Seats Problems of Ford Expedition - part 1

Hair gets stuck in the platinum emblem on the seat.

The seats have metal emblems on them that pull your hair. It is not safe to be driving and have something pull your hair. It hurts!.

Front seats have metal "platinum" badges at about shoulder level. Badges have gap between badge and seat surface. Longer hair (below neck/ shoulder length or longer or hair in pony tail) gets trapped between badge and seat. This condition causes hair to be pulled and/or cut off. It's a painful distraction while driving and also when trapped, impairs head movement while vehicle is in motion. Tried to reach out to Ford, but being ignored. May cause a collision and it causing personal injury repeatedly. Date of incident recorded in this form is inaccurate in that it has not happened just once - rather it happens every day the vehicle is in use, repeatedly. We put this issue out on facebook and it appears many consumers are having the same problem. Its not isolated. It's a design defect affecting all vehicles with this badge. Very poor design to incorporate a pinch point and cutting edge into a seating surface. Drivers or front seat passengers with short hair may not be affected. Everyone else is.

Was rear ended on highway and both driver and passenger seats upon impact where laid back.

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3rd row seat has metal frame coming through cushion. Had seat cushion replaced once. Ford technician said was design flaw in vehicle and issue will continue to happen. Just had vehicle in again for same issue but Ford will not replace cushion this time because they confirmed other like vehicles are having same issue and deeming is a normal condition. This is a huge safety issue for my children. This is not a normal condition to have a cushion fall through and the metal seat frame is exposed.

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Second row power folding captain chair can fold down without anybody touching button. Rear hatch opens intermittently while parked or driving. The latest incident occurred while driving on city streets, and dash flashed a warning about rear hatch being opened while driving about 20mph.

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The transmission seems to be missing gears and shifting violently at weird times, completely losing transmission engagement and randomly shifting into neutral when acceleration pedal is engaged at a higher speed on the highway and then the vehicle will all of the sudden try to shift back into gear violently at moments of high speed acceleration. It has issues finding the gear sometimes completely disengaging into neutral and a crackling popcorn sound coming from front passenger side under the car. The headrest in the third row, driver side is permanently, flipped down and gaged into the back of the head of the passenger, possibly resulting in a life-threatening injury during an accident the information screenshot of vehicle in the front, which displays all of the apps, air, music, sometimes randomly is blank, black screen with no power.

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The vehicle was parked when we heard a loud popping noise. I then saw white powder and smelled a horrible smell. Upon inspection the passenger seat side panel had popped open. It seemed like an airbag had deployed. I had a restraint indicator light on at that point. It was taken to a Ford dealership where they told me it couldn’t have been an airbag it was just a faulty seatbelt sensor. Which by the way there was a recall for that exact thing on the 2020 but, not the 2019 so 750$ later. . They’re going to fix it.

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On July 24th 2023, at approximately 2:15pm my wife and I were completely stopped at a red traffic light on 66th st n that crosses ulmerton rd in pinellas county florida. We were talking and listening to the radio, when all of a sudden, a loud shotgun or explosive sound filled the vehicle. I got hit with something in the chest that felt like a punch or a kick, knocking me out of breath. But my wife only heard the extremely loud noise. I was clutching my chest in pain as I thought I was shot. When the light turned green, I immediately pulled into a dunkin donuts parking lot, and we exited the vehicle. There was no damage whatsoever on the inside and outside of the vehicle, but we smelled gun powder. My driver's seatbelt was stuck in the retracted position. I slowly drove to my home at 6500 30th avenue n, st petersburg, FL 33710. I immediately called the pinellas county sheriff's department to report the incident, because at the time I thought it was a gunshot. They have a record under my phone number. I had no idea what the loud gun sound was, so I started to research and found the driver's seat belt tensioner charge must have gone off. I called auto nation Ford and made an emergency appointment to bring the vehicle in. I explained everything to them, then dropped the vehicle off. Upon doing a full inspection, the auto nation Ford mechanic determined there was a factory short in the air bag circuit, which caused the seatbelt tensioner charge to explode. They found the location, under the center console & replaced all necessary wiring, sensors, modules, tensioner & seatbelt. I researched and found recalls for 2020 Expeditions and 2018 f150 pickups, but there was no recall for the 2019 Expedition. I can't imagine what would have happened if we were going fast on an interstate when it happened. Now I get in my 2 Ford vehicles and worry about it happening again. T turned out the kick in the chest was the seatbelt retracting 4 inches pulling me back in the seat.

The contact owns a 2023 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that on every occasion while driving, she observed a loud rattling noise emanating from the second-row seats. Additionally, the contact stated that she observed the second-row headrests and the seat shaking while looking in the rear-view mirror. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was approximately approximately 500.

