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GearheadSS Enthusiast

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Well it only took me about 10 miles to find out that my seat is still moving and clunking. It's better than before the repair but it's not fixed. Off to the hardware store I go.

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hotrodz37
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So I was able to solve the seat movement issue as a few others with hose clamps. I bought 2 - 1" hose clamps, and 2 - 3/4" rubber clamps and slid the rubber off of those and onto the hose clamps. I bu

GMC-AT
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whatever... I'm sure 2013 Chevy was perfect and had no issue. I'm sure your 1996 Ford is also perfect and never had any issues ... The truth is that every car/truck, every year has it's issues. Th

tanner709
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Thanks for this.   Just re-quoting for all the new members because I spent about 20 minutes trying to find the fix, with pics.

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Utemachine Enthusiast

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I've had my seat shimmed twice. It wasn't repaired that way. I'm using the clamps until a fix is identified. I sent the TSB info to the service advisor for a follow up.

What are the clamps?

krzyd Enthusiast

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I delayed taking mine in, it has now stopped, my big ass broke it in I guess. ???

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

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I delayed taking mine in, it has now stopped, my big ass broke it in I guess. ???

 

I have the opposite problem. Mine is just getting worse. I will be doing the hose clamp method here soon.

Isriam Enthusiast

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i took mine back and dealer said seat clamps still in place so they secured with screws. maybe they are reading this forum also.

GearheadSS Enthusiast

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I did the hose clamp mod and it worked like a charm. $5 and 10 minutes and it's fixed.

 

As of now, I'd recommend just doing this rather than going to the dealer and having them do something that might not fix it. Obviously the bulletin repair isn't going to work for everyone but it seems like the hose clamp mod will.

B33tl3 Enthusiast

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With the hose clamp method can you still move the seat or is it locked in place? When my wife drives the truck she needs the seat closer.

Ltz73 Enthusiast

Ltz73

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With the hose clamp method can you still move the seat or is it locked in place? When my wife drives the truck she needs the seat closer.

 

You can still move it. My wife moves mine all around when she drives it also.

TheTunaHunter Enthusiast

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Mentioned seat movement to my dealer during the truck's first oil change/tire rotation and they ordered parts without question (especially with all the documentation on this thread to back me up) Had some time to tinker in my garge the day after and I ended up doing the clamp fix- coming up on a week of no seat movement. Given that even with dealer fix there are still issues i might just stick with the DIY fix.

1kwik72 Enthusiast

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Mine started moving around 2500 miles and was really bad when I finally took it in.

 

I own a repair shop and have access to GM electronic service info so I read the PI relating to the seats before I ever even contacted the dealer. I have a pretty good relationship with my service writer as I am pretty critical of these guys. My salesman who is a friend of mine hooked me up with one of there best writers who isn't full of BS as I would see right though it. When it ended up needing the recalls for the trans lines, transfer case and odometer peek in I had the dealer order the parts for the seat fix prior to taking it in. There are a couple of parts that do not come through the normal channels (GM service parts operations) but rather through their warranty department. It took a long time for them to get them in. I can say so far after the repair mine has been perfect, much tighter than it ever was even from the beginning. To be honest completing the whole repair outlined in the PI looks to be a huge PITA. I am wondering if some of the dealerships are actually completing all of the steps and or not getting all the parts which may be the reason some of you have been having repeat issues.

 

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Greg58 Enthusiast

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Thanks to all you guys and especially the one who figured out the hose clamp fix! I have been following this for a while now and have had the seat issue for about 2 months. Took it to the dealer for the first service and they did the oil, tires, and one update that had to do with the neutral issue. The odometer update was going to take them 2 hours so passed on that one for now. Talked to the service rep about the seat issue and he ordered parts but I did not have a good feeling about it. Went to the hardware store last night and did the clamp fix when I got home. All I can say is wow! Driving to work this morning it felt like I had a new truck again! Should of done this a lot sooner! If and when the dealer calls I think I will just put off the fix for a long time since this one works!!! Thanks again all!!!!

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I'd still have them attempt to fix it. My seat had bad movement, tried the hose clamp fixed and it worked well for the side to side motion, However, the seat still felt loose at times. The dealership installed new clips (yes the white clips in question)...so far so good, the seat is does not move and has an overall more solid feel to it.

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Well boys 18500km on my 14 gm slt loaded to the hilt....The other day the seat started to move....As other did I installed the engineered hose clamps and rubber..haha and works like a charm.

 

This r&d that these so called engineers do on these trucks better take note!

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Utemachine Enthusiast

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I'm going on week 5 of waiting for parts. The dealer called me in last week said the parts were in so I brought my freshly washed truck in to finally get this seat fixed. I get a call the next day and they are still waiting on another part. And my truck was left out in the rain and given back to me filthy. They said parts are out another 3 weeks. I went through all of that hassle and paid for my own car wash. Great service Chevy!

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