Front Seat Power Adjust problems of the 2010 Subaru Forester

Weld broke on power seat; left side. Audible pop was heard when in motion, after having backed out of parking space and driving forward to exit parking lot.

Driver's seat front left corner bracket appears to have broken. When power seat is movers to front of seat raised, the left side sags and is unsupported; will not stay in up position when any pressure/weight is applied to seat. Unsure when this occurred, noticed it for first time 2 weeks ago. On-line reviews indicate several hundred othweer Forester owners experiencing identical problem with seat. Don't see any recall notice for this obvious safety issue from Subaru -why not?.

Broken seat welds drivers side power seat side nearest drivers door. Seat leans considerably towards door. Seat can be moved up and down several inches. This needs to be a recall. It is very common on the 2010 model. Subaru needs to back quality. Seat welds should never break.

There is an issue with the driver side power seat that collapses due to faulty welds particularly on the left side of the seat. In which the lower seat pad can become loose and potentially detach from the chair. A number of owners own forums have reported the same occurrences between typically between 60k and 80k miles of driving. Depending on the degree of the collapse and the detachment it can present a safety risk to the driver. Investigation should be conducted into this issue.

Drivers seat support failure. My 2010 Subaru Forester limited has what appears to be a broken weld or support in the drivers seat. While the power seat still functions, the left side of the seat cushion/seat frame has collapsed. If the power seat is raised, only the right side rises creating an uneven seating surface and very uncomfortable and not particularly safe since the integrity of the seat is now in question. . Read more...

The driver's side power seat collapsed for the second time. A few months ago the right side collapsed. I found that the toggle bracket on the upper right seat frame broke loose from the lower scissor assembly that raises and lowers the seat. The toggle bracket is held the the scissor assembly by two spot welds. The spot welds broke loose causing the seat to fail. There was no Subaru TSB or warranty coverage so I removed the seat and rewelded it. Today I noticed that the left side toggle has broken loose at the same two spot welds. These welds are too weak for the application and Subaru corp should issue a recall. I ask you: where's the love from Subaru for their customers. There are many complaints for this problem on this govt website and a search on-line will reveal a lot more instances of this problem!.

While sitting stationary in parking lot, drivers power seat suddenly dropped a few inches. Upon inspection I noticed the front bracket which attaches to the underside of the seat had snapped (weld broke on the left side).

While turning into a parking lot, I heard something snap under my seat (power seat). Also, the front left corner dropped and no longer supported any weight. On further investigation, I found that the left front support was no longer attached to the seat base. It appears some weld or rivets failed.