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2010 FORD FUSION — SEATS

1 injured · 1146034 · 2015-01-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
84,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY HEATED SEATS ARE SUPER DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ONLY USED MY HEATED SEATS A HANDFUL OF TIMES. EVERY TIME I TURNED IT ON IT WOULD GET SO HOT IT WAS BURNING MY BUTT, LITERALLY. I EVEN PUT A SEAT COVER ON MY SEAT AND FOLDED A BLANKET 4 TIMES (WHICH MADE 8 LAYERS OF MATERIAL) AND IT WAS SO HOT BURNED ME THROUGH ALL OF THE LAYERS. I KEPT SMELLING A BURNING SMELL, LOOKED AND THERE'S IS A BURN MARK THROUGH THE SEAT, BURNT A WHOLE IN MY SEAT COVER, AND STARTED BURNING MY BLANKET. THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS BURN AND OR AN ACCIDENT. AND IT DAMAGED THE LEATHER SEAT, SEAT COVERS, AND A BLANKET WHICH IS ALL MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET. I CANT EVEN USE THE HEATED SEATS NOW BECAUSE I WILL GET BURNED. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND ADDRESSED ASAP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10671196
Machine
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