Passenger seat is stuck - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

nikos30 · 12-22-2013, 10:01 AM

I pull the handle to move it back and the seat doesnt move. It clicks like it usually does, but it doesnt go anywhere.

I can rock it back and forth about a quarter of an inch but its locked in place. I looked underneath when pulling the handle and it looks like the black prong doesn't go down far enough to be popped out of the hole, I think.

How do I go about fixing this?

nikos30 · 12-24-2013, 01:31 PM

nothing? anybody?

Mean Green Z28 · 12-24-2013, 01:36 PM

You probably have something like a coin or debris in the mechanism that's not letting it release?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

nikos30 · 12-24-2013, 01:42 PM

That was the first thing I checked :( there was nothing

mySSt · 12-24-2013, 04:42 PM

You can take out the seat without too much trouble. It's just a couple of torx bolts in the rear seat end of the two seat rails. Then slide the whole seat assembly backwards an inch or two to clear the 'hooks' toward the front end of the seat rails. I'd disconnect the battery first, wait about 5 minutes, and then undo the electric connector (for airbag, etc) under the seat. Then you can take the whole thing out of the car and see underneath to hopefully find out what's the issue with it.

All this is not hard unless you have a cross threaded torx bolt like my passenger seat came installed with from the factory!!!

Good luck with finding the issue.

Mean Green Z28 · 12-24-2013, 10:23 PM

He probably cant move it to even get to the bolts ... I'll look at mine tomorrow and see if I can come up with any more ideas

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk

nikos30 · 12-25-2013, 05:54 PM

you guys are the best. and yea I cant move the seat to to get the bolts out :/

Abrahams11SS · 12-26-2013, 02:39 PM

I had the same problem.. the dealer fixed it all under warranty for me.

nikos30 · 01-01-2014, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abrahams11SS

I had the same problem.. the dealer fixed it all under warranty for me.

my warranty has been over I think... right? I bought it in the end of '09

Justification · 11-10-2015, 01:44 PM

Sorry for the Necropost, but I'm having this same problem with my 2011 passenger seat.
Can't see anything in the track. Pulling on the seat adjustment lever does no good, and pushing the seat back forward does no good.
Out of warranty, and I can't see how to get to the back two bolts to remove the seat from the track.

kmarshall2121 · 11-13-2015, 01:33 PM

Damn - how big was she?

nikos30 · 11-20-2015, 01:46 PM

sorry I am responding so late. I rarely look at the forums anymore.

Here is THE SOLUTION: After checking that nothing is preventing it from sliding. All you have to do is get really mad. Seriously, this worked. Get mad, pull the lever up (nicely), and violently shake the seat until it starts sliding again. That fixed it.

That was my solution and worked instantly. Good luck!

nikos30 · 11-20-2015, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justification

Sorry for the Necropost, but I'm having this same problem with my 2011 passenger seat.
Can't see anything in the track. Pulling on the seat adjustment lever does no good, and pushing the seat back forward does no good.
Out of warranty, and I can't see how to get to the back two bolts to remove the seat from the track.

yup I had the same exact problem. Everything looked fine. Do as I said above this post and itll probably fix it

TemplarKnight · 02-25-2021, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikos30

sorry I am responding so late. I rarely look at the forums anymore.

Here is THE SOLUTION: After checking that nothing is preventing it from sliding. All you have to do is get really mad. Seriously, this worked. Get mad, pull the lever up (nicely), and violently shake the seat until it starts sliding again. That fixed it.

That was my solution and worked instantly. Good luck!

This is the Necropost to end all necroposts. So I finally got my 5th Gen Camaro that I have been wanting for about 12 years. Have had the car for about 3 weeks and when I first attempt to put something in the back seat, the power tilt gets stuck in the forward position (because I couldn't find the release until it was already completely forward). Then it would not power tilt at all. So I am freaking out that the power adjustment on my new Camaro is broken and I am stuck with the passenger seat tilted forward until I can work out with the warranty company on getting it fixed.

Then I google it and this thread pops up. I shake the passenger seat a bit and BOOM, the power tilt starts working again. So I just necro'd the hell out of this post to say thank you!

12-22-2013, 10:01 AM	#1
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,596 View My Garage	Passenger seat is stuck I pull the handle to move it back and the seat doesnt move. It clicks like it usually does, but it doesnt go anywhere. I can rock it back and forth about a quarter of an inch but its locked in place. I looked underneath when pulling the handle and it looks like the black prong doesn't go down far enough to be popped out of the hole, I think. How do I go about fixing this? __________________

12-24-2013, 01:31 PM	#2
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,596 View My Garage	nothing? anybody? __________________

12-24-2013, 01:36 PM	#3
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	You probably have something like a coin or debris in the mechanism that's not letting it release? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

12-24-2013, 01:42 PM	#4
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,596 View My Garage	That was the first thing I checked :( there was nothing __________________

12-24-2013, 04:42 PM	#5
mySSt Drives: '11 SS M6, '14 SS 1LE, '17 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: East TX Posts: 533	You can take out the seat without too much trouble. It's just a couple of torx bolts in the rear seat end of the two seat rails. Then slide the whole seat assembly backwards an inch or two to clear the 'hooks' toward the front end of the seat rails. I'd disconnect the battery first, wait about 5 minutes, and then undo the electric connector (for airbag, etc) under the seat. Then you can take the whole thing out of the car and see underneath to hopefully find out what's the issue with it. All this is not hard unless you have a cross threaded torx bolt like my passenger seat came installed with from the factory!!! Good luck with finding the issue. __________________ Anyone can drive fast in a straight line, its what you can do thru the curves that matters! '11 CGM SS M6 ordered in 3/11, '14 BRM SS 1LE from stock in 10/13 & '17 HBM SS 1LE in 11/16 - all from BeckyD!!

12-24-2013, 10:23 PM	#6
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	He probably cant move it to even get to the bolts ... I'll look at mine tomorrow and see if I can come up with any more ideas Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

12-25-2013, 05:54 PM	#7
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,596 View My Garage	you guys are the best. and yea I cant move the seat to to get the bolts out :/ __________________

12-26-2013, 02:39 PM	#8
Abrahams11SS Drives: 2013 ZL1 V3RT Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 804	I had the same problem.. the dealer fixed it all under warranty for me.

11-10-2015, 01:44 PM	#10
Justification Drives: Red 2SS/RS Convertible Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 254 View My Garage	Sorry for the Necropost, but I'm having this same problem with my 2011 passenger seat. Can't see anything in the track. Pulling on the seat adjustment lever does no good, and pushing the seat back forward does no good. Out of warranty, and I can't see how to get to the back two bolts to remove the seat from the track.

11-13-2015, 01:33 PM	#11
kmarshall2121 Drives: 2012 45th Anniversary Edition Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,618 View My Garage	Damn - how big was she?

11-20-2015, 01:46 PM	#12
nikos30 HT5 EastSide Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NJ/PA Posts: 1,596 View My Garage	sorry I am responding so late. I rarely look at the forums anymore. Here is THE SOLUTION: After checking that nothing is preventing it from sliding. All you have to do is get really mad. Seriously, this worked. Get mad, pull the lever up (nicely), and violently shake the seat until it starts sliding again. That fixed it. That was my solution and worked instantly. Good luck! __________________