FaultScore

Chevrolet Pickup seat problems

25 of the 585 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Pickup are about the seats — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.

25

Complaints

4%

Share of all complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

Seats complaints by model year

1990 Pickup 1 4.0%
1992 Pickup 2 8.0%
1994 Pickup 7 28.0%
1995 Pickup 8 32.0%
1996 Pickup 3 12.0%
1997 Pickup 3 12.0%
1998 Pickup 1 4.0%

What owners said

1997 Chevrolet Pickup Tallahassee, FL 1 injured

SEATS

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, I TURNED TO LOOK BACK, UPON WHICH THE DRIVER SEAT BACK SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING COLLASPED, SPRINGING MY NECK. THE VEHICLE IS NO DRIVERABLE DUE TO THE SEAT BACK CAN NOT BE LOCKED INTO POSITION. DT

NHTSA complaint #770623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Pickup Palmer, AK

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH SPLIT BENCH, BOLT THAT RETAINS SEAT BROKE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. HAS HAD THE BOLT REPLACED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8008509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Edinburg, TX

SEATS

WE BOUGHT THIS PICHUP NEW, HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STALLS ON US AT ANY TIME,THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS AND REPLACED PARTS. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT IS EITHER THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM OR A OIL LEAK. THEY FIX IT AND AGAIN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTORY, AT ONE TIME THEY EXTENDED THE WARRENTY ANOTHER 1200 MILES, BUT OF COURSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BEFORE THE TRUCK BROKE DOWN AGAIN. I ASK THEM TO AT LEAST RECALL THE PARTS THAT KEEP GOING OUT OR FIX THE PROBLEM AND PAY AT LEAST HALF OF REPAIRS ON TRUCK, SINCE IT HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. ONCE A SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY PUT THE SYSTEM ON THE 1995 TRUCKS, THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 FUEL SYSTEM ALSO. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED MANY TIMES HAVE BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION AREAS ON HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE HAS BEEN NO WHERE TO PULL OFF. I WAS PASSING A CAR ONCE AND IT STALLED ON ME, ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON.PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO TRADE IT IN CAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO KNOW. THE MANAFACTER ACTED LIKE I JUST WANTED TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED FREE WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THEY TOLD ME AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE BRACKETS THAT HOLDS IT TO THE FLOOR. I ASK THEM TO FIX THAT WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME IT WASNT COVERED. SO MY HUSBAND FIXED IT THE BEST HE COULD. A FEW YEARS AGO A SERVICE REP. FROM THE GM WAS SUPPOSE TO MEET WITH US AT THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WERE ABOUT 4 OR 5 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD COMPLAINS ALSO, ANYWAY TO MAKE IT SHORT, THE REP. NEVER SHOWED UP AND ALWAYS PHONED IN WITH AN EXCUSE AND SAID I WILL BE THERE TOMORROW, WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR 3 DAYS HOPING HE WOULD SHOW UP BUT HE NEVER DID. I JUST SPENT ANOTHER $500.00 ON THE PICKUP GETTING IT FIXED AGAIN. HELP US PLEASE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR 4 YRS NOW. I HAD GOT AHOLD OF YOUR OFFICE SEVERAL YRS AGO BUT DONT REMEMBER DATE OR NUMBER THEY GAVE ME. THANK YOU

NHTSA complaint #760852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Delta, CO

SEATS

DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER SEAT FRAME BROKEN.

NHTSA complaint #754643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Pickup Pocatello, ID Crash 1 injured

SEATS

I WAS REAR-ENDED (35 MPH) WHILE STOPPED. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME CRACKED IN TWO.

NHTSA complaint #748907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Chevrolet Pickup Mount Carmel, TN

SEATS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #746273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chevrolet Pickup Daingerfield, TX

SEATS

THE BEARINGS THAT THE RAIL SLIDES ON ARE COMMING OUT DUE TO A BENT RAIL. THIS CAUSES THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE AND COULD COME OFF THE RAILS IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #744731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Chatom, AL

SEATS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #743148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Chevrolet Pickup Uniontown, PA

SEATS

SEAT TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO CONTIUOUSLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT ALL THAT HAD TO BE DONE WAS TO TIGHTEN TRACK, IN ACTUALITY THE RAILS WERE CRACKED, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE AND THEY ALSO STATED THAT IT WASN'T A DEFECT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #881118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Easley, SC

SEATS

AS I WAS STARTING OFF AT A STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND MY SEAT TILTED BACKWARDS. IT IS JUST LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR NOW. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN EASLEY AT CRANE CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I CALLED THE CHEV. COMPANY AT1-800-222-1020 AND THEY SAID CONSIDERING THE MILEAGE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SO NOW I AM CONTACTING YOU. THE SEATBELT WILL BE OF NO USE IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE SEAT WILL BREAK COMPLETELY LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME IN THE FRONT PART OF THE SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #738484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Chevrolet Pickup Houston, TX

SEATS

THE LEATHER SEATS HAVE PREMATURE WEAR AND CRACKING. NLM

NHTSA complaint #550943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1997 Chevrolet Pickup Houston, TX

SEATS

LEATHER SEATS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CRACKING. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #550943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Chevrolet Pickup Mercer Island, WA

SEATS

DEFECTIVE HIGH BACK SEAT DESIGN--LEFT BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S HIGH BACK SEAT TO THE BOTTOM SEAT SHEARED OFF 3 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #516992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Orlando, FL

SEATS

FRAME ON DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN OR MATERIAL FLAW DUE TO FRAME BREAKING WHILD SLOWING TO A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH NOR IN ANY WAY ABUSED.

NHTSA complaint #837162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Pickup Kenner, LA

SEATS

DRIVER'S SEAT ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #836951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Durand, MI

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

THE FRONT BUCKET SEAT BROKEN OFF TRACK, AND THE SEAT SLIDES FREELY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #830554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Pickup Ashburmham, MA

SEATS

FRONT BUCKET DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER FIXED IT, BUT IT BROKE ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #829935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1996 Chevrolet Pickup Fowlervill, MI

SEATS

SEAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNSATISFACTORY.

NHTSA complaint #533307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Chevrolet Pickup Saint Petersburg, FL

SEATS

DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH.

NHTSA complaint #527707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1995 Chevrolet Pickup Richland, WA

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

DRIVER'S SEAT RISER FAILED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #533363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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