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1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 seats problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 15002% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Seats complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • There was and has been no accident or crash the driver's seat is loose just from day to day use. We bought this vehicle brand new and are the only owners it has ever had, and we need it repaired as it is a safety hazard to drive with the loose seat. *tr

    filed Aug 14, 2013

  • On my 1997 chevrolet c1500 truck ,the passenger front seat is a slider in which it will slide forward to allow back seat entry. Many times after a slide forward it doesn't relatch to the aft locked position properly. So during braking the seat flys forward sending passenger into dashboard. This has…

    filed Jan 16, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.