Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SEAT COOLER, THE BOTTOM WILL COOL WHILE THE BACK WILL GET EXCESSIVELY HOT; IF LEFT ON LONG ENOUGH IT COULD CAUSE BURNS ON SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH THIN SKIN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL OR INFO FROM FORD ON THE ISSUE.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES. I'M AFRAID IT WILL END UP BURNING A BACK SEAT PASSENGER, OR DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES ON THE F150 OWNER'S FORUM AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
MY 2015 LARIAT HAS HEATED/COOLED LEATHER FRONT SEATS. WHEN USING THE SEAT COOLING FUNCTION I NOTICED THE SEAT BOTTOM WOULD COOL BUT THE SEAT BACK SEEMED TO GET WARM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION. ATTEMPTED TO USE IT ON FRIDAY AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER MY BACK WAS HOT. I PULLED OVER, FELT THE SEAT BACK WITH MY PALM, THEN MY CHEEK AND IT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH.
WHEN THE AC CONTROL FOR THE FRONT SEATS IS IN USE THE BACK OF THE SEATS CAN REACH TEMPERATURES OF 110 DEGREES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IN THE CAB IS 73 DEGREES. THIS TEMPERATURE COULD BURN MY CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS OR EVEN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SEAT OR RISK OF FIRE. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON THE WEB AND FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2015 FORD F150 WITH THIS OPTION.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! HTTP://WWW.F150ECOBOOST.NET/FORUM/42-2015-FORD-F150-ECOBOOST-CHAT/11403-PLATINUM-SEAT-COOLING-ISSUE.HTML
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS:
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLING-SEATS-YOUR-SEAT-BACKS-WORKING-PROPERLY-304154/INDEX112/#POST4276791
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 140 DEGREES OR MORE.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 5-10 MINUTES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES COULD POSE A POTENTIAL BURN HAZARD OR CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY MEASURED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEATS BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I CAME ACROSS A FORUM WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH THERMAL CAMERAS AND INFERRED THERMOMETERS HAVE MEASURED THE TEMPERATURES OF THE SEAT. SEVERAL OF THE RESULTS WERE: AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT MADE ANY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE COOLED SEATS. YOU CAN REFERENCE THE FORUM THAT I GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT COOLING SYSTEM, BACK OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS, IS NOT WORKING. WHEN COOLING IS SELECTED THE BACK SEAT DOES NOT COOL RATHER AFTER 10-15 MINS. IT WARMS UP. I HAVE READ THE TEMP. WITH A GUN AND FOUND IT TO BE BETWEEN 115 AND 150 DEGREES AT THE BACK OF THE SEAT RIGHT ABOVE THE MAP POCKET AT A AMBIENT TEMP. OF 75 DEGREES. MY DEALERS ANSWER TO THE ISSUE WAS FORD STATES ITS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I AM NOT USING THE COOLING FUNCTION WITH ANYTHING IN THE BACK FOR FEAR OR HOW HOT IT GETS AND A FIRE. FORD HAS NOT GIVEN A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM ONE OF MANY. IT IS IN MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLIN...OPERLY-304154/
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES TO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 125 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLING-SEATS-YOUR-SEAT-BACKS-WORKING-PROPERLY-304154/INDEX104/
THE COOLED SEAT FUNCTION ON THE 2015 IS A VERY POOR DESIGN AND IT CAUSES EXTREME HEAT TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT WHILE THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT SOMEWHAT COOLS. I FEEL THIS IS A FIRE DANGER TO ANYTHING IN THE SEAT BACK POCKET.
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUETS, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE! PLEASE REFERENCE F150 OWNERS COMMENTS AND THERMAL PICTURES PROVING THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP, AT THE WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/COOLING-SEATS-YOUR-SEAT-BACKS-WORKING-PROPERLY-304154/
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED AND COOL SEATS WHEN ACTIVATED TO COOL, THE SEATS WOULD HEAT ATA TEMPERATURE OF 120 TO 130 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 9/15/15*CW *CN
FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (TED) IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACH EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN BURNING EVERYONE THAT TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS. I'VE MEASURE THE TEMPERATURES, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE!
THE F150 HAS CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT THAT ALL THE OCCUPANTS IN THE FRONT TWO SEATS ARE ABLE TO USE TO HEAT OR COOL THE SEATING SURFACE. ON MY MODEL THE SEAT BACK OF THE SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE COOLING MODE. AFTER AS LITTLE AS 10 MIN OF USE THE SEAT BACK GOES FROM AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO UNCOMFORTABLY WARM. WHEN REACHING BEHIND THE SEAT AND PLACING A HAND ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT BACK THERE IS A VERY HOT SECTION WHERE THE THERMAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS LOCATED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE REACHING INTO THE MAP POCKET OR ANY ADULT OR CHILD WHO TOUCHES THE BACK OF THE SEAT. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE THERE HAVE BEEN OWNERS WHO HAVE USED THERMAL IMAGING AND TEMPERATURE DETECTION DEVICES WHO HAVE MEASURED TEMPERATURE FROM 115-130 DEGREES ON THE BACK SEAT. SOME EVEN COMPLAIN THEY HAVE MEASURED 150 DEGRESS. AT THAT TEMPERATURE A CHILD COULD EASILY SUFFER SEVERE BURNS TO THER PERSON. I DO NOT HAVE A DEVICE TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE TO GET THE EXACT NUMBER BUT IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO LEAVE MY HAND ON THE AREA OF THE SEAT WHERE THE TED IS LOCATED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
DRIVERS SIDE SIDEVIEW MIRROR GLASS IS LOOSE AND WILL SHAKE GOING OVER BUMPS OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DURING PARTICULARLY HIGH WIND, BUMPY HIGHWAY TRAVEL, IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DISCERN WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE MIRROR, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO PERFORM LANE CHANGES. THIS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS AN "UNFAVORABLE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE".
