1995 Chevrolet K1500

MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD A LITTLE "PLAY'" OR ROCK IN THE BASE FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT UNTIL THE BASE BROKE OFF. ONE OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS SHEARED OFF ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE BASE, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO TIP BACKWARD IF YOU LEANED BACK IN IT. IT BROKE NEXT TO A WELD IN THE CORNER OF THE BASE PROBABLY FROM HEAT STRESS AND THE CONSTANT PLAY IN THE SEAT GOING BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER ORDERED ME A NEW BASE FRAME WHICH NOW COSTS OVER $220. PLUS 2 HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL IT. I PLEADED MY CASE THAT A SEAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND 33K MILES BUT IT WENT NOWHERE. I ALSO CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM THEY WERE LUCKY THAT I WASN'T GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 AND HAVE THE BASE FAIL AND ME LAYING IN THE BACKSEAT TRYING TO DRIVE! THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A "HISTORY" OF THIS HAPPENING. STRANGELY ENOUGH THE GUY WHO PUT THE NEW BASE IN SAID IT WAS "STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL" WHICH MAKE ME THINK THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. EVEN ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE I FOUND A 1995 TRUCK LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.... NHTSA ACTION # EA90723, OPENED ON OCT 31, 1997 AND THE SUMMARY WAS DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. I MYSELF WEIGH UNDER 200 # SO IT ISN'T LIKE IT FAILED UNDER ABUSE. I E-MAILED GM AND ALSO CALLED THE 800# BUT THEY ACT LIKE NO BIG DEAL, AS LONG AS I PAY FOR IT WHICH I ALREADY DID. MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WHICH HAS MAYBE 1K MILES LOGGED IN IT ALSO HAS SLOP OR PLAY IN IT AND I 'M AFRAID IT WILL ALSO FAIL AT A LATER DATE AT ANOTHER $320. COST TO ME. THANK-YOU FOR THIS SITE AND HEARING MY COMPLAINT. BRIAN GRAYBILL. *AK

DRIVERS BUCKET SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE SLOWING TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL, SEAT DROPPED FORWARD CAUSING MORE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKES AND VEHICLE CAME TO SUDDEN STOP; TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH POWER SEAT ADJUSTER THAT HAS EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT AND POPPING UNDER ACCELERATION AND DURING BRAKING CONDITIONS, AND GOING AROUND SHARP TURNS.