NHTSA Complaint #10157596 — 1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING BACKWARD. EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS LYING DOWN AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. THE SEAT WAS PULLED BACK UP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE RESET BUTTON COULD HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN PRESSED. HOWEVER, WHILE PULLING BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THE SEAT STARTED MOVING BACKWARD AGAIN. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME BY SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS THE RECLINING POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED. *AK