Mid/rear Seats Assembly problems of the 2000 Ford Explorer

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the drivers side seat collapsed to the rear seat. The contact discovered that the driver¿s side seat became unstable. The contact sustained unknown injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v281000 (seats). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,199. Djr.

While sitting inside of vehicle and without prior warning driver's side seat broke. And driver went backwards toward the rear seat. Dealership was aware of problem. Jlg.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. While driving less than 20 mph, the upper bolt on the driver's side high back seat (that attaches the seat recliner mechanism to the seat back frame) fractured. The contact lost control of the steering wheel and foot pedals. She received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 03v281000 (seats:front assembly:recliner) or recall number pe03020and. Ford stated that the recall repairs would not be performed because the seat had already failed. The contact was unable to have the repairs done due to medical conditions and, upon recovery, was informed by Ford that the recall repairs would not be performed because they were not completed in a timely fashion. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 80,000.

Rear seat loose not acceptable for installation of a child safety seat. Dealer refused to fix said it was not a defect or safety issue because the child would be secured to the floor. The seat being loose would not effect their safety.

Our 3 yr. Old daughter was putting the seat up to get in to the back and when the seat came forward the tip of her finger was cut off by seat spring mecanism. The front side of the mecanism is covered in plastic, but the back side is open. A vertcle piece of flat bar that is mounted stationary to the seat mecanism has a hole drilled through it and the moving part of the seat has another piece of flat bar mounted to it that slides past the stationary piece which has the hole in it when the seat leans forward for entry into the back seat. It's at just the right height for small children to reach when putting the seat up. Our daughter was using her right hand to release the seat latch and using her left hand to support herself when her index finger on her left hand went into the hole and when the seat released the flat bar attached to the seat slid past the hole, slicing her finger off.

When the rear seats were folded down, the buttons failed to lock the seat in place to enlarge the trunk area. This caused the seat to be at least 7 inches off the floor. The consumer took the vehicle to several dealerships and was finally told the seat was not designed to lock securely into place.

Consumer states manufacturer designed the tether hardware for a child safety seat to tailor the front seat instead of the back. By law it is recommended children 12 and under are to be buckled in the back seat. That is the safest place. The child safety seat is not operable for back seat occupants.