Mid/rear Seats Assembly Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

While driving down the highway the back seat in folded down position caught fire and burned a 12 inch hole through top and bottom of seat. To our knowledge the seat heater was not on the indicator light was not on.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 03v281000 (seats). The contact stated that her son noticed that the front driver's seat was hard to recline up and down. The vehicle was taken three times to shaker's family Ford Lincoln (831 straits turnpike, watertown, CT 06795) for the recall. On the first dealer visit, the mechanic was unable to remove the upper bolt on the driver's side high back seat. On the second visit, the dealer was able to remove the upper bolt and installed a new bolt however, the contact believed that the dealer damaged the seat in the process of installing the new bolt. The contact stated that the seat no longer reclined and needed the middle row seats to keep it upright. On the third visit, the contact was informed that the seat needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but declined to offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 143,800.

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While driving in "d" in first to second it has had a problem shifting between the 1st and 2nd gears when accelerating and will rev high rpms and sometimes do absolutley nothing when drying to move forward unless I DE accelerate and then try to accelerate agine then finally it will catch and go in to 2nd and proceed to 3rd and then 4th and then 5th ,4th and 5th when accelerating sounds very rough when accelerating like it's trying to hard to drive, lately it just the other day I had trouble getting it to go in to d to 1st 2nd 3rd automatic transmission shifting was not wanting to catch had t ok try 3-6 times DE accelerating and accelerating to try to get it to go finalt it caught and I was able to drive it so I stopped at the parts store had them do a scan and the only code that came up was p1701 they looked it up and it said something to do with trouble in reverse witch in reverse has no problem at all so I'm a little confused about it and also a little scared to drive it when this is my only transportation and if it won't engage in to gear when accelerating when in d that could be potentially dangerous also the odometer and speedometer do not work was told it was vehicle speed sensor so I replaced it still had issue so I replaced the odometer spiral gear hopefully it will fix the problem also the back seat double side would not go down fixed it after pulling it apart and drilling another hole into the spring loaded circle that has a tenchener on it fixed that . . . . And the driver and passenger automatic seats just stopped moving about half way so it's very hard for me to reach the pedal and the automatic side mirrors don't work eather one and the all fuses are good theas are all safety issues that have me concerned since it's all I have so anything or anywhere I can take it or do to it please contact me so it can get fixed ASAP for the shifting issue. Ty.

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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.

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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.

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.

Back seat (middle row driver side) became unlatched and hit me in the back of the head while driving.

I have my air bag light on my dash, and my emergency lights do not work. This car is too young to have such problems. My passenger back seat belt case is broken as well. The stitching on the seat belt seem to be tearing. This is only a 2011 Ford Explorer it is way to young for all these major safety issues. My mechanic cant figure it out.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and depressed the brake pedal with force, the passengers side seat independently folded forward and then backwards. The seat would no longer hold its upright position and had to be propped up by folding down the rear seat. The vehicle was taken to a body shop and was diagnosed that the weld on the back of the seat had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 03v281000 (seats). The approximate failure mileage was 66,500. Sw.

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.

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On 8/15/09, [xxx]was operating his 2002 Ford Explorer in houston, TX when the Explorer was struck from the rear by a pickup truck. During the collision, [xxx]seat back collapsed and, although he had been wearing his seat belt, he was ejected through broken-out rear window glazing. [xxx] sustained multiple blunt force injuries from which he died. The seat back in the 2002 Explorer is attached to a recliner mechanism on each side of the seat. The recliner mechanisms are attached to the seat cushion frame by spiral coil pins. When the Explorer was struck from the rear, the vehicle moved forward in relation to [xxx] body, causing his body to load the driver's seat back. As this occurred, the force of the seat back being moved rearward by [xxx] body caused the recliner mechanisms on both sides of the seats to move forward; as they did so, they contacted the spiral coil pins, and fractured those pins on both sides of the seat. When the spiral coil pins failed, the seat back collapsed onto the rear seat cushion, and [xxx] was ejected into the cargo area of the Explorer and then out of the rear window glazing. [xxx] suffered mutliple blunt force trauma injuries, which took his life. Upon investigation, including comparison of a number of other, exemplar driiver's seats from 2002 Explorers, it has become clear that the spiral coil pins are defectively installed in many Explorer seats. This manufacturing defect is manifested by the spiral coil pins being inserted through mating holes on the seat cushion frame to inconsistent depths, which can cause the pins not to seat properly in those holes. In the case of [xxx], because the spiral coil pins were not inserted far enough into the mating holes when manufactured, the pins on his seat were fractured by the recliner mechanisms and failed to hold his seat back upright in the collision. This failure mechanism in the pins allowed for [xxx]ejection. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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My 4 door Explorer is equipped with recliner high back seats. About a 2 months ago I was driving and the seat on the front left hand (driver side) it recline with out warning until is came in contacted with the second row seat cushion. I went to a Ford dealer ship and was informed that there was no recall for such problem. I have send and made calls and send letters to Ford, but they have fail to answer any of my letters.

