Seats Related Problems of the 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Table 1 shows three common seats related problems of the 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.

Table 1. Seats related problems of Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Problem Category Number of Problems
Front Seat Head Restraint problems
1
Seats problems
1
Front Seat Power Adjust problems
1

Front Seat Head Restraint problem #1

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side headrests exhibited a severe forward angle and was causing the contact to sustain severe headaches. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 60.

Seats problem #2

Purchased vehicle 09/03/2010. Driver and front passenger head rests are angled forward causing head to be titled forward and downward. Causing severe neck and back pain. No replacements found. Ford motor company emailed.

Front Seat Power Adjust problem #3

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that the driver seat track had become defective causing the seat to move back and forth while driving. The contact had the seat track replaced by an independent mechanic; however, the failure returned soon after repair. The contact then took the vehicle to a local dealer where he was given an estimate for the repair of another seat track. The dealer also informed him that they could not guarantee that the repair would fix the failure. The contact was then referred to NHTSA for assistance. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.


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Explorer Sport Trac Service Bulletins
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