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 | |||
| 08/29/2008 | 120000 | 1 | |
| The left front and right rear driver seat mounting brackets broke. *tr | |||
| 03/02/2004 | 68000 | 2 | 02/01/1995 |
| Drivers seat mounting bracket torn from seat frame. it appears to be a metal fatigue problem or possible a strength problem. driver ended up in rear seat. at least twelve other identical complaints have been filed on this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/08/2003 | 84000 | 1 | 07/22/1997 |
| Frame of the driver's seat broke, making it unsafe to drive the vehicle. dealer notified. *ak this may be the same problem as with the 00' explorer and mountaineer vehicle's. the oil pan leaked oil. *sc | |||
| 11/21/2002 | 122000 | 1 | 01/10/1996 |
| This is a safety issue concerning a 1994 lincoln towncar with 122000 miles. the drivers seat left front seat bolt that holds the seat to the angle iron frame pulled out of or through the metal of the seat. the car has not been in an accident and the air bag has never been deployed so there has not been any wxtreme force on the seat other than driving. i weigh 200 lbs. and do not beleive that would be considered to be excessive. i sincerely believe that this should be addressed as a possible danger for driving and in the event of an accident the drivers and/or passengers seat could tear itself loose causing additional injuries. | |||
| 11/15/2002 | |||
| While driving the bolt that holds the driver side seat to the frame of the vehicle came detached causing the seat to be mobile. please provide more details. ts | |||
| Drivers seat is held on by three bolts to the floor, one has broken due to metal fatigue. | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 2 | 05/01/1997 | |
| This is the second failur on this part. the first occured in january 1999. the front locking bolts broke from metal fatigue the first time and the left front broke this time. i had a friend that had this same thing occur in 1999 and that did result juries. the dealership was sued at that time. this is clearly a poor design as the mettal fatigue is simular in both cases on my car. the dealership won't do anything on the repairs and suggested i contact the upholstry shop for repairs. i asked if they could give me a part number and they said no call the upholstery shop. they don't want anything to do with this broken seat.*ak | |||
| 07/10/2000 | 1 | 01/01/1994 | |
| Drivers seat frame pulled loose from floor. the bolt assembly pulled through the frame. i was told the car was not under warrenty and had to replace the part (#f1vy-5463101-b). car seatrs aren't supposed to come loose from the floor. i'm glad i wasn't in an accident. does lincoln only cover failures if there is an injury? *ak | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Driver's seat broken at both sides of the mounting to the frame. mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| Poor seat design of metal strip in seat that is too thin to hold bolt causing the seat to break away from the rail. nlm | |||
| 05/22/1996 | 1 | 06/13/1995 | |
| Driver seat back cover failed. | |||
| While driving, without indications, the driver's front seat broke while the vehicle was still traveling. please provide further details. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 11/21/1994 | 1 | ||
| Head restraint is too low/too far away from head, causing head to tilt backwards when coming in contact with restraint. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 08/01/1994 | 3 | ||
| Power seat adjustment controls activated by itself without manual assistance. *skd | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 07/12/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Bolt that holds seatback in place busted straight through the seat itself. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||