2015 Ford F-150 seat problems

SEATS

My truck panoramic sunroof is leaking water which is damaging the headliner, seats, console, floor carpet, lights between the seats. There is a recall 16S35 which is for yhe very same issues that Im having. This is a dangerous situation when driving and causes distractions during driving. This is unsafe and osses risk to driving the vehicle during rain, going theough car washes or snow. Please include my vin under this recall so yhe proper repairs can be made.

NHTSA complaint #11712320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front passenger's side and seat heater and cooler were inoperable. The contact stated that upon inspecting underneath the passenger's side seat, the contact noticed that the module wiring was burned and melted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the wiring and a connector underneath the front passenger's side seat had melted. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA complaint #11670897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

My upholstery of the drivers seat was worn out, so I had it replaced. When the mechanic pulled off the old upholstery, he found that the seat frame was broken in two places. I was then told by the service writer that this is a safety issue and that they are required to NOT release my vehicle back to me, due to the severity of the safety of the driver. He told me that the seat could break loose from the truck in event of a collision. - I have saved the damaged component - There was no indication or warning that this component failed

NHTSA complaint #11564545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FELL OUT CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACKWARDS WHILE IN MOTION. ROCKING IS WORST AT TIMES OF ACCELERATION OR BRAKING.

NHTSA complaint #11363340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND BECAUSE THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT SWAYED IN A ROCKING MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER PIVOT BOLTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V767000 (SEATS), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE 2016 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE DEALER (HONOLULU FORD, 1370 N KING ST, HONOLULU, HI 96817, (808) 824-3981) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR IF THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED A NEW REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

NHTSA complaint #11190883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT FEELS AS IF IT MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THE VEHICLE CORNERS. IT FEELS AS IF A PART IS LOOSE IN THE HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE SEAT. THIS STARTED OCCURRING A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (DEC. 2015).

NHTSA complaint #11045591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

I HAVE COOLED FRONT LEATHER SEATS. WHEN TURNED ON, THE SEAT BACKS BECOME VERY HOT INSTEAD OF BEING COOLED. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON A NUMBER OF WEBSITES BY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE AND FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS ONE SITE WHERE NEARLY 700 PEOPLE REPORT A SIMILAR PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLING-SEATS-ISSUE-TSB-FEEDBACK-304154. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER CONDITION IN THE NOTE BELOW. THE COOLED SEATS JUST NEED TO BE ON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA complaint #10876418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

CPSC: 2015 FORD F150 SUPERCEW LARIAT: CONSUMER STATED AFTER A LONG TRIP WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SET TO MAX COOLING, THE CHILD'S HAND BECAME HOT WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE BOOK FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE SEAT WAS ALSO ON A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 132F FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

NHTSA complaint #10861836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

IN SOME AFFECTED FORD VEHICLES WITH CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS IT IS FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 132 DEGREES F CAN BE REACHED ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEATS. THIS AREA IS JUST ABOVE THE MAGAZINE POCKET WHICH CAUSES AN INCREASE RISK OF CONTACT WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES. CHILDREN OFTEN STORE BOOKS IN THE MAGAZINE POCKET AND COME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEATHER UPHOLSTERY THAT IS AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE. IF METAL OBJECTS, SUCH AS TOYS, ARE STORED IN THE SEAT POCKET THEY CAN HAVE HEAT TRANSFER FROM THIS UNIT CAUSING THE TOYS TO BE HOT TO THE TOUCH CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR BURNS. MY CHILDREN HAVE TOUCHED THIS AREA OF THE SEAT IN THE PAST AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SEAT BEING HOT. THEY ALSO HAVE AT TIMES GRABBED A TOY OUT OF THE SEAT POCKET AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THE DIE-CAST TOY DUE TO IT BEING HOT. KNOW AFFECTED VEHICLES INCLUDE LATE 2015+ FORD F150, FORD EXPLORER, FORD MUSTANG, AND OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. FORD RELEASED A TSB 15-0154 TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL INTAKE SOCK TO THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS. THIS REPAIR HAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY MITIGATED THE SAFETY RISK TO CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED TO THE HOT TEMPERATURES.

