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Issues with Ford Explorer SEATS by Years

The Ford Explorer had plenty of problems with various aspects of SEATS as 211 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around RECLINER. Models of 1999, 2000, 2002 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with SEATS.

Browse Ford Explorer SEATS problems by years

2018 5 2017 6 2016 15 2015 9 2014 4 2013 7 2012 1 2011 7 2010 20 2009 3 2008 27 2007 23 2006 10 2005 3 2004 6 2003 11 2002 29 2001 23 2000 38 1999 68

Do Ford Explorer models have SEATS problems?

Below you may see the SEATS components and the number of complaints they received.

RECLINER 71 HEAD RESTRAINT 12 MID/REAR ASSEMBLY 9 POWER ADJUST 9 SEAT HEATER/COOLER 8

Worst Ford Explorer Problems

SEATS
2001 Ford Explorer Victims: 3

The rear seats do not lock down, causing the top of seat to move forward when someone exits the back seat. when the seat comes forward it opens a pin...

RECLINER
2002 Ford Explorer March 13, 2004 Victims: 3 Mileage: 72000 miles

Vehicle was rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light. driver and front passenger seats broke sending front seat passengers back. rear seat passen...

HEAD RESTRAINT
2001 Ford Explorer December 10, 2001 Victims: 2

The seat is designed wit a head restraint that is too low and caused a persons head to snap back resulting in injury. we would like to know if this ha...

Recently reported SEATS problems on Ford Explorer

The SEATS
2018 Ford Explorer

Reaching under driver seat and contacted seat frame sharp and cut finger.

The SEATS
2014 Ford Explorer

I'm getting cel error code p0016. there is a rattling noise on startup and sometimes during highway driving everyday. my explorer sport has 65,340 miles on it, w ay to soon for a timing chain. the dealer stated i probably have timing chain stretch and there no tsb to resolved the issue in my truck even though i have the same ecoboost engine as the f150 that the tsb 17-0026 does apply to. why not the ford explorer that has same exact engine as f150 with the same problem? why was the ford explorer ecoboost left out of the tsb? there's an issue with the engine not model of truck. i'm hopefully looking for ford to honer the tsb for my vehicle that has the same engine defect

The SEATS
2015 Ford Explorer

Ford explorer 3.5l ecoboost engine timing chain stretch @ 61,902 miles... $2500 repair bill on a very well maintained and preventative maintenance schedule minded owner. also, at 42k miles the lumbar bag on drivers seat deflated and won't inflate...

The SEATS
2017 Ford Explorer

On 09/11/2019, at approximately 6pm, we were traveling north on wv sr2 north approximately 2.5 to 3.0 miles north of the sr2 i-77 interchange. 2017 ford explorer was stopped, waiting on opposing traffic to clear, in order to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of church. vehicle was rear-ended by a dodge dakota pickup truck impacting slightly off center towards the driver side of the vehicle. there were 4 occupants of the explorer. the driver was a 39 year old male. the front passenger was a 36 year old female. in the second row were the other 2 passengers. on the drivers side was a 4 year old female, forward facing in a graco extend2fit car seat. the passenger side was occupied by a 7 year old male in an evenflo booster seat. all passengers were wearing appropriate restraining devices. all passengers were shaken up, with external injuries to both drivers side occupants. the proximate cause of the injuries was due to failure of the driver's seat. the seat base experienced a failure causing the seat back to fall back onto the 2nd row passenger, striking the passenger, and the headrest bent and partially detached. prior to ...

The SEATS
2017 Ford Explorer

Vehicle was involved in a 2 vehicle accident. explorer was rear ended by a vehicle (dodge dakota pickup truck) traveling approximately 55 mph while explorer was at a stop, waiting to make a left hand turn. the impact was slightly off center to the driver side. the driver seat back collapsed backwards causing driver and rear passenger to collide resulting in lacerations and head injuries to both.

The SEATS
2018 Ford Explorer

Vehicle was struck from behind by a pick-up truck driving at a high rate of speed. upon impact my vehicle's front seats collapsed into the back seats causing the seat belts to be ineffective. as a result the passenger in my vehicle sustained back and neck injuries. my vehicle was stationary as the traffic was at a standstill. the vehicle that struck my vehicle was traveling at about 70 miles per hour.

The SEATS
2016 Ford Explorer

3rd row seats stopped working, seats stuck in stowed position (so i can't get to my spare tire.) no motor sounds, rear interior lights also stopped working. we haven't used the stow feature so much that it should cease to function. we have replaced the fuse, no change. because there is no way to operate the 3rd row seats while the car is in motion, all of the operation and troubleshooting of the third row seats have happened while the vehicle was stopped and in park.

The SEATS
2013 Ford Explorer

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that the third row seats became inoperable without warning. the vehicle was taken to frontier ford (3701 stevens creek blvd, santa clara, ca 95051, (408) 241-1800) where it was diagnosed that the seat motor and seat harness needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. an engineer was informed about the failure, but no action was taken. the vehicle was taken to sunnyvale ford (650 e el camino real, sunnyvale, ca 94087, (408) 215-9949), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. the failure mileage was 67,000. the vin was invalid.

The SEATS
2013 Ford Explorer

Rain water leaking into the vehicles back hatch and coming through the seat belts, causing wet seat belts, seats, spare tire equipment, and personal and items in cargo area.

The SEATS
2018 Ford Explorer

While traveling through baltimore for approximately 45 minutes during the christmas holiday. i was sitting in the back seat of my friends 2018 ford explorer sport. i had the heated seat set to 2. i had fallen asleep during the trip. when i woke up i had a severe discomfort. upon arriving at our destination my friend looked to see why i was in such pain. on my left buttock was a large burn. i have enclosed a picture of the burn i received. the burn has blistered and is now an open wound. this occurred on christmas eve. i have been treating the area with burn ointment.