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Driver's seat beginning to tear - 9 month old truck.

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laminarflow Enthusiast

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Couldn't find any info here about upholstery tears/wear. Has anyone had the upholstery tear on them prematurely?

 

My 2015 Sierra 1500 has the "leather/vinyl" trimmed seats i.e. fabric centers and "leather/vinyl" edges. The truck is about 9 months old and the driver's side seat is tearing (presumably from getting in/out of the vehicle). Generally, you'll see this kind of wear on really old vehicles, but 9 months old. I get this sneaking suspicion that this truck isn't going to last too long.

 

Can I replace the seat cover? Is this kind of thing covered under warranty? I never have anything in my pockets, and baby the truck. It's only going to get worse.

 

Thoughts?

Mike-1000 Enthusiast

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Should be a warranty repair. Hopefully you just had a bad seam or something. Call your dealer.

 

Mike

66deadhead Enthusiast

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Do you have nerf bars , running boards, or side steps? If not you may wanna invest in a set. I noticed I was sliding off my seat to get out and was concerned about seat wear. So I bought and installed a set. I really didn't wanna put any steps on it as I liked the truck without them. But they are growing on me. And they do help the seat wearing problem.

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I just noticed a small tear starting on the work van at work that gets rarely driven. It's only got 3300 miles on it in just under 2 years.

TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah I noticed as well, without step bars people tend to slide off of the edge of the sear and out of the truck. I make sure to pivot my feet around and onto the step bars and lift up off of the seat to get out in order to not wear on the edge of the seat.

laminarflow Enthusiast

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Wow - so looks pretty common. Thanks for your replies everyone.

 

I do not have nurf bars, steps, or sliders, but I've been pretty damn cautious about getting in/out of my truck. This is something I generally see on high-milage vehicles. Most cars/trucks show wear in this area towards the end of their life. I can only imagine what the seat will look like in 5 years - brutal.

 

I have a call into a dealer to see if it's covered. If not, I'm probably going to pony-up for some Katzkin or similar as this will only happen again - 10 months later.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Seat covers (over your existing seats) are a lot cheaper than nerf bars. Get the seat fixed under warranty, then install a $ 40 dollar set of seat covers and you will minimize wear on your seats.

jamesonjc Enthusiast

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Wow - so looks pretty common. Thanks for your replies everyone.

 

I do not have nurf bars, steps, or sliders, but I've been pretty damn cautious about getting in/out of my truck. This is something I generally see on high-milage vehicles. Most cars/trucks show wear in this area towards the end of their life. I can only imagine what the seat will look like in 5 years - brutal.

 

I have a call into a dealer to see if it's covered. If not, I'm probably going to pony-up for some Katzkin or similar as this will only happen again - 10 months later.

katskin wont fix the cushioning underneath that is being over compressed

laminarflow Enthusiast

laminarflow

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katskin wont fix the cushioning underneath that is being over compressed

 

Yes, but it's the fabric cover that's tearing ... the cushions and seat look fine otherwise. A higher-quality fabric, seat-cover, leather face etc. would stand-up better to wear and tear. Obviously, the fabric that GM uses in my $55K truck sucks. This shouldn't happen after 9-10 months in ANY vehicle.

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laminarflow Enthusiast

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Just to update everyone on this.

 

I live in a rural area and just got into a dealer yesterday to have a couple of recalls addressed. They replaced the seat cover without incident. So, worth a try if you have a tear forming in your seat.

BigBadSierra Senior Enthusiast

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Happened to my 2014 it is caused by twisting and getting out of the seat. The material gets pinched between your leg and the plastic of the seat side and it eventually opens up by the seam or a rip by the seam.

 

They will cover it under warranty but out of warranty it's going to be an owners issue.

 

It is a bad design.

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