I am writing to you at the request of general motors service advisor. I have a 2001 chevrolet tahoe. At 39,000 miles one of the third seat latches in the back broke. This prevented the seat from latching down in place and let the seat pop in and out of the floor mounted locking brackets. General motors customer service sent me to the dealership and agreed to cover the item as a warranty issue and then subsequently asked me to file a complaint with the federal safety agency so that the issue could be looked at to see if there are any other similar circumstances in which the safety of an occupant riding in the seat could be compromised. 2001 chevrolet tahoe VIN 1gnek13t51r101941 part number 12478359
2001 Chevrolet Tahoe seats complaints
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Dealership was not notified by the manufacturer on how to fix recall for the vehicle head rest restraint per consumer. Ts
While driving an ink pen dropped between the driver's seat and center console. Consumer suffered a serious cut when attempting to retrieve pen, due to design of seat track. Cut required 8 stitches. Ts
Consumer states that the clamp on the third roll of seats that is used to secure seat has sheared off. Consumer is concerned with children that have to sit there are not secure. Please provide any further information. Mr
Consumer states that the clamp on the removable third roll seat has sheared off. Consumer states seat is not secure. Consumer is concerned because children ride in that seat. Please provide any further information.
In the process of folding down the upright portion of seat back heast rest flipped back aggressively, one of the passengers had hand on/near/over headrest slot; thus while pushing down the seat the headrest unexpectedly flipped back, pinning the finger in the slot and lacerating it from side to side, the spring loaded headrest remained taught until seat is lifted back up beyond the latch release point after which the headrest must be flipped forward to latch back into position, the passengers finger was fractured, required seven stiches. Currently, has to go to a hand specialist for nerve damage. Nlm.
While climbing into the third row seat, my nine year old son received a severe cut on his right middle finger requiring seven stitches and several steri strips in the hospital emergency room. As he was he was lowering the second row seat, he put his finger into to the headrest closure. As the headrest automatically folded rearward, his finger was sliced open.
Putting down the second row seat to climb into the third row seat the headrest folds downs automaticly. My 10 1/2 year old son had his finger pressed down into the headrest closure as he was putting down the seat. He severed the nerve and tendon in the upper half of his middle finger that required surgery and 3 months recovery, with therapy. I was wondering if other head rest accidents have been reported. I have a clain on file with general motors asking them to look into other reports involving the headrest.
Seats are designed to accomodate a male not a female. Since females are more likely nowadays to buy this vehicle, comfort issues are problem. A major deal is the way the seat folds you in half opposed to reclining you. Also the seat support presses against your middle back causing you to have to push your torso outward while your legs are downward. You feel like you are constantly having to flex your ABS and it is just a major discomfort especially with your back. Please note that only 1man noticed this problem but each and every women noticed it also -immediately,resulting in loss of sale to other manufacturer's vehicle. I have names and complaints even from a female owner of an older denali with comfort seats who dislikes the new seats. Also the seat-belts are extremely tight. The seats dont go back far enough and the rear seat has no leg room.my compalints resulted in different solutions like "we can't alter the seat at all or it'll void the warranty" "you should have noticed that before you drove it off the lot, it's yours now" "you can take it to an upholstery shop but you'll have to pay for it" "the latest, take it to upholstery shop and see what they can do which the upholstery shop said not much since gmc put the airbag in the seat" knowing all this, I should have purchased the plain tahoo because the discomfort was not worth 13,000.00 difference!
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