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Hi all,.. 2019, Hybrid SEL here,.. less than 10 weeks old with 5,700 miles. The drivers seating surface is already showing some 'serious' discoloration on the seating surfaces. Primarily in the seat cushion and in the lumbar area of the bolster. This appears to be discoloration from clothing as I can see the imprint of one of my braided style leather belts (black in color) in the lumbar area. Regardless, the old Fusion went 7 years before I started seeing any discoloration like this. I do not wear anything dyed or wet into the car, primarily regular wool blend or polyester blend dress pants and/or blue jeans and/or a fleece type sweat pant. I DO however occasionally use the seat heater in warm weather to soothe my sore back, but NEVER to the point of sweating in those areas. A) Has anyone seen any type of discoloration with this seating material,.. and B) Do any of you think the use of the seat heater could be contributing to the problem. Appreciate and and all feedback,...

Coming off my greatest car ever, a perfect 2010 SEL 2.5 liter w 200K miles and am now 6 weeks into a 2019 SEL Hybrid. Having some very annoying issues with the overall vehicles harmonics. I cannot put anything in the forward console tray or slot, or anything other than a paper cup in the cup holders without things vibrating or rattling against the sidewalls of the various compartments. Same with the door pockets. I've had to felt line the side walls of all the console holding areas,.. and cut some adhesive sheet rubber for each door pocket. The old 2010 would carry anything, anywhere without a rattle, vibration or squeak. Other than that,.. I'm warming up to the car quickly. Any ideas or thoughts are appreciated.