Seven problems related to seat broken have been reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2011 Malibu.
The metal on side of seat broke causing the seat not to be able to adjust. Also, electrical problems lighter had shortage and speaker sounds increase and decrease with being adjusted, and the light for the tire pressure remain on even when the tires has sufficient air. I didn't notice an exact time the defect happen. I just notice the affects while driving.
"takata recall". . . . While driving my vehicle making a left turn I heard a loud noise, position got uncomfortable have to sit very very low while driving and sometimes seat kind of lift up when moving. Brought to dealership and tells me my seat is broke and it requires a new assembly. How does a seat just break? this is a safety issue! too expensive to fix so driving unsafe is not good at all.
On 10/17/18 I was just about to pull onto the suburban side street that I live on, going approximately 10 mp, when I suddenly heard a very loud "clunk" or "snap" and immediately felt my driver's seat shift downward and to the right. After completing my turn, I pulled to the side of the road, put my vehicle in park and noticed that the entire driver's seat was "loose. " I got out of my vehicle and the driver's seat was tilted toward the center console, on a downward angle, the seat was rocking back and forth/up & down when I gently touched it. What a serious safety issue! if this happened while I was just driving down a suburban side street at a low speed, then what would happen in an accident? one thing I want to point out is that shortly prior to my seat breaking, I had used my automatic controls on the side of the seat to adjust my seat slightly. I adjusted the height and tilt of the frame (not the angle of the back of the seat). It appears that I am not the only individual who has had this experience, that is scary! I am waiting to get an estimate from the chevy dealership I go to, and I am hoping it is covered under my extended warranty. My car is a 2011 Malibu and is just under 50,000 miles. It is serviced regularly by the same dealership I purchased it at, there is no reason why this should have happened!!!!!!! very scary to drive with a seat that is no longer secured properly. It does not appear that this is being addressed by Chevrolet, either as a recall, safety investigation, or etc. If this happens to 1 or 2 people, maybe coincidence, but google is full of reviews with this complaint. In fact, when searching on google for "driver seat broken" the first thing that comes up is this exact issue in a Malibu!!! there are a couple other search results on the first page that are this exact issue in a Malibu as well.
Driver seat frame breaking - no notice the driver seat right side sags and is loose moves around. Normal getting in and out of car. Had dealer look at it and said frame broken. Seat need to be replaced 1100. 00 verified seat frame broken with Chevrolet dealer in GA hazard driving when driver seat frame breaks without notice.
The drivers side seat has broken. It is the right side and it is sitting lower than the left side. I have never had this happen in any vehicle I have owned. The other issue is intermittent problems with the shifting of the transmission. It is very worrisome. When you are sitting at a stop sign/light or anything and you go to take off it feels like car shuts down briefly and then it kicks in. The problem can never seem to be replicated at a dealership imagine that.
Drivers seat is broken and leaning to the right side. Seems like a bracket problem.
The weld on my seat track broke. I work at a dealership and they said that it is not suppose to break. My seat is completely off the seat track on my driver's right part of the seat.