Crappy leather...must be defective

[mikejr]

I had 18K on my 06 when I traded it on the 08 and I had some wrinkling on the seat but nothing peeling or as bad as what you have. I've gotten the same wrinkling on every avalanche that I've had (2 of them). I am hoping the leather in the 08 isnt suseptable to this. I've heard the same thing, they will replace the seats one time.

[jmsspratlin]

Originally Posted by mikejr

I had 18K on my 06 when I traded it on the 08 and I had some wrinkling on the seat but nothing peeling or as bad as what you have. I've gotten the same wrinkling on every avalanche that I've had (2 of them). I am hoping the leather in the 08 isnt suseptable to this. I've heard the same thing, they will replace the seats one time.

I think I'm going to take them up on the offer once I get close to the end of my warranty. Thanks....Jamie

[Alan06SUT]

Good luck boss, I saw it in person and its really bad folks. My 95 tahoe has 215,000 miles and its original leather has held up better.

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[OffRoadin]

Quick question... My 05 has just over 10k mile on it now... Seats still look fine, but this thread has me worried that the leather is going to crap out in 2 years... I bought my H2 used and purchased an aftermarket extended warranty (through a non-Hummer dealership). Would something like this typically be covered in that type warranty?

[SnakeH2]

Did you buy warranty without knowing what it covers?????

Most likely will not be covered.

[Boss Hoss]

Originally Posted by OffRoadin

Quick question... My 05 has just over 10k mile on it now... Seats still look fine, but this thread has me worried that the leather is going to crap out in 2 years... I bought my H2 used and purchased an aftermarket extended warranty (through a non-Hummer dealership). Would something like this typically be covered in that type warranty?

I do not know of any extended warranty that would cover seats as it is considered `wear and tear`. I have gmpp which I'm thinking is the most inclusive but it won't touch this. Good news is most don't look like mine and it is covered under your factory warranty. The other good news is if your seats crap out it gives you an excuse to do a sweet custom job.

[Microday]

The dealer is replacing mine at 24K miles. Drivers Only.

No problems from Dealer, complained and they ordered me a new cover.

[Boss Hoss]

To my dissapoinment, Hummer is not willing to do anything to resolve my problem. Essentially with the truck being out of warranty they do not have to do anything and are not going to do anything. Hummer customer care did give me the opertunity to have the work done at a "warranty" price of $2,200 as apposed to the $2,700 post warranty price. They stated the dealership had never seen a problem of this kind so it must be the product being used on the seats. Very dissapointing.

So i guess eventually im going to do a custom interior...ill probably do something that mimics the new sedona colors. It would be much more fun spending th e$1,500 on a new winch however.

[Vettster]

I'm gonna bump this thread up another time.
I noticed the other day that my back seat is peeling. (06 SUT W/ 12k miles)
The number of times that someone has sat in the back seat is 5 or 6.
Also have some cracks in the drivers seat. (looks like my Avalanche seat did after 100k miles)
I am going to call my dealer and see what the service manager says.
I'm pretty sure they will take care of me but what a PITA.

[porschett]

What kind of product are you guys using on your seats???

[Vettster]

Originally Posted by porschett

What kind of product are you guys using on your seats???

I only use Maguiers products. Same as I used on my old truck.

[porschett]

Originally Posted by Vettster

I only use Maguiers products. Same as I used on my old truck.

I've had my 06 now for 16 months with 16K on the speedo with NO signs of wear. The only thing I use is Lexol. Does your truck sit in the sun? Did I just get lucky with a cow that ate good?

[lonePalm]

I have an 05 with 104k on it (I travel alot)and my seats are holding up great! But I was 3k over my warranty and the stealership would not do anything about my mirrors.

[tomp]

Originally Posted by Vettster

I only use Maguiers products. Same as I used on my old truck.

Mine are prematurely cracking as well. I use Meguiars as well!

Dealer replaced two of the 4 seating surfaces but not sure why they wouldn't replace the passenger side? It's cracking just the same - just not as many as the driver's side.

I am curious as to which kind Bosshoss used?

[KenP]

Originally Posted by Vettster

I'm gonna bump this thread up another time.
I noticed the other day that my back seat is peeling. (06 SUT W/ 12k miles)
The number of times that someone has sat in the back seat is 5 or 6.
Also have some cracks in the drivers seat. (looks like my Avalanche seat did after 100k miles)
I am going to call my dealer and see what the service manager says.
I'm pretty sure they will take care of me but what a PITA.

Seats have been discussed before and it seems that if the truck is under warranty, the dealers are fixing them. Just be prepared to be without your truck for a while because I think I remember hearing the originals get recovered, not replaced. I could be wrong on that, so don't hold me to it 100%.

[Boss Hoss]

Originally Posted by porschett

I've had my 06 now for 16 months with 16K on the speedo with NO signs of wear. The only thing I use is Lexol. Does your truck sit in the sun? Did I just get lucky with a cow that ate good?

Mine looked great at 16k too, at 30k different story at 42 COMPLETELY different story. My detailer uses only Lexol products as well. I dont care what you say there is no excuse for the way my seats look other than terrible quality leather. Enjoy your truck, but good luck with your leather.

[Vettster]

Originally Posted by Boss Hoss

Mine looked great at 16k too, at 30k different story at 42 COMPLETELY different story. My detailer uses only Lexol products as well. I dont care what you say there is no excuse for the way my seats look other than terrible quality leather. Enjoy your truck, but good luck with your leather.

Nope. No sun. Windows are tinted and it sits in the garage most of the time. This is my fun vehicle and not a daily driver.

[Vettster]

Originally Posted by KenP

Seats have been discussed before and it seems that if the truck is under warranty, the dealers are fixing them. Just be prepared to be without your truck for a while because I think I remember hearing the originals get recovered, not replaced. I could be wrong on that, so don't hold me to it 100%.

Thats cool. What I usually do is call ahead to the dealer and let him know when I will be in town (Houston) and what needs to be done. He orders the parts and when I arrive they usually give me an H3 to run around in while mine is being fixed.
Last time they had my truck for 5 days and I put 2000 miles on their H3.
I'll give the dealer a call this week.

[Yetti]

well I have the Vinyl wheat and its held up great. the only issues I have had are the fact a porter or prep person slid on the seat when new with a tool in his pocket and scratched the seat base on the drivers side. then my kid chewed a spot out of the back seat by the head rest.
my wife had leather in her LXI mini van and it had to be redone at 20,000 miles. even after the redo you could see some of the spots that had been repaired.

[InneedofHummer]

Originally Posted by Yetti

then my kid chewed a spot out of the back seat by the head rest.

WHAT????? I have 2 kids and know they can be destructive, but that is crazy. Did you get him/her a muzzle? My boys would be working in a sweat shop til they paid it off. I would definately take them to a nutritionist. I hope your'e talking about a labrador.