Front Seat Recliner problems of the 1998 Ford Taurus

Three problems related to front seat recliner have been reported for the 1998 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Recliner problem

Failure Date: 07/31/2007

A seat back failure happened to my mothers Ford Taurus during a rear end collision, which caused her to loose control of the car because she couldn't reach the brake or steering wheel after the seat back broke. What should of been a minor accident turned into a very major accident. Automobile manufacturers should make cars that's seats don't break with the smallest rear collision.

2 Front Seat Recliner problem

Failure Date: 08/07/2006

: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably to 20 mph while in reverse which resulted in a collision. The vehicle's transmission was put in reverse to back into a parking spot when full acceleration engaged. The vehicle went over an embankment and collided with a tree. The vehicle kept accelerating after the collision until the contact shut the ignition off. The throttle control was not controllable with braking. The fire department was contacted and extracted the 3 injured passengers from the rear window. The manufacturer was not contacted and a police report was taken. Updated 09/15/06.

3 Front Seat Recliner problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2002

Consumer states that she was involved on a car crash and her driver seat collapsed. Dealer was not notified. Nlm.


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