Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E043000 | MARATHON SEAT COVERS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 294 | 09/14/2010 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/03/2010 | 09/10/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Marathon is recalling certain seat covers, brand superhides with part numbers 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, and 630, sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these seat covers are made of heavier thread and are not compatible with seats containing side airbags. the heavier seat cover could interfere with full deployment of the airbag in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An improperly deployed airbag could result in serious injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Marathon will notify owners of record and replace the seat cover free of charge. the safety recall began on september 14, 2010. owners may contact marathon at 1-800-735-2769. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket marathon seat covers and has no relation to any original equipment installed on general motors, ford, chrysler, toyota, or nissan vehicles.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 50000 | ||
| Radiator starting seeping fluid from right top seam (aluminum-plastic) around 50,000 miles for no reason; research on internet shows numerous complaints with the 2006-2007 models with the v6 engine. finally at 54000 miles i am going to replace the unit as the leak has gotten worse and i'm afraid of complete equipment failure on the road traveling. this is a recurring problem with many explorer owners with some having to replace there radiator three times. one site i looked at for purchase gave a part number for the 2006 models and noted that they could no longer honor a warranty due to a defect in the ford mounting system for the radiator. a class action lawsuit has been mentioned on the internet toward ford for not stepping up to the plate and addressing this defect issue. please look into this and dont sweep it under the rug. my husband and i have (7) ford vehciles in the yard; that is all he has ever owned for 35 years. radiators just dont start leaking - ford has a problem that needs to be brought forward. | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 12000 | 1 | |
| I have a problem with my 2007 ford explorer ? dual automatic climate control does not work properly: in auto mode (during cooling process) very cold air blows into my face through panel vents and warm air through the vents in footwell. no flow direction change, no recirculation at all. and i hear clicking noise from behind the dash panel. warm air blows down in every mode (face, face-feet, windshield-feet) that i chose. i learned from internet it's a blend door actuator problem and it's been in place since 1995 for explorer model. our local ford dealer says my ac is ok - no failures shown by scanner device. but i know there is the problem - the scanner shows only the actuator motor move but not the door move. motor may be ok and the gear may be stripped. they just don't want to fix it. i know it?s a safety problem also because some time the blend door will break completely and my windows will be frozen in winter. *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 02/20/2007 | 1 | 12/19/2006 | |
| The computer system got out of control. the cd player was jumping between cd's and also the automatic stirrup got stuck and could not get down when doors are open. i took the car to the dealer but they have not been able to repair it yet. *jb | |||