Seats Problems of Ford Taurus

Airbags seats and seatbelts useless for 6'8" 375lbs adult man. I sit within 6" of the steering wheel airbag the seatbelt goes across my bicep not my shoulder and the seat itself only goes up to the middle of my back, the head rest is between my shoulders. Why is there no exemption for giants and airbags and seatbelts? by having these "safety features" in my vehicle, my life is put in more danger than other people that are normal sized. If I ever get into an accident and the airbags or seatbelt injure me I will be suing you for forcing me to use these dangerous for me things. One size does not fit all when you are a giant, and your regulations make being in a car more deadly to me.

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Rearview camara assist works then quits and the duel heat only works on the driver's side and blows cold air on the passenger side and it smells like it's getting exhaust in the car ?but the fan motor is working fine and so does the ac!.

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The inside rear view mirror camera only works on occasion.

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O2 system failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting. Dealership had the vehicle non-recall. Seat belt light appeared and agent was contacted. System is collected for revisiting my claim.

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O2 system failed. System checked. The service light is still on. Agents assisted with inspecting.

Upgrades allowed a low mpg.

It will just cut off in the middle of nowhere want crank the gas hand will go up and it will say it doesn't have gas then I turn the car off let it sit then the gas hand will go up . I can let the car run it can be on a half tank then let it run about 10mins then its on empty tank of gas. . It will just stop in the street.

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There is a recall on this issue that I'm having when I went to Ford they said there is no recall but I see a recall online for same issue the problem never got taking care of so I wanted to get it taking care of. Check engine light on I had it looked at the recall is same issue showing on my check engine light. Why is Ford saying there is no recall when I see that it clearly shows recall and no work had been done to my vehicle to fix this issue?.

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The driver seat heating element is over heating causing extreme heat and beginning to burn the seat.

2011 Ford Taurus front driver's heated seat suddenly was so hot that it had to be turned off to prevent from getting burned. There are numerous complaints about this same issue on the internet. The car mentioned only has 30,000 miles on it. This seems to be a safety issue and I contacted Ford, but no one seems to care. The extended warranty ran out less than three months ago and Ford does not care. I am wondering if there needs to be a recall on these heated seats, before it causes an accident or someone gets burned from the seat.

Today went for a ride, safety belts for front passenger seats worked. Left the car for a few hours, when we came back the safety belt failed. I went to fasten the belt and it was as if the locking mechanism was in the locked position.

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Heated seat element shorted, smoked, smothered fire in seat. Did not come through leather seat - smothered within seat. No injuries. Was driving on highway and smelled smoke and then heated seat stopped working. Photo of heating element and bar code of same is attached.

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Tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus x. The contact stated that the middle row seats could not be folded down in order to let the third row occupants out of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to hines Ford (12610 Ford dr, fishers, in) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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The car was stationary, Sunday morning, I notice the both sides air bags was deployed and the car seat was ripped from the driver side and back.

Driver's side heated seat stopped working a little over a year ago. The light would go on when pressed for a second then shut off. Got around to getting it fixed. Found out it was the heating element that was not working properly. Had it replaced, and found out the old one was burned out! scary!!.

Left rear passenger seat back(2/3rds bench) will not release. The result of this is loss of ability to exit the vehicle from 3rd row seating. Can only exit from the smaller 1/3rd bench seat on the right side. I consider this a safety issue because of reduced ability to exit the vehicle or to be rescued from 3rd row seating area.

I was driving from work, on my way to pick up my daughter. When suddenly the heated seat in my car began to get hotter than usual, the seat had soon malfunctioned and disburse in to flame! luckily I was carrying a bottle of water from my job that I was drinking on at the time. I knew I wasn't fit to drive myself, and I wasn't to far away from my father's house, and was driven by my step sister to the e. R.

The seat warmer overheated and burned through the leather seat cover while my 18 year old daughter was driving the car to a doctor appointment. She veered off the expressway (I-75) and exited the car on the highway to put the fire out. We have already had it to a Ford dealer and documented the issue and had the seat completely disconnected from the wiring system. The car is only 4 years old, we are the original owners. Never any indication that there was a problem until this incident. We are still paying on the loan! through researching this issue, it appears that the NHTSA is already aware of the issues with these heated seat warmers with several manufacturers, yet there is no recall and the safety issue hasn't been addressed at all?.

Mounting bracket lacerated my thumb so severe it severed the vein and tendon by barely bumping it while armor all-ing the interior. Er and surgical repair necessary.

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The contact owns a 1999 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the support beams and the sub frame were corroded. Also, the contact stated that there was severe corrosion under the driver's seat. The dealer informed him the seat could fall out at anytime. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the driver's side heated seat overheated. The seat warmer burned through the leather seat and the contact's coat, causing burns to the contact's skin. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 58,325.

