1994 CHEVROLET K1500 Seats Problems

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKE AT WELD. *YH

SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE 4 TIMES. LAST TIME DEALER HAD TO REPLACE BOTTOM OF SEAT.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM BOLT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO FLOOR, SEAT DID NOT HOLD, AND CONSUMER HIT STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES. *AK THE SEAT FRAME WAS WELDED AFTER IT BROKE DURING LOW IMPACT COLLISION. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED SEAT TO RECLINE. RECALL 96E010000 WAS DONE 1996, AND SEAT BROKE AGAIN IN THE SAME EXACT WAY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD GO BACKWARDS ON THE TRACK. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING OR GOING DOWNHILL. THE LEFT FRONT TRACK IS BROKEN. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK. *AK

I FOUND THE PROBLEM TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. WENT ON A TRIP AND AS WE NEVER MOVED THE SEATS I FORGOT ABOUT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON SEAT RECLINER, TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, NO CONCERN. TOOK IT BACK FOR ANOTHER RECALL ON BRAKE SWITCH. THEY TOLD ME THE SEAT RISERS ON BOTH SIDES FRONT WERE WORN OUT, A BAD DESIGN SENCE 1994 TO 96 AFTER THAT A NEW SEAT RISER DESIGN WAS INSTALLED IN NEW TRUCKS. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN ANY VECHILE. MUST BE A BAD DESIGN. IS NOW DANGEROUS AS SLIDES FORWARD WHEN BREAKING, PASS SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE HOLDS BUT IS LOOSE AND SAME CONDITION, THANK YOU. DONALD . B JEAKINS

DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE OFF THE TRACK AND ANCHOR SYSTEM. SEAT IS ABLE TO ROCK BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S SIDE TRACKS AND ANCHORS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRAME OF THE FRONT SEATS ON THIS PICKUP IS FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACKWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE HINGE BOLTS IN THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATBACKS TO HAVE NO SUPPORT AND FALL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED, BROKE. THIS CAUSED SEAT TO GO BACKWARDS, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NO WARRANTY & OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY.

THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WHEN LOCKED MOVES 1/4 INCH BACK AND FORTH. WHEN FOLDING UP TO USE THE BACK OF CLUB CAB, HAVE TO MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES IT WILL CAUSE KNEES TO BE UP TO DRIVER'S CHIN. ALTHOUGH DID NOT LOCK IT IN THAT POSITION, IT WILL CHANGE LOCKING POSITIONS, THEN IT WILL LOCK UP. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BRACKET THAT ATTACHES TO THE FRAME BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SEATBACK COLLASPED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT RISER FAILED, ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER FELT SEAT ROCKING DURING TURNS. UPON REMOVAL OF SEAT, FOUND MULTIPLE CRACKS IN SEAT FRAME WHERE THE FORWARD, LEFT ATTACHING BOLD SECURES SEAT TO RAILS.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, THE SEAT FRAME ON THE POWER SEAT BROKE, AND ALLOWED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER. THE SEAT IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAS FRACTURED, RESULTING IN SEAT ROCKING BACK AND FOURTH. *AK

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEATBACK BROKE AND SEAT RECLINED BACKWARD, THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK