Cant fold down the rear seat in our 1997 Chevy Tahoe

If you have the long bench I don't think you can fold the rear seat down. It will only fold down if you have the split rear bench.

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

Go in from the trunk and locate the cables that release the seat and grab a needle nose pliers and use that to pull the cable to release

if you look in the trunk for a release arm to unlock the seat back so you can fold it down.

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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Lift up on the rear seat cushion and fold it towards the front. Now pull the lever and fold the seat down.

There is a cable that pulls the release when you fold down the bottom seat. Broken cable can be repaired by replacing cable.

1 lift the front of the lower part of the seats, then fold the lower part front
2 remove the headrest and fold upper part front

I just bought a 2005 Tundra Limited and had the same problem. You will find the jack under the rear passenger seat. First you must pull the handle located on the sie of the seat centered between the back and seat protion and fold down the back part of the seat. Then pull the handle located near the bottom of the seat and close to the floor. Fold the rear seat over toward the front seat and you should have full view of the storage box in the floor containing the jack. I'm still looking for a manual for this vehicle,