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14allterrainNY Enthusiast

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Guess we are all in this together! My truck has been "fixed" once already. It's doing it again about 1000 miles later. Like many, I also wish I never gotten rid of my previous truck. Between the Trans feeling like it may fall out, to water leaks inside the cab. I really am getting fed up. Worst part is that the dealer service is terrible!

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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
GMC-AT

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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Guess we are all in this together! My truck has been "fixed" once already. It's doing it again about 1000 miles later. Like many, I also wish I never gotten rid of my previous truck. Between the Trans feeling like it may fall out, to water leaks inside the cab. I really am getting fed up. Worst part is that the dealer service is terrible!

My cab had a few mystery water leaks as well. First it was the satellite antenna, then it was a pinch weld in the roof panel that had burned through the metal when it was built! I got lucky and had a tech that didn't give up. They replaced the sunroof seals, readjusted and it still leaked when it rained hard. The tech took a chance and pulled back the door seals along the roof edge, saw nothing wrong but still grabbed a hose and ran water over the roof with the seal pulled back. He noticed a little whirlpool form where water was getting through a pin whole in a pinch weld. It would take a lot of rain since it had to fill the roof panel before it would get in the cab and leak down the b pillar. Anyway, a little seam sealer on the hole and no more leak.

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Just checking is to say that the hose clamp trick worked great for me as well... Thanks!

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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My cab had a few mystery water leaks as well. First it was the satellite antenna, then it was a pinch weld in the roof panel that had burned through the metal when it was built! I got lucky and had a tech that didn't give up. They replaced the sunroof seals, readjusted and it still leaked when it rained hard. The tech took a chance and pulled back the door seals along the roof edge, saw nothing wrong but still grabbed a hose and ran water over the roof with the seal pulled back. He noticed a little whirlpool form where water was getting through a pin whole in a pinch weld. It would take a lot of rain since it had to fill the roof panel before it would get in the cab and leak down the b pillar. Anyway, a little seam sealer on the hole and no more leak.

 

A whole hole? :rolleyes:

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I did the hose clamps fix on my 2014 chevy a few days ago, and just got to drive it today, and seat movement is gone, after it stayed in Tuscaloosa Chevy, dealer 3 days for their fix which was worse when I got it back than it was when I left it there, not counting the scratch they put on the right rear door, and the service manger said it looked like a real old scratch to him I ask how old he said looks to over a year, told him the truck was only 4 months old, but any way, gonna have it fixed and let small claims court take care of that, but the guy that came up with this fix should get something for this it is so easy and I'm a very old man.............just saying....

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I did the hose clamps fix on my 2014 chevy a few days ago, and just got to drive it today, and seat movement is gone, after it stayed in Tuscaloosa Chevy, dealer 3 days for their fix which was worse when I got it back than it was when I left it there, not counting the scratch they put on the right rear door, and the service manger said it looked like a real old scratch to him I ask how old he said looks to over a year, told him the truck was only 4 months old, but any way, gonna have it fixed and let small claims court take care of that, but the guy that came up with this fix should get something for this it is so easy and I'm a very old man.............just saying....

Yes, that's the risk you always take when leaving your vehicle with the dealer for some time.

 

While my truck was still under basic 3/36 warranty,I had some pitting on clear coated wheels and the dealer said that they would take the wheels off and leave my truck on the lift for week and half while the wheels would be shipped to a facility 200 miles away and redone. I declined to do this because I could only imagine what could happen to my truck sitting there for 10 days on a lift without wheels and all the work going on next to it.

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DeePa Enthusiast

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Does this affect bench seats? Or the 40/20/40 bench seats...the one with the 3 cup holders in the middle.

 

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MD

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scott19677 Senior Enthusiast

scott19677

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Yaaay , my new three week old Silvy needs the hose clamp fix. This is my third 2014 with the problem. If I EVER meet the designer or supplier of these seats Im gonna kick them right square in the ass. :idiot:

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Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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Does this affect bench seats? Or the 40/20/40 bench seats...the one with the 3 cup holders in the middle.

 

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MD

 

Yes I have bench seats and the driver seat shifts. From what I understand it affects any driver's seat with the power adjustment option.

DeePa Enthusiast

DeePa

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Thanks for the info. Every once in a while a feel a slight movement, but i can never replicate it. I have tried shaking the seat, etc. and no luck. I am wondering if body weight makes the seats fail faster.

 

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Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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Thanks for the info. Every once in a while a feel a slight movement, but i can never replicate it. I have tried shaking the seat, etc. and no luck. I am wondering if body weight makes the seats fail faster.

 

Mike

 

The seat adjustment settings have an effect. Mine was shifting bad before my oil change. Then apparently a Hobbit drove the truck because my seat was practically in the dashboard when I got it back. After adjusting it back to what I thought were my original settings, I haven't felt the seat shift at all and it's going on 2 weeks now.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Yaaay , my new three week old Silvy needs the hose clamp fix. This is my third 2014 with the problem. If I EVER meet the designer or supplier of these seats Im gonna kick them right square in the ass. :idiot:

You went through three 2014 trucks and still have problems? Maybe the forth one will be perfect. :rolleyes:

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