14 of the 693 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are about the seats — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 56,000 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEATS
THERE WAS AND HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR CRASH THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE JUST FROM DAY TO DAY USE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND ARE THE ONLY OWNERS IT HAS EVER HAD, AND WE NEED IT REPAIRED AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE WITH THE LOOSE SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10535394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET C1500 TRUCK ,THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT IS A SLIDER IN WHICH IT WILL SLIDE FORWARD TO ALLOW BACK SEAT ENTRY. MANY TIMES AFTER A SLIDE FORWARD IT DOESN'T RELATCH TO THE AFT LOCKED POSITION PROPERLY. SO DURING BRAKING THE SEAT FLYS FORWARD SENDING PASSENGER INTO DASHBOARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE A PASSENGER. BOTH SEAT RAILS ON THAT SEAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER,BUT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM?
NHTSA complaint #10376870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINER COMPONENT FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND FLOPPED UP AND DOWN. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 163,000.
NHTSA complaint #10260196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED WHERE THE BOLT SCREWS INTO THE SEAT FRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT TO BREAK FROM THE FRAME WHEN CUSTOMER SAT DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10009632 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
THE THIRD DOOR ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT OPEN, THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE SEATS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING LATE AND HARD, THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED AT 56,000, CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE SECOND VEHICLE AT 126,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10004713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
MY TRUCK HAS A 6 WAY POWER SEAT. WHEN I RECLINED IT WHILE PARKED, IT DIDN'T LOCK IN POSITION WHEN PUT BACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. MY WIFE SAYS IT DID THE SAME THING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT SHE FINALLY GOT IT TO LOCK; I COULD NOT. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN A FAILURE LIKE THIS UNTIL MY TRUCK, BUT THAT SAME DAY A 1997 GMC TWO WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CAB, MADE IN ARLINGTON TX AS WAS MY TRUCK, CAME IN WITH THE SAME FAILURE. I HAD TO PUT A WASH BASKET BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK AND THE REAR SEAT OR THE SEAT BACK WOULD DROP ALL THE WAY BACK AGAINST THE REAR SEAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU CAN'T DRIVE A VEHICLE LIKE THAT. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT THE DEAL DID HELP BY PAYING HALF THE COST. THE REPAIR COST ME $59.25 WHICH IS NOT THE ISSUE; A SEAT BACK FAILURE SHOULD NEVER OCCUR DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #735951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
MY SON [XXX] PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM [XXX] IN BRANDON MS IN 1997 AND I PURCHASED IT WHEN HE TRADED IT IN TO DANNY BERRY CHEV. THE RECLINING PART OF THE SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT ADJUST PROPERLY. I WORK FOR A BODY SHOP IN HAZLEHURST MS AND WE HAVE REPAIRED AND REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE ON CHEVROLET PICKUPS. SO I ASSUME THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT SINCE SO MANY ARE BREAKING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #722626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
RECLINING MECHANISM ON BOTH FRONT SEATS HAD SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND RECLINED BACKWARDS. HAD LOST VISIBILITY AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHIEN DEALER REPAIRED THE SEATS UNDER WARRANTY RECALL 99V130000.
NHTSA complaint #848532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
THE REAR CAB SEAT DESIGN DOES NOT FIT MOST CAR SEATS ADEQUATELY. YH
NHTSA complaint #606018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
SEAT TRACK FAILED DUE TO WIRE BEING BENT.
NHTSA complaint #543624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
SEAT TRACK WILL NOT SLIDE DUE TO CABLE FASTENERS FALLING OFF.
NHTSA complaint #543624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS, AND WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #821423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED IN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #517123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS
FRONT SEATS TORN FROM LEVER.
NHTSA complaint #520366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.