14 of the 84 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet C1500 are about the seats — 17% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 130,000 miles.
14
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEATS
SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING NEAR HOME. ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO PROP UP SEAT WITH 2X4 TO GET HOME.
NHTSA complaint #11160812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED FOR THE FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER (95V-246), HOWEVER THE SEAT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO DEFECT, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED OF THE PRICE ON THE REPAIR, DUE TO PRIOR RECALL. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #558005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WOULD HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT. IT WAS BROKEN, BUT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. ONCE REPAIRS WERE DONE, IT BROKE 3 OTHER TIMES. WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT IN DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK OR FORTH. SEAT HAD FALLEN BACKWARDS WHEN DRIVING & DRIVER'S VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED. THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION FOR DRIVER'S SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #874462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVECAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OCCURRED TWICE. FIRST TIME DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER. ALSO PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. BUT 1993 C1500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #871160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WHEN MOVING PASSENGER'S SEAT FORWARD SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, MAKING PASSENGER FALL BACKWARD DUE TO A WIRE THAT HELD THE SEAT BREAKING.
NHTSA complaint #866877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (SPLIT BENCH) COLLAPSED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO BOLT FAILURE, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. MJS
NHTSA complaint #547215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
RECLINER BOLTS BROKEN OUT IN FRAME CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, NECK INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
I KNOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK "BOLTS" WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL, MINE WERE REPLACED ONCE UNDER RECALL, AND FAILED AGAIN AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #706971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACK WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #831282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACK. CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAD TO CATCH THE CONSUMER SO SHE WOULDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE PASSAGER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND THE CONSUMER FELL BACK. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE SEATS SIX TIMES FOR THE BOLTS BREAKING, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #831294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. SECOND AND THIRD TIMES CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME SEATBACK BOLT THAT HAS BEEN ON RECALL PREVIOUSLY. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #824949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT 40 MPH THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. THE BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, AND ONCE UNDER RECALL ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS TWICE AFTER THE RECALL. MOST RECENT DATE BEING APRIL 8, 1998.
NHTSA complaint #822389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FLEW BACK , THE BOLT BROKE. *AK CONSUMER MADE OWN REPAIRS, HOWEVER HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD REPAIRS MADE, 33474 MILES LATER THE BOLT BROKE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, DEALER WOULD MAKE REPAIRS, BUT ONLY WITH CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM, CONSUMER AGAIN DID REPAIRS ON HIS OWN, THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #818308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BENCH LATCH DOES NOT LOCK AND THE SEAT IS THROWEN FORWARD WITH NO WARNING UPON BRAKE APLLICATION.
NHTSA complaint #812781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.