Front Seat Heater/cooler Problems of Chevrolet Malibu

High mount center stop light does not work drivers heated seat heater does not work.

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 65 mph, the driver's seat heater burned a hole in the contact's coat. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer (lithia Chevrolet of redding, 200 e. Cypress avenue, redding, CA, 96002) advised the contact to schedule an appointment for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,621.

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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.

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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.

On oct. 31st I was driving my car and turned on the seat heater. A few seconds later I noticed the seat got extremely hot so I quickly turned it off. When I got out of my car there was a hole in my seat where the heater is!.

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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.

After having repairs made at the dealership for drivers seat heater not working. The driver seat heater element was replaced, I had driven approximately 20 miles when the seat started smoking and caught fire. By the time I got the car stopped and pulled to the side of the road the inside of the car was filled with smoke and the drivers seat was completely on fire. With the help of another motorist I was able to get out of the car. I received severe burns to my right leg and hands. By the time the fire department arrived the car was a total loss.

In 2014, the heater in the seat malfunctioned and burned through the seat on the driver's side and through the coat I was wearing while driving. Now, the seat heater on neither side works. I reported the incident to gm and they say that the car was not on recall and it was nothing they could do.

Letter from senator brown on behalf of constituent re concerns about 2008 Chevrolet Malibu (respond to cleveland office the consumer stated the transmission cooler lines and front hub assembly were replaced. Also, the power steering light illuminated and the headlights had condensation which caused the bulbs to blow out. The dealer found a seal around the parameter of the capsule was not properly sealed at the factory. The intermediate steering shaft and power steering control module were replaced. Also, the front seat heater switch had to be replaced, due to the heater coming on when the seat was occupied.

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