Uncomfortable front seat
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Tuned
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From: Mill creek wa
Uncomfortable front seat
2018 lariat value package.
So when I first got my truck seat wasn’t very comfortable to me. But I thought it was because I was so used to my 04. It was an xlt plan Jane and could drive all day and have no issues, this truck few hours and I’m done. It feels like there is a roll right at mid top back (I’m 5-5) doesn’t feel like I can sink into it at all. Reminds me of sitting on a bleacher with no support for upper back because my upper back doesn’t touch seat and your bent backwards over it.
Like if you put seat all the way back to nap as wife is in store, no way feels like your laying on a log/hump and is painfull. If you go to passenger seat completely different seat put all the way back and lay back and fall asleep in the seat. It feels like I sink into it and it wraps around me. Yes I have put the lumbar all the way to zero.
I have read all about complaints on the seats and yet to hear this one. My wife things I’m nuts but I’m not and know everyone feels different in them. And know when I take it in to complain they will say it’s normal no issue. Has any one flipped seats from one side to other? It looks like it can be done to me but some work.
I dont even like driving it now (5000 miles) I usually drive the fiesta now because it’s so much more comfortable and it’s a plain Jane one.
Any suggestions, ideas, anybody run into this themselves?
So when I first got my truck seat wasn’t very comfortable to me. But I thought it was because I was so used to my 04. It was an xlt plan Jane and could drive all day and have no issues, this truck few hours and I’m done. It feels like there is a roll right at mid top back (I’m 5-5) doesn’t feel like I can sink into it at all. Reminds me of sitting on a bleacher with no support for upper back because my upper back doesn’t touch seat and your bent backwards over it.
Like if you put seat all the way back to nap as wife is in store, no way feels like your laying on a log/hump and is painfull. If you go to passenger seat completely different seat put all the way back and lay back and fall asleep in the seat. It feels like I sink into it and it wraps around me. Yes I have put the lumbar all the way to zero.
I have read all about complaints on the seats and yet to hear this one. My wife things I’m nuts but I’m not and know everyone feels different in them. And know when I take it in to complain they will say it’s normal no issue. Has any one flipped seats from one side to other? It looks like it can be done to me but some work.
I dont even like driving it now (5000 miles) I usually drive the fiesta now because it’s so much more comfortable and it’s a plain Jane one.
Any suggestions, ideas, anybody run into this themselves?
Fleet Owner
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From: Brentwood,CA
Since 2015 the seats have sucked on the f150 and 17 and up on the superduty. They made the seats thinner to give more rear leg room. The drivers seat pivots to high and the seat base is lower causing me to only recline half way. All the way and it's like laying on a speed bump.
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Joined: Jan 2018
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From: Las Vegas, NV
A couple of things that helped me:
In other vehicles I run with seats full down, but with the SD I raise the seat base a good bit (still plenty of head room). I'm 5' 11" and moving the seat base up helps where the seat back hits.
I also use the three lumber supports to give me better back fit. Not sure if you have them or not, but they help a lot.
The base of the seat angle makes a big difference also.
I've found that by trying even some very small adjustments, I can get the seat very comfortable. Just did a drive from Las Vegas to Pagosa Springs, CO. About a 10 hour drive. Seats were pretty comfortable.
Jim
In other vehicles I run with seats full down, but with the SD I raise the seat base a good bit (still plenty of head room). I'm 5' 11" and moving the seat base up helps where the seat back hits.
I also use the three lumber supports to give me better back fit. Not sure if you have them or not, but they help a lot.
The base of the seat angle makes a big difference also.
I've found that by trying even some very small adjustments, I can get the seat very comfortable. Just did a drive from Las Vegas to Pagosa Springs, CO. About a 10 hour drive. Seats were pretty comfortable.
Jim
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Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Lost in the Ozone....
I have a STX (XL) with limited adjustments. Forward and back, reclining back and lumbar. At first I thought that I wasn't going to be able to adjust and be comfortable but found once I adjusted the lumbar properly, I love the seat. I am slightly taller though (6' 0").
