Front Seat Heater/cooler problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 30 mph, the driver's side seat heater caught fire. The fire extinguished itself. There were no injuries sustained. A fire report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer was it was diagnosed, but the contact didn't know what needed to be replaced or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was an abnormal smoke odor. The contact stated that the heated seat element burned a hole into the seat fabric and the back of the contact's sweater. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the module and the driver seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

My wife had turned on the seat heater. After a period of time she felt the back of the seat getting very hot and then smelled something burning and saw smoke inside the car. . She leaned forward and then turned off the switch to the seat heater. I examined the seat and discovered a dime sized burn through hole in the seat. The burn trough is approximately shoulder high on the seat.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 30 mph, the rear of the driver side seat became extremely hot without warning. The contact turned off the heated seats. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that a hole was burned through the seat back. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed that the elements in the seat were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.