While driving and with no warning driver's side seat collapsed, causing consumer to fall backwards into the rear seats. Dealer has been notified.
2001 Ford Explorer seats complaints
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While traveling 45-50 MPH the driver seat collapsed backwards without any indication. Dealer was contacted and repaired seat. Two months later the seat collapsed again. *ak the pin on the driver's seat where the seat back attached to the pivot with the seat bottom had snapped twice which caused it to collapsed backwards 6-8 inches. *scc
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 has happened to opher people.
Vehicle idles to low and causes it to cut off. Took to dealer 4 times, and they could not fix the problem. *ak passenger side seat would not lock, also consumer states vehicle is experiencing poor gas mileage..
Rear seat lifts up when brakes are applied, causing passenger in seat to almost be thrown to front of vehicle.
Rear bench seat is not stationery. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated this was normal. Please provide any further information.
Seat does not release to let back passengers out of truck. This problem is the second set of seat problems. I owned an explorer sport in 2000 and had the same problem with the seat. Ford is aware of the problem and is not dealing with the issue. I have small children who ride in the rear of the truck and if some thing happens to me up front, they are trapped in the back of the truck and unable to get out. Seems to be a seat mechanism problem which they refuse to address. This is actually a life/safety issue and I feel this needs to be addressed. Please contact me at your earliest convenience.
When vehicle was involved in a frontal crash at a speed of approximately 70 MPH seat back latch mechanism for second row of seats failed, allowing seat to move forward. Dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
The rear seats in the explorer flip forward with my children in them when stopping fast. The seats do not lock down in any way. This is how they are built. Tried to return the explorer 1 week after the lease ford told me it's a design flaw, can't be fixed.
Driver's seat broke backwards on rear impact from a truck.
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 pinch point that has pinched the hands of 3 that have ridden in the back. This is a safety hazard for all ages but especially young children!
The seats do not have a seperate head rest that is adjustable according to size. Accordingly, a person of average height sitting in either the driver or passenger seat is to far from the top of the seat to get adequate protection in an accident. Given today's safety standards, I expect more from a 2001 limited edition automobile. My husband was involved in a car accident and the majority of his injuries could have been mitigated if these seats were designed properly.
When coming to a stop passenger's seat slides forward, cause unknown, also rear passenger seat belt does not release from retracting mechanism. Please give any further details.
When stopping, the passenger seat track releases the lock and the seat "slings" forward with or without anyone in it. It has sent my step-daughter into the dash as the seat slide foward. The seat belt did not stop it since the entire seat was moving. This seems to be a daily occurrence.
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