My seat rocks slightly, has anyone has this issue? 2016 SR with 650 miles.
Went to dealer for fix. They say its normal. A different new SR same rocking behaviour. Makes me wonder is it a design flaw?
Instruction to make it Rock;
Both hands on steering wheel and push back and front.

 

I posted about this when I picked up my SL. I brought it in.they checked it out and came back with " they are all like this". I will remind them when I trade it in.

Do you have this problem?

The reason I am asking is that when I had the service dept. look at this ,the answer [ after checking it out ] was all the other Maximas had the same movement.
My problem is when I first took the car on the road going home I noticed a very slight movement of the front drivers seat. This is only noticed when coming to a stop however slight. If I grab on to the steering wheel and pull to relieve the weight on the seat and sit back I can feel the movement.If I hold the seat back and the front of the seat and rock it very slowly I can feel movement. I checked the bolts myself holding the seat to the floor and they are solid.
Feeling annoyed and frustrated here.

 

I read on another forum where a guy had this and said the dealer fixed it. Don't know what they did, but apparently it is fixable.

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I have a Platinum with 2700 miles and notice very slight rocking. I thought "it was me".

 

After brainstorming on the topic, I felt that Nissan was trying to keep it as a feature to make the driver sense THE Torque (in excess) when accelerator pedal is pressed. With some slack, you go back and forth giving you this false sense on higher torque.
On the Other Side;
If you do the same on the passenger side seat it is ROCK solid to movement at all.

Thoughts??

 

check 7th gen forum. 7th gen was plagued by this problem from the get go. I believe this problem was never fixed, because even toward later production years, there were rocking seat complaints. The fix from Nissan was seat frame replacement.

It is sad to see that the problem continues with 8th gen. If history is anything to go by, it will take a while for Nissan to acknowledge there is an issue, and create a TSB for it. There will be no recall for this.

 

you have good imagination
I wonder why other manufacturer's are not doing the same thing.
Do you think rocking seat adds about 30 extra hp?
Just imagine what that red stitching does in terms of 0-60.

 

Torque is the go starter off the line then comes the HP to take it to the next level lol. And of off course some white line (shelby stripes) will add some more important racing package...lol

 

I have the same issue on my SR. Dealership is replacing my entire front seat this weekend.

 

I would like to know the results. Any information such as copy of repair receipt would be very helpful for attempt to get it fixed.

 

Ill let you know. If you push back on the steering wheel, my seat rocks back just slightly and it feels like one of the seat bolts are loose. Checked those first and they were all tight

 

I am way ahead of you on that as I was the original poster about this back in July. The first thing I checked back then were the bolts.

 

had repair done for this issue, they replaced the rocker arms. 3 months later same issue when breaking seat seems to move from back not a sliding motion. It's better with the repair but still feel the movement.

 

I just got a max yesterday and I didn't notice it. My wife said something when she drove it but I was thinking it was the zero gravity seats. I'll check it out later and see if I notice this. I have to go back to the dealer to have a scratch repaired but if I notice this, I will bring it up to them.

 

My 2016 maxima drivers side seat rocks front to back at every stop and when i first start from a dead stop. It is very annoying. All 4 seat bolts mounted to the floor are tight and secure. It appears to be a poorly designed seat or defective seat frame structure. I consider this a safety issue because it is so distracting when driving.The passengers side does not do this and is rock solid.

Numerous problems with this car already. Now I have a rattle in the dash at 2200 miles and a second recall (first a leakey seal on gas tank and now the passenger side air bag sensor problem) on this car. I won't mention the other half dozen problems with it here.

Nissan quality is slipping again on the Maxima! Dont buy one!

 

I tried pulling on the wheel while buckled in and looked for it at hard stops. Nothing funny noticed. Maybe it's only a certain batch of them?

 

That may be a reasonable theory, as most here have the same rock-solid steady driver seat that my Maxima has. Yet a disconcerting number here have rocking seats. Strange. And I seem to recall this same situation with the 7th gen Maxima, which only adds to the puzzle.

 

I hope this helps, this is the paperwork I got from my dealership regarding the problem and diagnosis for my front seat

 

Thank you for this information. Would appreciate any follow up on the actual repair/replacement and your assessment plus any paper conformation.

