2007 Chevrolet Malibu seats problems

Filed Jul 7, 2020 · Airbags, Seats · 75,000 miles · IL

I used to get a warning to "service airbags" on the stereo display, and a chime, typically when I first started up the car. This started when I was living in southern illinois. I drove with my backpack on the passenger seat, and occasionally that seat would chime for passenger to buckle up. The service air bag message would stay up for about 5 miles of driving, then would not illuminate again. Finally caught it in the act, got it to a dealership, where they told me their diagnostic came up with a passenger seat occupancy sensor was failing/had failed. The only remedy offered was to clear the computer, or consider a brand new passenger seat (which at that time exceeded the estimated blue book value). Clearing the computer of that trouble code lasted about a week. Couldn't offer more info such as if the airbag wouldn't deploy if needed, or if it was like a jack-in-the-box and might trip unnecessarily. That was almost 5 years ago, this summer it stopped advising me of the need for service. I'm not sure if the sensor finally gave out, or if some component(s) were damaged in a collision that ripped off the bumper this winter.

Filed Mar 15, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · IL

This vehicle has a safety design fault where the passenger pressence sensor(pps) defaults causing the airbag light to come on dissabling the whole whole airbag protection system. This car shares the same parts with the 2007 saturn aura whose model has been safety recalled for te pps.

Filed Apr 30, 2018 · Seats · AZ

My 2007 chevy ltz front driver seat broken shortly after warranty expired, I have to drive with the seat all the way down in low position for last 6-7 years or so. Chevy dealership says out of warranty and wants a huge amount to replace the seat rack etc. I do not know how a front driver seat breaks.. That is a safety hazard for myself and any one else in my car.. I first noticed it leaving to go to work one morning when I heard a pop while getting into my driver seat and trying to move it back.. The right side collapsed .. The auto seat adjust keep clicking and wont engage to raise the right side of seat so I have to drive with it all the way down to be even... Chapman tempe dealership wants over 1000.. To replace it when I tried bringing it to them... They just claim its out of warranty nothing they can do... This nuts..

Filed Dec 13, 2017 · Seats · MA

My service air bag light is on when I took it to dealer they said it was the passenger presence module and they no longer make the part.

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Seats · 125,000 miles · CT

The drivers seat assembly broke . The seat shifted to the right and down. A weld broke on the seat assembly. This makes the car very unsafe to drive. Is there a recall on this? What do I do about this? Is there anyone I can contact?

Filed Apr 23, 2016 · Electrical, Seats · 149,457 miles · MS

Air bag warning lite stays on.

Filed Dec 29, 2015 · Electrical, Seats · 129,394 miles · CA

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!

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Seats · 78,000 miles · WI

A squeaking sound is coming from the driver's side seat whenever I am sitting in the seat. The seat squeaks worse when the car is being driven. Upon examination it was discovered that the seat frame was broken at the point where the seat belt buckle anchors to the seat frame. The car has never been in an accident and is well maintained. This appears to be a common problem with chevrolet malibus, pontiac g6 and saturn aura models: http://www.chevymalibuforum.com/forums/printthread.php?t=26433&pp=40.

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Seats · 129,394 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the front driver side seat heater failed, which caused the seat to overheat and burned a hole in the seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,394. ...updated 01/25/16 *bf

Filed May 6, 2015 · Seats · 167,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. While the vehicle was parked, a burning odor emitted inside of the vehicle. In addition, there was smoke underneath the front driver seat. The contact extinguished the smoke. A police and a fire report were filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.