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Yep - it was the brake light bulb. Thank you everyone. In my last Ford, when the brake light went out it would flash BRAKE on the dash when stepping on the brake. I never expected that the turn signal would indicate a brake bulb. But makes sense, I guess. Oh, and I thought all the lights...

This seems like it should have an easy answer / explanation: Back before LED - when the turn signal inside the cockpit started flashing quicker it was an indication that one of the bulbs was burned out (either the front or rear). On my '21 Bronco OB, when turning on the RIGHT signal it is...

Sorry, that was 2yrs ago - I don't remember exactly what they replaced. But yes, at the time I was doing a lot of off road driving (22km each way once a week up in remote Canada down a two-track sandy road)

Quick update: I ordered the Purge valve. But lately it has been firing up normally. If I get another rough start I'll go ahead and change the Purge Valve. Side note: Way back when it was still under warranty, the Dealer had it in for almost a week trying to repair / cure the EVAP codes it...

I was thinking to change the plugs when I do the Purge valve that THOMASM23 mentioned above. Thanks.

I did just take it in for the Battery Recall. They didn't replace the battery - I think it was just recalibration on how it measures battery health. I usually (proactively / preventively) change batteries at 4 or 5yrs. Its cheap insurance vs having to pay for a tow or jump. All that said, I...

2021 BS Outer Banks w/ 93k miles. Lately it's been hard to start. I press the ignition button and it will crank for 10 seconds or so before firing up. Does not happen all the time, but seems to be getting more frequent. I was thinking to run some Seafoam through it (both a fuel tank additive...

This might be a dumb question: But I assume you've rebooted (turned the Bronco off, and back on) at some point?

Wanna hear something hilarious? I did the rear brakes yesterday. This time around I couldn't get the damn thing into Brake Maintenance Mode!! WTH... I just gave up on the whole maintenance mode thing. Pulled the rear tires off and disconnected the electronic brakes. Did the job...

Quick question - is there also an updated procedure to ENTER maintenance mode? Or let me ask it another way, will this updated procedure to EXIT maintenance mode still work no matter how you enter maintenance mode? I know it is a detailed question. But I'm going to try this procedure (again)...

Ditto - WoW, thank you!

I had a breakdown recently (with my BS Outer Banks) because the little bastards ate through my Crank Case Sensor wires! The BS went into 'Safe' mode and would only go 20mph.

$582 to replace the vent tube??? Efff that! I did the fluid change for about $120 and that took care of my RDU problems. I'll probably start doing a fluid change about every 30k or 40k miles to ensure this does not repeat.

Sorry, I'm catching up on all the replies. I was thinking some rock damage (lots of rocks and boulders on the 22km dirt road I take up there). Corrosion might have been too strong of a word. But yes, it looks like exposed wiring to me as well. If the wires were recently stripped the...

I was up in Thunder Bay. So I was at the Pinewood Ford dealer. Really great people at that dealer - professional. They got me in & out same day without an appointment. Conversely: Pinewood didn't have enough time for an oil change. So I made an appointment along my drive route at the...

@All: Thanks for the feedback and interesting comments. Couple questions: 1) I'm not convinced that it was rodents that caused this... I say that b/c we've never had this problem in 20+ years up there (Canada). My BS has been up there 4 or 5 times now. Looking at the photo I included in...

The article states, "If you’d like to prevent your vehicle from being eaten by mice, start now by controlling the rodent population where you most commonly park your vehicle." Problem is, I don't have a rodent issue!! The BS is garaged in New Hampshire. It sits outside at work (in Mass). And...

My BS (almost) left me stranded 50 miles from civilization I’ve got a fishing cabin in ‘remote’ Canada. (GPS coordinates if interested: 48.830851, -89.387473) It’s been in my family for over 20 years. I’ve gone up there every year in my Sport Trac. My father would spend 3+ months up there...

I feel your pain - I barely got 30k miles out of the stock Continentals on my BS Outer Banks. For me, I just happened to look at the tires one day not suspecting anything. And I was like, OMG I'm not driving on those any longer! It was a complete surprise to see them worn so badly. I...

UPDATE: I was out of town for 10 days. I left the Bronco with my local shop while I was gone. He (the mechanic) easily reproduced the 'binding' noise I described. He confirmed it was a Diff issue. He drained and replaced the diff fluid and said it seems better. I've been driving it now for...