While driving the vehicle and applied gas the front driver seat act like rocking chair, making it unsafe to drive the vehicle. Consumer states went into our web site and found several people with the same problem. Dealer said nobody has complained on this problem. Please provide further information. Ts
1995 Chevrolet Tahoe seats complaints
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I had a 1995 chevrolet pick up with the exact same problem, while backing up, the driver seat bottom broke away from where it attaches to the seat track. I only weigh 160 lbs., so it isn't a weight or abuse issue. I feel chevrolet should have to pay for this the second time around. What would have happened if I were in a traffic situation?. This is definetly a safety issue, suddenly, your driving from the rear seat lying on your back!.
Drivers side seat bolt broke lose, causing drivers seat to be unstable, and rock back and forth. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
Bolt connecting drivers seat to power adjustable seat track assembly tore through the sheet metal anchor plate on the seat causing the seat to tip backwards abruptly. My father owns an independent auto repair shop and is aware of this same problem on other chevrolet trucks and SUV's. I contacted gm's customer service center to inquire if a recall or service bulletin had been issued to address this apparently common problem. I was advised gm had not issued a recall nor a service bulletin and did not consider this to be a common problem. *ts *nlm ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****760793
Consumer stated that he was rear ended while he stopped on the traffic light and the drivers seat mountings failed.
Had seat repaired twice can not repair again should be recalled.
Lower seat riser failed on drivers seat, dealer replaced while under warranty but a few hundred miles later seat frame made noises and found frame had cracks in it. Vehicle was then out of warranty and dealer would not replace seat frame. I also know of one other person who has had same problem with their tahoe.
The design of the seat mounting is unsafe. The seat is mounted to a weak cross brace instead of the main seat frame rails. This design is doomed to repeated failures and is unsafe. If the seat was mounted by the main frame rails there would be no problems. Chevrolet should redesign the slide bracket to mount to the proper mounting points.
The seat frame broke when I came to a normal stop. I took the vehicle to diver chev for repair. They replaced the seat frame with the part in stock. The seat now is jammed against the console. I complained to the service manager and he told me that this was the only part available and that he had no solution. I explained that the power seat was under constant stress and it may be a safety issue is I weere invilved in an accident as it could break free as it was basicly pushed out of normal alignment. Inaddition the power seat motor struggles to move the seat which will wear it out not to memtion that the seat bottom is jammed agaist the console and it will wear the leather out. I called chev owner assistance 1‑800‑222‑1020 and they agreed that the problem should ahve never occured but after calling the dealer said ther was nothing they could do. I filed a complaint with bbb auto line and they sent me back a letter and said the vehicle was out of warranty and they would not progress the complaint. I am left paying $ 268.00 for a faulty repair which I belive has now resulted in a potential safety issue not to mention the wear issues on the leather seat and power seat motor.
Front power adjusting seat mount broke off steel. Piece of steel insufficient/ too small / thin, and weak to hold seat properly, causing loss of protection.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
While travling driver was adjusting seat, and seatback went all the way back. Driver stopped vehicle, and adjusted properly and resumed traveling to destination. Has been taken to dealer. No injuries or accidents have occurred.
While accelerating from a stop seat frame on driver's side broke, causing seat to rock back and forth. Dealership and manufacturer were contacted about the seat. Problem has not been corrected. Please provide any further information.
While researching info. On the web I noticed that the federal safety agency is investigating batteries. After my tahoe didn't start I found the oem battery was leaking from + terminal. This occured some time ago and the vehicle had been in for service one month prior so I thought the mechanics had over tightened it. I replaced the battery and + cable myself; so far so good. On to my cheif complaint; approximatly one week ago while driving I felt a snap in my seat. I wrote it off as a spring until I stopped, suddenly my drivers seat had become a rocking chair. Upon returning home I found that the seat was secured to the pedastal via less than 1/8" of metal. It seems gm in its quest to save a buck not so cleverly figured that the stress in normal operation on a power seat is not as much of that in a manual seat. My problem is I payed more for a seat that potentially puts my family and countless other people in life threatining danger. What good is a safety belt on a seat that will not stay connected to your vehicle in a crash. I am fortunate to have found this problem without the latter. I have a problem beleiving that the same people who egineered this mess can get an internal combustion motor to run. Currently I am awaiting my local gm service shop to fit me in so they can spare 1 measly minute to look at my seat; the closest appointment was a week away. In my opinion anything less than their current seats would be unacciptable. I find it hard to believe that I am the first to have seen this problem. Please investigate.
