Excessive Lint on GMC seats

[JAG] ReDDoG · 01-27-2008, 12:26 PM

Hello,sorry if im in the wrong place.After some intense searching ive come across a GM bulletin 70850018 issued in 2007 about the seats on select models that have excessive lint.I was wondering if anyone had a similar problem.Are the dealers handling this?Thanks for any help.

Its so bad with these cloth seats that if my family rides with me i have to lint brush the interior almost everytime.

Heres a link i came across.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/inde...=article&id=17

Thanks for any help.I love my truck but this is really rediculous.Something needs to be done.

member12 · 01-27-2008, 05:12 PM

I have a lint roller that works well on my 07 Silverado. I try to clean it up once a week, but you'd be surprised where lint shows up. Even on the back seat that is folded up and never gets used.....lint everywhere.

The lint situation drives me crazy enough to trade the whole truck in at times. Since I would tear leather seats, I'd have to go with another brand.

If it isn't too much, I think it's a reasonable request to have GM replace the seat covers or treat them with something that doesn't collect so much lint. I've never had a GM truck with the old mouse fur seats that collected lint like this.

**shadams** · 01-27-2008, 05:49 PM

The bulletin used to give us part #'s to order replacement covers for this problem, but when we got them in they were wrong, now the bulletin says "parts not yet available" which to me means eventually they will have a replacement. I have a few customers waiting for a resulaution as well, so at this point all I can say is be patient. Another thing you can do is call customer assistance and let them know you have the concern, the theory is that the more people they know have the concern, the faster it will get fixed. Good luck.

mrh51072 · 01-27-2008, 11:01 PM

i am curious if there has been any fix for this problem--my 2007 is horrible as i have the dark interior

mgescuro · 01-27-2008, 11:08 PM

Shouldn't there be a recall or something like that?
My old SL2 had an issue like that, and the seats were recalled. They replaced the fabric.

IROCNROL1 · 01-27-2008, 11:12 PM

I have the same problem with my bellybutton and have yet to find a permanent solution. Carrying a minivac gets to be such a drag.

FenwickHockey65 · 01-27-2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IROCNROL1

I have the same problem with my bellybutton and have yet to find a permanent solution. Carrying a minivac gets to be such a drag.

What model GMC do you have? My Envoy and Sonoma don't have this problem at all, and the Envoy's got a dark interior.

sonjaab · 01-28-2008, 02:16 AM

My 07 Chevy truck GMT-900 with the light gray cloth 60/40 seat has this
issue. Quite the PIA. But if its the only problem I have I can live
with it!...........geo

**shadams** · 01-28-2008, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgescuro

Shouldn't there be a recall or something like that?
My old SL2 had an issue like that, and the seats were recalled. They replaced the fabric.

I doubt it, now maybe if the lint piled up so much it made you slide out of the seat, but otherwise its just an apperance issue. I would be willing to bet the Saturn had some other sort of issue if it was actually recalled.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IROCNROL1

I have the same problem with my bellybutton and have yet to find a permanent solution. Carrying a minivac gets to be such a drag.

HAAAAHAHAHAAAAA! I put duct tape over mine when I get out of the shower and before I get dressed!

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

What model GMC do you have? My Envoy and Sonoma don't have this problem at all, and the Envoy's got a dark interior.

Only applies to the 07 GMT900 Trucks and SUV's. The basically went with a different material that really grabs onto the lint, and being a dark color, looks like you just took your black wool sweater out of the dryer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonjaab

My 07 Chevy truck GMT-900 with the light gray cloth 60/40 seat has this
issue. Quite the PIA. But if its the only problem I have I can live
with it!...........geo

Im sure the condition is the same since it is the same material, but the bulletin states for vehicles with Ebony (dark gray) interior. You cant see it as bad on the lighter ones. BTW, its not the seats that produce the lint, they just really grab onto the lint that is on clothes and other material that comes into contact with them.

Neanderthal · 01-28-2008, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IROCNROL1

I have the same problem with my bellybutton and have yet to find a permanent solution. Carrying a minivac gets to be such a drag.

Have you tried magnets?

Mischief007 · 01-28-2008, 06:43 PM

Reminds me of VWs entry level seats in the Golf and Jetta. You couldn't keep up cleaning those seats. They would pick up all kinds of crap and it would stick to the seat.

ctaylorzl1 · 01-28-2008, 11:36 PM

My Gpa just mentioned today about the cloth seats in his 07 Avalanche making lots of lint and ravlings. They look nice, but compaired to GMT-800 seats, seem thin and kinda cheap. I wish these new seats had this same design, but with the other cloth and cushion type! You couldnt beat the cloth seats in the 800's IMO.

Ed753 · 01-29-2008, 12:01 AM

Interesting .....

Is this on the LT1/SLE1 cloth or the LT2/SLE2 seats? The "nicer" materials.

ctaylorzl1 · 01-29-2008, 12:33 AM

^^^The cloth seats are the same on all models, it is all Custom cloth. Its not like the GMT-800's where you could get the regular cloth or the upgraded "Custom" cloth. The only 2 options are Custom cloth 40/20/40 Split bench or Custom cloth buckets(standard on LT1)

alberry05 · 01-29-2008, 02:31 AM

That's not true. The cloth isn't the same on all models. On the 2LT the seat inserts have more of a "nylon-type" material like the Work Truck models, whereas the 1LT has more of the softer lint-grabbing material. Also, have you ever seen the material on the Work Truck cloth seats? It's very comfortable, looks like it will wear like iron, and is really atractive in the two-tone ebony with light gray inserts.

