Mid/rear Seats Assembly Problems of GMC Sierra 1500

The vehicle always has a smell of dampness after a rain. Somehow water is getting into the vehicle. I have replaced the seal around the third-brake light which was thought to be the culprit, but no fix. The rear seat metal has rust on them from the damp. The driver's seat creaks when making turns. It is like it about to come apart. There should be a recall on this. People could get hurt if it happens. Le under the vehicle, I noticed that a body-mount is missing under the driver's side. This could be the reasons for the creaking. I am not sure!.

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Vehicle was parked in garage. Metal support bar in the back upper portion of driver seat broke. Seat was being used as ordinary and snapped when I went to retrieve item from back seat by reach over center console and to back seat to grab purse. I weight 135 pounds and am small person. No extraordinary pressure or weight shift. I have found numerous complaints online from people seeking solutions on how to repair this extremely common issue as to lead me to believe these seats are defective and dangerous . Refuse to drive truck as not certain that safety belt will be of any use in an accident as seat flops around now and has awkward tilt back to one side on the console side and lays back to far to clearly see over dash even when fully posturing erect.

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Rear bench seat headrests do not stay locked in position when raised. Leaning head back onto headrest causes them to lower which could result in injury to the base of the neck or head during a crash. Also, headrests are too low for full size adults to adequately protect the head/neck from hitting glass rear window during hard stop or crash. Took vehicle to dealership to investigate. Dealer indicated all 2016/2017 model trucks on their lot function this way. Asked to report it here. Rear seat headrests need to be recalled to allow for a locking mechanism to be installed. Rear seat headrest design needs updated to increase back of head/neck protection heights during crash.

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Rear seat headrests too low to be safe and effective in crash. They are both too small and to not stay locked in the far up position. Vehicle has been to the dealership multiple times for issue to be reviewed. At this time dealership claims headrest function is normal.

If you raise the rear seat head restraints, they easily go back down. There is no locking in a higher position. Also they do not go up high enough to support an adult or someone about 5ft 6in or higher. There is also no head restraint in the middle back seat. I am very concerned these issues could cause serious injury to rear seat occupants in an accident.

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This is the e-mail I sent to gm regarding the problem with the back seat and how I feel this is a safety issue. They did not respond to my e-mail so by the 8th day I called and they said they closed the case based on what the dealer said, "condition does not represent a safety hazard. " I strongly disagreed and pursued it further getting the same answer. Here is the e-mail: I have a 2007 sierra GMC with a back seat that has movement (play) in it due to what gm calls a "rattle clip" breaking. I questioned the dealership when taking the vehicle in for a different repair and was told that it was just a rattle clip. I have called gm regarding the safety issue and was given an authorization for a covered diagnostic on the truck. Again, the dealership said, "found 2 seat back rattle clips broken. Condition does not represent a safety hazard. " I declined the repair based on the fact there is no known cause for the failure of these clips except for the simple fact they are cheap plastic. I do not feel replacing a plastic clip with another plastic clip will fix the problem. It will only be a matter of time before they fail and the seat has play in it. I question if they would even hold in the event of an automobile accident. When strapping in a child's car seat there is to be no movement in it in case of an accident for obvious safety reasons. I do not see how a back seat that has a 1 1/2 inch or more of play in it is not considered a safety issue. I have a video I would like to e-mail you so you can determine this for yourself. I am requesting they address this safety issue so my family and any other passengers can be safe while riding in my GMC. I would like to point out although they named this part a "rattle clip" it serve more of a purpose than to just stop a rattle nose. It secures the back of the seat to the frame of the truck so there is no movement.

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I recently purchased a 2010 GMC sierra crew cab. The rear seat head restraints are inadequately and/or defectively designed, and will offer little protection to the rear seat passengers in the event of a rear end collision. The restraints are mounted on short posts, which do not extend high enough to offer protection to most individuals who are seated in the rear. The posts also do not lock in place, (like the front headrests) and simply slide up and down freely. I contacted GMC by letter, and requested that they modify or replace the headrests, but they refused, stating that the vehicle was designed to pass all federal safety standards. After doing some research, I realized that auto manufacturers are not required to install head restraints on the rear seats of passenger vehicles, and that the shape, size and location of the restraints continues to vary from vehicle to vehicle. It therefore appears that many vehicles, such as mine, offer inadequate head protection for all but the front seat passengers. Indeed, the protection is so poor in the sierra, that any front or rear collision will likely result in the rear seat passengers' heads colliding with the rear window, causing head trauma in addition to the cervical trauma sustained from the lack of head and neck support. I am quite disappointed that my vehicle offers such inadequate protection, and hope that the NHTSA will take action on the issue. The cost of installing adequate head restraints in all u. S. Vehicles surely outweighs the health care and human costs that are being borne by our consumers every time someone is injured due to a manufacturer's faulty or negligent head rest design. Until the NHTSA mandates such protections, auto manufacturers will have free reign to continue to skimp on consumer safety, and the u. S. Public will continue to suffer the consequences.

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