Child Seat Related Problems of the 1997 Ford Expedition

Table 1 shows one common child seat related problems of the 1997 Ford Expedition.

Table 1. Child Seat related problems of Ford Expedition

Problem Category Number of Problems
Child Seat problems
1

Child Seat problem

Brakes were squeaky and felt spongy, addressed twice, rotors were out by -0. 05. Engine exihibit 'piston slap' documented from day one, dealer stated it may be attributed to octane level, informed by second dealer to downshift, that it will not harm engine, road test by technician diagnosed the pcm was adjusting to load!!nowhere to secure child seat in third row. Heater replaced twice with windows fogging creating poor visibility. Second row single seat fell back upon acceleration,knocking passenger's head back, was stuck and would not reset until pushed very, very hard. Interior dash and headliner squeaks, horseshoe molding tabs around stereo wore through and rattles.


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