I own a 2011 Ford Taurus with heated leather seats. The heating mechanism began to get hotter in spots on the back of the seat on my drive into work. I begin to feel a burning sensation on my skin as well as a burning smell in the car. I originally thought it was in the heating vents, after turning off the car and stepping out I realized it was not. When I took off my coat, I realized that the seat had burned a hole in my jacket, my sweater and I had a burn on my skin. Looking at the drivers side seat you can see burn marks as well as a hole where the heating mechanism burned through the seat and burned out.

The driver side seat heating mechanism failed, it turns on then cycles itself off. Passenger side is still functional.

Friday afternoon I took my 90 year old mother and drove to chick filet to buy a takeout lunch. I drove home to my mother's house and was in the process of backing up the car into her driveway. I stopped the car and looked behind me to check for anyone walking and then heard my mom scream fire!, fire!. As I quickly turned my head back I saw flames jumping out from under the hood of my 2000 Ford Taurus station wagon. I quickly turn off the car, grabbing the keys as I went, yelled at my mom to get out and then jumped out of the car and raced back to open the trunk so that I could get my mother's walker. As I arrived at my mother's car door I helped her out and pulled off her oxygen canula and told her to walk as fast as she could towards the house. I then grabbed the oxygen tank, purses, and lunch and ran toward the house screaming for someone to call the fire department. A neighbor said they would. I unlocked my mother's door and she pressed her life alert button and called the fire department. I walked out side to wait for the fire department and saw a man near the car looking at it. I yelled at him to get away in case it blew up. He did and in about 30 seconds it blew glass, and other bits all about and was fully engulfed with fire. The fire department took about 7 minutes to get there and the car was completely engulfed and burning up from front to back. We were told that it was a total loss. The scary thing is that there was no warning what so ever to let us know that this was about to happen. No smoke, no smells, nothing. My mother and I could have been burned up if we had not been able to get out in time. My car was well maintained and I had just purchased four new tires for it. We drove our car very carefully and we had owned it for 13 years and had low mileage only 46,000 miles on it. Why did this car catch fire and explode without warning.

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The driver's side outboard seat pivot (5f9z*7460593) failed causing the 2nd row seat fold down/release to be inoperable. The part was removed and replaced under warranty on 22 Sep 2010. On 19 may 2011 the seat again became inoperable and was repaired. Method of repair was not listed on the service order. On 10 Dec 2013 the seat pivot failed again. I do not have children so the seat mechanism has not be abused. The fold down feature of the seat to increase the flat cargo space has probably only been used six times since the 22 Sep 2010 repair. The third row seats are used infrequently. An internet search for the defective part number revealed that other owners have experienced the same problem (also on the drivers side). My concern is that passengers in the third row seat might become trapped during an accident if the right fold down seat is obstructed by collision damage. Ford issued a TSB (a letter, not a recall) on this part number but I was unable to locate a copy of it. The part was supposed to be replaced with a redesigned and/or strengthened pivot. One Ford help site reported that the latch could possibly be released by pulling on the release handle while banging on the seat back for 5 minutes. I don't think that would beneficial in an accident.

I drive a 2001 Ford Taurus. I have a 7 year old daughter. She is now old enough and weighs enough to no longer need the back of her booster seat. The back is now becoming constrictive as she is growing. However, in a 2001 Taurus, there are no rear head rests. Her head (at the age of 7) is above the seat back. She has absolutely no protection form whip lash and an full sized adult would be even more injured in the even of a crash.

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I sat in the driver's seat of my 2003 Ford Taurus and the driver's side front spring sheared and slashed my tire. I had to tow the car and replace both front struts, springs and the ruined tire. I saw this was common in 2001-2003 Tauruses in northern states but a recall has only been issued on the 2001 models. I could have been killed if this happened while I was driving.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact heard a loud rattling noise underneath the vehicle. There was no prior warning to the malfunction. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions for identical failures. The frontal sway bar was replaced twice. In addition, there was a malfunction with the driver and passenger side heated seat sensors. The failure mileage was 4,500 and current mileage was 26,000.

Due to the material in the driver's seat there is an electrical shock to the occupant when leaving vehicle. Also, same problem with the 1994 Taurus. Please provide further information.

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My children could have been injured. Thank the lord they wern't in the car!.

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Front seats reclined when vehicle was involved in an accident.

Drivers seat too hard and too low, causing discomfort to driver.

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During acceleration the drivers seat ( spine ) area makes noise.

The consumers vehicle was stopped when another vehicle which was driving about 45 mph rear ended the consumer. The driver and passenger seat backs collapsed and as a result the consumer sustained an injured back.