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Date: December 24, 2022 10:03PM
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/25/business/ford-escap> e-bronco-sport-recall/index.html
The Bronco Sport is a Bronco in name only, and a twin to the 3-cylinder Escape. It competes against the likes of the soccer-mom Rav4, not a serious off-road vehicle. Would you go off-road in a vehicle with a donut for a spare? The full-size Bronco competes against the Wrangler. Apples and oranges, there.
I wonder how 20 fires in 500,000 (.004%) vehicles compares to the EV fire hazard?
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https://www.autoweek.com/news/trucks/a40774339/nht> sa-ford-bronco-engine-investigation/
The immense demand for the Bronco, coupled with Covid and the supply-chain problems, forced Ford to look outside normal sources for parts. The "catastrophic" engine failures were serious, but "catastrophic" is hyperbole. They were limited to injector problems in a specific production run. The subpar parts (and supplier) were remedied with a standard recall.
The most common Bronco powerplant is Ford's 2.7L v-6, which has seen zillions of miles in thousands of models (including police packages) in scores of vehicle markets around the world.