2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx seats problems

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Seats · 117,000 miles · IN

Driver's seat is wobbling and feels like something is broken or detached beneath the right side of the seat. I've read many complaints about this in a chevy malibu/maxx. Should be a recall. Mechanics on the phone assume it's a welding issue. The wobbling occurred over time. Shouldn't have to pay for a manufacturing defect.

Filed Jul 24, 2016 · Seats · 87,000 miles · MI

The driver seat, rear right side is broken. Driver leans toward center console. Potential safety concern if there were to be an accident. Seems as if there was a structural failure in that location. Driver did not notice it break until sitting down one day to start daily commute.

Filed Nov 24, 2015 · Seats · MI

The weld on the front torsion tube of the driver seat adjuster is detached and the tube is disconnected, allowing more than 200mm of fore/aft movement of the upper seat back and headrest if seat is in full up position. This will clearly not pass fmvss 207 or 210. There are already dozens of complaints nearly identical to this one on the federal safety agency site. This should be a recall. I do not know when this initially occurred.

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Fuel system, Seats · 95,000 miles · KS

Issue one is the drivers seal welds brake on the rear and front from the floor mount base to the elevated control thus in the case of a crash the seat is compromised to separate completely from the floor mount due to these welds being broke. Second issue fuel pumps begin to leak at the seal of the pump at the fuel tank leaking heavy amounts of fuel from the tank and onto the exhaust. Third issue which I have seen multiple reports of recalls but the dealership denies there is an issue with the maxx that only the base model is effected but while driving the power steering will fail and the car has no control and will violently jerk in one direction throwing the vehicle in to oncoming lanes or even into the ditch. Happens periodically the power steering message appears on main control message screen and car will sound an alarm, other times the entire dash board warning lights from check engine, oil, air bag, seat belt, so on so all come on and the power steering goes out. I have found that this issue usually occurs while accelerating whether slowly or even while trying to speed up more aggressively to merge unto expressway traffic. I have nearly wrecked into numerous cars due to steering going out and wheel will violently jerk one direction or to the other. Not sure why this site shows a recall for power steering but dealership denies there is a active recall for the maxx but they have one for the 2005 base malibu

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Seats · 125,000 miles · IN

Driver power seat/ broken weld on metal stabilizer bar across the lower front of the seat. Causes the seat to be unstable and shift when braking or accellerating.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Seats · 201,000 miles · MO

The driver seat welds have broken making the seat unsafe.

Filed Oct 9, 2014 · Seats · 150,000 miles · IN

Drivers seat welding has snapped underneath causing the seat to lean to the right and bounce up and down.

Filed Jul 21, 2014 · Seats · 70,000 miles · NY

When entering my parked 2005 malibu maxx, the cross bar under the front right side of the seat snapped at the corner weld. From reading these posts from other consumers, this has been happening since the car was manufactured. Not sure how many people can afford $1000 to buy another defective seat frame before they make a stronger one, but this seems like it should be added to the list of recalls I already have for this vehicle. ( which parts are not available as of yet ) this is definitely a safety concern.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Seats · WV

I was adjusting the driver side seat when I heard a metallic pop. Seat had a slight tilt to right that became worse when seat was raised up. Slight rocking motion was noticed when shifting body weight. Visual inspection found that right front weld had failed.

Filed Jun 13, 2014 · Seats · 137,000 miles · MD

Power driver's seat suddenly tilted back and right, and I heard a loud pop. Upon inspection a bar that runs under the seat broke at a weld. Seat now feels insecure and bouncy.