Federal Government Investigates Ford and their new Ford Bronco

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation is currently reviewing three separate petitions filed in March asking for an investigation into a new issue with the Ford Bronco where they stopped running suddenly and would not restart.

According to documents filed with NHTSA, the problem is believed to relate to a defective valve in the 2021 Bronco with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine. NHTSA says that "Under normal driving conditions without warning, the vehicle may experience a loss of motive power without restart, due to a catastrophic engine failure related to a faulty valve within 2.7-liter EcoBoost engines."

The documents from NHTSA can be found here. Approximately 25,000 vehicles are affected in the USA.

May 27, 2022 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP22001OPEN INVESTIGATION

Loss of Motive Power

NHTSA Action Number: DP22001

Components ENGINE

Opened From: May 27, 2022–Present

Summary

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received three petitions on March 17, 2022, March 18, 2022, and March 29, 2022, requesting a defect investigation into an alleged defect of the "valves" on 2021 MY Ford Bronco vehicles equipped with the 2.7L Eco-boost engine. The petitions can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI numbers 11461178, 11460125, and 11460124.

The petitioners alleged that 2021 MY Ford Broncos vehicles are experiencing loss of motive power at highway speeds with no-restart due to catastrophic engine failures.

This defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petitions.

The petitioners identified a number of complaints received by NHTSA alleging complete engine failure. The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI numbers: 11459262, 11457360, 11456713, 11456219, 11455294, 11454100, 11454098, 11453933, 11453669, 11452692, 11452595, 11452074, 11451957, 11451503, 11451158, 11450879, 11450871, 11450788, 11450737, 11450702, 11450659, 11448737, 11448461, 11448393, 11448171, 11441831, 11414378, 11414295, 11406545.