01-27-2008, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
[JAG] ReDDoG Walking Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1	Excessive Lint on GMC seats Hello,sorry if im in the wrong place.After some intense searching ive come across a GM bulletin 70850018 issued in 2007 about the seats on select models that have excessive lint.I was wondering if anyone had a similar problem.Are the dealers handling this?Thanks for any help. Its so bad with these cloth seats that if my family rides with me i have to lint brush the interior almost everytime. Heres a link i came across. http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/inde...=article&id=17 Thanks for any help.I love my truck but this is really rediculous.Something needs to be done.

01-27-2008, 05:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
member12 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Baton Rouge Drives: 2007 Silverado 4x4 Posts: 7,663	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats I have a lint roller that works well on my 07 Silverado. I try to clean it up once a week, but you'd be surprised where lint shows up. Even on the back seat that is folded up and never gets used.....lint everywhere. The lint situation drives me crazy enough to trade the whole truck in at times. Since I would tear leather seats, I'd have to go with another brand. If it isn't too much, I think it's a reasonable request to have GM replace the seat covers or treat them with something that doesn't collect so much lint. I've never had a GM truck with the old mouse fur seats that collected lint like this. __________________ Get your geek on in 2012! Last edited by member12 : 01-27-2008 at 05:15 PM.

01-27-2008, 05:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
shadams GMI Staff Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Hill Country Drives: 09' G8 GT 08' GMC X-CAB Posts: 3,347	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats The bulletin used to give us part #'s to order replacement covers for this problem, but when we got them in they were wrong, now the bulletin says "parts not yet available" which to me means eventually they will have a replacement. I have a few customers waiting for a resulaution as well, so at this point all I can say is be patient. Another thing you can do is call customer assistance and let them know you have the concern, the theory is that the more people they know have the concern, the faster it will get fixed. Good luck. __________________ 2008 GMC Sierra XCab Z-71 4x4 Onyx Black 2009 G8 GT Magnetic Gray GM/ASE Certified Service Consultant MOE Platinum 04-05-06-07-08 "Contrary to common belief, planning is complicated and is not run by complete idiots, so you'll just have to trust that the decisions were made on good information that's not made available to you."

01-27-2008, 11:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrh51072 Walking Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats i am curious if there has been any fix for this problem--my 2007 is horrible as i have the dark interior

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mgescuro R2-D2 Astromech Droid Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 28,187	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats Shouldn't there be a recall or something like that? My old SL2 had an issue like that, and the seats were recalled. They replaced the fabric. __________________ 2000 Saab 9-5 Aero 1995 Mercedes C280 1994 Jaguar XJ6 ...when all hope is gone, you know sad songs say so much... GMReinvention.com Cadillac: The Art of Irrelevancy *SAN FRANCISCO 2020!!*

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01-27-2008, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
IROCNROL1 6.0 Liter L76 V8 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fairfax, Iowa Posts: 2,467	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats I have the same problem with my bellybutton and have yet to find a permanent solution. Carrying a minivac gets to be such a drag.

01-28-2008, 02:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
sonjaab 3.6 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Syracuse-Alexandria Bay NY-Daytona Drives: 07 DTS-07 CHEVY 2500 84 Z-28-72 GTO Posts: 1,092	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats My 07 Chevy truck GMT-900 with the light gray cloth 60/40 seat has this issue. Quite the PIA. But if its the only problem I have I can live with it!...........geo __________________ 07 Chevy 2500 07 DTS-84-Z-28/72 GTO 77 Triumph Bonneville Syracuse NY-Daytona Alexandria Bay NY

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Mischief007 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Drives: 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP CompG Posts: 1,286	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats Reminds me of VWs entry level seats in the Golf and Jetta. You couldn't keep up cleaning those seats. They would pick up all kinds of crap and it would stick to the seat. __________________ 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Comp G -- Series III 3800 Gen V Supercharged 76,923 km 47,798 miles

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ctaylorzl1 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Drives: 1996 Dodge 3500 CTD 4x4 1992 Camaro RS 305 Posts: 3,301	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats My Gpa just mentioned today about the cloth seats in his 07 Avalanche making lots of lint and ravlings. They look nice, but compaired to GMT-800 seats, seem thin and kinda cheap. I wish these new seats had this same design, but with the other cloth and cushion type! You couldnt beat the cloth seats in the 800's IMO. __________________

01-29-2008, 12:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Ed753 3.0 Liter SIDI V6 Join Date: May 2005 Drives: 2008 GMC Sierra 2007 Buick Rendezvous Posts: 624	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats Interesting ..... Is this on the LT1/SLE1 cloth or the LT2/SLE2 seats? The "nicer" materials.

01-29-2008, 12:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
ctaylorzl1 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Drives: 1996 Dodge 3500 CTD 4x4 1992 Camaro RS 305 Posts: 3,301	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats ^^^The cloth seats are the same on all models, it is all Custom cloth. Its not like the GMT-800's where you could get the regular cloth or the upgraded "Custom" cloth. The only 2 options are Custom cloth 40/20/40 Split bench or Custom cloth buckets(standard on LT1) __________________

01-29-2008, 02:31 AM	#15 (permalink)
alberry05 2.5L Iron Duke Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Forks North Dakota Drives: 2008 Silverado 1500 1980 Malibu(dirt race-car) 1 Posts: 27	Re: Excessive Lint on GMC seats That's not true. The cloth isn't the same on all models. On the 2LT the seat inserts have more of a "nylon-type" material like the Work Truck models, whereas the 1LT has more of the softer lint-grabbing material. Also, have you ever seen the material on the Work Truck cloth seats? It's very comfortable, looks like it will wear like iron, and is really atractive in the two-tone ebony with light gray inserts. __________________ "I'm afraid we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled it with terrible resolve" -Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto(Dec. 7th,1941) "History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we made today." -Henry Ford

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