1992 Ford Crown Victoria seat problems

SEATS

(1.) MY CAR IS A 1992 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA LX. - I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND LEANED BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OUT OF MY PANTS POCKET. AS I PRESSED ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT THERE WAS A METALIC "SNAP" SOUND AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT FLOPPED BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE. LATER ON VIEWING THE SEAT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMING THAT A WELDED IN CIRCULAR, THREADED, METAL, TAPPED FASTENER, (A CUSTOM MADE NUT) HAD TORN THROUGH THE PRESSED METAL FRAM THAT ATTACHED IT TO THE MOTORIZED PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE RESULTING HOLE IN THE PRESSED METAL FRAME COMPONENT WAS ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. (2) THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. (3.) I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE RELATING TO THE SEAT EXCEPT FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS YET BUT I WILL LIKELY GO TO A AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING YARD AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER SEAT. OF COURSE INSPECTING FIRST FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ALSO, AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT . AND IT ONLY HAS 84,000. MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10072818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

(1.) MY CAR IS A 1992 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA LX. - I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND LEANED BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OUT OF MY PANTS POCKET. AS I PRESSED ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT THERE WAS A METALIC "SNAP" SOUND AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT FLOPPED BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE. LATER ON VIEWING THE SEAT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMING THAT A WELDED IN CIRCULAR, THREADED, METAL, TAPPED FASTENER, (A CUSTOM MADE NUT) HAD TORN THROUGH THE PRESSED METAL FRAM THAT ATTACHED IT TO THE MOTORIZED PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE RESULTING HOLE IN THE PRESSED METAL FRAME COMPONENT WAS ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. (2) THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. (3.) I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE RELATING TO THE SEAT EXCEPT FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS YET BUT I WILL LIKELY GO TO A AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING YARD AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER SEAT. OF COURSE INSPECTING FIRST FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ALSO, AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT . AND IT ONLY HAS 84,000. MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #10072818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS RIPPED OUT OF THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET.

NHTSA complaint #566645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRONT LEFT SEAT TO TRACK ATTACHMENT BOLT TORE AWAY WHEN SOMEONE LEANED ON THE SEATS' BACKREST TO REACH FOR SOMETHING BEHIND THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ANCHORED AT THAT FRONT LEFT CORNER LEAVING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IN A REAREND COLLISION THE SEAT CAN EASILY TILT BACK CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS.

NHTSA complaint #737665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRAME IS BROKEN AND SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #874337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT MOVE DOWN AND TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE OCCUPANT TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #862716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

CLEARCOAT OF PAINT COMING OFF IN BLOCKS/STRIPS,FLY ONTO WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, PAINT RUSTING. BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T RETURN UP, POPS UP WHEN TURNING & ROUGH ON ROUGH RD.,WEAR OUT QUICKLY. ELEC. DR. LOCKS DON'T WORK. DRIVER ELEC. SEAT WONT GO BACK,ENGINE:SPARK KNOCK,CAR PULLS LEFT, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON,SOLENOID REPLACED 3X,FUSE BLOWS FOR INTERIOR LTS CLUSTER,DIFFICULTY REMOVING KEY FROM IGNIITION,SEAT TRACK COVERS OFF, CLIMATE CONTROL INOPERABLE PRECEEDED BY INITIAL HOT AIR FROM A/C, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES,HOOD LATCH DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

NHTSA complaint #722554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

CLEARCOAT OF PAINT COMING OFF IN BLOCKS/STRIPS,FLY ONTO WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, PAINT RUSTING. BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T RETURN UP, POPS UP WHEN TURNING & ROUGH ON ROUGH RD.,WEAR OUT QUICKLY. ELEC. DR. LOCKS DON'T WORK. DRIVER ELEC. SEAT WONT GO BACK,ENGINE:SPARK KNOCK,CAR PULLS LEFT, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON,SOLENOID REPLACED 3X,FUSE BLOWS FOR INTERIOR LTS CLUSTER,DIFFICULTY REMOVING KEY FROM IGNIITION,SEAT TRACK COVERS OFF, CLIMATE CONTROL INOPERABLE PRECEEDED BY INITIAL HOT AIR FROM A/C, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES,HOOD LATCH DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

NHTSA complaint #722554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MADE A CRACKING NOISE AND WENT BACKWARD.

