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mafd2 Senior Enthusiast

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I had my dealer fix the seat movement issue and the fix lasted for about 2 weeks. It is now worse than it was when I brought it in...

 

Update...I just took the time to actually look at the fix and noticed the tab on the new retainer clip had popped out of place. It looks like it is going to keep happening so I am going to resort to the hose clamp fix.

Do you guy's not read the posts in this thread? Why don't you just do the clamp method fix and be done with it? No dealers, no down time and you don't have to worry about it being worse than before you brought it to the dealer. There's countless posts of members who have brought their trucks back to the dealer several times for this. Save yourself time, trouble and aggravation.

 

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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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myunclepapa Enthusiast

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I agree, there are 51 pages of this mess, and I'm one of the dummies, that tried to let dealer fix and ended up with a ding in my left rear door at the dealer, did the hose clamp over a year ago and no more problems, and if it ever loosen up, I'll just retighten ........................I like ..............DIY

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Hozer Enthusiast

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The "seat slop" issue got me about eight weeks ago. I waited a couple weeks of never remembering to call my local dealer during working hours but, once I called, they set up an appointment for the following week. When I dropped it off mid day, mine was the second vehicle of the day to have the issue. They did dig into it and found the lower seat frame needed to be replaced. Took about 2 weeks to get the parts in and then they replaced it.

The seat is great now. Sure, I need to remove a plastic trim piece and install it properly but, at least my seat is fixed. The dealer didn't mess around with clips, shims, or any other sort of work around, they went right to the actual issue and replaced the faulty part instead of trying to band aid it.

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They didn't give me too many details about the diagnosis but I'd heard of the clips as an unsuccessful fix so I was just glad when they acknowledged something was faulty and actually needed to be replaced.

mafd2 Senior Enthusiast

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Is there a bulletin # for the seat on a 2014 GMC Sierra Crew cab?

Ok here we go again. Please read the posts in the thread. There is a bulletin but people have brought their trucks back to the dealers several times for this with no success and ended up using the clamps. Save yourself time, headache, aggravation, a dinged up door, seat poorly put back together and most times being worse than before it was brought to the dealer. DO THE HOSE CLAMP FIX.

 

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Dusilligaf Enthusiast

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Got my done at the dealer...they went by the bulletin and resolved it..so far so good almost 3 weeks now.....

Silverado_dood Enthusiast

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You can "Do it yourself" and hoseclamp to your hearts content... but if the lower seat needs replacing, it needs replacing. The hose clamp won't work because the problem is the clip you have your hose clamp up against is broken. Instead of being able to replace that plastic clip, they have to replace the seat frame. You can usually tell if the clip is broken by lifting up on the seat, one side will go up quite a bit further than the other.

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For what it's worth, I did the hose clamp fix on mine and about once a month the issue would return. Took it into a dealer once and problem solved for good. Had it on there for a while now and no issues. I understand people doing the DIY route as I did myself, but if there's a fix for a known issue, why not get it done? If for whatever reason it doesn't work then you should probably find another dealer.

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For what it's worth, I did the hose clamp fix on mine and about once a month the issue would return. Took it into a dealer once and problem solved for good. Had it on there for a while now and no issues. I understand people doing the DIY route as I did myself, but if there's a fix for a known issue, why not get it done? If for whatever reason it doesn't work then you should probably find another dealer.

The dealer did the hose clamp fix. It only works temporarily. The seat will eventually start moving again on you, they are poorly/cheaply made. The dealers generally suck about it. It looks like the seat issues will ALWAYS come back unless they replace the frame. How many people have this problem and the dealers have said it's normal? It's incredibly aggravating to drive with the seat moving around and the dealer saying it's normal -- the back and forth with the dealer.

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I had the hose clamp in place, lasted about a month or two before it started slipping. Tried to tighten, but would still slip. Went to the dealer for a recall (15304) fix and asked them to change oil and take a look at the seat. They acknowledged the seat issue and the svc mgr said they have a fix, but it doesn't always work. At least he was being honest. They performed PI1183A http://oemdtc.com/12126/front-seat-lateral-movement-andor-click-type-noise-while-driving-2014-chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra

 

Seems solid so far, only time will tell if I need to go back to the hose clamps. Svc mgr said he could order new tracks but he is supposed to perform PI1183A first, and to let him know if it starts slipping again. Appears to be a newer than PI1376. Didn't see any shims mentioned and I do see that black-ish plastic retainer that's in the last picture of the instructions linked above.

 

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Dusilligaf Enthusiast

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Is anyone having trouble with the later '15's or is this just a '14 issue?

My '15 started doing it after around 2000 miles, brought it back to dealer and they fixed it changing the retainer clips, and some lubrication as per the bulletin. After all the reading I did about it, I was worried about the fix working but it seems to be just fine, no movement or noises....been a few thousand miles now

tvette1993 Enthusiast

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For those of you who have (in the opinion of others) "wasted" there time on a dealer fix for this problem, only to have it come back again. Here is a permanent fix. What is happening is the dealer installed retainer clip is popping out of the white seat hinge which is allowing the seat to move again. By installing a hose clamp around the retainer clip it will not allow it to pop out and it will still allow full range of motion on the seat.

A 2" hose clamp and 5 minutes should take care of the problem FOREVER!! (I hope)

 

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*EDIT* After looking closer at post #762 above, it appears the dealer was supposed to install a zip tie around the retainer clip to keep it in place. In my case...they didn't...hence the need for the hose clamp.

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