1999 Tahoe rear seat relase quit working; can't fold down seat!

The second row is folded by first pulling up the rear of the seat cushion and folding up 'til it's behind the back of the front seat. Then the back of the seat folds down where the seat cushion was.

The third row seats have several levers that are numbered in the sequence they are to be operated. First fold the seat back down on to the cushion and then flip the whole seat up 'til it's vertical and latched.

This is described in the Owner's manual if you can find one.

One of the cables that control the release is broken right where it hooks to the seat,, the cable has a loop made in from factory it wears threw there,,, this is just one of the causes but the most common,,, also could be bottle cap or small piece of something making it hang up,, hope this helps

To fold-down rear seat on 2007 Chevy Malibu, follow these steps:
1. Open the trunk
2. Pull on one or both the handles located on the upper side of the trunk
3. The handle located on the driver's side will unlatch the bigger part of the read seat
4. The handle on the passenger side will fold down the smaller portion of the rear seat.
5. Once done, you will have a seat that's nicely folded down.

To fold down, follow these steps:
1. There is a loop located in the middle of the back seat - pull it forward and the bottom part of the rear seat will fold down
2. Wedge the the back seat, and it should not give you any trouble in folding down
3. To ensure that the seat goes all the way down- remove the headrest.
If your seat can not be folded-down, follow these steps to remove it:
1. Put some pressure on the bottom cushion of the back seat.
2. To release the bottom seat, pull the T handles, and then remove the cushion
3. There will be some bolts and screws on the bottom of the seat - remove them, and then you can pull out the seat.

Hello,

If you want to fold down the rear seat when the strap is broken there is a solution to help you out,please follow the instructions given below;

1.Take a flashlight and look down into the square recess where the two seat belt locks come up through the backseat.
2.Besides the straps you will see two pieces of metal, one in "J" shaped and inside of the "J" you will see another piece right in the middle.

3. Take a screw drive and press down on the one that's inside of the "J" while you are pulling up on the strap. The seats will lift out.

That's it,problem solved,so funny you just will have to do that each time.



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Be sure that your model has fold down rear seats...you should see the seperation around both rear seats...if equipped, the fold down release is located at the top corner of each rear seat...pull the lever up to release...if your model does not have the fold down option...you will need to remove the rear seat...remove the lower cushions first...look on the lower front of the seats for hold down bolts...second you will need to remove the top of the rear seat...hold down bolts are at the bottom of the top cushion...after removing the bolts (one each side) you need to push up on the cushion to remove...this will then allow access to the trunk...find the trunk latch and try to release by twisting the latch cable...Hope this helps...

I solved the problem by spraying WD40 into the front side of the seat support that was sticking. This support has a rubber closure to protect the mechanics of the seat. After spraying a generous amount of WD40, I waited about 5 minutes and tried the lever to fold the seat. It worked and still does.

first open your rear hatch/doors.2nd fold third seat over buy using latch on right side. 3rd pull relase handle in middle of seat on the back bottom . this unhooks the back latches. use the other hand to pull meatl bar up, tipping seat. 4th while holding metal bar with the one hand use the other hand to pull small release strap. it is too the right of the metal bar, this releases the front latches, pull rearward the seat moves out. the seat is heavy good luck

in the middle of the seat cushions in the back of the seat there is a little loop, pull that loop forward and that will have the seat's bottom pulled down to the floor agains the back of the front seats. Next simply apply a lil muscle to the back of the back seats and the seats should fold down nicely into the open space. Be sure to remove the headrests so the seat will fold all the way down. post any issues u may have.

I am not posative but i believe that if you look under the seat and pull that cover out of the way a bit you will see the lever that cable pulls and you can move it by hand so you can fold the seat.