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Old 08-31-2011, 04:16 PM
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Why does my seat move forward and back even when tightened down?

I figured this would be a common problem but didn't find anything in search. It might just be a worn out seat and there's nothing to be done, but I wanted to see if anyone had some ideas.

I've noticed that my driver's seat will kind of lurch forward 1/2" if I brake hard, and then will settle again. I don't notice anything under acceleration, but that's probably because my car is too slow It's not that the seat moves forward on the tracks, the frame is locked to the floor and my power seat adjustments don't go out of whack.

No matter how many times I take the seat out and re-tighten the bolts, it always moves back and forth a bit. Are there any nuts inside the seat/frame that could be tightened?
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Old 08-31-2011, 05:48 PM
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I too notice this under hard braking, but always figured it was normal?
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Common as far as AFAIK. Both my Maxs do it.
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mightyMax95
Common as far as AFAIK. Both my Maxs do it.
"Common as far as as far as I know" LOL wut




FWIW, both of my maximas don't do what the OP is describing. Which I knew of a fix OP....
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:47 PM
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I would take the seat out and inspect the gears that drive the seat on the tracks. Maybe they aren't meshing properly or maybe stripped.
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Old 08-31-2011, 10:55 PM
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mine did it too, turned out to be the gear on the motor not stayin put on the motor shaft, so after some crafty cuttin and weldin...its ok, but i dont recommend the way i did it, i would call nissan for ***** and giggles to see what they say
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Old 09-01-2011, 12:03 AM
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My 97 SE doesn't do it, but my 96 I30 does do this under hard braking. Almost feels like my *** is gonna slide right out of the seat when I brake. I'll have to take my seat apart and see for myself what could be causing it. I also have a tear on the leather so now would be a good time to fix both issues.

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Old 09-01-2011, 02:14 AM
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you guys need to slow down, cripes im 285 lbs and my seats dont move an inch.
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It is something with the gears underneath the seat. My second 4th gen has this problem and also my mother's 06 pathfinder did but it is still under extended warranty. We mentioned it to them and they had to replace the entire rail assembly under the seat...smh
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Originally Posted by max ride 41
you guys need to slow down, cripes im 285 lbs and my seats dont move an inch.
your personal weight holds it down and keeps it stationary...
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Originally Posted by MaxJammin
your personal weight holds it down and keeps it stationary...
probably smart a$$
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Old 09-01-2011, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by max ride 41
probably smart a$$
haha not hatin man, but someone had to say it bahahahaha
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Originally Posted by MaxJammin
haha not hatin man, but someone had to say it bahahahaha
at least you drive a 95, it better be clean man!!!! mine you could eat off of.
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Originally Posted by max ride 41
at least you drive a 95, it better be clean man!!!! mine you could eat off of.

mines filthy...Irene was not nice to my clean car
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