NHTSA complaint: 1995 CHEVROLET CAMARO — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
I WAS LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK OF MY SEAT GAVE WAY, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE BACK WHICH IN TURN CAUSE MY FOOT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATER TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE CAR TO FISHTAIL AND SPIN. AT FIRST I NOTIFIED THE COMPANY TELL THE MY CAR JUST ACCELERATED ALL A SUDDEN. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SYSTEM SO THE MECHANIC STATED. I THEN GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER 3 MONTHS IN THE SHOP AND I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO DRIVE ACCROSS AND PLACE IT IN STORAGE FOR 4 YEARS. YOU SEE I AM IN THE AIR FORCE AND WAS ASSIGNED A 4 YEAR TOUR TO JAPAN AND I JUST RETURNED THAT IS WHY THIS INCIDENT WAS SOO LONG BEING REPORTED AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IT TOOK ME A YEAR TO FIGURE OUT THIS IS WAS HAPPENED. THE SEAT DO NOT PROVIDE ADQUATE FORWARD AND AFT SUPPORT . I WEIGHTED ABOUT 225LBS AT THE TIME. CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THEM CHECK THE SEAT FOR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation