2000 Ford Windstar Seats Problems

“The drivers seat in my 2000 Windstar became an issue on february 22, 2001, which was repaired for the first time on march 13 2001. Since then, it has been in and out for repairs or replacements 6 times. When the problem occurred again, Ford motor company will not fix it because of the expiration of its warranty. However, there?s no effort to solve the problem, just to perform replacements and repairs until the warranty expires.”

“Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Ford Windstar. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the vehicle had caught on fire from the coal heater under the driver side seat. The contact continued to see smoke, which caused her to disconnect the battery. The dealer had been contacted, but offered no assistance. The manufacturer had been contacted, who stated that they would repair the damages if they were related to a recall. The contact was not sure what the diagnosis was. No repairs had been made at this time. The current and failure mileage was 139,000.”

“Our 2000 Ford Windstar was rear-ended on i40 08/10/2000. Traffic slowed suddenly, cars were following too closely, struck the left side of the rear of our van at speed. The force of the collision caused the seat back to give way, pinning the legs of my 4 year old son between the seat and his car seat. He was uninjured, however, I suffered severe soft tissue injuries when the seat back collapsed. This could have been a very serious situation had my head struck my son.”

“Driver's seat cross bar pops in and out, causing seatback to go forward into the driver's back. Dealer has repaired vehicle on several occasions, and the problem still exists. Manufacturer has been notified. Provide further details*ak.”

“Ford winstar model year 2000 with lowback driver's seat. The sheet metal seat back has cut through the foam padding and cloth seat. This leaves a sharp metal edge that cuts the drivers clothing, cuts (bleed) the driver and could impale the driver in an accident. This problem may be related to a known TSB for windstars which have a twisted seatback metal work. It looks to me like poor design. The edge sticking out is sharp 90 angle and would not cut through the fabric of seat or injure driver if it had been stamped rounded instead.”