1995 GMC K1500 Seats Problems

METAL BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE RAIL ON THE FLOORBOARD, BROKE. THIS COULD CAUSE SEATBACK TO COLLAPSE. WHEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY METAL FATIGUE--A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK *ML

WHEN I CONTACTED THE GMC DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS ON MY OWN AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THIS WAS THE SAME RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED FROM FOUR SEPARATE DEALERS. EVEN WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE SEAT FRAME, I CONSIDER IT A "CATASTRPPHIC FRAME FAILURE". IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE FRAME WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A POOR QUALITY METAL. THE DAY THAT THE FRAME FAILED, I HAD JUST ENTERED MY TRUCK IN PREPARATION TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE FRAME SNAPPED OFF FROM THE BASE AND THIS FLEX CAUSED THE SEAT BACK TO RELEASE. I THEN FOUND MYSELF LOOKING UP AT THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. THIS FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY MECHANICAL OR MOVING PART. THIS IS...

LEATHER SEATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO RIPPING, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO RIP.

THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE SEAT TRACK BOLT BROKE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, THE WHOLE SEAT TRUCK NOT UNDER WARRANTY .*AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DISCONNECTED FROM THE BASE. *AK *SLC