NHTSA Complaint #11020900 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER
SEATS issue reported to NHTSA
1 Injury
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11020900 |
| Vehicle | 2016 FORD EXPLORER |
| Component | SEATS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 50,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AR |
Consumer Description
INCIDENT #1 7/11/2017 FORD MOTOR CAS #12918168 SERVICE TO REPAIR THE NAVIGATION UNIT PARKED @ MY HOME ON FRONT SLOPE DRIVE HOURS LATER I STARTED VEHICLE SIDE MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES BEGAN OPENING & CLOSING UNCONTROLLABLY MY DRIVER SEAT BEGAN MOVING UNSTOPPABLY FORWARD TRIED THE SEAT CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER DOOR & TRIED IGNITION OFF & ON COMPLETELY PINNED MY KNEES AGAINST THE DASH UPPER BODY AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AT SOME POINT THE BACK OF THE SEAT FALL BACKWARDS ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO CRAWL OUT DEALERSHIP MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY BUT A MYSTERY HOW SEAT REVERTED TO FACTORY SETTINGS RETURNED W/ NO REPAIRS MADE DISABLED DOOR CONTROL SO THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL A RESOLUTION WITH FORD MOTOR COULD BE MADE ON 7/13 DISCOVERED THE SEAT WAS NOT IN FACT DISABLED ON 7/14/2017 DEALERSHIP CAME OUT TO MY HOME DID ADJUSTMENTS TO SEAT & DECLARED IT SAFE TO DRIVE. INCIDENT #2 8/26/2017 FORD MOTOR CAS#13006930 I PARKED MY VEHICLE ON MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S BACK SLANTED/SLOPED DRIVEWAY. TURNED IGNITION OFF & MY CAR CAR JUMPED BACKWARDS (LIKENED TO A MANUEL TRANSMISSION JUMPING OUT OF GEAR). AFTER GETTING OUT OF MY CAR & BEFORE MY HAND TOUCHED THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE DRIVERSIDE BACK DOOR MY GREAT GRANDSON STARTED SCREAMING FOR ME I OPENED THE DOOR TO FIND HIM SMASHED BETWEEN THE BACK OF DRIVER SEAT & CHILD SEAT. DEALERSHIP CAME & INSPECTED THE SITUATION. MY INIBULIZER MEDICAL BAG FOUND TIGHTLY WEDGED ON THE FLOOR BOARD PREVENTED THE SEAT FROM MOVING AN ADDITIONAL 2-4" GM TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP LEAVING ME WITH A VEHICLE TO USE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. ON 8/30/2017 FORD MOTOR REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED ME & DEEMED MY VEHICLE AS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" SAID NO ERRORS WERE DISCOVERED UPON INSPECTION. STATED NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE DONE BY FORD MOTOR.
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