Chevrolet C1500 seat problems

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

1994, CHEVROLET C1500 EXTENDED CAB PU WITH ELECTRIC SEATS. FRONT LEFT SEAT MOUNT BROKE AS I CLIMBED INTO SEAT. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING. STILL TRYING TO FIX IT SO PART IS STILL ON TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10206259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DT: 1994 CHEVROLET 1500. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A BOLT FOR THE SEAT ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE SEAT FAILED. THE CONSUMER CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SEAT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE SEAT FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR ANY INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA complaint #10135531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

FRONT SEAT MOUNT, GM POWER SEATS. I AM A AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ENGINEER, MY COMPANY MAKES THE SEAT IN QUESTION, BUT I DO NOT WORK FOR THAT DIVISION. THE LOWER FRONT MOUNT CRACKED AND FAILED WHEN I WAS LEANING BACK ON MY SEAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, I WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK CAB, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT IT IS DUE TO A VERY POOR DESIGN. THIS MOUNT HAS TO EVENTUALLY FAIL, BECAUSE A BOLT IS INSERTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY THIN SHEET METAL MOUNT PLATE, EVERY TIME THERE IS A LOAD PLACED ON THAT SEAT, THIS FLANGE BENDS BEYOND ITS ELASTIC LIMIT, THIS FLANGE WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK. I HAVE REPAIRED THIS MYSELF BUT I WOULD LIKE TO WARN OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM MY VECHICLE IS A 1996 CHEVEROLET Z-71 SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK WITH THE 6 WAY POWER BUCKET SEATS. *AK THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #10093426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

CONSUMER'S DOG WAS INJURED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP METAL BRACE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #10071567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

INTERIOR SYSTEM ANCHOR TRACK IS DEFECTIVE, AND SEAT WILL NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED, THE SEAT IS FINE, HOWEVER ONCE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE SEAT STARTS TO SLIDE FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING THE LEVER. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #885709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER'S SEAT LEFT SIDE RAIL BROKE, AND SEAT LEANED BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #881221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

VEHICLE DIDN'T COME EQUIPPED WITH HEAD RESTS AND CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SEATS WOULD NOT PREVENT WHIPLASH OR DECAPITATION. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785174 — 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

THE BRACKET UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THEAT BOLTS TO THE TRACK IWAS BROKEN CAUSING THE DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE AND ROCK.

NHTSA complaint #783800 — 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

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER WORK ,CREATING SITUATIONS THAT WARRANT PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE VERY LOOSE ALONG THE TRACKS. WHEN DRIVING ALONE THE PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE OBSERVED VIBRATING.

NHTSA complaint #723604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS FAIL TO LOCK INTO PLACE. THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM FOR DRIVER WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES TO MAKE VARIOUS REPAIRS TO THE SEATS. *AK

NHTSA complaint #859110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

DRIVER BUCKET SEAT FRAME BROKEN,LIMITED BACK SUPPORT,HAZARDOUS. PASSENGER SEAT DIFFICULTY LOCKING INTO TRACK, SLIDES FOWARD UNEXPECTEDLY.

NHTSA complaint #720481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEATS

PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IN TRACK, SEAT MOVES OFF THE BRACKET/BASE AND IS NOT STABLE. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #549798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.