Letters have been sent to g.m. And no response received. I have knowledge of a similar case in the same make and model vehicle. No safety defect listed.
2000 Chevrolet S10 seats complaints
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When attempting to back the truck up, the backs of the seats are too high and it obstructs my view. One night while trying to back my truck up in my yard, my view was too obstructed and I hit a tree. The tailgate of my truck was down, and was damaged. It is un-repairable. I was backing up at about 5 MPH, so the airbags didn't open. This has been a problem from the beginning. I haven't contacted the manufacturer, but if you advise me to do so, I will. The anti-lock brakes just went made a grinding noise and I had to almost push them to the floor to stop...I was going 35-40 MPH and someone in front of me slammed on their brakes. Since then, the brakes scrub and make a grinding noise if I don't stop gradually. The brake pads were looked at and are okay. I'm not a mechanic, but if it's not the pads, then what is it??? Noone was injured in either incident, but I'd like to know if there have been any other complaints about the seats. I'm almost 6 feet tall and can't see over them, and barely see around them. That's dangerous!...as is the braking system.
The driver and passenger side seat tracks are faulty, failure of the drivers seat to stay secured in position caused the seat to jerk backwards while driving removing the drivers foot from the accelerator pedal resulting in the vehicle slowing at an intersection, the passengers seat had the same problem prior to the driver seat malfunction with more frequency of failure. Nlm
The passenger seat would not properly lock to the seat track,and the consumer believes it was a major safety problem.
Driver's power seat broke and went into reclining position.
Passenger's seat would let go on track while driving, would not remain locked. Took to dealership, and was repaired with a new mechanism. But problem was not solved.*ak the seat was finally repaired at the third attempt.
Spring on driver side seat is too weak to hold seat. Seat will slide back and forth while driving. Also, door latches to 3rd door are made of plastic and will break.
Consumer has taken vehicle to two dealerships regarding passenger's seat not locking into place. When brakes are applied on vehicle passenger's seat flies forward. Please provide any additional information.
The passenger seat cannot be latched in position until it is moved to the full rearward position. As this is an extended cab truck there may be a box or something similar behind the seat. In this case the passenger cannot latch the seat resulting in the passenger sliding towards the dash if the brakes are applied. About the only way to discover this is when it happens the first time and your passenger is only stopped by the seatbelt. If they were not wearing their seatbelt then they would probably hit the dash. No vehicle I have ever owned has had such a system.
Three days after purchasing a new chevrolet s10 pick up my cousin was sitting in the passenger seat and when I came to a stop he slid forward, his body pressing against the dash. What he told me was that the seat would not lock in place. I have taken it back to the dealer five times in the span of three months for problems with this seat. They did the following "fourth time in, floor bent causing seat tracks to bind [bend] removed right seat trim to torque bolts to specs given by tech line - did not work. Removed seat to shim seat up a corner at a time. Did not work. Bent floor up (1') inch. Worked for a while. Called tech line. Got metal plates to reinforce floor. Drilled out plates to reinforce floor. Drilled out plates & installed with shims to align seat tracks as per technical assistance center (tac) recommendations. Ed phelps, district service manager, involved with repairs." today I was told by a manufacturer representative that there was a "bulletin" issued concerning s10 seats and that I could find it on your site. What's going on. And is my truck safe for my passengers?
Recliner latch has broken twice on the passenger side, and three times on driver's side. Seat also slid forward when brakes were applied. Dealer has been contacted.*ak
When driving driver's side seat locking mechanism is not secured. Consumer had his vehicle in dealership more than once.
Inquired about seat tracks and braking problem at dealer, they state no recalls
Drivers side seat will not lock and when applying brakes it will slide backward resulting in not being able to stop at light and stop signs
Passenger's seat keeps moving back and forth. Will not stay latched. Vehicle has been in / out of dealer's shop on six occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak
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