Front Seat Heater/cooler Problems of Ford Explorer

My driver side airbag light is on my dash I have plugged in and unplugged all of the seatbelts reset the airbag light and it stays off for a while. This is definitely a safety issue I understand it is either a sensor or they are having problems with the wiring harness this should be addressed in a recall. The front passenger side seat warmer/cooler does not work, not sure if that issue is part of the airbag light problem.

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The passenger seat in our 2008 Ford Explorer started on fire, likely from the seat heater. This resulted in massive fire damage to the car, and fortunately there was no one in the vehicle and it was parked in the driveway. Please look into faulty seat heating elements.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the passenger heated seat was activated and it burn a hole through the seat on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 28,261. Updated 01/07/lj updated 1/22/2014.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Explorer. While driving at an unknown speed with the driver's side heated seat activated, an unexpected voltage of heat penetrated through the bottom of the seat. There were no prior warnings or injuries. The vehicle was not taken to an authorized dealer. The contact inspected the seat and stated that the cause of the failure was related to a wiring short circuit, which burned the foam padding of the seat. The heating unit was replaced and the seat operated normally. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure and current mileages were 140,000. Updated 12/30/08. Updated 01/05/09.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The vehicle had been parked for an hour and then caught fire. There were no flames, but the passenger compartment was engulfed in smoke. The passenger seat was almost entirely burned. The contact believes the failure may have been caused by the seat heater. The vehicle is currently at the dealer and the cause of failure has not yet been determined. The current and failure mileages were 36,000.

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At 8000+ miles in January 2004, my driver's side seat heater broke. I turned the car in to the local dealer service shop for repair. Since the vehicle was still under warranty the dealer replaced the faulty component, a shorted switch. I used the seat heater for approximately two and a half more months until it got warm. Now it's November 2004 and I went to use the seat heater, and again it is broken. The dealer confirmed that it is the same problem that occurred in January. However, since I travel a lot in my vehicle, it is no longer under warranty and the part's warranty has also expired, 12 month/12000 mile. My complaint is that since the same part broke with limited use, the dealer just treated the symptom of the problem and not the cause. By replacing the switch, they didn't find out exactly what caused it's failure and therefore didn't fix my vehicle while it was under warranty. Now they want to charge me for fixing the seat heater again.

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Front seat heater burned padding material and leather seat liner. The burn hole was 2" in length and about 1/2" deep into the cushion padding.

While driving the consumer noticed that the driver side heated seat wire was overheating and eventually burned, the dealer is aware of the problem. Please provide any additional information. Nlm.

Consumer states that the car does not produce heat, had panel replaced still no heat. Ts.

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