 564 mile on the clock, with that said, it sit's as we text at the purchasing dealer waiting to be diagnosed. An engine warning light came on after a day trip to the local mountains, nothing serious, just some easy trail driving. Visiting the FORD PASS app on my phone, it says we have a fuel injector issue with the #2 & 3 cylinders. The app advises we do not aggressively throttle or high speed drive until it gets to a service facility. The service rep at the dealer said this will be the "Guiney" pig, as its the first Bronco in for service of any kind at this dealer. We were provided with a loaner, free of charge until we get our Bronco back. That was 2 days ago and we've yet to hear from the dealer. Not off to a "reliable vehicle" start and like I said, we're praying this is not a trend.

i don’t understand how ford and gm gets away with this . it should be a crime now . quality control must be a main priority

Good idea to not buy brand new models but in this case that engine has been around for years so Ford needs to tighten it up!

They shoulda just the old trusty 2.9L in it and added a couple turbos if they wanted turbos that bad. My old Bronco II was freaking awesome!

There is a recall underway, as a bad batch of valve stems was given to ford by a supplier, and they fail catastrophically. There are already around 50 reported to the NHTSA. This only affects the larger 2.7 ecoboost motor.

YEAP! this is the reason FORD is moving fast to electrify all its vehicle...since the "ECOBOOST" engines came out around 10 years ago... a friend of mine purchased a F150 and he regretted... FORD TURBO ENGINES SUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

This is what it's like owning a GM truck too lol

Generally when an engine fails at a very low mileage, Ford simply replaces the entire engine turbos and all if there's any evidence the turbos were affected. They often don't even require us to disassemble it any further than required to find the problem. If the problem is common, they'll make the necessary changes in the new engine. The 2.7 has been used in F150s for several years and is normally a great engine. Not sure what changed in the Bronco application.

Sorry to hear this. So many people were so excited over the new Bronco. Ford REALLY screwed up this roll out.

Damn dude-hopefully you get this taken care of. Worse thing about buying something new-and ford had over 25 years to get it right.

Ford had some great engines in the recent past. The Duratec engines were great, I've seen them go over 200K with no major issues. the 2V 4.6 was another awesome engine.

It is crazy how many newer Ford engines have failure problems. 2020 Ford Fusion 1.5, popped the head gasket with less than 10k on the clock. After I started researching, I realized that it wasn't just one engine. Most of their engines have some sort of major failure point. The bronco is an offroading vehicle, it should be reliable. Imagine if you had been out somewhere on a trail in the middle of nowhere. You could have been absolutely screwed. A car that is taking people to crazy limits off-road like that should not fail at 2000 miles.

I’m glad I purchased a 2022 Toyota 4Runner. Almost pulled the trigger an a new Bronco, I will admit the Broncos look sexy, but the quality and reliability cannot be compared to that of a Japanese built TRD off-road 4runner. Good luck bud.

Yeah there are many many many many new Broncos that have engines failing. Wranglers dont have any engine problems. !

Push them for a vehicle replacement, even if you have to wait few months, do it. You might need to write a letter to corporate. They should provide you with the loaner vehicle while you wait for replacement.

Kudos to you dude for bringing Ford’s incompetents to light… this is really scary to me because I own a ford too

The new generation engines that are based around turbos for fuel economy have an extremely high failure rate. This isn't just a Ford problem. Our Edge blew an engine right around 50k. Ford warranted it but the process was a pain.

Pulled one out of the woods just the other day with my Jeep They're cheaply built and don't weigh much it was easy to pull

I visited the Ford dealer today. They want 30k more for a bronco than the wrangler competition. To even call the bronco a wrangler competitor is wrong. The bronco cannot offroad because of its weak tire rods and placement of the rear shocks. The jeep is a true off road vehicle, comes ready to conquer trails out of the box. The only off roading you're going to be doing with the bronco is on dirt roads with little to no rocks. I'm convinced that every single bronco you see on the road is owned by a sucker. You'd have to be completely out of your mind to want a bronco (that has a cheap and lose interior, not to mention inferior offroad components) when the jeep wrangler is available for 30k less.

Back in 1970 I bought a 1970 Chey Impala with a fifty thousand mile warranty put130,000 miles it was like new great engine traded it in for a 1973 , at 28,000 it needed a value job at my cost . Hope they fix your Bronco soon, what a bummer !

I worked during my apprenticeship time at a location that "use to make" Ford valves and Ford front end parts. Like I say, Ford " use to make " these parts at this location. In fact, Ford made valves at this particular plant for better part of 80 years. Then this production line was moved. I recall the change over from this Old System of Valve Making and it took a fair number of employees on the Assembly Line crafting Valves. Then a New really fancy Production Machine was brought in. It was rather incredible watching this new machine punch out valve after valve, pretty close to perfect. But here is the thing, the New Valve Train Line cut the work place employees down 75% on this line. There was pretty much a "Loader Person" and Line Operator, and "Unloader Tow Motor Driver" taking product away. It was fast, high precision, and less workers. But then came the MBA Management Teams whom transferred this Production Line elsewhere. I rarely saw on the New Line, bad product coming off through Quality Control Management checking. So a super high quality product with minimal worker cost was transferred out of this location to WHERE? Now I'm hearing about BAD VALVES? Are you kidding me? Ford had the best of the best product coming off this Valve Line Assembly location, now this?

Ford dealerships are going to need a lot of Chevy loner vehicles while it takes months to fix this problem with the little Bronco. Over time for Ford engine assembly workers😂

My brother got one of these. I was totally unimpressed. It has a gutless engine (that's just when it doesn't explode apparently) that can barely get out of it's own way. All that for only 60K; what a deal!

2003 was the last Ford for me! I learned the hard way as well, sorry you gotta go through this.

Sorry about your engine problems. I own a 2019 Edge ST with the 2.7, only 17,7xx miles on it, never any problems. Performance wise, it’s a great,revvy engine, lots of right now power. I hope your troubles are resolved quickly by Ford.

I have over 5,000 miles on my 2.7 and it's great. The 2.7 has been around since 2015 I wouldn't worry about getting one. Sucks this happened, but overall a great motor

This is most likely an issue that occurred during the heat treating process. I cut gears at a Ford plant, and can say with almost 100% certainty that whatever company cooked the valves something went wrong. We cook half our gears in house, and half are done out. Every batch is checked with randomly selected parts for quality before the outside company sends them to us, or we assemble them. The majority of the issues come from the supplying company. Traceability is very difficult when it comes from suppliers. They probably do these in hundreds if not thousands of batches. Sounds like some one screwed up during this process, and didn't want to scrap however many valves they just manufactured. Remember these are small companies that are contracted by Ford to do the work on the cheap. Likely an isolated incident.

It all depends on what day of the week the motor was built. Too bad we can't request build days! Stay away from the Monday and Friday builds!

Almost every new ford starts like this, the first couple of years is always a gamble. I drove ford thunderbirds and Mark VIIIs for years, but they weren't this bad. I hope they can fix this for you, or they give your money back.