Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jun 22, 2004123,000 milesNY
WHILE DRIVING/PARKING DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
1998 Chevrolet Explorer
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Rear Window Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 29, 1999GA
EA 9900, GAS PEDAL STICKS, CONSUMER MUST SURGE THE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT MOVE FOWARD. *AK
Visibility › Rear Window Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
REAR WINDOW WIPER FAILED. YH
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
DOOR MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED. YH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 18, 1998CA
VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS WITH THE SLIGHTEST DECLINE OR UPHILL SITUATION.
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.