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Rock-It Man · 10-01-2022, 06:03 PM

OK, so I have the TBS for this problem and have lubed the release mechanisms with the recommended dry lube. That worked for a while, but now both seat backs on my 2010 are jammed again.

Has anyone found a long term fix other than repeatedly taking the upholstery off and spraying copious amounts of dry lube in the general direction of the release mechanism?

ElderJ · 10-01-2022, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

OK, so I have the TBS for this problem and have lubed the release mechanisms with the recommended dry lube. That worked for a while, but now both seat backs on my 2010 are jammed again.

Has anyone found a long term fix other than repeatedly taking the upholstery off and spraying copious amounts of dry lube in the general direction of the release mechanism?

I didn't know that this was a thing. How long did you have your car before this problem occurred?

Rock-It Man · 01-20-2023, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ElderJ

I didn't know that this was a thing. How long did you have your car before this problem occurred?

The problem occurred for the first time when the car was maybe only 3 years old. It happened on the passenger side. Eventually I found a TSB and lubricated the seat back release after removing the upholstery. This TSB was often discussed early in Gen5, BTW.

A few years later, the driver side release stopped working but I didn't care because it was easy to use the passenger side only to access the rear seat. No one ever sits there; access is for cleaning and cargo only.

Now, in late 2022, the passenger side is jammed again, so I'm wondering whether anyone has found a mod that works better than just lubricating the obviously ill-designed mechanism.

Mr_Draco · 01-20-2023, 01:43 PM

Mine gets in a bind and hard to pull sometimes. When that happens I just wiggle the back of the seat back and forth and it works. It's like it's not actually jammed, just in a bind and you have to release the tension so it can move freely.

redcoats1976 · 01-20-2023, 02:47 PM

crap...first the a/c suckage and now this...

1JEWLDSSRS · 01-20-2023, 05:05 PM

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Mine gets in a bind and hard to pull sometimes. When that happens I just wiggle the back of the seat back and forth and it works. It's like it's not actually jammed, just in a bind and you have to release the tension so it can move freely.

^^^ Same with mine on the drivers side once in a while. I just wiggle it or give the seat back a good whack towards the rear and it works just fine and lets go.

Rock-It Man · 01-20-2023, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

^^^ Same with mine on the drivers side once in a while. I just wiggle it or give the seat back a good whack towards the rear and it works just fine and lets go.

The wiggle and whack worked for a while but now both seat backs are stuck good.

Of course, power reclining gets you to the same place, but it takes forever.

chevy pilot · 01-21-2023, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 1JEWLDSSRS

^^^ Same with mine on the drivers side once in a while. I just wiggle it or give the seat back a good whack towards the rear and it works just fine and lets go.

Same here,i have never lubricated the mechanism.

chevy pilot · 09-04-2024, 01:29 PM

No passenger side is very bad.Where can i put lubricant ?

Ernie70 · 09-04-2024, 04:20 PM

I just hold the handle up and give the seat a shove backwards and it releases.

detamble13 · 09-05-2024, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ernie70

I just hold the handle up and give the seat a shove backwards and it releases.

Exactly. I've done this for 13 years.

myold88 · 09-05-2024, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by detamble13

Exactly. I've done this for 13 years.

15 years for my '10SS. No big deal.

10-01-2022, 06:03 PM	#1
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,036 View My Garage	Jammed seat back release. OK, so I have the TBS for this problem and have lubed the release mechanisms with the recommended dry lube. That worked for a while, but now both seat backs on my 2010 are jammed again. Has anyone found a long term fix other than repeatedly taking the upholstery off and spraying copious amounts of dry lube in the general direction of the release mechanism?

09-04-2024, 01:29 PM	#9
chevy pilot Drives: 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Hki.Finland Posts: 1,079	No passenger side is very bad.Where can i put lubricant ? Attached Images

01-20-2023, 01:43 PM	#4
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,225	Mine gets in a bind and hard to pull sometimes. When that happens I just wiggle the back of the seat back and forth and it works. It's like it's not actually jammed, just in a bind and you have to release the tension so it can move freely.

01-20-2023, 02:47 PM	#5
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,939	crap...first the a/c suckage and now this...

09-04-2024, 04:20 PM	#10
Ernie70 Drives: 2010 Synergy Green Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Orlando Posts: 214	I just hold the handle up and give the seat a shove backwards and it releases.