2001 Ford Explorer seats problems
25 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2001 Ford Explorer, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
The seat is designed wit a head restraint that is too low and caused a persons head to snap back resulting in injury. We would like to know if this has happened to opher people.
The consumer received a recall on the bolt under the driver's seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the problem was repaired. Three months later the popping noise started again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who indicated that the bolt was fine but that the lever failed. The manufacturer was notified but the refused any assistance because the lever was not part of the recall.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Explorer
- Tires 67 complaints
- Suspension 45 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Cruise control 36 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Electrical system 29 complaints
- Air bags 28 complaints