This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Failure of driver seat mounting on the window side. The consumer found that the mounting holes, one on each corner of the seat, were retrofitted on the window-side (front & rear) by spot welding a threaded washer about three inches to the right of the corner holes to facilitate mounting of the seat to the rail on the floorboard. This particular design caused metal fatigue surrounding the spot-welded washers, resulting in the seat breaking loose.
Driver's seat broke where seat was bolted to pedestal. Consumer states when getting into vehicle seat broke, sheet metal frame that foam and springs are attached to, next to the mounting bolt that holds seat to pedestal on the left front of seat.
Driver's seat left front mount. Poor weldment overheated base material leading to tearing of seat frame around mounting nut. Conacted dealer and was informed it was not covered by warranty.
- Hatboro, PA, USA
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Driver's seat left front mount. Poor weldment overheated base material leading to tearing of seat frame around mounting nut. Conacted dealer and was informed it was not covered by warranty.
Re seals, dealer said it had more to do with where I lived (extremes in temperature) - re rear end, dealer could work w/ us if auto had less than 60,000. No safety defect listed within summary.
Vhicle experienced seat snapping loose from anchors while driving, almost causing a vehicle collision due to vehicle going out of control when seat fell backwards.
The bolts that hold the driver's seat frame are cracking, causing the seat to rock back and forth. This is the third time that the bolts have broken away from the frame since purchasing the vehicle in August of 1995. The manufacture/dealer are aware of the problem. The dealer has replaced the bolts twice. The bolts do not correct the problem.
Battery post was overtightened at factory, causing the terminal to break leaking battery acid; also noisy brake booster, seat bracket became loose and horn would blow intermittently upon turning corners.
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- Jamestown, ND, USA