1999 Chevrolet S10 Seats Problems

“Driver and passenger seat recliner handle broke off very easily. We are now unable to recline both seats in my truck. When I went to the dealership they said that this was a common problem with chevy s-10 (per the parts counter & service department). I was advised that I would need to replace the entire recliner assembly and the handle, they wanted $600 to fix this! I could buy a lazy boy recliner for that kind of money. This is totally ridiculous and they need to fix this. The parts dept. Guy told me that they redesigned this recliner because they were having so problems with the old one.”

“Seat recliner lever breaks and falls off. This applies to all 1999 Chevrolet S10 pickup and S10 blazers. Both driver and passenger seats. Witnessed this occurrence on 4 different S10 pickup/blazers. Metal is made of cheap cast that breaks off even with no use. Levers fall off during vacuuming/opening door and regular use. No available replacement part or remedy to my knowledge.”

“Dt: the caller said a truck he use to own had a problem with the passenger seat sliding forward. The caller took vehicle to the dealer twice for this problem. Dealer said they fixed it, but the caller stated it was not fixed. Dealer has not been contacted lately. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. The caller gave vehicle to his son, who has not taken vehicle to dealer .”

“Seat recliner adjuster handles attach to a ferrelled piece of pot metal that is drilled and slotted to accept a screw that holds the handle. This piece of weak metal breaks easily and the handle falls off rendering the back of the seat non adjustable. Several dealers tell me they have replaced hundreds of these at a total cost of $125 (labor and parts). Gm tells customers this is normal wear and can be expected.”

“While reclining the driver side seat, the lever broke without any force being applied. Also, the passenger side lever broke on a separate occasion. No force was used in either incidents they simply broke during normal use. The cost to repair the vehicle was approximately $186.00 each. Gm refuses to repair the seats and they have not issued a recall knowing there is a definitely a problem with the seats. Also the door handle on the jump door extended cab broke.”