NHTSA Complaint #704553 — 1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

THE SEAT IS IMPROPERLY DESIGNED. THE RIVETS BREAK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS . THE SEAT BREAKS EVERY YEAR OR SO. IT STARTS MAKING A POPPING SOUND, RIVETS GETTING LOOSE, THEN FINALLY BREAKS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL BACKWARDS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A T.S.B. OUT ON IT WHICH I HAVE NOT SEEN. I AM TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX JUST PUT ANOTHER SEAT FRAME IN EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME IT BROKE IT WAS REPAIRED AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH CAUSES A POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT IS A SUDDEN FAILURE. IT JUST POPS AND YOU FALL BACKWARDS. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS SEAT POPPING. THE REVITE GET LOOSE AND CAUSE THE SEAT TO START MAKING A POPPING SOUND (WHICH IS HAPPENING TO MINE AGAIN NOW) THEN THEY FINALLY BREAK. A NEW TRUCK SOLD BY GM SHOULD NOT HAVE A SEAT IN WHICH THE SEAT FRAME BREAKS EVERY YEAR OF SO. GM JUST SAYS TOUGH.--------- AS TO THE BRAKE ISSUE I ONLY INCLUDED IT BECAUSE I HA D SO MANY PROBLEMS TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE BRAKE HOSES COLAPSE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO STAY APPLIED. NUMEROUS VISITS ABOUT BREAKS SQUEAKING/APPLYING WERE TO NO AVAIL. EVEN AFTER THEY WOULD STAY APPLIED IT TOOK SEVERAL VISITS TO GET THEM REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THEYY APPARENTLY WOULD HEAT UP CAUSING THE PROBLEM TO BE WORSE. TH EBREAKS WOULD GET SO HOT SMOKE WOULD COME OFF THEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY MOVE. THE DEALERS REPLACE ALMOST EVERY BREAK PART BEFORE REPLACING THE HOSES WHICH WERE COLAPSED INSIDE.