THE TRUCK HAS MALFUNCTIONING CLIMATE CONTROLLED-MASSAGING SEATS. THE CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ON THE SEATS AT ALL. MY DEALERSHIP LOOKED IT OVER TODAY AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING BUT THEN AFTER TWO SERVICE REPS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEY DECIDED THAT SINCE THE TRUCK HAS THE MASSAGING FEATURE THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL MUST BE DISABLED AND WILL NOT WORK! I ACCEPTED THIS ANSWER FOR A WHILE AND THEN DECIDED THAT THIS IS SURELY NOT THE CASE OR WHY ELSE WOULD THE SALES SHEETS SAY "CLIMATE CONTROLLED MASSAGING SEATS"; NOT "CLIMATE CONTROLLED OR MASSAGING SEATS"? WELL I CALLED THE FORD SUPPORT PHONE NUMBER AND AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP! I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE TO SOME DEGREE ON MANY YEAR/MODEL OF FORD TRUCKS. CONSIDERING THAT I JUST TRADED A 2014 FORD RAPTOR FOR THIS TRUCK AND THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS WORKED (ALTHOUGH NOT CONSIDERABLY WELL) ON IT, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS BEING A PROBLEM BUT JUST A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS! THE PROBLEM IS SO SEVERE THAT WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE FRONT SEATS REACH EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES RATHER THAN COOLER. FORD SEEMS TO BE UNWILLING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE THE FEATURE AND SELLING THEIR TRUCKS AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THE FRONT SEAT BACK COOLING SYSTEM (UTILIZING A TED UNIT FOR COOLING) IS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY BRAND NEW 2015 FORD F-150 PLATINUM. WHEN SEAT COOLING IS SELECTED, AFTER 15-30 MINUTES, THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS REACHES EXTREME TEMPERATURES, RESULTING IN EXTREME DISCOMFORT AND POTENTIAL BURNING OF ANYONE THAT TOUCHES THE FRONT OR BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT BACKS. MEMBERS OF THE FORD F-150 FORUM HAVE MEASURED AND DOCUMENTED THE TEMPERATURE READINGS, AT THE TOP OF THE MAP POCKET, AT OVER 115 DEGREES, WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WERE AT 75 DEGREES. WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 90 DEGREES, THE FRONT SEAT BACK TEMPERATURE CAN EASILY REACH UP TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE. THESE ARE LEVELS OF HEAT THAT CERTAINLY CAN INJURE A CHILD, OR EVEN AN ADULT AND, IF A CHILD IS LEFT IN A LOCKED CAR WITH THE "COOLING SEATS" ENGAGED, IT CAN MORE RAPIDLY ESCALATE THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES TO A DANGEROUS AND PERHAPS FATAL LEVEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO BRING THIS TO FORD REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS HAVE BEEN MET WITH TOTAL DISREGARD AND, IN SOME CASES REFUSAL TO ADMIT THAT A PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS. ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT OWNERS PAID $60K FOR THESE VEHICLES, FORD'S CALLOUS DISREGARD OF OWNERS ATTEMPTS TO BRING THIS TO THEIR ATTENTION ARE IN STARK CONTRAST WITH FORD'S STATED COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SERVICE. EXAMPLES OF SEAT DISCOLORATION (LEATHER) INDICATE JUST HOW HIGH THE TEMPERATURES CAN GET . A 2013 VEHICLE WITH SIMILAR OPTIONS HAD COOLED SEATS THAT FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY WE
ADAPTIVE CUISSE CONTROL FALSELY DETECTS POTENTIAL COLLISION WHEN PASSING SEMITRUCK (18-WHEELER) ON INTERSTATE/FREEWAY HIGHWAYS AS SPEED OF 70MHP. THE BRAKES ARE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED AND COLLISION WARNING MESSAGE GOES OFF IN THE DASHBOARD CENTER SCREEN. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN PASSING SEMITRUCK, TO THE POINT THAT I EITHER DISABLE THE CRUISE OR GET READY TO PUNCH THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO PREVENT A REAR-END ACCIDENT IN CASE SOMEONE BEHIND ME.
