1997 Ford Explorer seats problems
40 complaints about seats have been filed for the 1997 Ford Explorer, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
While stopped at a traffic light,vehicle was rear ended by another SUV going approximately 60MPH. The back support for the drivers seat apparently broke as a result of the impact and went to a fully reclined position,providing no support. As a result, my wife sustained neck and lower back injuries (herniated disks) among other injuries. Have any other problems been reported regarding the seat failing to hold up and provide proper support during a severe rear end collision?
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford explorer. The contact stated that the driver and passenger seat bolts fractured and caused the seats to separate from the frame. The bolts were replaced several times; however the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 03v281000 (seats). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage as 330,000.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Explorer
- Tires 764 complaints
- Cruise control 213 complaints
- Engine 212 complaints
- Suspension 112 complaints
- Brakes 106 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 97 complaints
- Electrical system 86 complaints
- Transmission 71 complaints