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March 2019- December 2021 car serviced by Ford dealers and repeatedly told to ignore csp recall notice California emissions warranty paid out of pocket for services August 2023 Ford issues recall of climate control blower motor Nov 2022 -customer has multiple issues addressed at south bay Ford in CA customer was not notified of open recall December 2022 customer notices hot air spontaneously intermittently blowing at full force and can not stop it customer notices dash lights flickering intermittently service light illuminates and remains on for a few hours and turns off February 2023 hot air begins spontaneously blowing more frequently March 2023 hot air blows constantly. Customer notices burnt plastic smell and loud clicking noises. Customer is unable to drive with out all windows opened in order to breathe audio stops working. Navigation stops working. Clocks reset and cannot be changed. Customer learns of recall for climate control blower motor and contacts Ford customer service. Fcs contacts south bay Ford and informs customer to bring car in for service and that rental services will be provided. Vehicle arrives at dealership. Customer is unable to speak with service agent for several days. Service agent informs customer that the recall has been addressed but audio and other issues including hot air blowing have not and will not be repaired due to parts being obsolete despite multiple warranties covering the repair. Service agent suggests customer goes to a junk yard for the part. Customer picks up the car and finds exposed wiring and tools left inside as well as places where interior sections had been removed and improperly replaced. Service manager closes the exposed area removes the tools and says he will try and obtain the obsolete part. Customer contacts Ford corporate and after a month of following up is left with the issues persisting and no remedy. Car feels unsafe and unstable. Customer has no trust in the vehicle.

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The 2nd row captain's chair track became broken and the seat is stuck on the track, in the forward most position. The seats can lift off the track to allow passengers to easily access the 3rd row. The seat, if the button is pushed, becomes stuck forward and needs to be manually released. Malloy Ford of winchester va is the dealership that has looked at this defect and determined it to be a warrantied repair. They will not comment on my safety concerns. I have reached out to Ford motor CO with the same, silent response about safety. Parts are unavailable, according to them.

Recalls fixed 11/15/2022 on my 2017 Ford Expedition. I purchased in March 2018 after picking up my Ford from winner Ford, dover DE yesterday 11/15/2022 I realized my backup camera screen is fuzzy, the stopped working before I even left the premises. In 2022 Ford recalled Expedition backup carmera camera with distorted screens but not for 2017. I have had 2 batteries. There has to be an electrical problem. My remote start stopped working in 0ctober 2022 after the recalls were fixed but my keyfob can still lock and unlock, my driver power seat does not move when started or turning off, my doors will not lock using the door buttons, when I open my drivers door there's and alarm as if there's a light on or a malfunction. Fordpass sync will not update to the system to newest version and my Ford. I have Ford connected service on my Ford pass app.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while at a complete stop at a red light, a vehicle driving at 60mph failed to yield at the red light and crashed into the contact vehicle rear end. Pushing the contact vehicle into the vehicle infront. The driver's and front passenger air bag failed to deploy, the contact also advised that the driver's and the front passenger seat move back wards independently when the contact vehicle crashed into the vehicle infront. The contact head hit the steering wheel caused the contact injury to head, right cheek bone, neck, elbow, and back, the front passenger suffered injuries to the shoulder, neck, elbow, right arm, and back. The clearlake CA, police department was present, the fire department was also present. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 102,057. Dt.

Ford Expedition was travelling at 50-60km/hr while passing an emergency vehicle on a highway. The Expedition was struck from behind by a utility van travelling around 110km/hr. Both front seats slid forward and also reclined on impact. This caused both front passengers to sustain bruising on their calf's due to the seats sliding forward and whiplash from both front seats reclining. Both front seats trapped children in their car seats in the 2nd row form being reclined. No air bags deployed in the accident as well!.

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Child in a car seat in second row captain's chair. Child was able to hit button that collapses seat forward - all while the car was moving (on a highway at 65 mph) and child was in car seat in seat. This is extremely dangerous. See pictures. People buy large vehicles like Expeditions mainly because of use with children. As soon as that button is hit, the seat collapses and the car seat belt places enormous pressure on a child. I would hate to imagine what would happen if the seat was released and a car accident occurred at the same time. I have already contacted Ford to make a complaint but wanted to raise the issue here as well. Please investigate. I contacted my dealership and they confirmed the same thing happened in a Expedition model still on the lot. This is not a single car issue. Every 2019 Expedition with captain's chairs is likely to have the same issue.

Both front seats have reclined by themselves when getting in the vehicle.

The vehicle will switch gears while travels ng at 70 miles per hour. I immediately pull to side and have to stop automobile and restart. The dash shows motor and check engine. At this time the passenger seat belt will not remain latched. The air conditioner has stopped working. My spouse is a mechanic and checked the plug below the glove compartment. The plug receiver (not sure what it's called ) had a whole melted in bottom of female and of plug.

