1991 Ford Explorer seats problems

16 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.

owner complaints: 16
of this car's complaints: 3%
crashes: 5
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Front assembly: recliner
7

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

25k-50k

50k-75k

75k-100k

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125k-150k

150k-175k

175k-200k

200k+

Ford Explorer seats problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Front seat track failureOpened October 23, 1992, closed February 26, 1993

There is no summary currently available

PE92084

What 1991 Ford Explorer owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Dec 12, 2003 · Airbags, Seats · VA

Letter regarding recall 03s04 seat recliner bolt..*mr (nar) *cb the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. It was discovered that a new wiring harness was needed.

Filed Oct 2, 2003 · Seats · NC

While driving vehicle's seat reclined without warning.

Filed Aug 18, 2003 · Body, Seat belts · WA · crash · 2 injuries

Mva, damage to rearend & drivetrain; driverseat & seatbelt poss. Compromised.

Filed Jun 26, 2003 · Seats · CA

While at a complete stop the consumer was adjusting seat, and when the consumer attempted to accelerate, the seat broke. *ak *tt

Filed Sep 17, 2001 · Engine, Seats · PA

Black goo oozes out from around the lacing of steering wheel. Constantly have the wipe wheel & hands. Driver's seat broke and went backwards while driving. I only weight 185 lbs. So weight should not be a problem. There had been no rear-end collision either. Front wheel hubs failed due to engineering defect. Dealer tried to make me pay the first $55. I refused and won. The transmission problem was a shaft that snapped. Valve gaskets are inferior material. Have been tightened, but still leak.

Filed May 8, 2000 · Brakes, Seats · MS · crash

I already entered a complaint (#722389) then I read the consumer complaints and realized that 2 things that I thought were normal might not be. The frist one being that a I heard the squishy noise coming from my master cylinder/ vacuum booster the pedal was always soft but I never encountered any difficuly stopping that I can remember. The other problem is that after my explorer rolled and came to rest, the driver's seat was completely laid back.

Filed Jun 24, 1997 · Seats · 00 · crash · 1 injury

In reference to pe92-084, the vehicle was rearended by another vehicle going about 20-25mph which caused the defective driver's seat back to collapse backwards, resulting injuries to the occupant.

Filed Jan 22, 1997 · Seats · MI

Went to get into vehicle the driver's side seat broke and reclined backwards .

Filed Dec 27, 1996 · Seats · CO

When making an adjustment on the seat track sometimes seat doesn't lock, goes always back .

Filed Dec 20, 1996 · Seats · NC · crash · 2 injuries

Driver's seatback completely collapsed when vehicle was rearended by another car traveling 25 MPH; seatback would not return to upright position.

Questions about the 1991 Ford Explorer seats

Does the 1991 Ford Explorer have seats problems?

Owners have filed 16 complaints about the seats of the 1991 Ford Explorer, 3% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1991 Ford Explorer seats problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1991 Ford Explorer seats?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Ford Explorer have bad seats?

The Ford Explorer model years with the most seats complaints are 1998 (70 complaints), 1999 (67 complaints) and 2020 (42 complaints).