LOL. I was walking around the (Chevy) dealers lot while waiting for my ride this morning, and I guess I spent so much time looking at the Colorados that I forgot I had a Canyon.
Commentator wrote:
Some time ago (February) I posted this:
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>>> My only complaint, and I have an appointment with the dealer this >>> week:
>>> On the driver's side, there is road salt coming in along the side of
>>> the seat, visible on the carpet and collecting on the lower part of
>>> the seat belt. It is not coming in at the bottom of the door, I am
>>> guessing that it is sucking in through the cab vent somehow.
>> Dealer did a leak test, found body seams not sealed around pillar /
>> firewall. Fixed.
>
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> After getting this "fixed", I continued to experience the same issue
> with salt collecting on the seat belt and the carpet around the area
> where it attaches.
>
> Today I brought it in for an oil change and service, and had them take
> another look at it.
>
> The response was that there was some road salt on the carpet near the
> gas pedal, so I must be dragging it into the cab with me. They then
> proceeded to tell me that I should clean it and monitor.
>
> Duh. That's what had been done and why it was brought back in.
>
> Between the pedal area (to the right and in front of the seat) and
> the seat belt (to the left and rear of the seat) there is no other
> salt accumulation. Not on the seat, not under the seat. There is no
> way the salt could have traveled from one spot to the other short of
> teleportation. Even moving air currents in the truck would not take
> the salt that distance without leaving deposits elsewhere along the
> way. And when I get in the truck, I don't exactly bang the snow off
> of my boots behind the seat. So you can imagine what I think of the > response.
> If anyone has any experience with this problem, I would love to email
> some digital pictures for opinions. Or if someone has access to TSB
> detail - I know there are multiple TSB's on this topic, just don't
> know what they say. I need something to go back to them with to get
> them interested in tracking down the problem.
>
> Thanks in advance for any opinions.