Q: Squeaky / noisy passenger-side chair

asked by on July 08, 2016

Hello, my 2006 Toyota Prius has a very squeaky passenger-side chair in the front. Any tips on how to reduce / eliminate this squeaking? Thanks! Jim

My car has 90000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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