WHILE THE CRUISE IS SET AND TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THIS CASE 70MPH, WHEN I PASS AN 18 WHEELER THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SENSES AN IMMINENT COLLISION WHILE PASSING THE 18 WHEELER IN THE LEFT TRAVEL LANE. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE IMMEDIATELY ALERTS AND ENGAGES THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT YET RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION IN MY CASE HOWEVER I'M SURE AT SOME POINT IT WILL WITH OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE F150 IN JANUARY(2015) AND BOTH OCCURRENCES HAPPENED WHILE PASSING A TANKER TRUCK SPECIFICALLY AND WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE- TANKER TRUCK WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE TRAVELING AT A SLOWER SPEED PERHAPS AROUND 60-65MPH. THIS DEFECT TO ME APPEARS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF MY F150 ENGAGES THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON AND THERE WERE TO BE CARS BEHIND ME A REAR END ACCIDENT COULD LIKELY OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD HAS BEEN VERY SLOW IN RESPONDING TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND HAS NOT CAME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. MANY ON INTERNET ARE VOICING CONCERN HOWEVER ARE TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED AND SENT ON THEIR WAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECELERATE TO 40 MPH TO BRING THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
THE CHROME ACCENTS ON THE AC VENTS CAUSES A GLARE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS. THIS HAPPENS DURING THE DAYTIME OR THE NIGHTTIME. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF TRUCK.
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION ALERT SYSTEMS. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PASSING TRACTOR-TRAILER SIZED VEHICLES, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WILL FALSELY SENSE ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND ACTIVATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN RAPID DECELERATION OF THE TRUCK AND CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES, THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, ONLY IN THE ADJACENT LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER HALF A DOZEN TIMES, AND HAS RESULTED IN NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS FROM VEHICLES BEHIND THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF HOW RAPIDLY THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SLOWS THE TRUCK. PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THEIR SEATBELTS FROM THE RAPID DECELERATION OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT, BUT THIS PRESENTS AN EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAS RESULTED IN HAVING TO TURN OFF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION ALERT SYSTEMS. FORD HAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/ADAPTIVE-CRUISE-MALFUNCTIONS-SCARY-299485/.
AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND CAME TO FIRST STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,040. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND ENGAGED ON VEHICLE AT 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON INSIDE LANE OF FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND CAME UP ON SLIGHTLY SLOWER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME LANE AT AROUND 70 MPH. MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND TRACKED THE OTHER VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MILE BEFORE COMING UP ON A SLOWER MOVING TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. AS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ON MY TRUCK PASSED THE TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INSIDE LANE, IT MOVED OVER IN FRONT OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER TO THE OUTSIDE LANE TO ALLOW ME TO PASS. INSTEAD ON SPEEDING UP TO 75 MPH, MY TRUCK STARTED TO BRAKE BEFORE I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL (AROUND 65 MPH). AT THAT TIME, I WAS LOCATED BESIDE THE TRACTOR TRAILER NEAR THE BACK OF THE TRAILER. A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME HAD TO BRAKE DUE MY TRUCK UNEXPECTED BRAKING AND SLOW DOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAIN OR EXCESSIVE SUNLIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VISION IN THE DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS OBSTRUCTED BECAUSE THE CHROME AIR VENT CREATED A GLARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENCED THAT THE WINDOWS BE TINTED. THE WINDOWS WERE TINTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN
SINCE INITIAL TEST DRIVE, STEERING HAS BEEN DRIFTING AND PULLING. BEEN TO SERVICE 3 TIMES AND DEALERSHIP SAYS NORMAL WITH ELECTRICAL STEERING. UNSAFE AS VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY DRIFTING OFF TRACK AND REQUIRES RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP STRAIGHT.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE FAR LEFT LANE GOING 72 MPH WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RED CRASH INDICATOR FLASHED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME, IT IS LIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE AUTO CRUISE CONTROL,ALTHOUGH FORD BELIEVES THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL.
2015 FORD F-150 MANUAL ON PAGE 263 HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER SETUP OF AN EQUALIZING HITCH FOR TOWING A TRAILER. THE INSTRUCTIONS CALL FOR RETURN OF THE FRONT FENDER HEIGHT 25% OF THE WAY FROM HEIGHT WHEN LOADED WITH TRAILER TO HEIGHT WITH NO TRAILER. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HITCH MANUFACTURER WHO RECOMMENDS FRONT FENDER HEIGHT TO 75% OF THE WAY FROM LOADED TO UNLOADED CONDITION. IN THE WORDS OF THE HITCH MANUFACTURER "WHY WOULD YOU PUT ON AN EQUALIZING HITCH AND NOT SET IT UP TO DO WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO?". THE RESULT OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FORD MANUAL WOULD BE INADEQUATE EQUALIZATION, AND THEREFORE LOSS OF STEERING WITH A RESULTING POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS IS JUST A TYPO, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANYONE AT FORD WHO WILL LISTEN AND FIND SOMEONE TECHNICAL ENOUGH TO CHECK IT OUT. *TR
FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. TRUCK NOT MOVING, JUST SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. I WAS IN IT. NOTHING HIT IT. VERY WEIRD. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE THING WAS GOING TO SHATTER. BRAND NEW TRUCK, ONLY 627 MILES ON IT. ANY IDEAS? *TR
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