Mid/rear Seats Assembly problems of the 2018 Ford Explorer

Three problems related to mid/rear seats assembly have been reported for the 2018 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2018 Explorer.

1 Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2019

Vehicle was struck from behind by a pick-up truck driving at a high rate of speed. Upon impact my vehicle's front seats collapsed into the back seats causing the seat belts to be ineffective. As a result the passenger in my vehicle sustained back and neck injuries. My vehicle was stationary as the traffic was at a standstill. The vehicle that struck my vehicle was traveling at about 70 miles per hour.

2 Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

Failure Date: 12/24/2018

While traveling through baltimore for approximately 45 minutes during the christmas holiday. I was sitting in the back seat of my friends 2018 Ford Explorer sport. I had the heated seat set to 2. I had fallen asleep during the trip. When I woke up I had a severe discomfort. Upon arriving at our destination my friend looked to see why I was in such pain. On my left buttock was a large burn. I have enclosed a picture of the burn I received. The burn has blistered and is now an open wound. This occurred on christmas eve. I have been treating the area with burn ointment.

3 Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2018

I recently purchased a 2018 Ford Explorer on August 30 from hammonasset Ford in madison, CT. I paid several thousand dollars extra for a safety package which includes rear seat belt airbags. We were disappointed to discover an issue in the second row of seats that hinders us from using one of the seats because of the airbag configuration. �� the middle seat where there are seat belts for three only fits two people. � the design of the seat belt latches is a flawed one. The seat belts overlap which is a safety concern not to mention a human body cannot fit in the space they allotted. � �this car is advertised for seven people but only can seat six. I have seven people in my family including a baby in a car seat and we all can't go in the car together at the same time because of it. I reached out to the dealership as soon as we got the car home and they told me to go to Ford. The person I talkled to told me no need to talk to the owner or bother her. � they would not help me because they said it is a design issue not anything they can repair. I reached out to Ford who said the same thing. I continued to reach out to the dealership who had service reach out to Ford to see if they can change the seat belts in the car but due to safety issues they were told they cannot and again they said it is a design issue not a manufacturing issue therefore I should go to the bbb. �in addition to hammonasset Ford, I also went to hoffman Ford in east hartford to show the sales manager the car. He was shocked about the design of this car. We looked at the same exact car without the safety package and the seat belts were not flawed. The sales manager at hoffman Ford said he cant help me because I didn't buy the car there but if Ford reached out to him he could help. I contacted the bbb but they declined my application due for the same reason saying it is not an manufacturing issue.


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