Seat Rocking (Next Gen Seats)

I didn't have rocking on my P85+. But I did have an annoying squeak. They re-torqued one bolt and no problems since. Classic seats.

YES! i have this issue! an annoying 1-2 inch rocking motion forward and back. happens every time i accelerate or decclerate. extremely annoying and takes away from the driving experience and makes the car seem really cheap build quality.

i asked my service center about it and they basically said it's because i'm too fat and they have no solution for it, even tho it's a common problem they face. they didn't say that outright, but they said the car is not designed for people over 220lbs. i'm like "WHAT?!?" this is 'Murica..... like half our population is over 220lbs.

Haha!

I am a big guy and I have noticed the rocking in the NextGen driver's seat. I reported it to my service center in January. They tested the seat and told me that there was indeed too much "play" in the bushings in the seat. They ordered me a new driver's seat (which took 2 months to arrive) and I had the new seat installed last week. It is much better, but I'm not convinced the problem is fixed yet -- fully expect it to return, though I hope not.

Mine feels less like rocking and more like verticals play that feels loose when accelerating or hitting small bumps in the road. Car is less than 1 month old. Plan to talk to SC about this.

pdxgibby said:

Haha!

I am a big guy and I have noticed the rocking in the NextGen driver's seat. I reported it to my service center in January. They tested the seat and told me that there was indeed too much "play" in the bushings in the seat. They ordered me a new driver's seat (which took 2 months to arrive) and I had the new seat installed last week. It is much better, but I'm not convinced the problem is fixed yet -- fully expect it to return, though I hope not.

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just so you know, my P85D was one of the "black hole" ones in December of 2014 that didn't have the Next Gen seats. so gradually, over the course of a year, the old-style seat got the rocking thing. so i finally, just recently, got the Next Gens installed. and it helped NOT AT ALL with the rocking motion. just the same rocking was there as soon as i drove the Next Gen's home.

this tells me it's not the seat, but something in the frame or foundation. my service center rep said it's a known issue, they are working on a solution, but there is none right now.

Over the course of the past 3 months, the rocking has returned in the driver's seat and has appeared in the passenger seat as well. I have my annual service appointment tomorrow and I have already alerted them to my concern via email.