1996 Ford Bronco Visibility Problems

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK CRUISE CONTROL AND DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. FRONT END IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. HEAD LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, RADIATOR CAP, AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE STRUTS THAT HOLD THE BACK WINDOW AND DOOR DID NOT HOLD, SPRINGS FOR THE BACK DOOR ARE INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED ADJUSTMENT, BALL IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS REPLACED. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT ADJUSTS THE DRIVER SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, GROUND CABLE ON THE BATTERY BROKE CAUSING COMPUTER TO BE INOPERATIVE, STARTER SWITCH, SOLENOID, LOCK CYLINDER, CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND TEM SENSOR WERE REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND VENTS DO NOT WORK. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8006852

Incident

Nov 6, 2001

AFTER TURNING ON REAR DEFOGGER, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB THAT STATES THE CURRENT WEATHERSTRIP CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE SILVER IN THE HEATING ELEMENT AND REPLACING THE GLASS ONLY MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8005110

Incident

Oct 1, 1997

WHILE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. OCCURRED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

873238

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND HEARD A BANG SOUND LIKE A GUN BEING FIRED . THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION OF GLASS SHATTERING COMING FROM THE REAR WINDOW, EVERYWHERE. BE ADVISED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862107

Incident

Sep 2, 1997

BACK ELECTRIC WINDOW IMPLODES THROWING GLASS INTO THE BRONCO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT IMPLODED WE WERE SITTING IN THE BRONCO (IT WAS NOT RUNNING) THE SENCOND TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING. THE SOUND IS SO LOUD WE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD FROM FEAR. NEITHER TIME WE WERE USING THE BACK WINDOW. I AM AFRAID THAT EITHER THE GLASS BLOWING IN WILL HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE THE DRIVER TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE UNIT IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. I WANT TO FIND OUT IF OTHER BRONCO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU MYRA HOPPER *AK

NHTSA ID

720013

Incident

Mar 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN RAINING WEATHER, REAR DEFOGGER ON, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL INTO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCURRED 11/97 AND 04/98, DEALER NOTIFIED, VEHICLE HAS NO WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

823134

Incident

Apr 23, 1998

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IMPLODED INTO VEHICLE, GLASS PROPELLED THROUGHOUT PASSENGER AREA. *AK

NHTSA ID

822783

Incident

Apr 13, 1998

REAR SLIDING WINDOW IMPLODES INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

531588

Incident

Nov 1, 1997

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED TWICE.

NHTSA ID

530186

Incident

Feb 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, TURNED ON DEFROSTER, HEARD NOISE, REAR TAILGATE GLASS WINDOW SHATTERED INTO REAR OF VEHICLE; THREE OCCURRENCES; ACCORDING TO DEALER, COULD BE A REACTION TO GASKETS OR SEALING AROUND WINDOW, REPLACED GLASS. *AK

NHTSA ID

810399

Incident

Jan 17, 1997

WHIILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK

NHTSA ID

809445

Incident

Feb 27, 1997

WHILE PARKED, WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

808139

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED UNDER ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO APPARENT REASON; TOLD BY DEALER, DEFECTIVE GLASS; SPEED 55 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID

979416

Incident

Jan 17, 1996