2001 Ford F-150 Seats

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRACKETS OR A LATCH SYSTEM IN THE REAR SEAT IN ORDER TO SECURE A CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I OWN A 2001 FORD F150 LARIET OFF ROAD PICK UP TRUCK WITH A SUPERCAB. THE REAR SEATS IN THE TRUCK DO NOT HAVE ANY HEADRESTS. MY SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CONSTANTLY HITS HER HEAD ON THE REAR WINDOW BECAUSE THERE IS NO HEADREST. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO HER IF MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR WITH HER IN THAT SEAT. I CAN'T ALLOW HER TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT AS OF YET AND CAN'T FIND ANY HEADREST ALTERNATIVES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN BY FORD AND I THINK THEY KNOW IT TOO SINCE ALL OF THE NEWER MODELS HAVE REAR HEADRESTS. I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WONDERED IF YOU HAD ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THANKS! *NM

A SPRING IN THE DRIVER'S CLOTH SEAT UPHOLSTERY BROKE. THE SHARP, BROKEN END OF THE STIFF SPRING WIRE PRESENTS A REAL PUNCTURE, HAZARD TO THE DRIVER'S UPPER LEG / THIGH. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SCRAPES JUST ENTERING AND SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.*AK

DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSES IN MY 2001 FORD F150 LIGHTNING. *AK

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2001 FORD F150 SUPER CAB TRUCK,AND I SAW THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY HEAD RETRAINTS IN THE BACK SEATS,AND ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MATTER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT,ALSO HAD MY TRUCK IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR FOUR DAYS FOR A WATER LEAK,AND WAS GIVEN TO ME,PAID BY THE DEALER A FORD F150 SUPER CAB 2005 RENTAL,UNTIL MY TRUCK WAS FIXED,AND I SAW THAT THIS TRUCK DID HAVE THE BACK SEATS RESTRAINTS,SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE,NOT TO HAVE THESE RESTRAINTS ON THESE OTHER YEAR TRUCKS.I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE RESOLVE ON THIS PROBLEM,BECAUSE I HAVE GRANDKIDS,AND IT COULD BE VERY UNSAFE.AND THIS MY FIRST TIME BUYING A FORD.PLEASE REPLY TO ME SOON.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK

2001 FORD F-150. A WELD IN MY DRIVERS SEAT SNAPPED AND A CABLE HAS COME THROUGH THE SEAT. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS CONSIDERED " TRIM " AND NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY STAND BY MY DEALERS DECISION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED TRIM AND SINCE I CAN NO LONGER SIT ALL THE WAY IN MY SEAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED SAFE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT I SHOULD DO UNTIL MY ARBITRATION PAPERS COME, I WAS TOLD TO EITHER NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK OR BE VERY CAREFUL. ( NO KIDDING )

THE CONSUMER'S STATES THAT THE SEAT(S) PADDING, CAUSE DISCOMFORT. HE STATES THAT BODY PARTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HELP OPERATE THE VEHICLE WILL GO KNUMB, AND IT'S HARD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HE MENTIONEDTHIS TO THE DEALER WHEN HE FIRST PURCHASEDTHE VEHICLE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEATS HAVE TO BE BROKEN IN. SCC

BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS AT AN ANGLE WHERE CONSUMER IS STARTING TO HAVE LEG PAIN. TOOK TO DEALER FOR ADJUSTING, BUT CONSUMER FEELS IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE SEATS ONLY HAVE 3/4" HARD PADDING AND YOUR LEGS, BUTT GO NUMB TO THE EXTENT THAT IT MAKES IT HARD TO GET TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE CAUSE YOUR LEGS GO TO SLEEP

SEATS ARE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF BACK SUPPORT, AFTER DRIVING A BIT CIRCULATION IN LEGS IS CUT OFF, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO SEAT IS ALREADY COMING APART. *AK

REAR BENCH SEAT HAS NO HEADRESTS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED / KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OVERSITE. RECCOMEND FORCING MANUFACTURER (FORD) TO RETROFIT OLDER MODELS WITH THE SEATS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING SHIPPED WITH SUPERCREW TRUCKS. *AK

