Mid/rear Seats Assembly problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

I am writing to you at the request of general motors service advisor. I have a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. At 39,000 miles one of the third seat latches in the back broke. This prevented the seat from latching down in place and let the seat pop in and out of the floor mounted locking brackets. General motors customer service sent me to the dealership and agreed to cover the item as a warranty issue and then subsequently asked me to file a complaint with NHTSA so that the issue could be looked at to see if there are any other similar circumstances in which the safety of an occupant riding in the seat could be compromised. 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe VIN 1gnek13t51r101941 part number 12478359.

Seats are designed to accomodate a male not a female. Since females are more likely nowadays to buy this vehicle, comfort issues are problem. A major deal is the way the seat folds you in half opposed to reclining you. Also the seat support presses against your middle back causing you to have to push your torso outward while your legs are downward. You feel like you are constantly having to flex your abs and it is just a major discomfort especially with your back. Please note that only 1man noticed this problem but each and every women noticed it also -immediately,resulting in loss of sale to other manufacturer's vehicle. I have names and complaints even from a female owner of an older denali with comfort seats who dislikes the new seats. Also the seat-belts are extremely tight. The seats dont go back far enough and the rear seat has no leg room. My compalints resulted in different solutions like "we can't alter the seat at all or it'll void the warranty" "you should have noticed that before you drove it off the lot, it's yours now" "you can take it to an upholstery shop but you'll have to pay for it" "the latest, take it to upholstery shop and see what they can do which the upholstery shop said not much since GMC put the airbag in the seat" knowing all this, I should have purchased the plain tahoo because the discomfort was not worth 13,000. 00 difference!.

Consumer states that the bench portion of the middle row of seats collapsed forward ,and the middle row seatback is stuck in position and cannot be adjusted at all.