FordExplorer2013
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2013 Ford Explorer Seats Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 7 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi3
60–100k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 1, 2019 · 67,000 miles

    Seats

    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 ([redacted], santa clara, ca 95051, [redacted]) 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.…

    ODI 11245319

  • January 1, 2019 · 60,000 miles

    Seat Belts · Seats · Unknown Or Other

    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.

    ODI 11195831

  • August 19, 2018

    Seat Belts · Seats · Unknown Or Other

    When it rains, water pours in from driver side 3rd row seat belt. Apparently this is a common problem on ford explorers due to poor welding issues, yet nothing has been done about it. I am concerned about future mold and mildew issues in the car. I drive around 3 young children and do not want any health issues because of this flaw. Ford needs to step up and issue a recall so it can be fixed. I do not have thousands…

    ODI 11143780

  • February 3, 2018

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Seats · Steering

    Door panels out of line. Rpms drop to 0 while sitting, carbon monoxide, front end noise, seat broke, back vents poured water in, transmission slipping blinker switch replaced, modular replaced, back up camera system replaced. Front end worked on more than 7 times.

    ODI 11074639

  • March 2, 2015 · 38,000 miles

    Hatchback/Liftgate · Seats

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. The contact stated that the third row seat fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the seat needed to be replaced. The seat was not replaced. The contact also stated that the vehicle experienced a leak by the top of the rear hatch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The…

    ODI 10851658

  • June 1, 2013 · 41,000 miles

    Body · Engine · Seats

    Exhaust fumes in cabin - since we have been without the explorer for three months (it has been in the shop getting an updated turbo), my wife has not had any unexplained headaches after spending all day running errands in the explorer.

    ODI 11020478

  • May 1, 2012 · 25 miles

    Seats

    Ford explorer limited with 2nd row captain's chairs. There is a button to push that lowers the seatback. The seatback comes forward with an excessive force that could possibly cause injury, especially to a child. This motion should be dampered to provide a safe lowering of the seatback. My adult daughter was in the process of lowering the seatback when she was struck in the head. She suffered a headache that lasted…

    1 injury

    ODI 10497746