13 of the 2,206 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus are about the seats — 1% of everything reported for this model year.
13
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEATS
REAR SEAT BROKE FROM BRACKET, CAUSING SEAT TO BE REMOVABLE FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING FROM ACCELERATION THE FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD W/O WARNING.*AK THE DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN MAKING A TURN ALSO.
NHTSA complaint #8016799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I BROUGHT MY CAR TO SARASOTA FORD ON FRI. SEPT. 8, 2000 TO DIAGNOSE A FUEL ODOR, CLICKING IN THE FRONT END, AND AN A/C PROBLEM. FORD REPLACED THE A/C BY REMOVING THE DASH. AFTER WORKING ON IT FRIDAY, ALL DAY SATURDAY (EVEN AFTER CLOSING), AND MONDAY, IT WAS READY EARLY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 11. I DID NOT HEAR FROM FORD, SO CALLED I MYSELF TO PICK AROUND 12::40 PM TO PICK UP THE CAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND GOT INTO MY CAR, ONLY TO NOTICE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT NOT WORKING RIGHT. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING THEN BECAUSE I ALSO NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. A MECHANIC STANDING NEARBY HELPED ME BY LOCATING DAN WHITE, THE SERVICE WRITER FOR MY CAR (AND ASST. SERVICE MANAGER). DAN WALKED TO MY CAR TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIGHT BEING ON. HE EXPLAINED THAT 'HE' (I ASSUMED, THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE LIGHT AT FIRST, BUT NOTICED IT LATER. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE HAD BEEN ALL TAPED UP AND THAT'S WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. I INFORMED HIM THAT MADE NO SENSE TO ME AND ASKED WHY HE HAD NOT INFORMED ME. HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE HE ASSUMED I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, OR TAPED IT UP MYSELF. I EMPHATICALLY INFORMED DAN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE!! I CONFIRMED WITH DAN AT THAT TIME HIS STATEMENT TO ME THAT 'HE' (THE MECHANIC) DIDN'T NOTICE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT AT FIRST, ONLY LATER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANIC THOUGHT MAYBE HE SHORT CIRCUTED SOMETHING AND WENT TO CHECK AND FOUND THE MODULE HAD BEEN TAPED. I FIND IT PECULIAR THAT DAN WHITE DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THE SITUATION UNTIL I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT WHEN I WAS IN MY CAR, READY TO DRIVE OFF AFTER PICKING IT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP. DAN SAID HE DID NOT INFORM ME BECAUSE HE . I ARRIVED HOME, I ALSO DISCOVERED THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORKED. I FIND IT ALSO PECULIAR THAT THESE ELECTRICAL ITEMS (INCLUDING THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT) WERE ALL WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HAVE THE AC REPAIRED!! IS A REPAIR FACILITY REQUIRED T
NHTSA complaint #731120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH UPON ACCELERATION AND STOPPING DUE TO IN PROPER INSTALLATION OF LOOSE MOUNTS AND BRACKETS. YH
NHTSA complaint #553157 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER SEATS AND POWER LOCKS REPAIRED. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #552560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM 2 - HEADRESTS DO NOT LOCK IN DESIRED POSITION, CAUSES SEVERE NECK STRAIN. PROBLEM 3-SOMETHING CAUSED BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES TO BLOW WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75/R1 )
NHTSA complaint #721868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER SEAT SWITCH FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO LOCK UP. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER SEAT CHAFED WIRE TO MOTOR ASSEMBLY TO SEAT AND DOOR LOCKS. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SEATS ARE VERY LOOSE. THE POSTS SEEM TO BE PULLING OUT FROM INSIDE THE SEAT. WHEN DRIVING, THE HEAD RESTRAINTS VIBRATE BECAUSE OF THE LOOSENESS. I HAVE TIGHTENED THE CAPS AT THE BASE OF THE RESTRAINT POSTS, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED.
NHTSA complaint #714620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
UNBRELLA CAME IN CONTACT WITH UNPROTECTED POWER SEAT WIRING CAUSING FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #543025 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #532486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, STARTED SLOWING DOWN, ROAD CONDITIONS BAD, HIT SHEET OF ICE, SPUN INTO MEDIAN & AROUND MEDIAN, HIT GUARDRAIL TWICE, DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELT HELD, SEATS SEPARATED FROM ANCHORS.
NHTSA complaint #807859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
STRANDED CABLE ANCHORED TO THE SEAT BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE.
NHTSA complaint #803531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #489993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.