1996 Chevrolet C1500 seats problems

21 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 21
of this car's complaints: 9%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Front assembly: recliner
6
Front assembly: power adjust
2

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Chevrolet C1500 seats problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1996 Chevrolet C1500 owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Oct 1, 2004 · Seats · 140,000 miles · MI

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

Filed Apr 11, 2001 · Seats · TX

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.

Filed Jun 5, 2000 · Seats, Visibility · WV

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.

Filed Mar 23, 2000 · Seats · KY

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

Filed Dec 3, 1999 · Seats · NY

Passenger seat does not lock properly in track, seat moves off the bracket/base and is not stable.

Filed Jan 9, 1999 · Seats · TN

Passenger's side of 60/40 latch releases when braking, pinning passenger since seat belt locks. Injury could occur depending on braking circumstances.

Filed Jul 9, 1998 · Seats · NY

The passenger's side seat will not lock in position. The seat slides back and forwar. , consumer contacted the dealer, dealer replaced parts. Consumer now states the seat is locked in postion, the seat will not go forward or backward. Please provide any further details.

Filed Feb 16, 1998 · Seats · CA

Front seats are loose in the tracks.

Filed Jan 8, 1998 · Seats · CA

Driver's electric bucket seat riser is broken, causing the seat to become loose. Dealer has replaced seat track and risers. Defect is still occurring.

Filed Dec 3, 1997 · Seats · MI

The seat shifts while driving because of the track being sloppy. In addition, seat comes unlatched on the left side while driving, allowing the seat to shift forward under braking and rearward under acceleration.

Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 seats

Does the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 have seats problems?

Owners have filed 21 complaints about the seats of the 1996 Chevrolet C1500, 9% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1996 Chevrolet C1500 seats problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 seats?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Chevrolet C1500 have bad seats?

The Chevrolet C1500 model years with the most seats complaints are 1994 (27 complaints), 1995 (23 complaints) and 1996 (21 complaints).