NHTSA Complaint #10479253 — 2010 FORD FUSION

MY DRIVERS SEAT FEATURES ALL POWER CONTROLS. THE INCIDENT IS THAT MY DRIVERS SEAT LOST CONTROL OF THE UP AND DOWN MOTION. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SEAT TO MOVE THE LOWER SECTION OF THE SEAT UP OR DOWN, IT MAKES NOISE (LIKE THE MOTOR IS OPERATING) BUT THE SEAT DOES NOTHING. AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, I FOUND OUT THAT FORD USES PLASTIC GEARS UNDER THE SEAT AND ONE OF THE PLASTIC GEARS HAS A BROKEN TOOTH. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT MOTOR TO RUN BUT NOT ACTUALLY TURN THE GEAR TO MOVE THE SEAT IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS GEAR SET IS NOT REPLACEABLE OR SERVICEABLE AND THE OWNER MUST EITHER REPLACE THE BOTTOM RAILS OF THE SEAT OR PURCHASE AN ENTIRELY NEW SEAT - BOTH ARE COSTLY REPAIRS FOR NOT EVEN HAVING 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. *TR