Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. While driving 60 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise. He arrived home and felt as if the driver's seat back rest was leaning more than normal. He checked the seat and found that it had failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a defective factory welding caused the seat bolt to fail. The contact will need to replace the entire seat and he feels that the manufacturer should be responsible for the cost. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the safety concern, but they would not assist because the vehicle exceeded the warranty mileage. The current mileage was 133,000 and failure mileage was 101,000. Updated 05/06/08 *bf updated 05/06/08
2003 Ford Focus seats complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford focus. The contact stated that the driver seat welds have failed and the back of the driver seat came apart. The vehicle has never been in a crash. The engine size and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 101,000.
Under normal wear the back of the driver's seat broke on the 2003 ford focus.
Dt*: the contact stated the seat heater burned through the fabric on the driver seat. The contact noticed burn marks on wife's white winter coat. Recently, while doing spring cleaning on the interior of the vehicle noticed a burn mark on the driver's sidce seat that matchedc the very same location of contact's wife coat. Will be making an appointment with the dealership for replacement of seat heater.
The heat warmer burned through the fabric burning the seat and causing a fire. The consumer will take the vehicle to the dealer to determine the cause.
Driver's seat had a piece of metal which was exposed, as a result, the consumer cut her leg. *ak (several others had been hurt as well) the metal was only exposed when the driver's seat was pushed forward to allow the passenger in the back to exit. If the seat was backed for a tall driver, it would be extremely impossible for the passenger to become injured. *scc
Sedan was rear-ended resulting in limited flexible bumper damage. Substantial spinal damage to the healthy, 22 year old driver who was securely seat-belted into the driver's seat. What was lacking in the seat design to protect the driver from such injuries? Ph
A stopped 2003 focus sedan was rear-ended at a traffic light by a mazda 626 resulting in limited flexible bumper damage to the ford focus, but substantial spinal damage to the healthy, 22 year old driver who was securely seat-belted into the driver's seat. What was lacking in the seat design to protect the driver from such injuries?
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