1993 Chevrolet C1500 Interior & seats Problems

SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING NEAR HOME. ALMOST VEERED OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO PROP UP SEAT WITH 2X4 TO GET HOME.

NHTSA ID

11160812

Incident

Dec 3, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED FOR THE FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER (95V-246), HOWEVER THE SEAT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURE RESULTING IN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO DEFECT, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED OF THE PRICE ON THE REPAIR, DUE TO PRIOR RECALL. *MJS

NHTSA ID

558005

Incident

Apr 5, 1996

WOULD HEAR SQUEAKING NOISES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SEAT. IT WAS BROKEN, BUT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. ONCE REPAIRS WERE DONE, IT BROKE 3 OTHER TIMES. WOULD HAVE DIFFICULT IN DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK OR FORTH. SEAT HAD FALLEN BACKWARDS WHEN DRIVING & DRIVER'S VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED. THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE SOLUTION FOR DRIVER'S SEAT.*AK

NHTSA ID

874462

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVECAUSED SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OCCURRED TWICE. FIRST TIME DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, SECOND TIME DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER. ALSO PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. BUT 1993 C1500 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

871160

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

WHEN MOVING PASSENGER'S SEAT FORWARD SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, MAKING PASSENGER FALL BACKWARD DUE TO A WIRE THAT HELD THE SEAT BREAKING. *AK

NHTSA ID

866877

Incident

Aug 2, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT (SPLIT BENCH) COLLAPSED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO BOLT FAILURE, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. MJS

NHTSA ID

547215

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

RECLINER BOLTS BROKEN OUT IN FRAME CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING, NECK INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ID

545855

Incident

May 7, 1999

I KNOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK "BOLTS" WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL, MINE WERE REPLACED ONCE UNDER RECALL, AND FAILED AGAIN AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

706971

Incident

May 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACK. CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAD TO CATCH THE CONSUMER SO SHE WOULDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE PASSAGER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND THE CONSUMER FELL BACK. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE SEATS SIX TIMES FOR THE BOLTS BREAKING, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

831294

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACK WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

831282

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

THE SEATBACK BOLT BROKE 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. SECOND AND THIRD TIMES CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME SEATBACK BOLT THAT HAS BEEN ON RECALL PREVIOUSLY. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

824949

Incident

Jun 28, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT 40 MPH THE BOLTS THAT SUPPORT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. THE BOLTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, AND ONCE UNDER RECALL ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THE OWNER HAS REPLACED THE BOLTS TWICE AFTER THE RECALL. MOST RECENT DATE BEING APRIL 8, 1998. *AK

NHTSA ID

822389

Incident

Apr 8, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT FLEW BACK , THE BOLT BROKE. *AK CONSUMER MADE OWN REPAIRS, HOWEVER HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD REPAIRS MADE, 33474 MILES LATER THE BOLT BROKE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, DEALER WOULD MAKE REPAIRS, BUT ONLY WITH CONSUMER PAYING FOR THEM, CONSUMER AGAIN DID REPAIRS ON HIS OWN, THE WARRANTY ON THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12000 MILES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

818308

Incident

Nov 3, 1997

DRIVING 55MPH WHEN HEARD A NOISE; CHECKED INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOTICED BATTERY NOT CHARGING. VEHICLE STARTED DYING. PULLED TO SIDE. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED FLAMES. ALTERNATOR IN FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

815543

VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT BENCH LATCH DOES NOT LOCK AND THE SEAT IS THROWEN FORWARD WITH NO WARNING UPON BRAKE APLLICATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

812781