Transmission shot at 85K?

Midwest77

My transmission on my 2021 Bronco Sport needs to be replaced. I have only 85,000 miles on the truck. Mostly highway driving, no off roading. Is this at all common? The tow truck driver did tell me that I should expect to need a tow because I drive a Ford. I'm livid and am now either going to need a new car or shell out $12K to fix a vehicle that hasn't really been very reliable anyway.
Just curious if others had the same issue or if I was the lucky one.

I’ve seen recently, starting at around 50k miles and up, what seems to me to be a decent handful of Bronco Sport owners having issues with some element of the drive terrain (myself included, still trying to figure out exactly what’s going on and how to address). If I were you, I’d try to see if this could be covered under any remaining driveterrain warranty. I didn’t know I had one until I took mine in to the dealership, and they said I had one for 100k miles (for the drive terrain). I’d check with your local dealership to see if you have that and if a transmission replacement would be covered under it. But that is very sad to hear, I hope you’re able to get through this without too much pain.

Agent084

I’ve seen recently, starting at around 50k miles and up, what seems to me to be a decent handful of Bronco Sport owners having issues with some element of the drive terrain (myself included, still trying to figure out exactly what’s going on and how to address). If I were you, I’d try to see if this could be covered under any remaining driveterrain warranty. I didn’t know I had one until I took mine in to the dealership, and they said I had one for 100k miles (for the drive terrain). I’d check with your local dealership to see if you have that and if a transmission replacement would be covered under it. But that is very sad to hear, I hope you’re able to get through this without too much pain.

Thanks. Yeah it seems I'm between a rock and a hard place. Either pony up $12K for a car I don't trust, or cut my losses and buy something new (not a Ford).

Midwest77

My transmission on my 2021 Bronco Sport needs to be replaced. I have only 85,000 miles on the truck. Mostly highway driving, no off roading. Is this at all common? The tow truck driver did tell me that I should expect to need a tow because I drive a Ford. I'm livid and am now either going to need a new car or shell out $12K to fix a vehicle that hasn't really been very reliable anyway.
Just curious if others had the same issue or if I was the lucky one.

Hi there. I’d like to assist with your concern. Could you please send us a DM with your VIN and mileage so I can look into this further?

FixOrRepairDaily

Kinda funny. The Ford social media team did indeed reach out...which I appreciate. But the response was:

• We checked and your warranty was expired...yeah, I knew that.
• Here's a list of recalls you can reference...great, but I'm never buying a Ford again.
• Thanks for being a part of the Ford family...tone deaf as it gets.

Again...I bought a $30,000+ car that didn't make it to 100,000 miles. The Ford Bronco is by definition a lemon.

Midwest77

My transmission on my 2021 Bronco Sport needs to be replaced. I have only 85,000 miles on the truck. Mostly highway driving, no off roading. Is this at all common? The tow truck driver did tell me that I should expect to need a tow because I drive a Ford. I'm livid and am now either going to need a new car or shell out $12K to fix a vehicle that hasn't really been very reliable anyway.
Just curious if others had the same issue or if I was the lucky one.

You're tow truck drive is an imbred idiot and appears to prefer vehicles that are built using your tax dollars.

Ford Motor Company

Hi there. I’d like to assist with your concern. Could you please send us a DM with your VIN and mileage so I can look into this further?

I have the same problem. My 2021 Bronco Sport has been in the Ford shop for 2 and a half weeks while they argue with the extended warranty company. It started shifting odd after the computer recall updates. Shifting for no reason up and down and the a big thump while driving on the interstate believed to have tried to shift into reverse. Left me stranded in a wall of traffic. Sounds like a ford recall issue to me so the extended warranty folks may have a point. What is FORD going to do about this? I have owned all Fords, all my life, and never had a transmission issue from new to well used at over 300K miles. I have traded an F150, an Escape (300K each), a ZX2, and a Mercury (200K miles each). Very odd from my perspective that ford has not recalled these transmissions, only computer programming fixes.

Midwest77

Kinda funny. The Ford social media team did indeed reach out...which I appreciate. But the response was:

• We checked and your warranty was expired...yeah, I knew that.
• Here's a list of recalls you can reference...great, but I'm never buying a Ford again.
• Thanks for being a part of the Ford family...tone deaf as it gets.

Again...I bought a $30,000+ car that didn't make it to 100,000 miles. The Ford Bronco is by definition a lemon.

I would suggest you try escalating the issue through Ford customer service. With the hundreds of thousands of Bronco Sports on the streets I think that yours probably has a particular issue Ford would like to address. Don't rely on Ford social media for a final answer. Try first through your dealer and if that gets you nowhere then try contacting customer service directly and escalate the problem through them.
No, the Ford Bronco is not "by definition" a lemon. There are some Broncos and Bronco Sports that are lemons but not the vast majority of them.