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I have methods to clean seats- but you go ahead and stand behind Escape seats can't be easily cleaned- have a nice year
I cleaned and treated my 08 Escape front seats- will do the 09 next
Bissel Pro Heat Pet- small attachment
Walmart Great Value Pet Formula Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Walmart Scotch Gard fabric & upholstery Protector
heavy traffic Smartmix setting
went slowly over the seats spraying them good
let sit for 5 min
sucked it up with repeated over lapping back and forths
set the Smartmix to water only for the rinse
went over the seats slowy
let set 5 min
overlapping back and forth passes
let sit with doors open 3 hours- 100 degrees
sprayed the Scotch Gard on in 3 light coats- side of seats- same as cleaning
let sit for 3 hours with doors open
wanted to see how coffee and coke would be on the one seat by dabbing each on in two spots
wet clean cloth wipe back and forth
not a mark on the seat
wife was standing there watching-
she wants her seats done
just thought you might like to hear
course only time will tell- but it sure looks like it works
take care
ps- I'd take a picture of those seats but I don't think I'm allowed to post pictures- yet
However, on the original upholstery there are marks that only get worse no matter how I try to clean it. I rarely have any passengers in my car at all but am frustrated with the many water marks caused by opening the door to get out my snow brush or opening the moon roof on an occasion where there has been dew, rain or it has been cleaned in the previous several hours. I plan to keep this car so it has been quite a frustration to me to have my car look so horrible. I would never have kept a piece of upholstery with this problem and am frustrated that Ford won't even meet me half way to have the rest of the upholstery replaced. They can not clean it either. Once again, I'm going to try to figure out something else to clean it, and will post if I have any luck. Barring that, has anyone considered starting a class action law suit?
you should ask in detail how your dealer tries to clean your seats
you should go to a reputable Detail Shop and get their details
most seats are porus- meaning something can be in the material under the top coat and work thru
on perfectly clean seats with perfectly clean backing material- stains don't majically appear- that was my statement
have a nice day
Now, the good news. I read everything everyone has written and decided I had nothing to lose trying one more time. I followed Shadescape's suggestion to make sure the entire seat was wet. I also followed someone else's suggestion not to use a lot of different chemicals. I used a sponge to wet the entire seat with lukewarm water. I had a very light solution of Fels Naptha and water and used a scrub brush to brush it back and forth over the entire seat for several minutes. Fels Naptha is a mild bar soap sold very inexpensively (in the midwest) in the detergent section of a grocery store. I think any mild soap would do the same probably. I used the sponge and scrub brush again to add clear water several times to remove all the soap. Then I used beach towels and pressure to dry the seats as much as possible. As the day was about 88 degrees with very little humidity, it was easy to dry the seats within a day, probably half a day just by leaving the windows open.
Unfortunately, while I was at it, I also tried to clean one spot on the top of one of the front seats. Now instead of the spot I have a large ring where the spot was which looks worse. It is frustrating that in order to remove any spots at all one must completely soak the entire seat so that there are no marks. This is especially frustrating when the spot was only caused by water to begin with.
I did much the same as you did, contacted everyone from the dealership level up to the corporate level. I included copied pages from these forums where scores of people complained about the disgusting seats. What chaps me are the suggestions regarding how to clean the seats. Folks like mean well, and the interim of trying to get Ford to do what is right for the customers it can be helpful to try. But the fact of the matter is..... we shouldn't have to do that. Most Escape owners paid $23K plus for their vehicles and they shouldn't have to deal with the seats! Ford should recall the Escapes with the horrible fabric seats, in OR out of warranty, and replace them. I am dumbfounded when Ford corporate customer service continued to say they get few complaints. Well, guess again. However in spite of my sending the scathing testimonials about the seats - they do nothing.
That's about the size of it. No one else is routinely cleaning seats on the forums like Escape owners.
The Ford seats you are talking about are a recycled material that has been made fire retardant. It is these features of the fabric that cause them to water stain. By evenly cleaning, drying, then protecting the seat, it should solve your problem. Good Luck -Adam-
I rolled up a towel for the lumbar, and cranked the back, way back.
My wife had problems with her 2002 Civic. We bought a seat cushion that solved the problem. Unfortunately, I don't recall where we got it, or if it was online. But I recommend you try to find an orthopedic seat cushion. Ours covers both the seat bottom and the rear.
Come to think of it, we got it at a store here in LA, which helped because they were able to assist us in getting the seat just right.
I just use a damp cloth to clean and occasionally put on some leather conditioner.
When i have a car with cloth seats, the first I do is spray some Scotch Guard on them.
Are you happy now?
Can anyone with "stone leather" seats on 2103 Ford Escape confirm that they too see spots on the seats out of nowhere? Also, water/snow flakes creating stains is also a problem with these "stone leather seats" or is it only with cloth seats?
This is going to be my first Ford car, so a bit nervous. Need to make up my decision in 2-3 days.
No spots from water although not too much rain or snow has entered my car.
They are nice looking but they do pick up the dirt stain easy.
I have cleaned them with a mild soapy water and they have come clean no problem there with the water. I have 1800 miles and have cleaned them 3 times takes 3 minutes. If you are not worried about heat in the summer I would go with the darker color, my wife wanted the stone, although the darker color will get hot.
Just finished our longest trip so far very hilly terrain almost mountain passes got 27 almost all hwy 32 degrees 70 mph traveling about 375 miles.
1.6 ltr FWD No problems with the car.