Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 220801 | 08/22/2001 | 625141 | Customers may comment that the seat recliner handle is stripped. *jg | 11/16/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 09/25/1999 | 0 | ||
| While sitting in park consumer was rear ended by someone else doing about 40 mph. vehicle hit consumer, and knocked him into another vehicle. driver's side seat went back so hard that it caused consumer to break back window with head. *ak | |||
| 03/04/1998 | 1 | ||
| Recall work was completed on drivers side seat protective cover correctly, passenger seat protective cover in inadequately completed. mjs | |||
| 10/15/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/15/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| Passenger seat moves forward when brakes are applied, will not lock into position. | |||
| 04/10/1999 | 11/01/1994 | ||
| Driver's side seat frame broke when the vehicle accelerated from stop sign. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/14/1998 | 1 | ||
| Driver seat back failure. | |||
| 12/16/1996 | 0 | ||
| Driver/passenger seatbacks do not lock when someone in jump seat w/shoulders against back of seat, when slamming on brakes the back of seat would move, only shoulder belt would hold, took to dealership who experienced the same problem, have spoken to mfg. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | |||
| Driving vehicle at a speed 25mph, applied the brakes and driver's seat broke, went into reclining position. *ak | |||
| 08/25/1995 | 2 | ||
| The passenger side seat doesn't lockup on emergency stop seat goes forward when having passenger in the extra cab seat . tt | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| The headrest in non-adjustable, and came up to the back of my neck, which when i was rear ended my neck hit the headrest and i now have neck injuries which may have been voidable if the headrest was not in the position it was. i have a picture of me sitting in the truck to show where it came to my neck.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| Driver's and passenger's head restraints inadequately protected the occupant in event of an accident. the occupant sustained injuries in a 10mph accident, when vehicle was struck from behind. the restraints are positioned approximately at mid-neck level and are not adjustable. *ak | |||
| 02/16/1999 | |||
| While driving 5 mph consumer was rear ended by another vehicle, and driver side air bag didn't deploy. also, headrest isn't adjustable, consumer's head hit back window, causing injury. *ak *ml | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1997 | ||
| Headrest can not be adjusted due to design, no support to the head, too low. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | |||
| Driver's/passenger's headrests are too low to provide any type of head and neck protection in a rear-end impact collision. | |||
| 01/17/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1995 | |
| Headrest failed to provide adequate support in accident. | |||
| 03/22/1996 | 1 | ||
| Headrest can not be adjusted. *sd | |||
| 03/28/1996 | |||
| Non-adjustable head rest on pickup truck is too low to protect driver in a rear collision, dealer said head restraints are non adjustable. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Headrest design will not protect taller drivers from neck injury when hit form the rear. *dsh | |||
| 07/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Head rests are not adjustable/high enough to protect head from hitting rear window. *ak | |||
| 06/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Headrests on vehicle are not high enough to protect the occupants in case of an accident. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 10/20/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| I know three people that had this happen to them. the lever on the seat broke. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1995 | |||
| I have had a problem with the abs since i got the vehicle, however, i was unfamiliar with abs and thought the problem was normal. when i brake, if i hit a bump, the brakes lock up, and i continue to slide. this has happened on many occasions, on dry and wet pavements and on snow and ice. i came very close (10-15 feet) to sliding into a busy intersection once when this brake problem occurred. i received a recall letter from the manufacturer and when i attempted to have the problem fixed, was told that my particular vehicle was not covered under the recall because it was manufactured at a different plant. i have wasted a lunch hour and a lot of time on the phone trying to get satisfaction from gmc, to no avail, besides putting my life and other's lives on the line whenever i drive. as for the driver's seat problem, this developed about 2 years ago. the lever on the side of the seat which lays the back down and brings it up came off, stripped (it was plastic). now i have no way to adjust my seatback, and every once in a while, it slips back on it's own and i cannot control it. i am sure that one of these days i'll be driving along and my seatback will just fall down. the glove box door broke off the dash. if i have an accident, it will become a missile inside the cab. both the seat and the glove box door are not covered under my warranty from the manufacturer which is known as a universal warranty, and which i paid an additional $1300 to obtain, just for problems such as these. *ak | |||
| 02/18/2000 | 0 | 12/10/1999 | |
| Passenger's seat does not lock, seat moves back and forth. both seat latches, used to tilt seats to enter extended can don't latch in place. seatbelt held driver back ona quick stop. *ak | |||
| 12/17/1999 | 1 | 07/01/1995 | |
| Involved in read end accident when at a complete stop.. the force of the accident caused the driverside seat to proceed forward then back causing the seat to collapse. our concern is that the truck is made for a child to ride in the jump seats located behind the driver and passenger seats .. if my child was with my during the accident then she would have been crushed not only by the force but with the seat collapsing causing major injuries for her . would like to know if this has been reported before and if this is a safety flaw???... *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Seat backs failed to lock into the upright position, replacement of the entire lower seat frame assembly required. | |||
| 09/30/1995 | |||
| Front passenger seat folds forward to allow passengers acces ti the back seat. however, there is no lever to pull or button to latch the seatback. in hard baraking situations the seatback flops forward and the seat slides into the windshield. | |||
| 12/06/1995 | 1 | 12/06/1995 | |
| Driver's and passenger's seat back do not lock in the upright position. | |||
| 08/24/1995 | |||
| Seat lever fell off. | |||
| The passenger's seat slides forward when the brakes are applied. *ak | |||
| 12/17/1996 | 3 | 09/28/1994 | |
| During excessive stopping automatic seat belts do not lock. also, the seatback does not lock into place after opening and closing. *ak | |||
| Seats do not lock in place- kids have hit their heads because the seat slid forward. *ak | |||
| 10/31/1995 | 1 | ||
| Seat latches on front seats fail to lock. | |||
| 06/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Front seats designed with inertia hooks that only work in panic stops. *dsh | |||
| 10/30/1995 | |||
| Consumer was in an accident and the driver side air bag didn't deploy, the seat back came forward . tt | |||
| 06/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Passenger seat latch failed. | |||