Front Seat Recliner Problems of Chevrolet S10 - part 1

2002 S10 seat reclining adjustment control handle breaks off with no control of position of safe position of seating for driver. I had same problem with a 1999.

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Through normal use of the seat recline mechanism, both passenger and driver seat recline handles have broken off at an internal friction bar. Neither seat reclines now and is stuck in the last position used. Chevy, or gm, have done nothing about the problem, I have looked into fixing the problem my self, however the entire seat would have to be replaced and is to cost in-efficient for my needs. I have retained the faulty handles, dreaming that possibly gm will own up to defective, poor design and remedy this issue.

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Both seat recliner handles have broken off. I have less that 30,000 miles on this vehicle since I only use it occasionally. The passenger side is rarely used and that recliner handle broke off first. There are numerous complaints regarding this problem which indicates a defect in the manufacturing of the recliner arms. I will contact gm to see if they will replace them.

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Seat back recline handle breaks off causing seat back not to stay in place, or not able to adjust.

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Seat reclining levers have broken on both sides. Internet searches have revealed to me hundreds of similar problems. Chevrolet stated no recalls.

My tailgate supports both snapped at the same time my son was crawling out of the back of the truck and tumbled to the ground. Also shortly after I purchased the truck in 2001 both sides of my seats the recliner knobs both broke. I also have tried several attempts to turn my air bags off on the passenger side and they won't go off.

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.

I own a 1998 Chevrolet s-10 slr pickup truck and the seats do not always catch. I went to a gm dealer and paid $300. 00 to have this problem fixed but some times the seats do not catch after you pull them forward to get into the area behind the seats, either passanger or driver. This is a speratic error but when the seats do not catch my passenger is slide forward or at times I the driver will find myself going forward because the seat track did not lock.

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.

Driver and passenger side seat release levers have broken off.

P/s & d/s front seat recliner handles have broken off, preventing adjustment of seat to proper upright position.

While driving at any speed driver's seat reclined. Consumer managed to pull over, and temporarily fixed the problem. Then, drove home. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

The seat recliner pivot assembly made of soft aluminum and danger to passengers in this car. The seat recliner pivot assembly was replaced twice.

The passenger side seat does not lock in place. As a result when applying the brakes suddenly the seat will fly forward without warning.

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Both handles on seat back adjuster broke.

Both recliner levers broke off front seats. Estimate $275/ea to fix.

The front passenger seat broke and lodged into the dash during a wreck. None was in the seat at the time but if there had been that person would have very serious injuries.

This is not a safety issue, I own a 1999 Chevrolet S10 blazer with 23000 miles and have had to replace the seat recliners three times already also the oil cooler lines on a 4. 3l engine have been replaced. Now I didn't think much of this until I researched it further and noticed that alot of other individuals have had same problems . I believe this would constitute a defect investigation. Thanks.

Passenger seat front recliner assembly sheared off without hardly any pressure applied. . . Bumped slightly while vacuuming truck. Lever was used maybe 3 times, if that much.

Driver and passenger recliner lever easily brakes. After replacing it twice the second time it broke I was driving in a very uncomfortable passion and unsafe. I had to get a pair of vice grips to make adjustments to the back of the seat. I found out that this is a command problem with this vehicle for the Chevrolet parts attendant. Yet there is no improvement on the parts there selling or recall on the seats.

The seat recliner handle and connecting bar for both front seats of my 2000 s-10 blazer broke off with a month of each other.

Passenger seat doesn not lock in place, causing passenger to slide in to dash when brakes are applied.

While driving about 20 mph on a side road the driver's side seat shaft lever broke which caused the seat to collapse. The passenger side lever broke 11 month prior to this incident.

The seat recliner handles for both front seats have broken off. Clean breaks. Got very little use on driver's side.

Windshield wipers intermittent not working causing a dangerous situation. Also front recliner lever on seat has broken twice, once on drivers side (replaced-out of warranty) now on passenger side.

Defective parts ---right and left seat back recliners broke in the same identical places after very little use. The right side broke with no more than 4-5 times of use. The left side broke after no more than 10 times of use. If this was a item that got used every day I would understand they might wear out. I had the extended warranty but it expires at 75000 miles so gm refuses to warranty it.

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.

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.

Driver and passenger side seat recliner lever passenger and broken off at recliner handle with no excessive force applied to handle.

Recliner lever broke.

Recliner handles have broken, not the plastic handles, but the metal rod has sheered off in plastic handle, has occered twice on drivers side and once on passenger side. After dealer fixed first time handles were stiff and had to release tension on seat to operate(I. E. Sit forward to operate). Driver side broke again not fixed because warranty has expired, but shows design or materials flaw.

On my s-10, as many others according to the parts dealers and seervice bulletin #220801, the seat recliner gear arm that the handle attaches to brakes frequently. This is the third one for my 1998 pickup. The material is very weak and costly. Gm knows of this, as can be verified by parts dealers showing I high sales volume of this part. The part # is 12479967. Cost is $69. 02.

Lever to recline and raise the seat has broken, not the plastic handle, but the metal that connects the lever to the seat. The metal is very coarse & brittle and doesn't seem suited to it's intended use. Fortunately, my seat is stuck in an upright position. Unfortunately, the break occurred post warranty. Bottom line, the levers on the seats of Chevrolet s-10's are junk, not intended to last, and could result in injury if locked in an unsafe position when the break occurs.

Driver side seat seat recliner failed. First time the casting inside the handle failed. The second time the failure was in the transfer rod that the handle is connected to. First failure was while in use, second failure it "just fell off. " when it worked, an excessive amount of force was required to activate. Single owner operator - failure occured with little use.

Recliner lever broke.