Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 9751 | 03/03/1997 | 51931 | Interior- leather seat cleaning procedure- service tip. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 12/20/2001 | 119987 | 2 | 05/30/1993 |
| Failure of 1993 ford explorer front seat lower half at mounting points. ford part 61704, left and right. material failure due to metal fatigue. movement and flexing of lower seat frame causes material failure approx. | |||
| 1 | |||
| The driver's side seatback declined backwards, and broke. this was caused by a bolt failure.*ak | |||
| 03/12/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1993 | |
| Driver side seat frame broke while driving the vehicle. no injury, but seat folded back and there was no support behind me. had to get to the side of the road to make a safe stop. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Passsenger seat fell apart and seat belt unlocked. yh | |||
| 11/04/1999 | |||
| Made a turn & came to a stop, driver's seat went forward. pulled to side of road & checked the seat. noticed the bolts were broken on both sides of the anchor support. will be taking vehicle to dealer for repairs. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1999 | 10/01/1993 | ||
| Driver's seat anchors broke, causing the driver's seat to rock back and forth, away from the steering wheel, almost causing the consumer to have an accident. the dealer has not been contacted. *ak | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1995 | ||
| Plastic bracket to support the armrest broke. | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 11/15/1997 | ||
| Driver's front seat fails because the bottom frame isn't strong enough. frame bent backwards from normal everyday use. slider rail on the bottom of the seat sits back as far as it can go to accomodate driver who is 6'2 in height. | |||
| 0 | |||
| No headrest on rear seats. | |||
| 04/20/1997 | |||
| The mounting rail that holds the seat and track on the driver's side is broken just above the flange. problem not corrected. *ak | |||
| 08/04/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1993 | |
| Drivers inside seat track bracket broke, allowing bolt to loosen. | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 2 | 06/29/1993 | |
| Power lumbar seats air pressure bag failed to inflate. | |||
| Sometimes while driving, the driver and passenger side seat bolts fall out. causing the seats to fall into the rear seat. please describe. *ak | |||
| 01/27/1996 | |||
| Vehicle was rammed in rear by another vehicle at stop light, driver's seat broke upon impact. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1994 | |||
| Poor performance of the driver side seat. tt | |||
| 03/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| Arm rest vibrates and squeaks. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Wire under power seat came loose, shorted against seat track, seat cushion caught fire. driver barely escaped without serious injury or death. property damage is about $2100.00. wiring should be designed to not come loose and seats should not be combustible.*ak | |||
| 03/31/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1995 | |
| The passanger seat motor was burning with the car off. the fuse didn't blow. if this was in a persons garage, it could have set the house on fire. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 09/04/2003 | 115000 | 1 | |
| While driving driver's seat reclined without warning.*ak shoulder bolt at the base of the seat snapped. vehicle left roadway but consumer was able to regain control before an accident occurred. *ph *nlm | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving and with no warning, the driver's seat bolt snapped and caused the driver to fall backwards into the rear seats. the dealer was notified. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| 05/01/2001 | 78000 | 1 | 03/15/1993 |
| Driver seat back broke while owner driving resulting in seat back falling to full reclining position. driver was able to stop without injury or accident and had to drive vehicle in unsafe condition until was able to find an object to brace the seat back in an upright position. broken part replaced at owners expense at non-ford garage. complaint filed after owner recently learned of numerous other such incidents, therefore date of incident is approximate since it was not documented at the time of occurrence. *ak | |||
| 12/07/2001 | 2 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Explorer - rear ended. both bucket seat |backs fell backwards onto rear passengers. seat recline mechanism destroyed in both. *ak | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Driver's seat broke, causing seat back to collapse. | |||
| 6 | |||
| While driving vehicle at 60 mph the rear seatback broke. this is the sixth time this has occurred. owner is very concerned for his safety. *ak drivers seat back has just collapse three times and replaced. brackets at base of seat was loose and cracked at the same spot many times causing loss of control while driving. *yh | |||
| 12/01/1996 | |||
| While driving 3 mph driver's seatback broke, causing the driver to fall backwards. please describe. *ak | |||
| 10/21/1993 | 1 | 06/01/1993 | |
| Drivers seatback rear reinforcing bar on seat constantly hits spinal bone. upon replacement problem still exits . *ak | |||
| 10/09/1996 | |||
| While driving the driver's seatback disconnected. please give more detail information. *ak | |||
| 05/07/1996 | |||
| During rear impact, the driver's side seatback fell onto the rear seat. please describe. *ak | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Design of hear seats do not contain head rests, which does not offer protection. | |||