Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 510 | 10/01/2003 | 10016226 | Repairing napped fabric-seats may have been upholstered in napped fabrics with dorchester on the bolster and honeycomb on the insert. *sc | 09/02/2005 | |
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||||
| 190301 | 03/19/2001 | 619234 | Concerns with front seat headrests that walk up. *tt | 05/19/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 10/20/1999 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| I have had two car accidents. in both accidents the air bags did not come out and the seat belts offered no protection either. the design of the neck restrain allowed my neck to go back causing severe injury to a disc. if the saftey system failed one time i wondered. but failed twice the car or design has problems. when first purchasing my car they had to replace the shifter when i bought the car. again i am having the same problem will not shift out of park. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 11/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| Driver seat broken, required a new cable to be installed. *mjs | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 12/01/1999 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| The seat back doesn't lock at all times. i can put on my brakes and when i don't have a passenger in the car you can see the passenger seat fall forward when the bkes are appkied and the drivers side seat will also go forward . i hospice an elderly patient with back problems and this a great concern to me. i purchased the car for this purpose of caring for my father in law who lives with my husband and i and on several occassions he has noticed this problem especially when we carry oxygen tanks in the back seat along with other medical equipment that can fly forward should i have to suddenly stop. i would like to know if this is a mantiory safty feature and if so should be taken care of immediatly at the companies expense. this car i purchased had only 22,000 miles when purchased and was a executive driven car of pontiac and as you can see i have not put on alot of additional milage in 1 year. your response to this would be greatly appreciated.*ak | |||
| The seat back latch does not work. if a sudden stop is made, the seat backs fall forward. dealer has seen vehicle twice. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 09/08/1997 | ||
| While making moderately hard stops the passenger's seatback tilted forward, allowing seatback to slide forward on its floor track, causing violent slamming. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 04/06/2000 | 100 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Driver's seat is heated and have had a dysfunctional on/off switch and/or relay. have complained 4 times to dealership as well as manufacturer and have advised them of burning ourselves (whoever drives car and uses seat) because seat heats up. dealership (not where purchased) has informed us they cannot duplicate problem although we don't feel they have actually listened to us give them the exact way the reaction happens. manufacturer released themselves of all responsibility even after informing them seat continually stays on and we are afraid heater will heat up seat foam and cause fire. after having car off and parked for 3 hrs 1/18/00 across street from dealership where complaints made, seat still extremely hot. drove right to dealership and service manager finally came out to verify seat still extremely hot (burning through a pair of denim jeans). had service technician pull heater relay out of seat and informed me it is defective so will get a new part within 4 business days. will be 4 days 1/24 (no word yet). this was a fire hazard and already burned my skin through clothes; it could have burned our home down. *ak | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/12/1998 | |||
| When driving at any speed and hitting a bump or any object or hitting the brakes, objects will fly from the back due to the rear passenger seat malfunctioning, has a defect. *ak | |||