NO REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT IN VEHICLE. PASSENGER RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT WILL IMPACT REAR WINDOW IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. NEW TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL ARE NOW REDESIGNED AND HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. MODELS MANUFACTURED EARLIER DO NOT. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. FORD ALSO REDESIGNED THE FRONT SEATS TO NOW INCLUDE HEAD RESTRAINTS INSTEAD OF THE OLD DESIGN OF TALLER INTEGRATED HEAD RESTRAINTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN IN THAT I CANNOT ADJUST THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT TO PROPERLY PROTECT ME IN A CRASH. I ALSO WISH TO HAVE NEW FRONT SEAT CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS FROM THE NEWLY DESIGNED MODEL'S FRONT SEATS.

HEADRESTS ON REAR SEAT ARE NOT INSTALLED. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER DATES IN NOVEMBER 2000 WERE EQUIPPED WITH THE HEADRESTS. BACK SEAT PASSENGERS HAVE NO PROTECTION DURING A REAR END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RETROFITTED WITH THE HEADRESTS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE.

REAR SEATS HAVE NO PASSENGER HEAD RESTRAINT AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGERS MIGHT BE INJURED. FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THIS DESIGN FLAW IN THE NEWER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR MODEL BUT WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN EXISTING VEHICLES. *AK

MY FORD F-150 SUPERCREW 4-DOOR PICKUP TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE REAR GLASS IN A CRASH. NEW TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL ARE NOW REDESIGNED AND HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. MODELS MANUFACTURED EARLIER DO NOT. WHEN I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF HAVING NO REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS AND TO ASK FOR THE NEW REDESIGNED SEATS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEATS. THEY ARE IGNORING OWNERS WITH MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REAR SEATS. *AK

THERE ARE NO REAR HEADREST IN THE EARLY MODELS OF THE SUPERCREW. FORD DID PLACE HEADREST IN THE SAME PRODUCTION YEAR AFTER THEY REALIZED IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA CAN PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO RECALL THOSE SEATS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT HEADREST. *AK

SAFETY ISSUE WITH SEATS IN SUPERCREW HAVING NO HEADRESTS.*AK

SUPERCREW REAR SEATS - NO HEADRESTS, SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AFFECTING RESALE VALUE.

NO REAR HEAD RESTS ON THE FORD SUPERCREW.*AK

THERE IS A METAL PART IN BITE OF SEAT. WHEN HAVING THE HAND THERE AND HAVING SOMEONE FOLD SEAT DOWN, HAND CAN BE CUT DUE TO NON COVERED PARTS.*AK

THERE IS A PART IN BITE OF SEAT THAT IS NOT COVERED. WHEN CONSUMER HAD HIS HAND IN THE BITE, AND HIS WIFE PUT SEAT DOWN, NON COVERED PARTS ALMOST CUT OFF CONSUMER'S FINGER. *AK THE SPLIT BENCH SEAT WOULD FOLD FORWARD QUICKLY IF THE RELEASE IS PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE INJURIES. *YH

PASSENGER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY WILL SLIP FROM A LOCKED POSITION WITH NO NOTICE, AND GO FORWARD, BEING PUSHED INTO DASHBOARD AND WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE SEATS , THE REAR IN PARTICULAR , DON'T HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT'S HEAD COULD BREAK THE REAR WINDOW AND STRIKE THE METAL SILL RESULTING IN SEVERE HEAD INJURY. FORD HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM IN THE F150 SUPERCREWS BUILT AFTER 10/2000 BUT HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR THOSE WHO PURCHASED VECHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO THE PRODUCTION CHANGE. *AK

REAR SEATS CAME WITHOUT HEADRESTS, PASSENGERS IN A CRASH WOULD HIT THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE REAR WINDOW. EVEN A SMALL CHILD (MINE IS 9YRS) WOULD HIT THEIR HEAD AGAINST GLASS. I UNDERSTAND THE NEWER MADE TRUCKS COME WITH HEADRESTS.