Drivers seatback failure. The drivers seat in our 1996 Ford Explorer collapsed. The upper portion of our seat suddenly flew backwards only stopping when it struck the rear seat. Luckily this failure occurred in our driveway. My wife was hurled backwards her feet flying upwards and striking the underside of the dashboard. Her hands came off the steering wheel and she was left prone staring at the ceiling of the vehicle. This should be a great concern to NHTSA since any driver experiencing such a failure while driving would be in grave danger. After removing the seat and researching issues with Explorer seats I found the 1998 Explorer recall that exactly described our seat failure. The same exact bolt in the 1998 recall was the cause of our seat collapse. I have said bolt ( broken in two pieces)and would greatly appreciate NHTSA examining it to determine whether the failure was due to bad bolts or if the seat design caused the bolt to fail. I have since replaced the bolt with a new bolt and steel spacer (I believe that was the remedy called for in the 1998 recall) if I had not removed the seat the whole process would have taken under 20 minutes and the parts can be had for under $2 . Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't your web seat say that if a safety related repair is necessary the manufacturer will have to pay for said repair. This repair clearly falls into that category. I would hope NHTSA shares my concern and does a through investigation. Thank you, greg campbell.

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle slid on a patch of ice and struck a hard surface. The vehicle flipped over. The rear center seat belt buckle became undone and the child was thrown around and injured inside the passenger compartment. A police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 45,000. Updated 02-14-08 the consumer stated the rear middle seat belt broke open when the Explorer flipped upside down. Updated 02/14/08.

The head rest on the rear seats of the 2006 for Explorer pose a serious vision obstruction. You cannot see when backing up or changing lanes. If you have a car seat in the back seat you cannot let the head rest down. You also cannot move the head rest up or down, only tilt the head rest forward.

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The headrest on the rear seats of the 2006 for Explorer pose a serious vision obstruction. You cannot see out of the side of the vehicle for passing or changing lanes. If you have a car seat in the back seat you cannot let the headrest down. You also cannot move the headrest up or down, only tilt the headrest forward.

Investigated after passenger seated in the right rear seat, mentioned unusual seat movement after a moderate to heavy braking occurrence. Rear washer head anchor bolt/nut was broken/sheered off flush at the floor pan, leaving the seat to tip slightly forward. Has not been repaired and unknown as to the extent of repair needed.

The rear seat (cushion portion) was dislodged and threw the person sitting in the seat with a seat belt on up against the back of the front seat. This has happened on several occasions with sudden stops. The dealer has looked at it several times and can find no way to anchor that portion of the seat in.

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Consumer had to have the spring on the second set of seats repaired because it was extremely tight. Even after the adjustment the spring was still too tight/strong. Consumer went to a Ford dealer and explained to him just what the problem was. Consumer was told by Ford that he should call NHTSA and complain. Consumer pulled the level to adjust the seat, and the seat came down with so much force that it split. Consumer stated this was dangerous because if a child would pulled the level he or she would certainly be injured.

Nhtsa# 03-v-281-000 on certain sport utility vehicles equipped with high back seats, the upper bolt on the driver's side high back seat, that attaches the seat recliner mechanism to the seat back frame, could fracture. The consumer has the same problem.

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03-v-281-000:the upper bolt on the drivers side high back seat, that attaches the seat recliner mechanism to the seat back frame, could fracture. If the bolt fractures and does not jam in the seat back frame, the seat back may recline until it makes contact with an object behind the seat, such as the second row seat cushion. Consumer has the same problem.

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While driving and with no warning driver's side seat collapsed, causing consumer to fall backwards into the rear seats. Dealer has been notified.

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.

Rear seat lifts up when brakes are applied, causing passenger in seat to almost be thrown to front of vehicle.

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.

While driving, the left side driver's seat retaining bolt (that holds the seat back to the base of the seat) sheared causing the seat back to fall backward into the rear seat. The driver fell back also causing him to run off the edge of the road. Local dealer has been notified and wishes to charge for a complete seat replacement.

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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.

Rear seat fails to stay in a downright position. Keeps flipping up for no reason. Does not stay locked in place. Child safety seat can not be placed on that rear seat.

Driver's side seat back and seat were not attached. Driver had to connect the seat to the back upon entry. Dealer said that bolt attached to the seat back frame fractured. This could cause an accident if driver lost steering control or took foot of pedal while driving.

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.

Vehicle is in the remedy scope for recal 03v281000 subject: high back seats. Dealer does not have the parts to perform the recall repair.

Rear seat loose due to design.

Rear seats not designed to lock down.