Drivers seat mount failed. Seat frame broke causing seat to rock back and forth. Seat could break from mount during an accident or sudden stop.
This vehicule has a drivers power seat, upon pulling out onto the road the seat broke loose from its mount. I did have both hands on the steering wheel at the time and was able to keep control of the vehicule as it lifted from the front left mounting bracket. After looking at the seat I discovered that the seat mounting bracket on the left side of the seat is bolted into thin sheet metal to the seat frame and not into the seat frame rail. This appears to be a design problem since the passenger seat frame rails are bolted to the seat brackets as should be. I contacted the dealer and he said they would fix it , but that I would have to pay for the new seat frame and labor as a normal service call. Contacted the customer assistance line and filed a report and was told it would be put on file as a complaint file # c01348445, have not heard anything in a week. I will be fixing the seat my self in the near future by taking 3/16 x 1 1/2 flat bar and bolting it to the seat support brackets and bolting the seat frame to the flat bar. Will try to take pictures of the problem before it is fixed and after it is fixed, anyway the damage part will still be there as the flat bar will just give it strength. What it appears to look like is the vehicule has a full size seat installed on support brackets made for a s10 size vehicule. If my seat broke I am sure there are others that have the same problem or will have the same problem as it is just a matter of time, they may not be so lucky as I was.
Driver's seat broke 3 times under warranty & was repaired. It has broken 2 or 3 times since and been repaired at owner's expense. Dealer now says owner needs to buy a new seat. We feel general motors is responsible and should have replaced the seat back when it was under warranty. This seat continue to break under normal driving conditions. What would have happened in a collision? What will happen in a collision? The seat belt and air bags are useless if the seat breaks! The dealer says it is a piece of alloy metal on the seat brace that continues to break. We understand that several gm vehicles have had this problem, but there has been no recall. We went to the dealership in good faith while it was under warranty and were told the problem was fixed, more than once. Now they want us to buy a $500 seat to fix a problem we feel they are responsible for.
The seat frame on the drivers side has broken away from the rest of the seat frame causing it to rock back and foward. The mount in the floor now has bearing that move the seat track these are worn from all the movement in the seat.
Right front passenger seat riser failure to lock in position under hard stop, dealer says its a common problem for tahoes at $450.
Fire started under driver's power seat. Vehicle was totaled. Manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide further details.
Driver seat broke while driving. Dealer will repair at consumer's cost. Owner believes that it is a defect. *ak
Both passabger and driver seat frames/tracks have failed. Seats rock excessively and passanger seat somtimes releases and slides foward. 3 friends that have chevy tahoe's have had their seat frames replaced several times (one person has had 6 new seats) I believe that this amount of failures constitutes a manufacturer defect and is unquestionably a safety hazard (passanger seat sliding foward when brakes are applied abruptly, I almost sent my girlfriend through the front window). I am only 175lbs and my seats frames have no reason to fail. Please check any dealer repair history for this make and you may find an extraordinary amout of failures.
When entering vehicle and leaning back to put the seat belt on, seat broke off of the anchors. Bolt that holds the seat to track gave way, causing the seat to fall back. Dealer has been contacted.
While adjusting himself inside of vehicle driver pushed his back against the seatback, and it collapsed, seat support bracket broke without a prior warning.
The brake master cylinder is leaking.
We have complained several times about the driver's side seat not feeling as if it is "locked" in position and were told that it is normal. It felt as if the seat were "rocking" a bit. Now the seat has broken all the way and can "rock" as if you are in a rocking chair. This took effect on the freeway. Very dangerous!!! .....in connection with the egr valve I am currently in need of having it replaced for the 3rd time. My "service engine soon" light has come on all three times. The vehicle has not run the same since the first egr valve has been replaced. To my understanding, it is not a part that should wear out so frequently. None of the times has the egr valve been covered under warranty.
Jury rigged front seat anchor,engineered attachment point not used,seat frame failed.
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Driver seat came loose at the anchor due to a bolt coming off. Dealer says consumerneeds a new seat frame.
Upon entering vehicle I leaned over to retrieve something from the glovebox and the drivers seat broke. Cost: $250.00 to repair. According to dealer the weld, at the bolt point, had broken.
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