1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Seats Problems

I BOUGHT A USED 1993 FORD CROWN VIC APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, WHILE I EXPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PUT MONEY INTO REPAIRS THE ONE THING I DIDN'T EXPECT WOULD BE HAVING TO REPAIR A SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP & OR MATERIALS. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT VARIOUS SITES I FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT FRAME SHEARING AWAY FROM THE BOLTS IN CROWN VICS.I TRIED CONTACTING BOTH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & THE CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT FLAW IN CROWN VICS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ALSO NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ON THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN SOME POSTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE & MODEL. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT LEANS BACK, POSSIBLE BROKEN FLOOR BOLT LIKE MENTIONED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE98041 ON A 1993 FORD CROWN VIC, ALSO KNEW OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1992 CROWN VIC WHICH I NO LONGER OWN. DID THEY CHANGE THE SEAT BETWEEN 1993 AND 1198 MODELS? IF THEY DID NOT THEN THE RECALL SHOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE OLDER MODEL CROWN VICS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE HAD TWO FORD CROWN VICS, A 1992 AND NOW A 1993. IN BOTH VEHICLES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME, ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER, SHEARED. THIS LEFT THE BOLT STILL ANCHORED TO THE SLIDER FOR THE SEAT ADJUSTER. THE SEATS ROCK BACK AND FORTH. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT MAKE THE SEAT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DATE ON THE FORM IS WRONG AND ONLY SHOWS BECAUSE IT WAS A REQUIRED FIELD. *JB

THE BOLTS HOLDING DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME SHEARED OFF, CAUSING SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE, CAUSING LEFT FRONT ANCHOR BOLT TO PULL OUT OF THE SEAT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT CAME LOSE FROM THE FLOOR BOARD.

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS AND FRONT DISC ROTORS 3 TIMES. ALSO, WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BURNED OUT(IGNITION), CAUSING A FIRE. IN ADDITION, BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR CAME OUT WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOLTS PULL OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MJS

BOLTS PULL OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MJS

BOLTS PULL OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MJS

DRIVERS SEAT BOLT CAME OUT OF THE FRAME AND IT CANNOT BE WELDED BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO SOFT. NLM

VEHICLE DOES NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING BURNED IN & AROUND THE COLUMN. THE HEATER WIRES HAD BURNED ALSO. THE SEAT ANCHOR BOLTS HAD CAME OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT. PLUGS, WIRES, AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO A BIG 4X4, CAUSING HOOD TO FOLD IN, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO DURING THE ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS COLLAPSED, CAUSING SOME INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK

BOLT HOLDING DOWN SPARE TIRE IN TRUNK SHEARED OFF DURING CRASH, CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO BE THROWN AGAINST REAR SEAT BACK. LACK OF REINFORCEMENT CAUSED REAR SEAT BACK TO BOW FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES, KILLING THREE CHILDREN. ALL THREE CHILDREN WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES CAUSED BY FORCE OF THE SEAT BACK SQUEEZING AGAINST FIXED SEAT BELTS. *SLC

FRONT SEAT TRACK FAILED. NLM

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD REST WILL NOT STAY UP, DOES NOT GIVE SUPPORT. *AK