Seat moves under hard braking
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Seat moves under hard braking
Anyone else experience your driver's seat moving forward slightly under braking? Just a little movement (like 1/8 inch) but enough to feel it go forward then back (sort of like a clunk?). Did a search, but came up with no previous posts.
I was thinking of taking it apart a little (have worked on my G35 seat previously doing the "headroom" mod) to see if something is loose or wore out. Has anyone done this before? Thanx.
I was thinking of taking it apart a little (have worked on my G35 seat previously doing the "headroom" mod) to see if something is loose or wore out. Has anyone done this before? Thanx.
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This reminds me of the good old ghetto karting days
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Anyone else experience your driver's seat moving forward slightly under braking? Just a little movement (like 1/8 inch) but enough to feel it go forward then back (sort of like a clunk?). Did a search, but came up with no previous posts.
I was thinking of taking it apart a little (have worked on my G35 seat previously doing the "headroom" mod) to see if something is loose or wore out. Has anyone done this before? Thanx.
I was thinking of taking it apart a little (have worked on my G35 seat previously doing the "headroom" mod) to see if something is loose or wore out. Has anyone done this before? Thanx.
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I thought i was going nuts when i first got the car, both my seats do it and it's irritating. keep us posted if you find anything out. i can feel it if i grab the thigh bolsters and wiggle back and forth in the seat when the car is in park.
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Yeah, I think it is slop in the rails, not loose mounting bolts etc, so I'm not sure what can be done from my end yet (out of warranty). I'm going to get into the seat tomorrow and I'll post what I find. Hopefully, if it is some kind of "stopper" along the rail that is worn or can be worked back into shape, I can create a DIY.
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Yeah, I think it is slop in the rails, not loose mounting bolts etc, so I'm not sure what can be done from my end yet (out of warranty). I'm going to get into the seat tomorrow and I'll post what I find. Hopefully, if it is some kind of "stopper" along the rail that is worn or can be worked back into shape, I can create a DIY.
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I can't really speak for the G37 because it hasn't happened to me yet but on my G35, this started happening and it got worse and worse. One of the rails that the seat is mounted to broke. Eventually it turned into at least an inch of rocking when I hit the brakes or accelerated hard. Anyone still under warranty, get it checked out. If your warranty just ended, still go to the dealer and ask them about doing it. They may do it as a courtesy service. They may require some other service in order to throw it in (such as tune up).
IF it is the same thing that happened in my G35, it is going to suck very soon LOL.
IF it is the same thing that happened in my G35, it is going to suck very soon LOL.
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I had this issue as well. It was indeed slop in the rails. They replaced the entire frame and its been fixed. I work at Infiniti and you should be able to make a "safety" complaint in which Nissan would take care of the problem. It may take some work, since some dealers are sticklers, but an out of warrantee, can be repaired under warrantee. we call it good willing it.