1989 Chevrolet Suburban Seats Problems

“Driver seat back retaining bolt broke leading to total rearward collapse of driver seat while vehicle was in motion. In speaking with my independent mechanic today it came to my attention that he has or had a vehicle in his possession for repair of very same defect recently.”

“The front driver seat was subject to a recall in the early to mid '90's for failure of a bolt which would cause the seat back to collapse. When I received notice of this recall, I promptly had the work done. But when I left the dealership, I felt uneasy because I really didn't think they did the work. About a year to two years after the bolt was replaced the seat collapsed on me. I took it back to the dealer and they fixed it immediately. In hindsight, I was upset I didn't keep the bolt that broke to determine by testing if it had indeed been replaced at the time of the recall. …”

“Nhtsa recall 93-v-187-000: recliner mechanism and seat frame may have foam and/or vinyl between them, creating a soft joint. This soft joint results in lower than specified bolt torque which leads to joint looseness, causing bolt fatigue and eventual bolt failure. Consumer has the same problem . However this vehicle was not recalled due to the VIN.”

“Second faliure of repaired drivers seatback. Drivers side (left) recliner bolt broke causing driver to stike head on door pillar as he was thrown rearward during acceleration onto freeway. Driver was able to bring vehicle to a stop with further incident. This seat was repaired by huffines Chevrolet in lewisville tx for a similar incident in 1999 when the seat back collapsed throwing the driver onto the rear seat.”

“This vehicle was in a chain reaction rear end collision when struck in the rear, driver's seat back bolts broke, causingthe seat to collapse. Dealer has been contacted. Consumer was injured in the accident, injuries to back, neck, left knee, and hip.”