Seat Problems

[Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com>]

I'm resending a message that I sent to the list last fall. [see below] The
only reply I received at that time was from Billy T. who told me to check
all the bolts and the white plastic runner inserts. I checked all that stuff
and it was OK. My car now has 15K miles on it and the clunking noise isn't
getting any better. The dealer says its "normal" -- Bulls**t. The seat
adjusters are just plain sloppy. Like, in stop and go traffic, whenever I
start or stop, the seat moves backward or forward a fraction of an inch and
makes a clunk. When I take a corner, the seat leans left or right a little
and goes "CLUNK". It's embarrasing!  I can actually put my hand on the top
of either front seat back and wobble it a half inch from side to side.

Doesn't ANYONE but me have this problem??

B. Wanamaker
98 GLX, Black/ Beige leather

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Brian Wanamaker 
> Sent:	Friday, September 25, 1998 9:21 AM
> To:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> Subject:	Seat Problems; was Sad days...
> 
> The driver's seat in my 98 GLX with 7000 miles CLUNKS when I turn left
> or right. I'm the only one who drives it, so it certainly isn't getting
> any excessive wear from adjusting it for different drivers. It doesn't
> lean (yet) but the clunk is annoying! It sounds like some REALLY OLD
> junkers I've driven with totally worn out seat adjusters. I haven't
> mentioned it to my dealer yet, but I'm worried. If it clunks at 7000
> miles, what the hell is it going to sound like at 50,000? 
> 
> I'm glad that VW is taking some sort of action instead of saying "They
> all do it." Has anyone else besides Franklin gotten any positive
> response from their dealer?
> 
> Brian Wanamaker
> 98 GLX Black/Beige leather
> noisy seat
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Franklin Mosley [SMTP:fmosley@voyetra.com]
> > Sent:	Thursday, September 24, 1998 5:19 PM
> > To:	Jetta Mailing List; GTI Mail List
> > Subject:	Sad days...
> > 
> > Sad day.  I'm driving a rent-a-car because my baby is in the shop :(
> > because
> > of a seat a problem that I have been having ever since I got the car.
> > What
> > happens, is when I turn either left or right the seat will lean to one
> > side.
> > They called down a field engineer from VW to take a look at the
> > problem and
> > now they are planing to change the seat frame.  So now I am stuck
> > using a
> > rent-a-car, which they are paying for in full.  Someone a while ago
> > was
> > looking for the best VW dealer in NY and I found Mayer of Westchester
> > to
> > have great sales and service.  BTW are there any other list members
> > that
> > live in Westchester?  If so let me know, it would be great to meet a
> > fellow
> > list member.  O'well let me take this Cavalier and race a VR6, at
> > least I'll
> > turn MY sad day into a happy day for another VW owner.  Later
> > 
> > 
> > Franklin Mosley
> > 98 GLX Black