2012 Silverado Crew Cab, rear seat

[Badbird2000]

So, the last few months i have noticed a squeak coming from the rear seat. Happens no matter if someone is riding back there or not. I have narrowed it down to the seat back. It is slightly loose, i can move it a couple of inches. I don't see a way to release it completely so i can see what the hell is going on though. Anyone had this happen?

 

Truck has 241,000 miles, i get that stuff breaks. Just look at the 12 cracks in my front dash.. 

[dsr611]

If you raise the bottom part of the seat and look under it, close to the back wall, you'll probably see some pieces of broken plastic.  There is a "hook" (for lack of better terms) on the back of the seat upright that latches over a loop on the back wall that keeps the seat back from falling forward.  I'd bet the plastic has broken and the metal "hook" is rubbing on the loop, causing the squeaking.  You can pull the seat out and put some heat shrink or electrical tape over the hook

[Badbird2000]

On 3/14/2024 at 2:59 PM, dsr611 said:

If you raise the bottom part of the seat and look under it, close to the back wall, you'll probably see some pieces of broken plastic.  There is a "hook" (for lack of better terms) on the back of the seat upright that latches over a loop on the back wall that keeps the seat back from falling forward.  I'd bet the plastic has broken and the metal "hook" is rubbing on the loop, causing the squeaking.  You can pull the seat out and put some heat shrink or electrical tape over the hook

Ok, i was able to stick my head under there the other night. Sure enough, found a couple of pieces of plastic i am assuming go somewhere else. If i get a weekend when its not raining or going out of town i might try and pull the seat out. 

 

Thanks!

[dsr611]

There use to be a thread on here about this issue but I can't find it.  I did find this youtube video about the squeaking and rattling and it even has a link to the parts on amazon if you want to replace with oem parts.

 

 

[Badbird2000]

Thanks! Thats exactly what it is. Dude even has the same color as my truck!