Passenger seat front recliner assembly sheared off without hardly any pressure applied... Bumped slightly while vacuuming truck. Lever was used maybe 3 times, if that much.
1999 Chevrolet S10 seats complaints
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Recliner lever broke.
Rear driver's side door handle had been replaced three times. Also, driver's recliner lever broke off, causing the seat not to adjust.
Front seat recliner
While driving about 20 MPH on a side road the driver's side seat shaft lever broke which caused the seat to collapse. The passenger side lever broke 11 month prior to this incident. *ak
Seat recliner adjuster handles attach to a ferrelled piece of pot metal that is drilled and slotted to accept a screw that holds the handle. This piece of weak metal breaks easily and the handle falls off rendering the back of the seat non adjustable. Several dealers tell me they have replaced hundreds of these at a total cost of $125 (labor and parts). Gm tells customers this is normal wear and can be expected.
Defective parts ---right and left seat back recliners broke in the same identical places after very little use. The right side broke with no more than 4-5 times of use. The left side broke after no more than 10 times of use. If this was a item that got used every day I would understand they might wear out. I had the extended warranty but it expires at 75000 miles so gm refuses to warranty it.
Lever to recline and raise the seat has broken, not the plastic handle, but the metal that connects the lever to the seat. The metal is very coarse & brittle and doesn't seem suited to it's intended use. Fortunately, my seat is stuck in an upright position. Unfortunately, the break occurred post warranty. Bottom line, the levers on the seats of chevrolet s-10's are junk, not intended to last, and could result in injury if locked in an unsafe position when the break occurs.
Seat recliner handle broke off while adjusting seat while driving. Problem was reported to a chevrolet dealer, who said there was no recall or known problem. Seat is now at a funny position, I will have to repair at my own expense. Handle assy. Is a very cheap and inadaquate for its purpose.
Driver's side seat broke while traveling on highway lever to the seat broke. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak consumer stated that both passenger and driver seat recliners broke.
Both recliner seat levers that adjust recline of bucket seat broke off. Driver was unable to recline seats.*ak.
Passenger's seat comes loose when rear seat is deployed. There is a design flaw inside of vehicle. Dealership is aware of problem. *ak
Seat adjustment level sheared off, causing problem with driver's seat.
Reclining mechanism failure on passenger seat. Discussion with many people revealed this failure is a common problem with this vehicle. This could be a potential safety issue if someone or if a passenger need to escape from the rear seat.
Handles on recliner seat broke. These handles had broken 4 times. Contacted dealer. Consumer was covered first time under factory warranty, but currently they were not covered . Gmc knew that haddles on recliner seat were defective.
The handle used to recline the passenger side seat broke completely off. I went by the dealer. They stated they had replaced lots of these, but that gmc hadn't recalled them or anything. Since my vehicle was out of warrenty, I would have to pay for entire cost. I told them I would wait because gm should recall if they are faulty.
My handles for the seats to recline has broken 4 times since I purchsed my s10 truck.twice under warranty. Warranty is gone,both seat handles are presently broke.
Service engine light came on shortly after purchasing truck,it took several times before the problem was corrected,then when vehicle got to 50010 light came back on. Took back to dealer they fixed it again. Now it comes on for a few days then goes back off.,then back on again. Seat recliner handle broke off while truck was parked, as with the 3rd door handle also. Right front wheel hub bearings went out driving down the road. Seems that either of the components mentioned should have never happened with the mileage and I believe that it is caused by a poorly built vehicle by general motors.most of the problems began after the warranty ran out, with the exception of the service engine soon light which is an ongoing problem.
Left outer door scrapes fell off. Nlm
Seat recliner handle breaks off with use. If handle comes off when seat is reclined the truck can not be driven safely. I have had this replaced twice in less than one year. The chevrolet dealers have contacted gm but there is no long term solution. Is the owner responsible for this safety repair after the warranty has expired?
Dash lights failed due to faulty headlamp switch. Mjs
The injury consisted of a dislocation of the s/I joint in the hip and a disk problem in the back. When we took the truck to the dealer we were first told that the part was "worn out". Then we were told that the part was "defective". The parts were replaced out of dealer stock due to a safety concern.
Seat track was defective/damaged at delivery injury to passenger hip
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