1988 Ford Bronco II from North America - Comments

Control module replaced.

Repaired E-break.

Patched gas tank.

Replaced fuel gauge.

Replaced rear fuel pump (the one in the tank, it's a two pump setup).

Replaced the fuel filter.

Ignition acting weird. The radio and my gauge cluster don't come on unless I fiddle or hit the ignition.

Grinding sound from the transmission every now and then when the clutch is ridden.

In the 3 months that I have owned the B2, it has been in the shop 4 times! I have used it for my daily commute to and from work. I haven't done much other running around other than a couple weekends to a camp about 60 miles. away.

The B2 keeps stalling or not starting on me! I have had to walk several times and once in the rain for 50 min. I was not a happy camper with the bronco right then. (I started cursing ford.) After reading ALL of the bronco reviews, I have decided that it might be worth the investment. So far, we haven't found the problem to it not starting or stalling out.

I think the reviews will help with the investigation. We know it's something to do with not getting fuel. The diagnostic machine told us it was the rear fuel pump that he then replaced. That didn't fix it.

Other than that, it seems like a good truck! It rides and handles well. I love the small size compared to my old Chevy van G20.

I can bring both my dogs and tow a trailer (which feels like it isn't there) and have room left over my me and my girlfriends gear for a weekend at camp. We will see if I will still have it come winter! (I kinda hope I do).

Thanks to the reviews of this website, I have identified and located the problem! The next time it stalled on me, (on my way to work of course) I checked the fuel pump shut off switch that I located the day after I wrote my review. The pin or button (looks like a pin, manual says it's a button.) was popped up. I pushed it back down to reset it and now it runs fine! And, get this, I haven't had a problem since with it! I think my B2 has it's own personality and now that I know it's secret, it won't do it anymore! Ha, isn't that something. Thank you again and I hope that my review might be able to help someone in a position like mine.

My '87 Ranger kept stalling on me. It would start back up after 1- or 20 min. I found that the fuel pump relay was bad. I replaced it and now it's running great. Len.

I drive a 1988 Ford Bronco II. It keeps stalling on me and has had be stranded. As I was checking my oil today I saw a sticker under the hood that says my vehicle is equipped with a fuel shut off switch and that if the switch was accidentally tampered with could cause my vehicle to stall and or to just not run. The sticker also said that I needed to consult my owner's manual to find the location of the switch and how to reset it. I do not have a manual, so could someone please PLEASE tell me where the switch is and how to reset it? Thanks a BUNCH.

The shut off switch is under the carpet by your feet on the passenger side pull up on the little white pin.

That reset switch is in the passenger side kick panel.

The reset switch IS next to the center hump just beneath the passenger side carpet.

I've had my '88 Bronco II since 1990 and I love it. The only thing it needs is a paint job and some interior work done. I'm giving it up next year though, my mechanic says it's time and that he doesn't want to work on it anymore. I sure hate to lose it.

Find a new mechanic.

I finally replaced my 88 Bronco 2 xlt with a 2003 Ford Escape and boy am I sorry. My mechanic also told me years ago to get a new vehicle and I felt insulted. My bronco was the BEST vehicle I ever owned. No matter how much I neglected it, it never did me wrong. The New England winters did it in for the old Bronco. It ran like a champ and only had 72,000 miles on it, but the rust was everywhere especially under the carriage. It served its purpose for almost 20 years and my 2 golden retrievers loved riding in it. It handled well in the winter and other than general maintenence I never put any lg amts of money into the truck. I decided to part with it while the going was good and after a broken brake line, it seemed like a omen of things to come, but now I regret not keeping the old beast it was a beauty, 2 tone blue and blue interior and it was CLEAN. So if any one out there has their old bronco 2 still, I say KEEP IT. The Escape I bought is a poor excuse for what I had in the Bronco!

I have three BII. I love them. I just can't find a mechanic that knows anything about them. I have an 88 Eddie Bauer edition that will not start right now, something minor I think, it was running when I parked it. I have an 88 plain Jane, no power windows or frills, both of the 88's are four wheel drive. I also have an 89 that was given to me. It had no engine and no hood, but had a brand new set of tires and aluminum wheels in the back along with everything that went on the engine but the block. I put a salvage yard engine in it and I drove that one for four years and just the other day took the drive shaft out of it to put in one of the 88's. It was easier to tell you what did work on that little car than to tell you what didn't! LOL And it leaked oil like crazy (on the manifold no less so it smoked when I stopped it!) BUT, it never left me stranded! And I am looking for a drive shaft to put back in it and get it going again. I think these little cars followed in the footsteps of a car my family thought a lot of and owned many of and that was the Ford Falcon.

The 88 I am trying to drive now had a problem with cutting out, and overloading the fuel system. I have replaced the plugs, and the fuel pump in the tank, but didn't think the other fuel pump could cause these problems. Anybody know if they get bad, or just go out?

Herdmom.