1999 Ford Explorer seats problems
69 complaints about seats have been filed for the 1999 Ford Explorer, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 69 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 9 injuries.
What owners wrote
This vehicle was hit in the rear end by another vehicle at about 30 MPH. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy, also the front drivers seat collapsed, when welds holding seat frame failed, throwing the driver foward into the steering wheel, then falling backward. Dealer has been contacted.
Manufacturer's recall 03504 concerning seat recliner bolt: this vehicle is a part of a recall, but the dealer refuses to repair the problem. The dealer found that the recliner mechanism is damaged and wants the consumer to pay for repairing the mechanism. Consumer feels that because the bolt breaking is the reason that the mechanism is damaged in the first place, and refuses to pay for repairs.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Ford Explorer
- Tires 397 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 225 complaints
- Cruise control 153 complaints
- Engine 108 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Electrical system 93 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Transmission 82 complaints