NHTSA complaint #861994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

AIR CONDITIONING ONLY WORKS IF IT'S NOT TOO HOT. BRAKE ROTORS KEEP GOING OUT AND NEED TO BE WORKED. SEAT TRACKS CAN COME LOOSE ANY TIME. REPLACED TRACKS ONCE,WORKED ON TWICE ,GOING OUT AGAIN.THIS HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE PURCHAS OF CAR IN AUG OF 1992. DEALER NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. ONE IN VENTURA IS BARBER FORD ON MAIN STREET.

NHTSA complaint #718316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WHILE TRAVELING AFTER AND MAKING A STOP DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS, CAUSING THE SEAT BOLT TO POP OUT AND SEAT TO LEAN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON.

NHTSA complaint #853466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOOSE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEAT WOULD ROCK ON FRAME. SEAT FRAME FINALLY BROKE AWAY FROM TRACK ASSEMBLY ON 4 JUNE. DISASSEMBLY OF SEAT SHOWED 3 OF 4 BOLT-HOLES HOLDING SEAT TO TRACK HAD TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED, THE LF SEAT TRACK LINK HAD SNAPPED, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL STRESS CRACKS (ONE COMPLETELY THROUGH!) IN THE SEAT FRAME ITSELF. HAVE RESEARCHED 120 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF THIS SEAT FAILURE CONDITION ON ODI CONSUMER REPORTS ON-LINE DATABASE ON FULL-SIZED FORDS, LINCOLNS, AND MERCURYS IN YEARS 1990-1996. DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND WOULD OFFER NO SATISFACTION/REMUNERATION FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY ANALYSIS OF THESE RELEVANT ODI LISTINGS SO NHTSA/ODI CAN PURSUE THIS WITH FORD. HAVE COMPILED THEM INTO A 48-PAGE DOCUMENT AND ALSO A SPREADSHEET TO TOTAL THE FIGURES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION POSSIBLY AFFECTING MANY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING MANY CROWN VICTORIAS USED AS POLICE CRUISERS. SEVERAL DATABASE LISTINGS SHOW "SEATS COLLAPSED" "SEATS FLY OFF TRACK" AND SEATS SEPARATE FROM CAR FLOOR DURING ACCIDENTS. I AM A 3RD GENERATION AUTO MECHANIC AND MANAGED A GOODYEAR AUTO REPAIR FACILITY FOR 6+ YEARS. I KNOW CARS VERY WELL AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SEAT ASSEMBLIES BUILT AS POORLY AS THIS ONE! JUDGING FROM THE ODI DATABASE, I AM FAR FROM ALONE IN HAVING THIS DEFECT ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCT. THEY MUST HAVE REENGINEERED THE SEAT SINCE THE PROBLEMS DROP OFF NOTICEABLY AFTER 1994. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD NOR COULD DISCOVER ANY RECALLS IN THE NHTSA/ODI DB FOR THIS REASON. THERE WERE A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS. BUT, NOTHING RESEMBLING A RECOGNITION OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. A DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL A CAR IF HIS SEAT IS BROKEN. THIS ALSO DEFEATS THE PROPER WORKINGS OF THE SEAT BELTS AND OTHER PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A CALL OR E-MAIL REPLY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH NHTSA/ODI AND PURSUE THIS WITH YOU. REGARDS, JIM MATHIAS

NHTSA complaint #708055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

POWER SEAT INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #510705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE .*AK CONSUMER STATES BOTTOM AND BACK OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE, SEAT CONSTANTLY SHIFTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES, SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS, CONSUMER STATES THERE HAS BEEN NUMBEROUS TECHNICAL BULLETINS ,DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE BROKEN PART UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT PART.

NHTSA complaint #804604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE DRIVERS SEAT RAIL BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. TT

NHTSA complaint #962334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DEFECTIVE SEAT BOLT CAUSED DRIVERS SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA complaint #960930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

DESIGN OF HEAD RESTRAINT DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS HEAD OR NECK. TT

NHTSA complaint #959525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.