← NHTSA complaints

2011 FORD F-150 — SEATS

1 injured · 1159034 · 2015-02-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
24,000

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR SLIDING WINDOW DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING AND DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT ALSO STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO HEATED SEAT STOPPING TO WORK, IT BECAME SO HOT IT ACTUALLY MADE MY LEG SO HOT IT HURT. IF I WAS WEARING SHORTS SKIN WOULD OF BEEN BURNT. AT THE TIME SEAT AND DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING I SMELLED WIRES BURNING. GOOGLED THESE PROBLEMS I SAW THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. TOOK MY TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP, FORD WILL FIX SEAT , BUT IT WILL COST ME $100 DEDUCTIBLE. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD. THERE ARE AT LEAST 20-30 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT REAR DEFROSTER, FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10689583
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown