2023 Ford BRONCO - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"windshield wiper speeds are extremely slow. and at times quit working."

"while driving at multiple different speeds in the rain and snow, the wiper blades on the vehicle slow down on their own to an intermittent speed without driver input. this slowing of the wiper blades causes the driver to lose visibility while driving, creating a safety hazard on the road. this issue has occurred numerous times when the wiper blades are set to the highest speed. after about one minute, the wiper blades start to slow down and eventually reach a stop/start speed where the blades only wipe every 5-10 seconds. to remedy this, the driver has to turn the wiper blades off and turn them back on again to get the wiper blades going again at the higher rate of speed. however, this only lasts for a short period of time (about one minute) and then the wiper blades slow down again on their own. the driver has to keep repeating this to be able to maintain visibility while driving in rain and snow conditions. this causes the driver to have to take a hand off of the steering wheel in inclement weather to keep adjusting the wiper blade speed. this issue has not yet been taken to a dealership for inspection, but this issue has been referenced in several online forums for this particular vehicle. there were no warning lamps or messages that appeared on the vehicle. in fact, in online forums, other bronco customers have stated that ford says this is how the wipers are supposed to operate."

"my 2023 ford bronco has these "advanced" wipers that automatically stop wiping when they think the windshield is dry or think the wiper motor may be damaged. when driving in heavy rain and you put the wipers on high (or even low), they automatically switch to intermittent after about 1 minute. they actually stop wiping at a high speed and pause between wipes for several seconds. in order to keep the wipers going in heavy, blinding rain you have to keep switching the wipers from low to high to keep them moving. this is a safety hazard since you honestly cannot see though the windshield during heavy rain. after reading the manual it appears this is a "feature" of the new ford bronco. this is a major safety issue and ford should be required to fix the wiper motor on these vehicles."

"received truck end of dec 2022, immediately noticed that when it rains, the wipers at a certain speed have a glitch that suddenly stops and starts at a lower speed. i have video recording and took it to dealer. dealer told me that it is a feature so the motor does not overheat. it made no sense because i could activate the higher speed and no problem with that one. first time it happened, was heavy rain at night while changing lanes and could have ended in an accident if there was more cars on the freeway. in short, dealer dismissed my concern even though i provided video of the issue."

"my 2023 ford bronco has these "advanced" wipers that automatically stop wiping when they think the windshield is dry or think the wiper motor may be damaged. when driving in heavy rain and you put the wipers on high (or even low), they automatically switch to intermittent after about 1 minute. they actually stop wiping at a high speed and pause between wipes for several seconds. in order to keep the wipers going in heavy, blinding rain you have to keep switching the wipers from low to high to keep them moving. this is a safety hazard since you honestly cannot see through the windshield during heavy rain. i have spoken to many bronco owners and seen a thread on online message boards that everyone has the same issue. after reading the manual it appears this is a "feature" of the new ford bronco. this is a significant safety issue and ford should be required to fix the wiper motor on these vehicles. the problem happens on all of the model years - 2021 - 2023."

"first time driving the vehicle in the rain at 55mph the wiper motor was turned on to high continuous during heavy down pour. after about 30 seconds the wipers just quit and started wiping on the lowest intermittent setting. rain was hard enough i couldn’t see the road lines without the wipers and ran off the road. had to greatly slow down 30mph to see clear enough to move forward while having other cars pass me and about cause another accident. i was able to find a spot to pull off the road and wait on the rain to stop. called the dealer and they looked at it and said it was the rain sensing wipers and everything was working like it should. broncos do not come with rain sensing wipers at all. got a video of the issue and sent it to the dealer and they said same thing again. they don’t know what the problem is or how to fix it and that the wipers are working as is. this problem happens every time it rains and every time the wipers are put into either high or low continuous mode at 55mph. i have videos and service records i can provide if needed."

"my 2023 ford bronco has "advanced" rain-sensing wipers that automatically stop wiping when they think the windshield is dry or think the wiper motor may be damaged. when driving in heavy rain with the wipers on high (or even low), they automatically switch to intermittent after about 1 minute. they actually stop wiping at a high speed and pause between wipes for several seconds. in order to keep the wipers going in heavy, blinding rain you have to keep switching the wipers from low to high to keep them moving. this is a safety hazard since you honestly cannot see though the windshield during heavy rain. i have spoken to many bronco owners and seen threads on online message boards that everyone has the same issue. after reading the manual it appears this is a "feature" of the new ford bronco. this is a major safety issue and ford should be required to fix the wiper motor on these vehicles."

"resistance sensing wiper motor does not operate as advertised. the motor is designed to automatically slow if the windshield is dry or obstructed in order to keep the motor from overheating. however, regardless of windshield condition or setting the wipers begin slowing to the lowest setting after approximately 45 seconds. this creates an extremely dangerous condition during moderate to heavy rain as it leaves the driver with extremely poor visibility during critical driving conditions. the only way to speed up the wipers is to again cycle the switch which results in another 45 seconds of high speed operation. again, this creates a dangerous situation by requiring the driver to repeatedly remove hands from the wheel during heavy precipitation. if left un-corrected this malfunction will most certainly be causal in injurious or fatal accidents."

"i set my wipers to the speed that fits the weather conditions. however, after about 45 seconds the wipers automatically slow down. they are not rain sensing wipers. this is extremely dangerous during a heavy rain as they automatically slow down and you literally cannot see."

"i live in southern wisconsin and the rainy season is upon us. while driving in mild to hard rain on 35 mpg and 70 mpg roadways i've had the wipers stop or randomly slow where i can't see vehicles ahead of me. i have tried to manually change the setting quickly to try and engage adequate mode and had it continue to malfunction. this has happened in at least 4 separate incidents. am concerned i will not be able to safety navigate to the offramp or side of road to safely wait for the rain to pass and ok to drive again. bare minimum the top 3 speeds of the wiper controls should stay on unless driver manually choses intermittant option for road mist or light rain conditions. this is an accident and death waiting to happen. i will be alerting my local dealership of the issue and would expect ford to issue a saftey recall for this asap."