Seat Broken Problems of Chevrolet Suburban

Driver's seat back broken and front passenger seat twisted after rear end collision. Vehicle was stationary on a highway when struck from behind by another vehicle going in excess of 65 mph. My vehicle was moved 30 feet from point of impact. Force of impact broke driver's seat back. Driver weighs 220 lbs. Front passenger seat was twisted left. Passenger weighs less than 110 lbs. Both occupants injured.

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No real events, no collision, etc. Just normal use, getting in and out of the car. Driver seat adjusting mechanism, strut(s) controlling front elevation broke and seat front will not raise or lower. Seat still moves from rear and forward and back. Seat is not stable and pivots back on rear mounting /adjusting points. We no longer seat anyone behind the drivers-side front seat because it could crush the rear passenger if subjected to enough impact. It has been recommended by a body shop that we just re-weld, but they are unwilling to guarantee it will hold with impact.

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The bracket securing the driver's seat broke. I know of at least 3 other people that have had the same problem. Each has had to have the bracket reinforced and re-welded. I do not think that this should be happening to vehicles this new. Also, none of the people who have had this same problem are over weight. These seats should not be breaking.

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Seat failure-the driver side seat support broke causing the seat to lurch forward and backward upon stopping and starting of the vehicle accompanied by a loud popping noise. Dealer is replacing supports on both the driver and passenger seat since the passenger seat was also loose or cracking. Engine-the original engine in the truck failed. The crankshaft rod bearings were badly worn. The trouble was detected by a slight knock in the lower part of the engine. The new engine started to produce a "tapping noise" upon cold start up. The dealer said this was a normal noise due to loose pistons (slap). The noise subsides after about 4 minutes of warm-up. If this is piston slap, the engine will wear faster causing premature failure. I called gm and they were not interested in the discussing or helping with latter problem.

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