Front Seat Recliner problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Blazer

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer. While reclining the back seat, the head rest reclined, smashed and bruised her finger. The finger injury was severe and caused the finger nail to be removed. The head rest reclined previously and hit her hand without causing an injury. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 65,416. Updated 10/31/07.

Driver seat recliner handle broke off. Looks like junk metal was used. I consider this a safety hazard since the seat position could have the driver in the wrong postion in the event the air bags were deployed.

1999 Chevrolet s-10 Blazer experiencing problems with seat recliner handle assembly. The driver side front seat recliner handle failed under normal use. The passenger side front seat recliner handle seemed to have fallen off. The pot metal spline shaft had broken due to the split notch in the shaft when the handle attached. Both handles were replaced free of charge.

The front driver side door was falling off. The way the door was designed made it impossible for hinge to hold the weight of the door. The door was repaired three times by the previous owner. Each time it was repaired it did not last for much more than a year. Consumer had the dealership give her an estimate. When she contacted the manufacturer, they said they might do something for her after she had the repair done. The consumer felt this was a manufacturing defect, and they should pay for the repair or replacement. There were other problems with the vehicle. The seat did not work. There were other parts of it that either broken or were breaking.

When reclining driver's seat, the metal post holding the adjustment handle broke off. Had to drive home with seat in reclining position for my husband to fix. He had to use a wrench to raise seat back up. He said the bolts are made out of cheap pot metal and that's why they don't last. The post on the passenger side broke several years ago. We rarely adjust the seat backs. Guess we won't at all now. The driver's side door won't close properly and the fuel gauge bounces between full and empty all the time.

The right front seat reclining handle stud shears off. Very little useage, very little wear or tear. The left side broke 6 months ago. Chevrolet says that it's out of warranty, and that they won't take care of it.

Drivers side seat recliner handle (metal shaft) broke metal appears to be weak, seat was stuck in lowered position.

The handle on the front seat broke.

I have a 1999 Blazer on which both handles for the recliner seats in the front broke off after just 30,000. My wife drives the Blazer . . . I drive a suburban. I am just amazed at the inferior quality of the metal used, and it's understandable that the metal would have broken by anyone. My wife is petite and there's no way she did anything beyond what a normal person would do in adjusting their seats. What further amazes me is pulling up the internet site and seeing the huge number of complaints regarding the same issue. It appears that the only way to get anyone's attention is to contact an attorney friend of mine here locally who successfully caused one auto company to repaint thousands of vehicles several years ago because the manufacturer just wouldn't response to a lot of customer complaints. At a price in excess of $300 to repair or replace with the same quality metal, and the fact that I just printed 15 complaints from just one internet site, there may actually be thousands similar situations which would make for an interesting class-action suit, particularly with the punitive damages tacked on. And this case would be clearly straight forward . . . That metal rods shouldn't break in an auto that's less then four years old. How do consumers get satisfaction without trying to consolidate and have class-action suits filed. Obviously, the customer complained who had the same issue had absolutely no success in dealing with the manufacturer or their representatives. Is this the only alternative we have - class-action lawsuits?.

The handles for the front seat recliners break without warning. It appears they are make of pot metal. Dealers will not replace, saying it's wear and tear, even though when first reported it was in warranty. Seats can now recline without warning.

Front seat recliner bolts broke.

Shaft for holding backrest and ajusting position broke on both driver's and passgener's seats. Dealer notified ,and informed consumer that part is out of its warranty. The lever for adjusting seat back angle broke off completely because interior quality material was used at factory. Whenthe seat back becomes unadjustable, shorter drivers could be at disadvantage and in danger of not seeing the road clearly.

The levers which raise and lower the seatbacks are made of an inferior metal and have broken completely off three times. My Chevrolet service rep. Says they are made of an inferior metal and that Chevrolet is aware of the problem but has done nothing to correct it. If the levers were to break with the seat back all the way down, the vehicle would be completely undrivable. The driver side lever was replaced once under warranty. It has since broken again, as has the passenger side lever. Please advise.

Driver side recliner that adjusts seathandle was gone. Passenger side came off 37000 miles. Consumer feels this is very unsafe. And there may be a defect in handles. Please add information.

Vehicle is not over two years old, but over 36,000 miles, and owner had to replace brake pads and rotors. When applying brakes truck would pulstate before coming to a stop. Brake on the rear driver's side was the worst. Rotor seemed to have chucks of steel missing. Driver side seat back handles stem broke inside.

This causes the front seatback(s) to go completely backward creating a hazard.