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2008 Ford Explorer seats problems

The 2008 Ford Explorer has 27 seats complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

27

Seats complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Seats complaints by year

Explorer seats complaints by model year71 complaints1991: 16 complaints1992: 22 complaints1993: 30 complaints1994: 20 complaints1995: 20 complaints1996: 30 complaints1997: 40 complaints1998: 71 complaints1999: 69 complaints2000: 40 complaints2001: 25 complaints2002: 30 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 11 complaints2007: 24 complaints2008: 27 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 20 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 2 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 16 complaints2016: 33 complaints2017: 16 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 36 complaints2021: 13 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Explorer seats complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE PASSENGER SEAT IN OUR 2008 FORD EXPLORER STARTED ON FIRE, LIKELY FROM THE SEAT HEATER. THIS RESULTED IN MASSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO FAULTY SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Seats · March 12, 2015 · fire

Common questions

How many seats complaints does the 2008 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 2008 Ford Explorer seats — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.