Re: Seat Problems

[Dp Scene <dpscene@yahoo.com>]

It may be too late for your seats but here is a hint.
"No Sex in the front seats". Too much will wreck the
adjusters... and only 15,000 miles....You animal...


--- Brian Wanamaker <bwanamaker@sofsol.com> wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

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