[Bobbadio]

Hey everyone. I have searched this forum for an answer so if this has already been addressed please provide a link to the post.

I have a 2021 BS Big Bend. I have noticed recently that when I am cruising on back roads (45mph or so) and I started to accelerate again gently I start to get a weird shutter from the front of the car. It's audible and you can feel it. It almost feels like I have a manual car and the car is in a higher gear then it should be. It doesn't feel like it is going to conk out but it almost sounds like it wants to. For me to get the sound and feeling to go away I have to give the car more gas and it like kicks out of it. Is that normal?

I bought this car pre owned from a dealer ship with like 9000 miles. It currently has 12k on it.

 

[Chuck]

Hey everyone. I have searched this forum for an answer so if this has already been addressed please provide a link to the post.

I have a 2021 BS Big Bend. I have noticed recently that when I am cruising on back roads (45mph or so) and I started to accelerate again gently I start to get a weird shutter from the front of the car. It's audible and you can feel it. It almost feels like I have a manual car and the car is in a higher gear then it should be. It doesn't feel like it is going to conk out but it almost sounds like it wants to. For me to get the sound and feeling to go away I have to give the car more gas and it like kicks out of it. Is that normal?

I bought this car pre owned from a dealer ship with like 9000 miles. It currently has 12k on it.

My 2021 Outer Banks does about the same thing. I called it a vibration but shutter fits to.

 

[Bobbadio]

My 2021 Outer Banks does about the same thing. I called it a vibration but shutter fits to.

I have taken it in to Ford a few times. Every time a tech feels it they say how that is completely not okay and it shouldn't be doing that. The one tech even said it reminded him of some Explorers in years past that had a similar feel and it resulted in torque converters staying stuck open.

Almost every time they keep the car for about two days and the service manager calls and says its normal and says it's a Bronco Sport thing. I've learned to deal with it and just stay away from certain MPH but I still feel that it's ridiculous that a brand new car is doing that and they say it's normal.

 

[renidrag]

I have this too. 22 Big Bend. I find it happens most at the end of the first or second gear if that makes sense. Like if you are accelerating but "hold" right before it switches to a higher gear there is some vibration with the steering wheel and ride itself. Once you break past that gear it goes away. Can be pretty annoying. Adding to the ever increasing list of things Im not happy with unfortunately,

 

[Bobbadio]

I will say, I'm around 21000 miles now and it has gotten better but still there. There was a point where the vehicle almost felt undrivable.

 

[Steve M]

I bet you have the GOAT in econo mode. Try shifting to a different mode and see if that helps. I think that mode shifts to higher gears for gas mileage

 

[Bobbadio]

Eco mode definitely made it worse but driving around in Normal mode does it as well. The only time it won't do it is if it's in sport mode because of the higher RPMS.

Kinda interesting but I run a Suspension shop in PA and we just put a small lift on it with larger tires and I'm thinking the larger tires are actually helping with the whole situation.

 

[Steve M]

Nice fix! Probably just the way the transmission works in these. I just bought a brand new 2022 and it does the same thing

 

[Bobbadio]

Yup! Best of both worlds. Bronco looks nicer and I drives better so that's a win in my book!