NHTSA Complaint #10307489 — 2003 FORD EXCURSION

I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXCURSION V-10. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDALS WHICH ROUTINELY STOP WORKING, SOMETIMES IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DRIVERS SEAT ALSO DOES NOT WORK, MAKING THE VEHICLE UN-DRIVEABLE FOR MY WIFE WHOSE REACH IS CONSIDERABLY SHORTER THAN MINE. FORDS SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE SEAT AT AN OUT-OF-POCKET COST STARTING AT ABOUT $800.00, INSTEAD OF TRACING THE BAD WIRE OR FAULTY CONTROL MODULE. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY PREVALENT IN THE LARGER FORD SUV'S MANUFACTURED FROM 2003-2006. I FEEL THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CORRECTED IN A FACTORY RECALL AND NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF VEHICLE OWNERS WHEN THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY FAULTY EXUIPMENT / DESIGN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.