There are 15 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1996 Ford Bronco in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 15 of 15 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE HAD COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PH THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND BURST WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING FLUID TO LEAK. SCC
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL LUG NUT SHEARED OFF, ALMOST CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES HARDER, BREAKING THE BRAKE LINE. DRIVER UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, RESULTED IN CRASH. *AK
COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. HAD THEM RESURFACED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & WAS TOLD PADS WERE WORN. BRAKES REPLACED ONCE MORE. HAPPENED 5 OTHER TIMES. WAS TOLD ALL & ALL IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. *AK
BRAKE PADS AND LINING WORN.
BRAKE BEARINGS CORRODED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES SURGES AT STOP LIGHTS.
WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACE, BRAKES HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ABS FAILURE. AT TIME VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES OTHER TIMES ABS WILL LOCK UP.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *DH
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, TRUCK PULLS TO THE SIDE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENTLY PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT DURING BRAKING SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE.*JB
REAT WHEELS LOCK UP UNDER HARD BRAKING. *AK
BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND TO PEDAL APPLICATION, ALLOWING TRUCK TO ROLL. BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY AREN'T RESPONDING. *AK
BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN STOPPING. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.