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: DFW
I agree and I have the same seats. I really like them. I've driven straight 5-6-7 hours and no real fatigue in my legs, back or shoulders. I may recover them at some point but I wouldn't change anything else.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Oakland, ME
I had comfort issues in my 2015 F-150 with factor leather. It had all the adjustments , but it didn't matter. Two hours in on any long drive and I was moving around like a toddler thing to get comfortable. Now my new XL has very few adjustment and it way more comfortable. Seems for me the cloth seat feel better, they have a little give, you sink in just a little. Had planned to install Katzkin leather as soon as I got the truck, but now I might wait a while.
Elder User
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Florence SC
I like the front of my seat all the way up and the rear all the way down. I think the seats are decently comfortable but not as nice as some. I am 6’5” so what works for me may not work for you. I wish I could gain about 1” more legroom but that will be hard to do...
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Joined: Sep 2018
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From: Dallas
I'm 6'1" and feel like there's not much leg support, there's at least 5 inches from my knees to the seat. If anyone has ever driven a BMW you;ll know they have thigh support that kicks serious ***. Sure wish this truck did.
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From: BC Canada
To the OP. Adjust that seat, do all kinds of adjustments, adjust the base up as far as it will go, adjust the back to Tilt back a bit more at a time, and for long trips, adjust your seat often. This is a common misconception, don’t move the seat and you will cramp up, the key to comfort is varying your position. If you also have adjustable tilt, telescoping steering wheel, also adjust this. Most people adjust to close to the steering wheel, to low, and downtime keep themselves back far enough. If you have heating and cooling, us heat, then cool, 15 minutes each. When you find a good spot, select it to memory, so you can always go back to it.
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Tuned
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Mill creek wa
To the OP. Adjust that seat, do all kinds of adjustments, adjust the base up as far as it will go, adjust the back to Tilt back a bit more at a time, and for long trips, adjust your seat often. This is a common misconception, don’t move the seat and you will cramp up, the key to comfort is varying your position. If you also have adjustable tilt, telescoping steering wheel, also adjust this. Most people adjust to close to the steering wheel, to low, and downtime keep themselves back far enough. If you have heating and cooling, us heat, then cool, 15 minutes each. When you find a good spot, select it to memory, so you can always go back to it.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: NJ
I absolutely hated my seat when I first got my truck, I have an XLT with limited adjustments. I did Install Katskins which helped a bit and I added seat heaters which I absolutely love. I think the thing is just spending some time behind the wheel and getting your body adjusted to the different seats. It took me some time but now I have plowed long hours several times and taken a couple of trips and its much better
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jun 2017
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I don't like the seats much. I have tried all the adjustments and can only get moderately comfortable and after a while not comfortable.
This is my first real truck but I thought the seats would be better than they are. XLT so cloth but leather on top of these seats would probably not help much.
Have the premium pkg so heat and several adjustments....lumbar has to be set lowest or I really start to ache...
Thought I might try sheep wool covers as they might help the give a little. I'm 5'8" so maybe it's that the seats are geared towards larger people.....
I sat in the passenger seat and did not feel any big difference.....
These seats are a big disappointment.
This is my first real truck but I thought the seats would be better than they are. XLT so cloth but leather on top of these seats would probably not help much.
Have the premium pkg so heat and several adjustments....lumbar has to be set lowest or I really start to ache...
Thought I might try sheep wool covers as they might help the give a little. I'm 5'8" so maybe it's that the seats are geared towards larger people.....
I sat in the passenger seat and did not feel any big difference.....
These seats are a big disappointment.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2017
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Did your 04 have the captains chairs? My 04 XLT had them and I think they’re pretty hard to beat. I wish they still made different seats for the truck but unfortunately the new captains chairs (if you can call them that) are just the bench seat with a console jammed in the middle. I think that’s a mistake. I miss the wrap around feel and the attached armrest. Using the console as an armrest just feels too far away. I’m 6’3” and the back contours feel pretty good to me except for the lack of padding behind my left shoulder blade.. I can see how a shorter back wouldn’t fit right.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2017
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From: Southwestern Pa.
I'm 6'2", 225. The seat in my last truck, an 08 Ram, caused me pain in my left butt cheek from the day it was new. 8 hour trips in it was uncomfortable. The seat in my XLT is great. Long days behind the wheel cause no pains. I did find that, even though I'm tall, I prefer the seat to be adjusted up as high as possible...front up/rear lowered.