1994 FORD MUSTANG Seats Problems

DT: ON FEBURARY 20 2005 THE OWNER WAS MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THE OWNER LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND SAW THAT A FUSE BLEW OUT. SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE FUSE BLEW OUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, WHO ADVISED THE OWNERTHAT THERE WAS A $90 FEE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEN WILL CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. RECALL 95V062000 WAS ISSUED . BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE OWNER CALLED FORD ,AND THEY ADVISED ONLY THE GT EDITION IWASINCLUDED, THEY WON'T TELL WHY. THE OWNER IS CONCERNED THIS WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

THE MOUNT UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AND IS UNABLE TO BE FIXED WITH A BOLT. THIS OCCURED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A LEFT TURN, THE SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE REAR END OF THE CAR ALSO MAKES A SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE IN THE CAR. THE SOUND IS MADE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR A CRACKED HEAD GASKET IN LATE 2001. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS UNTIL THE DAY MY CAR WAS PUT IN THE SHOP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE HEAD GASKET TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

FRONT DRIVERS POWER SEAT CAUGHTV ON FIRE WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT. *NM

Mileage: 115,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER RAIL UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT HAD BROKEN. *JB SCC

Mileage: 100,000

ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, SEAT WILL TILT TO THE RIGHT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT BRACKET/TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE NEAR MOUNTING BOLTS ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR ASSEMBLIES. *YH

I'VE HAD THE TRACK THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SEAT BREAK TWICE, ONCE AT 40000 MILES AND AGAIN LAST SUMMER AT 125000 MILES. ALL I DID WAS SIT AND DRIVE. I ONLY WEIGH 220LBS! THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT IT'S BROKE UNTIL YOU MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST FLY OUT THE WINDOW, IMAGINE IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT NOT KNOWING IT WAS BROKE OR WEAKENED. TO TOP IT OFF THE ASSEMBLY JUST THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE CAR COSTS $450. THE CAR ONLY COST 13000. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS COME LOOSE FROM ANCHORS AND ATTATCHMENTS. SEAT ROCKS WHEN DRIVING. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

METAL COMPONENT OF DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHICH BOLTS TO FLOOR, SNAPPED. THERE ARE FOUR (4) PREVIOUS REPORTS TO NHTSA OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS: ODI ID 537368 ON 06/24/1998; ODI ID 704022 ON 02/24/1999; ODI ID 711299 ON 09/04/1999; AND ODI ID 862765 ON 05/29/2000. SINCE THERE WERE NO REPORTS PRIOR TO 06/24/1998, DOES THIS POSSIBLY SUGGEST METAL FATIGUE IN COMPONENT USED TO MOUNT SEAT TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE?*AK

OUR VEHICLE HAS JUST STARTED OVER HEATING WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ELECTRIC SWITCH TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD AND BACK WILL NOT MOVE THE SEAT, AND THE REAR SUSPENSION IS NIOSEY, UPON BACKING UP AND SLIGHT DIPS IN ROAD OR MORE THAT 2 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE AT A TIME

ELECTRICAL SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 95 062000 INTERIOR SYSTEMS: SEAT:MATERIAL. *AK

RECALL 95V062000/SEAT:MATERIAL: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN DRIVER SEAT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY TILTED TO THE SIDE. ANCHORS HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FLOOR, LEAVING THE SEAT UNMOUNTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

DRIVERS SEAT TRACK BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING BOLTS WHILE MAKING A TURN

SEAT BACK COLLASPED, OWNER OWNED A 1981 FORD MUSTANG THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *MJS

LUMBAR SUPPORT ISN'T WORKING DUE TO THE HARNESS AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING. *AK

ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE FRAME MEMBER THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT ITSELF TO THE SLIDING TRACK HAS BROKEN INTO. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO TILT BACKWARD WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS SHOWN THE PROBLEM AND BASICALLY SAID TOUGH LUCK, WITHOUT EXTENDED WARRENTY NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY DEALER. HE SAID THAT THE ASSEMBLY THAT WAS BROKEN WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS BRACKET BROKE AS A DESIGN DEFECT. IT APPEARS TO BE A CAST TYPE OF METAL THAT IS WELDED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME. IT BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER MUSTANGS, BUT FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE. WE ARE HAVING TO DRIVE THIS CAR PRESENTLY WITH THE SEAT LOWERED TO IS LOWEST POSITION AND A BLOCK OF WOOD UNDER THE FRAME, UNTIL I CAN FIND A REPLACEMENT SEAT AT A LOCAL JUNK YARD, SINCE THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP. IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY HELP, PLEASE CALL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. THANKS.

THE BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

SEAT BRACKETS BROKE.

SEAT TRACK BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING BOLTS WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKING CAR IN GARAGE. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR HAS COME ON TWICE. DUP OF 517543, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

CONSUMER DROVE CAR HOME PARK IT CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FORD COULDN'T FIND ANY THING THAT CAUSE THE FIRE ON 1995 OF MAY HE RECEIVE A RECALL # 95V062000 ON PROBLEM.

UPON STARTING VEHICLE SMOKE FILLED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FIRE STARTED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. TT

CONSUMER START CAR LEAVING THE MALL CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FORD SAY THAT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TWO MONTH LATER RECEIVE RECALL #95V062000 ON THE SAME PROBLEM. TT