Discovered that the 3rd row seat was loose. Looking closer found that the u shaped bolt the seat attached to was loose and that the wheel well, where the bolt connects,had corroded. Found that ford does have a recall on this problem but it does not cover kentucky where I live. It does cover all of the states north of kentucky. I feel that ford should cover all states since this is a safety concern.
2005 Ford Freestar seats complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. The contact stated that the third row seat anchor/latch rusted. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
The third row seat latch that was attached to the rear wheel well has completely rusted through. The plate with the 3rd row attachment point on the driver side tire well completely fell out leaving a 8-10" hole in the wheel well. There is an existing recall for this but only in certain states. I live in kansas which is not included. Why this is I do not understand. What does it matter what state you live in? If it is a defect, it is a defect no matter where the car is.
2005 ford freestar was recalled for torque convertor, third row seat latch. Less than one year later (march 2014) the same problem occurred with the torque convertor.
I have a 2005 ford freestar and noticed the third seat came loose. When I looked into it I found that the wheel well around the reinforcement plate had rusted completely out on the driver side for fear of this being a common problem and the fact that the third seat is mostly used by children I decided to report it. It appears to me that the plate on the out side must not sealed after being welded together allowing rust to start forming immediately after vehicle was put into service by manufacturer. I have pictures of the wheel well.
The driver side wheel well is rusting out and the front mount of the third row seat is detaching from the body.
Support bars in driver's seat started coming through cushion & jabbing driver in the back. Vehicle has 49,000 miles on it. Only able to drive vehicle for approx. 15 minutes at a time due to the discomfort from the support bars.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 ford freestar. While pulling out of the driveway he heard a squeaking noise coming from the drivers seat. When he looked under the seat he found a loose metal bracket. The warranty company was contacted; however, the warranty doesn't cover manufacturer defects. The dealer advised the contact that presently there were no recalls for the seat failure. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnose. The current mileage is 78,000 the failure mileage was 73,000. Updated 4/16/08 *cn updated
Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a traffic light, another vehicle rear ended the contact at an estimated speed of 40-45mph. This resulted in the contact rear ending a vehicle. There were three occupants in the contact's vehicle, the driver; the contact who was seated in the passenger seat, and an occupant in the rear seat on the driver's side. During the accident the seat belt webbing spooled, allowing the occupants to move forward. As a result, the seatbelts did not lock causing injuries to all occupants. The driver made contact with either the steering wheel or the corner of the door causing a neck sprain. The passenger's right shoulder made contact with the dashboard causing injury. The rear passenger received bruising to the toe. Immediately following the accident after exiting the vehicle, all seats were observed in the reclined position. All occupants of the vehicle were transported to the hospital for observation. A police report was filed at the scene of the accident. The vehicle was towed to a towing yard and later returned to the rental agency.
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 ford forrester. She is renting this van, and while she was bending down in the middle seat in the middle row she almost got her head crushed when she moved the latch. The back support came tumbling down and her head got caught in between. This could be considered a safety hazard because there was so much force, and if someone was playing with the latch, a whoever was in the next seat would be hurt. Contact was going to return the van to the rental place.
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