NHTSA complaint #10853971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION, WHERE IT SHIFTS ROUGH OR DOES NOT SHIFT APPROPRIATELY. WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTS ROUGH, I BARELY HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, WHERE IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JOLT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE TRUCK FAILING TO DOWNSHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHILE GOING UPHILLS. WHILE GOING UPHILLS, THE RPMS WILL GO BELOW 1000, WHERE THE TRUCK WILL BEGIN TO SHUTTER AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL. YOU ARE FORCED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT, WHERE THE RPMS/TURBO BOOSTER WILL SOAR. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS CONCERN, WHERE THEY PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IF THE ENGINE IN FACT STALLS AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FEEL BEING FORCED TO ACCELERATE COULD CAUSE YOU TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU OR LOSE CONTROL IT THIS OCCURS WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN ETC. THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ALLOWS WATER TO PASS THE RUBBER SEAL AND DRAIN INTO THE WATER TRACK. I FREQUENTLY HAVE HAD THE WINDOWS FOG UP FROM MOISTURE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE ODOR OF MOLD. IF YOU GOOGLE "2015 FORD F-150 SUNROOF LEAKS", YOU WILL FIND 1000'S OF CONCERNED FORD OWNERS ON FORUMS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, WHERE FORD STATES IT IS NORMAL FOR THE SUNROOF TO LEAK PAST THE SEAL. I FEEL THE SUNROOF IS A HEALTH CONCERN, AS I BELIEVE MOLD MAY BE GROWING IN THE TRUCK AND IS BEING BREATHED IN. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SEAT BACK GETTING EXTREMELY HOT WHILE USING THE "COOLED SEAT" FEATURE. I FEEL THIS COULD CAUSE A BURN OR FIRE HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #10808546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

AIR COOLED BUCKET SEATBACKS DO NOT COOL BUT INSTEAD DANGEROUSLY OVERHEAT. PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN REAR SEATBACK POCKETS WHEN COOLING FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. INFRARED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN YOU TUBE VIDEOS.

NHTSA complaint #10761245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

COOLED SEATS DO NOT COOL. INSTEAD THE BACK OF THE SEATS, THE PART THAT TOUCHES MY BACK, GETS HOT ALL THE TIME. IT'S A FIRE HAZARD. IT FEELS AS IF THE HEATED SEATS WERE ON ALL THE TIME. OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED TEMPERATURES UP TO 150 DEGREES: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/F-150/2015/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/SEAT_TEMPERATURE_CONTROL_NOT_WORKING_PROPERLY.SHTML

NHTSA complaint #10760200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

THE AIR-CONDITIONED "COOLED" LEATHER SEATS IN MY F-150 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE SEAT BOTTOMS DO COOL, BUT THE SEAT BACKS, WHICH SHOULD ALSO COOL, DO NOT. THERE IS A NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT OF COOL AIR THAT COMES OUT, BUT EVENTUALLY IT STOPS COOLING, AND GETS HOT. THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS (IN THE AREA IN AND ABOVE THE MAGAZINE POCKET) DOES GET HOT. SO HOT I WOULD BE CONCERNED IF A CHILD WERE TO BE SEATED IN THE BACK SEATS, AND REACHED INTO THE MAGAZINE POCKET TO RETRIEVE A BOOK. I IMAGINE IF I PUT A LARGE 'MAP BOOK' IN THE MAGAZINE POCKET, IT WOULD COMPLETELY RESTRICT THE EXHAUST AIRFLOW FROM THE TED (DEVICE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE COOL AIR TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER). FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIPS HAVEN'T BEEN MUCH HELP ON THIS. THERE IS SUPPOSEDLY A TSB IN THE WORKS, AND NEW PARTS TO HELP GET COOL AIR TO THE TED, AND PROPERLY EXHAUST THE HOT AIR, BUT ANY SUCH FIX HAS BEEN FAR TOO SLOW IN COMING. IN THE MEANTIME, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, IN ADDITION TO THE COMPLAINT THAT MY COOLED SEATS DON'T COOL!

NHTSA complaint #10759391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SEAT COOLER, THE BOTTOM WILL COOL WHILE THE BACK WILL GET EXCESSIVELY HOT; IF LEFT ON LONG ENOUGH IT COULD CAUSE BURNS ON SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH THIN SKIN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL OR INFO FROM FORD ON THE ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10749093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES. I'M AFRAID IT WILL END UP BURNING A BACK SEAT PASSENGER, OR DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES ON THE F150 OWNER'S FORUM AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/

NHTSA complaint #10748722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

MY 2015 LARIAT HAS HEATED/COOLED LEATHER FRONT SEATS. WHEN USING THE SEAT COOLING FUNCTION I NOTICED THE SEAT BOTTOM WOULD COOL BUT THE SEAT BACK SEEMED TO GET WARM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. ATTEMPTED TO USE IT ON FRIDAY AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER MY BACK WAS HOT. I PULLED OVER, FELT THE SEAT BACK WITH MY PALM, THEN MY CHEEK AND IT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH.

NHTSA complaint #10747481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WHEN THE AC CONTROL FOR THE FRONT SEATS IS IN USE THE BACK OF THE SEATS CAN REACH TEMPERATURES OF 110 DEGREES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CAB IS 73 DEGREES. THIS TEMPERATURE COULD BURN MY CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS OR EVEN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SEAT OR RISK OF FIRE. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON THE WEB AND FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2015 FORD F150 WITH THIS OPTION.

NHTSA complaint #10747492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/

NHTSA complaint #10746847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.