But if I noticed it rocking, without me and my woman doing the rocking, I think I'd look into it
Power seats question on C5
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Power seats question on C5
I bought a 1999 C5. The power seats on both the driver and passenger side move foward and back (slack?) about 1 inch no matter what position the seats are in hard braking or acceleration. The dealership said this is normal. Is this true? Why is this if it is true?
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Don't know if this is what your are describing or not, but a number of people here have reported problems with the seats rocking in the C5. If the Forum search feature will cooperate, you should find a number of posts on this subject.
This is from the C5 Tech Tips: Rocking Seat Fix
...and this is a link to the website mentioned in the C5 Tech Tip: Fix for C5 Rocking Seat?
Hope this helps and good luck with the fix.
This is from the C5 Tech Tips: Rocking Seat Fix
...and this is a link to the website mentioned in the C5 Tech Tip: Fix for C5 Rocking Seat?
Hope this helps and good luck with the fix.
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it is (to a dealer) normal, because so many of them do it, however it was not a feature that the General meant to have happen. Can you say Rock On? I did see a post in C5parts a while back from someone who will fix it for you if you send him the track and some money - sounds like a good winter project.
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The seat bottoms should not move at all during hard breaking or acceleration. This sounds like the rocking seat syndrome.
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