Ford has dropped the ball. Not impressed 100k Bronco Raptor can't be fixed.

Craziness… hope things work out well for you! One would think that spare parts would be sourced at the same time contract was made for entire assembly and spares would be manufactured/sent around same time frame… jmo.

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Chief Ron

Craziness… hope things work out well for you! One would think that spare parts would be sourced at the same time contract was made for entire assembly and spares would be manufactured/sent around same time frame… jmo.

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Thanks, it is a shame. I love this vehicle.

Boot off




Above, boot temporarily on at the large end. Zip tied the small end and you can see the zip tie is off. Could't get the small clip back on. Small end doesn't seem to be an issue. We put more grease in for now and don't want to risk the boot coming off again so won't drive much, if at all.

How about they take one off of dealer stock some where and let theirs sit and wait for the part.

Did you call a dealer in China??

This has been one of my fears if something with mine is needed. Sorry for the crap luck. Keep being the squeaky wheel....(yes I said that) .....and good luck.

Dang - that sucks @Roughstock11
What were the conditions under which the CV failure occurred? And, how did you notice the problem (aside from a pile of grease under your rig)?

HELP @Ford Motor Company

Bschurr

Dang - that sucks @Roughstock11
What were the conditions under which the CV failure occurred? And, how did you notice the problem (aside from a pile of grease under your rig)?

HELP @Ford Motor Company

There were no particular reasons I could see for the failure. I was under my truck looking at where the Foutz Motorsports skid plate was going to go and I noticed the boot was askew. There were no visible marks on the boot at all. I thought perhaps a branch or something. No marks on the boot. It was twisted and askew at the big end. My dealer looked at it and told me it was back ordered. I drove back to Arizona about 2400 miles with the boot askew but still on. I had no choice, I was coming home with the Raptor. I went to Foutz Motorsports to get some underbody protection and when we lifted the truck the boot was off and grease everywhere. I did put the vehicle into 4 wheel drive on a dirt road. That may have done it. I am not sure. Foutz has a their local Ford dealer close by and they ordered the part and here we are. You would never know about the grease unless you went under your vehicle. There is no noise and the vehicle drove perfectly. We put some more grease in it and affixed it as best as possible. Now just need a part.

Thanks for the HELP with Ford post.

Sven

This has been one of my fears if something with mine is needed. Sorry for the crap luck. Keep being the squeaky wheel....(yes I said that) .....and good luck.

ahhhh....I believe everything happens for a reason. I don't know what I am supposed to learn from this but I guess something. Life can hit you hard. This is a walk in the park....haha....for now...a couple days in......let's see what I am made of. If I am crying in a few weeks you know why.

Im sorry this has happend to you. supply chain issues are still a significant issue made much worse for the Bronco with the recent strike. Ford can and will fix your Bronco.
I know it sucks to not be able to use your Bronco. Have you asked if they can rereplace the boot? maybe that can get you back on the road.

I waited 7 weeks for a CV axle for my 2020 Ranger back in 2021.

This is not just a Ford problem. I'm in the trucking business and we can't parts for late model trucks either. We can't even get brand and model of tires that we normally run so we have to settle for what's available. I think you will find similar issues in a lot of things.

Cornwelltoolman

Im sorry this has happend to you. supply chain issues are still a significant issue made much worse for the Bronco with the recent strike. Ford can and will fix your Bronco.
I know it sucks to not be able to use your Bronco. Have you asked if they can rereplace the boot? maybe that can get you back on the road.

I will follow up about a boot. So far they have not wanted to touch the boot in case they made it worse. Now the boot has come off perhaps I could find someone who will look at it and replace the boot for now. Good idea. Thanks

lapazleo

This is not just a Ford problem. I'm in the trucking business and we can't parts for late model trucks either. We can't even get brand and model of tires that we normally run so we have to settle for what's available. I think you will find similar issues in a lot of things.

yeah, perhaps I was a bit hard on them. Good point.

Edit: I cleaned up my initial post to be more respectful.

Hey Adam maybe they can check with these guys

TK1215

Hey Adam maybe they can check with these guys

Wow, thanks Tim. I will look into this!

Roughstock11

Wow, thanks Tim. I will look into this!

The problem is that no matter what they say, when you go to order the parts they are always on back order. Keep us posted

TK1215

The problem is that no matter what they say, when you go to order the parts they are always on back order. Keep us posted

yes, quite possibly. I was just thinking that. I will contact them Monday, you never know. I appreciate the effort. I think it may just be letting it go until it arrives. I guess I will have to get out on the bike more...

Bummer, dude. We are all hoping this works out for you... and soon. I can only imagine how frustrating this must be.

The silver lining is that you learned you could drive a very long distance with the boot askew and the grease payload gone. I can see why you wouldn't want to drive anywhere unnecessarily until the whole component can be replaced. Following this. I hope you can source the part quickly!