Interior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 2006
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUST FAILED. NO PRESSURE--COULD BE PUT ON THE SEAT WITHOUT IT MOVING TO THE FULL BACK POSITION. THE DEALER INITIALLY REPLACED THIS IN MAR 05 AFTER ME AND DEALER SPEAKING WITH GMC CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. GMC REIMBURSED ME FOR COSTS. 15 MONTHS [!!] LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER HAD ONLY SEEN THIS ISSUE TWICE, BOTH TIMES WITH MY CAR. GMC INITIALLY DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEN, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH ME, THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR IT WITH ME UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAD NO LIABILITY AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY FUTURE REPAIRS OR WOULD OFFER ME $500 CERTIFICATE DISCOUNT ON A NEW GMC TRUCK. WHEN I MENTIONED THE SAFETY ISSUE POTENTIAL, THEY WANTED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF I ACCEPTED THE MONEY, I WOULD HAVE NO STANDING IN FUTURE PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE. I DECLINE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY POTENTIAL OF THIS. THEY HAVE TWICE CORRECTED THE SYMPTOMS. IS THERE AN UNDERLYING CAUSE??? ARE OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS FOR ME AND, POTENTIALLY, FOR OTHERS, TOO. THANK YOU. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10165075
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2005
- Mileage
- 55,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 13, 2004
ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BROKE OFF AT THE BASE. AS A RESULT, SEAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10067098
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2004
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 8, 2003
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINE HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY LEAVING BOTH SEATS INCAPABLE OF RECLINING. UNFORTUNATELY, LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS VULNERABLE IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. DRIVERS SIDE BROKE TWICE. 1ST TIME REPAIRED UNDER WARANTY. DRIVERS SIDE BROKE AFTER WARANTY HAD EXPIRED. PASSANGERS SIDE SAME AFTER WARNTY EXPIRED. NEATHER REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10025612
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 25, 2003
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINE HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF LEAVING BOTH SEATS INCAPABLE OF RECLINING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS STUCK IN A FORWARD POSITION LEAVING THE PASSENGER SOMEWHAT VULNERABLE IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10008072
- Incident
- Jan 6, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 11, 2002
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH RECLINING SEATBACK HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES BREAK OFF. REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8018458
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 31, 2001
DRIVERS FRONT SEAT TRACK INSIDE PLASTIC COMPONENT HAS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT TO REMAIN IN A UNLOCKED POSITION. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8001230
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2001
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+1 more
Filed May 29, 2001
THE PADS ARE WORN UNEVENLY CAUSING THE CALIPER GUIDE SLEEVES TO BIND. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 561360
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed Sep 28, 2000
A RECLINER WAS REPLACED ON THE SEAT. ALSO, POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 871787
- Incident
- Mar 11, 2000
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.