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According to someone on Facebook, the crunchy Ford Bronco you see above and below is the result of a braking malfunction. Specifically, the owner’s friend said that after the driver avoided hitting a deer, the ABS system failed and caused a series of issues that would lead to a fire. The deer may have lived but the Bronco was definitely dead.
Posted on the Bronco 6th Gen Facebook page, member David Hobbs said his friend was behind the wheel when the incident occurred somewhere in Iowa. “He had to close his brakes to miss a deer and 7 miles down the road the ABS locked up the brakes and broke the brake line and then shorted and started it on fire,” Hobbs said.
Although modern brake fluid is flammable, it’s not unheard of to imagine how something that would catch fire under the hood of a car could find hot parts and a spark. Fortunately, Hobbs also reported that both occupants of the vehicle were able to get out safely before the fire reached the cab of the Ford SUV.
Read: Ford Must Recall More Than 500,000 Escapes And Bronco Sports For Fire Risk

What we don’t know is exactly what caught fire first, how the fire progressed, and whether it was a fluke or not something other Bronco owners need to watch out for. Our Editor in Chief searched for similar opportunities but found no exact match.
We know that many of the 2.3-liter Ford Broncos have experienced a known issue with the brake vacuum booster line. In those cases, the pedal is usually very hard to press but that’s not what we hear here.
A poster on Bronco6g.com mentioned a situation in his 2.7-liter Bronco Badlands where the front ABS locked the brakes so badly that he left skid marks on the road. Absent from that report was any indication of a short circuit or fire. NHTSA has not yet posted any such incidents.
We contacted Ford, Mr. Hobbs, and the owner of this Bronco for more information and will report back as soon as we know more.
Additional reporting by John Halas
Photo David Hobbs Bronco 6th Gen / Facebook
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