Ford Explorer Seats Problems
- 211
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
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 211 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 24 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- failure mileage · 21 records
- side seat · 18 records
- seat moves · 12 records
- power seat · 12 records
- approximate failure · 12 records
- drivers seat · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 39 |
| 60–100k mi | 38 |
| 30–60k mi | 32 |
| 100–150k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Seats
Reaching under driver seat and contacted seat frame sharp and cut finger.
1 injury
ODI 11299566
Engine · Seats
I'm getting cel error code p0016. There is a rattling noise on startup and sometimes during highway driving everyday. My explorer sport has 65,340 miles on it, w ay to soon for a timing chain. The dealer stated i probably have timing chain stretch and there no tsb to resolved the issue in my truck even though i have the same ecoboost engine as the f150 that the tsb 17-0026 does apply to. Why not the ford explorer…
ODI 11281639
Engine · Seats
Ford explorer 3.5l ecoboost engine timing chain stretch @ 61,902 miles... $2500 repair bill on a very well maintained and preventative maintenance schedule minded owner. Also, at 42k miles the lumbar bag on drivers seat deflated and won't inflate...
ODI 11271227
Body · Seats
On 09/11/2019, at approximately 6pm, we were traveling north on wv sr2 north approximately 2.5 to 3.0 miles north of the sr2 i-77 interchange. 2017 ford explorer was stopped, waiting on opposing traffic to clear, in order to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of church. Vehicle was rear-ended by a dodge dakota pickup truck impacting slightly off center towards the driver side of the vehicle. There were 4…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11255262
Body · Seats
Vehicle was involved in a 2 vehicle accident. Explorer was rear ended by a vehicle (dodge dakota pickup truck) traveling approximately 55 mph while explorer was at a stop, waiting to make a left hand turn. The impact was slightly off center to the driver side. The driver seat back collapsed backwards causing driver and rear passenger to collide resulting in lacerations and head injuries to both.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11255143
Seat Belts · Seats
Vehicle was struck from behind by a pick-up truck driving at a high rate of speed. Upon impact my vehicle's front seats collapsed into the back seats causing the seat belts to be ineffective. As a result the passenger in my vehicle sustained back and neck injuries. My vehicle was stationary as the traffic was at a standstill. The vehicle that struck my vehicle was traveling at about 70 miles per hour.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11278137
Seats
3rd row seats stopped working, seats stuck in stowed position (so i can't get to my spare tire.) no motor sounds, rear interior lights also stopped working. We haven't used the stow feature so much that it should cease to function. We have replaced the fuse, no change. Because there is no way to operate the 3rd row seats while the car is in motion, all of the operation and troubleshooting of the third row seats have…
ODI 11268806
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