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      06-01-2010, 08:30 AM   #1
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Squeaky seat

My driver seat just started squeaking last week and it has gotten so bad that its hard to drive my car. Every little movement causes it to squeak, LOUD. Every bump, turn, if I shift my body weight, it squeaks. Even if I turn the radio up, I can hear it over it. Does anyone else have this problem? Would something like this be covered under warranty? Its a $60k car, not a POS Kia for crying out loud.
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      06-01-2010, 10:21 AM   #2
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Move your seat forward an inch.
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      06-01-2010, 10:44 AM   #3
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My driver seat just started squeaking last week and it has gotten so bad that its hard to drive my car. Every little movement causes it to squeak, LOUD. Every bump, turn, if I shift my body weight, it squeaks. Even if I turn the radio up, I can hear it over it. Does anyone else have this problem? Would something like this be covered under warranty? Its a $60k car, not a POS Kia for crying out loud.
Take it to the dealer (you're probably still under factory warranty in an '07).

Or remove the seat, and look at the placement of the plastic connectors.
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      06-01-2010, 01:08 PM   #4
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Check that nothing has been dropped down the outside of the seat or make sure no part of the seat is rubbing the centre consul or rear/door trims, giving that annoying leather on plastic squeak.
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      06-01-2010, 01:18 PM   #5
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Mine just started doing this over the weekend. 36k miles! Lmk if warranty covers it
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      06-01-2010, 02:32 PM   #6
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Take it to the dealer (you're probably still under factory warranty in an '07).

Or remove the seat, and look at the placement of the plastic connectors.
What plastic connectors are you talking about?
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      06-01-2010, 02:35 PM   #7
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Move your seat forward an inch.


I tried that. I adjusted it to different positions and it went away briefly, but then it came back. Also, this isn't a long term solution since I would prefer to have my seat in the same position all the time, not constantly moving in back and forth.
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      06-01-2010, 02:46 PM   #8
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What plastic connectors are you talking about?
The only plastic connectors that are under your seat

The ones that house the wire connections for the seat electronics.
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