 

A big 1-4 on the Gen 7 issue which affected my 2010 Maxima. So far I can say my Gen 8 Plantum has no slack or movement thru 6000 miles of driving.

 

You figured that after replacing all those 7th gen frames, somebody at Nissan would take apart one of the failed frames and figure out what the hell is going on?!
Mind you the issues were present on brand new cars and not some 100k+ mile cars down the road, so it must be a manufacturing defect.

 

geeze you guys...im gonna forget I ever read this post :-)

 

I am the original poster. Good News! For me at least. Some how and strangely the movement in my seat has disappeared. It happened without me even noticing when the change occurred. I don't believe any changes were made to the seat adjustment. Go figure!

 

I have noticed my driver seat has started rocking especially when I put my hands on the wheel and shift my weight. Thinking about taking to service/dealer but it seems most people had no luck with this as it appears "normal" according to Nissan.

 

Maximaseatfix.com

 

maximaseatfix.com

 

Didn't know we could solicit on here??

 

If not, I apologize for breaking the rules and urge maxima.org to direct me to the proper channels to help everyone out here. Sorry for the earlier rant but I really do have a solution, I really do own a 14 S and really don't like when people jump to conclusions. If I shouldn't be posting here, let me know....preferably nicely.

 

I don't know, read the forum rules?

 

hey there, so i've been having the same issue for a while now. the dealer won't replace they said Nissan to have a technical specialist take a look and maybe they could authorize a replacement seat.

They're saying the seat rocking is "normal", but it has become incredibly annoying as well as the lumbar support is not stable and sometimes collapses. My question to you is did the seat replacement help you, and do you recommend i say anything specific to have a good chance at a driver seat replacement?

 

I've had the same issue of the rocking chair driver's seat! I took it to my dealer last week and they had a technician to check it out, whom advised that the seat would need to be replaced; which I just got the call letting me know that the seat is in, so I will be dropping it off on Thursday and picking up the loaner until it's completed.

 

That's awesome. I hope it helps. A fresh seat is always nice.

I'm trying to get one because of the rocking and also I believe the seat cushion has been compromised as well so it has become extremely uncomfortable to the point of lost circulation.

Could you please prove a receipt or invoice I could use such as the did gentlemen above? Would really help to build up my case to get the seat replaced because they are being unhelpful.

How significant was the rocking in your car? Like if you hold the steering wheel and lean back and forth its quite noticeable?

 

Sure! I'll attach it once I get the car back. The rocking was pretty significant... well at least in my mind, because I knew that it shouldn't be doing it! LOL. But it's really noticeable depending the position of the seat; I drive with the seat height down closest to the floor, with the front of the seat raised up for additional thigh support. My fiance' is short so the entire seat bottom is in the headliner, but it's DEFINITELY NOT noticeable in that position.

 

Old seat was replaced with a new seat by the dealership. No more rocking chair!!

 

Is this type of repair covered only for 3 years 36,000 miles?

 

I believe I was the first poster to recognize this problem. Purchased my 7/14/2015 brought in in 3 days later and complained of the problem. They looked at it and checked another new Maxima and stated that it is the same in the other car so it is normal. Been living with it but haven't noticed it lately. The position changing between my wife and myself may have an effect.

 

Yes, it will be covered under the bumper to bumper.

 

Well it will be 3 years this 7/14

 

I believe you are right about being the first poster. I wonder if your car and the other new Max they checked out both had the same problem? My parents purchased a 17 a few months back, when I drove it that's when I realized that their seat did not move! That's when I decided to give it another go around with the dealer again; which is when they realized that there was some play in the seat.

 

I just picked up my 2016 last week and picked up on this issue with the driver's seat. Called my local dealer and have an appointment scheduled for this Wednesday. I'm also having the buzzing right front dash speaker checked, as well as a vibration at highway speed... seems to occur around 65-70mph or so. Though not certain if that is simply a wheel balance issue or maybe CVT update. Or, given how stiff the SR suspension is, it might just be me being sensitive to every bump on these crappy Pennsylvania roads! I'll keep everyone posted.