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Sunroof leaks badly it has fuse box shorting out. When it rains my windows go up down alone. All lights shorted out and nothing working any longer.

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Middle row passenger seat that can fold and flip forward is loose. Bracket that attaches to floor of vehicle appears to be loose causing seat to rock significantly. Dealership claims nothing wrong with the mounting system.

Seat rocks back and forth (front and back) when accelerating and stopping. Adjusting seat does not help, rocks on the track up and down. Can rock seat when vehicle is stationary also.

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When I purchased the car we noticed that the carpet in the driver wheel well was cut short. At that time it did not cause a hazard but over time and many visits to the dealer it has folded over it itself and is becoming dangerous. Ford has looked at it several times and acknowledged it as a problem but said that since it is after the warranty period, they will not fix it. This can pose a very dangerous situation and asking that Ford make the repair. Also the panel on the side of the char is falling off and is posing a hazard too. The dealer said he has seen this often and seems to be a problem. Ford is not willing to fix it either.

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Today, I got in the car and sat down. The seat sunk down unexpectedly by about 3 inches. When I got out of the car it pops back up. It sinks so low I am having trouble seeing over dash. This is too dangerous!.

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Own a 2014 Ford Expedition. When a passenger is seated in the front passenger's side seat, the warning chime does not activate when the passenger's seat belt is not latched. The vehicle was diagnosed and rochester Ford dealer service stated a part was not put it was optional and they did not repair it. The approximate failure mileage was unknown but reported at 12,000 miles.

Front seat back cooling system (ted) is malfunctioning. When seat cooling is selected, after 30 minuets, the back of the front seats reach extreme temperatures, resulting in burning everyone that touches the back of the front seats. I've measure the temperatures, at the top of the map pocket, at over 115 degrees, when ambient temperatures were at 75 degrees. . Read more...

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Expedition. The contact was driving 30 mph when she noticed fire coming from under the seat of the passenger side. No one was injured. The vehicle was towed to her home and was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall and that they would further inspect the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the angle of the head rest design was causing pain to her neck. The dealer was made aware of the failure and suggested to the contact that the head rest be turned around or removed completely. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 200.

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The vehicle head rest is permanently tilted forward and cant be adjusted. This presents an uncomfortable and unsafe condition when operating the vehicle for long periods of time. In order to get some type of relief during extended driving periods the seat has to be tilted back, which could create another unsafe position.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the drivers seat would move forward without command, while the engine was on. The contact would have to turn the vehicle off for the seat to stop moving forward. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but they denied any assistance with repair to the defect. The manufacturer told the contact to make another appointment with the dealer to get a diagnosis on the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,801 and the current mileage was 94,200. Nw.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed that he was unable to adjust the front driver side seat to slide backward. The contact expressed concerns of being seated too close to the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the motor, seat track and wiring needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the manufacturer was using an updated wiring system if he opted for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 58,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that both the front driver's and passenger seats would not move up and down. In addition, the front passenger window was the first to suddenly stop working. Within six months, the front driver's side window also began to fail. The vehicle is currently at the dealer, but they are not assuming responsibility for the repairs. The contact believes that this is a manufacturer defect. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 57,000 and current mileage was 63,000.

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The contact owns a 2009 Ford Expedition. Immediately after purchasing the vehicle on December 22, 2008, the contact noticed that the head rests on both the driver and passenger sides offered no support between the back and shoulders. The dealer stated that the head rests were manufactured in that manner as a safety feature. The manufacturer stated that they were not liable for repairing the head rests because there was no defect. The current mileage was 700 and failure mileage was 10. Updated 02/10/09 the consumer stated the seat were not comfortable. Updated. 02/11/09.

2004 Ford Expedition; had original tires put back on vehicle after have authorized tires removed. Factory tires had approximately 300 miles on them. Severe vibration in front end of car before and after factory tires were reinstalled. Paid to have two 4-wheel alignments, balancing on both sets of tires (factory and Ford authorized upgrades) in two months. Ford could not find any issues with the front end of the vehicle". Vibration exists with less than 1000 total miles on the factory tires. Was told that they could not be balanced and that I needed to contact the manufacturer. Second incident the leather material on the seats has cracked and hardened. When sitting, it begins to poke and scratch and cause irritation to the skin. Ford will replace part of the leather, but refuses to replace all of it because "the damage is not bad enough".

A metal rod on the front of my Ford Expedition's driver's seat poked through the exterior leather/fabric and caused me to gash my leg as I sat down on the driver's seat.

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While at a stop another vehicle rear ended consumer's vehicle at about 50 mph. Passenger's side seat reclined, and driver's side hinge broke causing seat to recline all the way back. Please provide any further information.

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