1994 Chevrolet Silverado

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK, WE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WOULD ONLY LOCK IN FULL FORWARD POSITION ARE IN FULL REARWARD POSITION. NO IN BETWEEN. AS WE WERE ON A TRIP AND NOT USING THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINER BOLTS, GOT IT REPAIRED, NOW SOME TIME THE PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES FORWARD BY ITS SELF, NOW THATS DANGEROUS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TODAY 6/24/99 FOR THE SECOND RECALL 98065 BRAKE SWITCH. TOLD THE SERVICE MAN THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT, THEY CHECKED BOTH SIDES DRIVERS AND PASSENGER. DRIVERS IS POWER BUT IS LOOSE. HE INFORMEN ME THAT BOTH SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT AND THAT IS WHY THE SEATS ARE LOOSE. KNEW OF NO WARRENTY ON THEM, HE SAID THAT THE YEARS 94 TO 96 WERE ALL BAD, THEY HAVE THIS TROUBLE ALL THE TIME. THE TRUCK IS CHERRY, WHY DO THEY WARE OUT SO SOON? THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE HARDLY EVER MADE. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO CONTACT NITSA. HE SAID TO CALL THE ZONE REP AND MABY THEY WOULD -MABY PAY HALF. IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THE 94 TO 96 TRUCKS HAVEING BAD SEAT RISERS, THEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL I BELEVE. HE SAID THAT THE 97 UP HAVE A NEW DESIGN ON THE SEAT RISERS. THE DRIVERS SIDE AFTER THEY DID THE RECALL ON THE SEAT RECLINER ALWAYS SEEMED LOOSE TO ME. NOW I KNOW WHY FOR THE PARTS ARE WORN OUT, THIS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN IN ANY OF THE VECHILES I HAVE EVER OWNED. NOW THE TRUCK WAS JUST TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 28,00 MILES ON THE SPEED-O WHEN I PURCHASED IT. AND THE SEAT RISERS WERE WORN OUT THEN. DOES GENERAL MOTORS EXPECT NO MORE THAN TWO YEARS OR LESS FOR THE SEAT RISERS TO FAIL? IF WE HAD A HEAD ON ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT WILL SLIDE FORWARD, THEN IT COULD RESULT IN A FATALITY. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS SHODDY PARTS. THE ONLY REASON THE DRIVERS SEAT DOESNT SLIDE FORWARD IS BECAUSE IT IS ELECTRICALLY POWERED. I BELEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, FAULTY PARTS, BAD DESIGN. HOW COMES THEY CHANGED THE SEA

THIS PROBLEM IS IN EXCESS OF THE PREVIOUS SEATBACK PROBLEM. THIS WAS A METAL FATIQUE OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE SEAT TRACK . THIAS METAL IS TOO THIN, MAKING IT A HAZARD TO BE DRIVING. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE AT STAND STILL WHEN THE SEAT GAVE WAY. I THINK THAT THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE THROUGLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

I WAS SENT TWO NOTICES IN AUGUST 1997 CONCERNING: THE SEAT RECLINER TO SEAT FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE. ON MY TRUCK SEAT THE WELDING UNDER THE SEAT BROKE AND THE ENTIRE SEAT BROKE AND WE WENT BACKWARDS. IT'S STILL BROKEN AND IS A SAFETY DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 ON 11-23-98. I FELT, AT THE TIME IN AUGUST 1997 THAT SINCE RELIABLE CHEVROLET (IN RICHARDSON TX) THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, SO I DID NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. WHILE HAVING SOME WORK DONE ON MY TRUCK, IN KANSAS NOV 10/1998, THE REPAIR SHOP WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEAT BEING BROKEN THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE DEFECT AND THEY GAVE ME THE 800 # TO CHEVROLET. I SPOKE WITH DAVINA RUTHERFORD AT THIS 800# AND SHE TOLD ME, AT THIS DATE OF 11-23-98, THERE WE NO RECALLS CONCERNING THE SEATS, SO THEY COULDN'T HELP. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET THE SEAT FIXED, AS I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.