2013 Toyota Corolla Seats Problems

THE REAR SEAT WAS ALWAYS TOUGH TO GET IT TO STAY LOCKED IN PLACE AFTER FOLDING THE SEAT DOWN. AT 70,000 MILES, ONE HALF OF THE 60/40 SEAT WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN POSITION, AFTER BEING FOLDED DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE WHOLE SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $300. FURTHERMORE, THE PART IS ON A 'NATIONAL BACKORDER', AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST WELL BEYOND THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, AND IS A VERY ODD PART TO FAIL. THIS PART HAS BEEN TROUBLE FOR SOME TIME, AND FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, BUT MEANS I CAN'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE AFFECTED PART OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, UNTIL THIS PART IS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE THAT RAN HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN BACK PAIN. THE DEFECT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.