Front drivers automatic seat slips forward or reverse on rails .
1998 Chevrolet Corvette seats complaints
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Loose seat track d/s, the seat will move about 1" during acceleration and braking. The safety issue is this seat will not work properly during impact. This problem is in the c5 models of the chevy corvettes. There is even a garage mechanic fix for it on corvette web sites were they take the seat track apart and shim it up with a washer.
Consumer complained about a seat problem. The seat slid forward and backward when accelerating and braking. Vehicle had not been evaluated at the dealership. *ak
Electric motor for the passenger seat turned hot enough to blister my finger. No one was working the switches. Took off on it's own. Very close to a fire hazard. The car was not running at the time. Ignition was off.
Both driver and passenger seats have about an inch of movement (front to back) when stopping and accelerating.1998 c5 corvette 50000 miles.
Driver seat automatically traversed all the way forward pinning the consumer against the steering wheel. *la all of the controls died. *sc
The driver and passenger seats shift forward about a half inch when the vehicle is in motion. This has caused the driver to accelerate unintentionally. *ak 1998 chevrolet corvette driver and passenger seats shift forward while vehicle is in motion. This problem has caused the driver to accelerate unintentionally.
Driver and passenger side seats move 1 to 2 inches when driving and braking.
The driver's seat moved back and forth when the brakes and/or gas pedal were applied. *jb adjuster needs to be replaced.
Consumer states while driving the seat move backwards and forwards. Ts
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Back of seats lock, but still move forward about 8 inches. In owners manual seat is not supposed to move. Dealer contacted. *ak
Both drivers and passengers seats do not lock in place. When accelerating seats move back and forth. Please provide any further information.
Both front seats have excessive movement, when brakes are applied. This is a 1998 corvette with just 5,800 miles. I feel it is unsafe because both seat and safety belts move forward during ordinary braking. Both the local chevrolet dealer and gm at 1 800 222 1020 request # c03551435 refuse to fix the problem unless I pay total price.
1-steering loose and unsafe/2-eng stumbles and dies/3-eng rattles in gear/4-drivers seat loose/5-gas milage dropping/6-all codes errased by themself.
Automatic (memory) seat module failed causing the seat to travel all the way forward pinning driver inside.
Leather seat failed.
Seat actuator failed.
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