2004 FORD RANGER Seats Problems

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE DRIVER'S SEATS DESIGN DECREASES THE DRIVER'S PERIPHERAL VISION AND INCREASES THE CHANCES OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM THE SOLID PIECE INCORPORATING THE HEAD REST WAS SO HIGH THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBILITY BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SEATS AND THE CEILING OF THE CAB. *SC *JB

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 FORD RANGER REGULAR CAB IN AUG 2004. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER A HEAVY RAIN THE WHOLE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS WET. IT WAS WET FROM BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER HEAD RESTS TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK A LITTLE OVER A WEEK FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRY OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDOW. THEY DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK TO TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW BACK WINDOW FOR ME. THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM THE SEAT BACK PUSHES OUT THE BACK WINDOW AND WATER CAN GET INSIDE. I AM 6'4" AND I HAVE TO HAVE THE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK TO DRIVE. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW I TALK...

PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY AND SEAT HEAD REST.*MR NO ANSWER REQUIRED - NO CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED. *MJJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BACK OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WAS ONE PIECE INCORPORATING INTO THE HEAD REST. THE SEAT BACKS COME VERY CLOSE TO THE CEILING OF THE CAB ALLOWING NO VISIBILITY BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE TOP OF THE SEAT. THE BACK OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT BLOCKED THE VIEW THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 FORD RANGER EDGE, REGULAR CAB. I AM 5'10", AND SIT WITH MY SEAT AS FAR BACK AS IT WILL GO IN THE TRUCK. THIS, UNFORTUNATELY CAUSED MY REAR WINDOW TO POP OUT OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND YEAR OF MY TRUCK, AND ALL FORD IS DOING IS REINFORCING THE WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS ARE NOT A PROBLEM, IT IS THE SEAT. THE SEAT WAS NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY FOR THE TRUCK, BUT FORD IS NOT WILLING TO REDESIGN THE SEATS, RECALL THE TRUCKS, OR UPGRADE TRUCKS TO EXTENDED CABS. THIS POSES A PROBLEM BECAUSE EVEN AFTER THE WINDOW IS FIXED, THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. AND "GOD FORBID" I EVER GET INTO A REAR-END COLLISION - WHAT HAPPENS TO MY WINDOW, ME, MY SEAT, ETC?! THIS PROBLEM ENDS...

CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOUNTED TOO LOW. THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS THIGH WHEN CHANGING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH LEG ROOM TO APPLY THE BRAKES. UPON THE CONSUMERS INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM, HE DISCOVERED A BOLT IN THE SEAT TRACK WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE SEAT TO EXTEND FULLY TO THE REAR POSITION. THE BOLT WAS FINE THREAD 2 1/2" LONG-WEDGE IN TRACK-ONE SIDE WORN. THE BOLT WAS REMOVED AND IT WORKED FINE. *SC *JB