Front Seat Power Adjust Problems of Saturn Aura

2008 Saturn Aura. Consumer writes in regards to broken weld on front seat frame. The consumer stated the driver's seat leaned to the right side. One day, while adjusting the power seat, the seat lifted high on one side as opposed to the other. He looked under the seat and noticed a black metal bar had been welded to the metal frame of the seat had actually separated from the frame itself causing the seat not to function as designed.

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Left side of power driver seat collapsed while rounding a corner. Upon examination it appears the weld broke attaching a vertical bracket to a horizontal tube that extends under the width of the seat near the rear and is capped on both ends. Upon searching online data sources, it appeared that this is a "known issue" that extends across the platforms that share this particular seat design(Chevrolet malibu, pontiac g6, Saturn Aura) and possibly others. I'd like to add my incident to the record.

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While adjusting the power seat, there was a loud snapping sound and the seat began to list to the right. Upon inspecting the seat, I found that the forward and rear rails that connect perpendicular to the right side seat frame are snapped off at the welds. There also appears to be surface rust on the metal of the frame that supports the seat and its motors.

While driving my 2007 Saturn Aura with power driver seats. The drivers seat was just about half way elevated and while dropping a friend off going up-hill on a windy road - I began to feel the drivers seat moving in the motion of the turn. After a couple other occasions it became an issue as the drivers seat felt crooked while driving and more pronounced that it affected driving as the seat moved even more as the days progressed and dangerous as it could have caused me to turn into something more-so or accelerate without cause; due to the imbalance in the drivers seat. One remedy to this situation is the fully lower the seat so that the brackets are at it's lowest position. Although I don't prefer to be that close as the drivers seat is normally a little higher it does cause inconvenience. Not only to me, but other drivers that use the vehicle. Another reason why it's at it's lowest position is to avoid further damage to the seat and it's components. The integrity of the seat is already compromised and would hate to raise the seat in fear of a collision due to the frame or full failure of the seat itself. I would appreciate any investigation to this matter as I feel it's not an isolated issue and would hope that the manufacturer would assist in getting not only my seat repaired, but others with the same issue. Thank you.

The driver's seat has broken. It may be similar to a problem previously reported with another vehicle. I have not yet taken the vehicle in for repair, but it's evident the seat frame has detached in the right rear part of the unit. When powering the seat bottom up, only one side of the seat would move. I recently tried to raise the seat because the back felt too low and there was a "bang" and I could feel the power mechanism pushing through the upholstery. . . Obviously no longer connected to the frame.