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2016 Ford Explorer seats problems

33 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2016 Ford Explorer, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
33 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 48,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 68% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While the vehicle was parked, the contact's mother accidentally pushed the seat button and it caused the seat to collapse, snap down, and flip to the other side. The contact's mother became caught in the seat and sustained bruises. The contact's young child also became caught in the seat and had to be pulled out. The dealer was and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 18.

Reported at 18 miles, February 2016 Injury

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 happened while the vehicle was stopped and in park.

Reported at 60,000 miles, February 2019

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