Seat Broken problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu

The drivers side seat broke loose from the right side and wobbles and in my opinion is causing a safety issue while driving.

Front driver seat weld broken. Seat leans to side. Uncomfortable driving and unsafe.

Power driver's seat suddenly tilted back and right, and I heard a loud pop. Upon inspection a bar that runs under the seat broke at a weld. Seat now feels insecure and bouncy.

Drivers seat broke in three places and is a hazard to drive , because the seat moves left to right when you get in and out of the car. When the seat moves before driving, you sit tilted to the left and its uncomfortable to sit and drive good. It happened so sudden I was afraid to drive anywhere, if I did I only drove slow.

The driver seat is broken due to poor design of seat assembly. Many other Malibu owners have reported the issue on various other automobile defect sites. Due to broken seat assembly, driver's position could shift unexpectedly, causing, at a minimum, a distraction, if not loss of control of the vehicle.

Drivers seat weld broke right side. Now I have a very uncomfortable drive and don't trust the safety of my vehicle since my seat rocks back and forth at every turn and stop.

This 2005 Malibu maxx lt is equipped with a 6-way power driver's front seat. Something has broken that allows the seat to slide forward slightly during braking and slide back during acceleration. I have read the various owner's complaints regarding broken Malibu seat frames and I feel that this manufacturing defect should be repaired or replaced by Chevrolet. This vehicle has only 56,000 miles and is driven by my wife who weighs only 122 pounds. It has been a garage kept car all its life and is exceptionally clean. There is no reason for this seat to have failed other than poor construction. As with many complaints, this is a safety issue! this seat has not been fixed yet.

I bought a use chevy 2005 Malibu and the front rail for the frame of the drivers seat broke. After looking around I found it is a very common issue and feel it's a major safety issue! I was told by the old owner that it broke a year after buying the car and the dealer wanted way to much to replace it? if it's a matter of safety should they not fix it for free? should their not be a recall on it? again after looking around on the web and asking around to many dealer shops it is a very known issue that chevy has not ever addressed. I just know that not only is it very hard to sit in, it also feels like it's going to come up off the floor every time I hit the brakes. I'm sure if I even got into the smallest fender bender it would eject me. Please do something to make gm repair this issue! also lets maybe address the issue with the failing power steering that has already caused injury's thanks.

Sat down in drivers seat and it popped and slumped to the right towards the center console. I looked under the seat and the metal tube frame had separated at the weld and looks like it just peeled back. The seat is now unstable and will wobble back and forth during driving. Researched this on the internet and it appears that there is an epidemic of driver seat frames breaking in the same manor on this year Malibu maxx. With so many vehicles experiencing the same malfunction in the frame it would appear that a manufacturing defect exists with this seat. The manufacture should be required to investigate and repair the defect as a safety issue.

While driving on the freeway, luckily on a curve. The driver seat began to wobble and lean to the right and back and I thought the motor came out of alignment. When I got home I began to search to locate the issue. After further investigation I noticed that the front bar of the seat had broken off. I have taken pictures of the defect. The issue and concern I have at this time is safety, how can a seatbelt secure me if the seat is not attached to the car during an accident. If I were in a stand still on a freeway and the car behind me did not stop in time and hit me at 45 mph, what would the result be? I picture my seat finally snapping off of its frame and me and the seat flying through the windshield.

Purchased car and realized that the seat is broken. It appears the driver's side frame has become un-welded at a joint on the right front crossbar causing the seat to lean toward passenger side and wobble in remaining frame as car is driven. Shocking that this defect is common for this vehicle, that there is the potential for injury and even fatality related to the shock of this breaking as one drives it down the road and the potential for a crash from the alarming nature of this defect. Took this to the local car repair shop to see if they could fix it, they had never seen anything like it before, and recommended we go to a junk yard to purchase a new frame. After seeing all the complaints related to this same side/position, it seems a recall to fix this defect should be in order.

Driving approximately 10 mph heard a loud pop on the driver side seat and the seat now tilts to the right and is unsafe to be sitting in seat. The seat broke at the welding bracket.

The frame that supports the drivers seat has a broken weld. The seat now wobbles, especially on bumps. ## VIN passed ## chevy Malibu 2005 ##.

The support bracket welded to the seat frame broke on the driver side seat, causing the seat to lean towards the passanger side. The seat can not raise up on the passanger side of the driver seat.

Driver seat is broken. There was no incident that caused it to break. It is crooked and sometimes moves while driving, which has caused my footing to slip off the brake/gas.

Weld on driver seat broke on front right side. Seat leans to right.

Sat down in drivers seat and it popped and slumped to the right towards the center console. I looked under the seat and the metal tube frame had separated at the weld and looks like it just peeled back. The seat is now unstable and will wobble back and forth during driving. Researched this on the internet and it appears that there is an epidemic of driver seat frames breaking in the same manor on this year Malibu maxx. With so many vehicles experiencing the same malfunction in the frame it would appear that a manufacturing defect exists with this seat. The manufacture should be required to investigate and repair the defect as a safety issue.

The drivers seat frame broke and I had to replace. Also the car makes a popping noise when steered. Currently trying to get that into the dealer because it has been doing it for almost a year.

Drivers seat bracket broke, driver now sits lopsided.

My wife went to drive the car on Sunday, 5/15/2011. The seat broke. The seat cross member failed. The seat now rocks back and forth. It is going to the dealer on 5/24/2011 for repair. Fortunately, it did not happen at highway speed. We have to lower the seat all the way down to get any stability. I did some research on the internet and apparently, this is a common problem with the maibu maxx.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 20 mph the seat shifted backwards. The contact stated that when he stopped and inspected the vehicle he noticed a tube that was attached to the weld of the seat was broken. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 47,800.

Front driver seat weld broke, seat leans to riht and wobbles.

2005 Malibu maxx, about 88,000 miles. Drivers seat frame broke underneath, causing the seat to lean to the right. Dangerous. Just happened, took to repair shop and they said that entire seat would need to be replaced for over $1000. Extended warranty would not cover. Not sure how I'm getting it fixed yet.

While driving my 2005 chevy Malibu, I made a turn and the drivers seat broke on the right rear. The welds broke off the frame rail causing me to swerve in to the side of the road. The car needs a new seat rail to repair the car. The cost is about $800, gm will not assist in the repair of a defective seat weld.

The metal frame on the drivers side seat (back right corner) completely broke when the vehicle was only 1. 5 years old the car lot where I purchased the vehicle was going to charge me $800. 00 to replace it so ididn't do it. A friend owns a junk yard and he has the same year and modile car brought in after it wrecked so I was going to get that seat out of the car, that seat was broke in the same spot. My brother is a welder and he said the metal is too thin to even be able to weld it to fix it. I was wondering if this was a recall because if I wreck the seat and I will be going into the airbag together.