2025 Ford Bronco Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 56 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 2025 Ford Bronco, 5% of the 56 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Accident Statement – Instrument Panel Cluster Failure & Collision While driving my 2025 Ford Outerbanks, the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) screen suddenly went completely black without warning. At the time of the malfunction, I was attempting to merge into traffic on my left with my left turn signal activated. Simultaneously, an 18-wheeler in the lane beside me was merging to his right. The sudden loss of my IPC screen meant I could not see my speedometer, warning indicators, safety messages, or any visibility cues needed to safely judge traffic speed and spacing. …”
NHTSA complaint #11703800, filed 2025-12“Car would shut off shortly after using remote start on key fob then display a warning on digital instrument cluster for two days now. It would also show my speed going back and forth from 0 to 1mph while parked.”
NHTSA complaint #11741856, filed 2026-06“on Jan 15, 2025. A cold start for the Bronco, putting in reverse, the vehicle lurched back and to the hard right, uncommanded acceleration at a high rate of speed, steering locked up, brakes locked up, tires spinning, engine revving causing the bronco to smash into the exterior of my home garage area. Then, shifting to drive, the vehicle again lurched, uncommanded acceleration hard to the left now, steering locked up, brakes locked up, tires spinning engine revving traveling 20-30 feet crashing into the electrical box coming to rest on top of it. …”
NHTSA complaint #11719009, filed 2026-02Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 9% |
| 2025 | 3 | 5% |
| 2024 | 5 | 6% |
| 2023 | 7 | 3% |
| 2022 | 14 | 4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 1% |
| 1996 | 3 | 4% |
| 1995 | 6 | 6% |
| 1994 | 2 | 2% |
| 1993 | 1 | 3% |
| 1992 | 1 | 3% |
| 1991 | 2 | 6% |
| 1989 | 7 | 8% |
| 1988 | 2 | 4% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 1 | 4% |
| 1984 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2025 Ford Bronco
18 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsForward collision avoidance
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Ford Bronco
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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