TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT BUT THEY WERE NOT BURNED. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RELATED RECALLS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NONE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
NHTSA complaint #10316069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS WARMING UP, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE GETTING IN TO THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS SMOKING. THE HEATER IN THE SEAT BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT IF THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURNED ON AGAIN IT WOULD SHORT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10147484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER POWER SEAT, FRONT LEFT SIDE, SUPPORT BRACKET SNAPPED, ALLOWING LEFT CORNER OF SEAT TO ROCK UP AND DOWN. IF RIGHT SIDE SNAPPED SIMULTANEOUSLY, DRIVER WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN THROWN BACKWARD AND COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK THE WELD ON THE BRACKET FAILED DURING NORMAL USE. CONSEQUENCES COULD INCLUDE LOSS OF CONTROL. CORRECTION WILL INVOLVE REMOVAL OF SEAT FOR NEW WELD.
NHTSA complaint #10114712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NAR 04/28/2003. MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL, ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY, COOLANT SYSTEM LEAKED, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOME LIGHT, STEERING, THE REAR AXLE, THE LEFT REAR GLASS RATTLED, THE AIR CONDITION, BATTERY, SUSPENSION WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. THE FUEL FILTER, MIRROR TRANSMISSION SEAT, SEAT BELTS, WIPERS, ALTERNATOR, BRAKES, FUEL PUMP.
NHTSA complaint #10017745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER'S SEAT ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE BROKE IN TWO PLACES, WHERE RAIL ATTACHES TO CAR FLOOR. BOTH FAILURES ARE AT THE OURBOARD, FRONT CORNER OF SEAT. THESE FAILURES HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. SADLY, I KNOW TWO OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM (COINCIDENCE?) BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE. PERHAPS IF ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE INJURED IN ACCIDENTS, THEY WILL CHANGE THEIR DECISION.
NHTSA complaint #10046787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
48202 SEAT FRAME DRIVER SIDE BUCKET MADE OF THIN METAL. THE METAL FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE BRAKING. RESEARCH REVEALS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM PROBLEM. RESEARCHING YOUR REPORTS REVEALS 94-11 REPORTS FOR SUBURBAN, 7 UNDER YUKON, 95 - 35 REPORTS UNDER SUBURBAN, 20 UNDER YUKON, AND OTHER REPORTS UNDER 96 AND 93.
NHTSA complaint #10041247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE LEFT FRONT CORNED OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE OFF. THIS MAKES THE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND CAUSES DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WOULD SPECULATE THAT EVEN IF THE TRACK WAS NOT BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF, THAT IF THE VEHICLE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT COULD BE THROWN BACKWARDS OR SIDEWAYS IF THE WEAKEN FRAME WOULD BREAK THE REST OF THE WAY UPON IMPACT. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS CORP (FILE #C01667539) ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GROULX OLDS/GMC DEALERSHIP (MONROE MICHIGAN 734-241-3704) TO HAVE THE SEAT INSPECTED, WHICH I DID. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SEAT FRAME, GROULX MECHANICS CONFIRMED THE FRAME HAD FAILED, BUT COULD NOT REPLACED THE FRAME WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORP. UNLESS I WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. I TALKED TO GENERAL MOTORS CORP. REPRESENTATIVE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS MEANS THAT IF THE FRAME RUSTS IN HALF OR THE BRAKE LINES FAIL OR A WHEEL FALLS OFF BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.*JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****732830****
NHTSA complaint #10006378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I GOT INTO THE SUBURBAN TO GO TO THE STORE THIS MORNING, WHEN I SAT AND REACHED TO PLACE THE BELT INTO THE HOLDER, THE CHAIR ANCHOR SNAPPED AND I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WHENEVER STOPPING OR ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE WHENEVER I NEED TO BRAKE FAST OR UPON MOVING AFTER BEING STOPPED AS THE SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AS TO RECALL WITH NO ASSIST. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARD IN THE SEAT ITSELF. THANK YOU. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***739541
NHTSA complaint #10006383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FRONT SEAT FRAME, POWER LEATHER BUCKET SEAT. FRAME HAS FAILED IN THE FORWARD LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SEAT. THIS IS THE SECOND 1995 TRUCK/SUBURBAN THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEAT NOW IS WORST THAN A BOBBLE HEAD DOLL. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10013746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT ROCKS WITH OR WITHOUT USE OF SEATBELT. HAD DEALER CHECK OUT, BUT STATED THEY FOUND NOTHING THAT WAS CAUSING THE ROCKING OF SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10008003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE TRYING TO LAY DOWN THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER FINGER GOT STUCK AND GOT CUT OFF WHEN HOLDING ONTO POST HANDLE UNDER SEAT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #8011981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT FRAME BECAME DETACHED FROM FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
NHTSA complaint #8004711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.