2007 Saturn Aura seats problems

Filed Feb 17, 2020 · Seats · 73,000 miles · NE · fire

Today my driver seat caught fire and burnt a whole all the way through my seat

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Seats · 110,000 miles · TX

Driver seat frame weld broke under normal usage. While driving under normal conditions, the back left of the driver seat "popped" and sank about 2 inches. Seat no longer stable. Mechanic confirmed that the weld had failed.

Filed Oct 6, 2016 · Seats · 160,000 miles · CA

The cross member on the driver's seat has broken causing the seat to lean towards the center console. Seat is very unstable and dangerous.

Filed Jun 10, 2016 · Seats · 160,000 miles · MI

Drivers seat track broken. Weld between a cross tube and the tracks broke which appears to be a common problem with gm cars of a certain type during this same year as well as before and after 2007. Seat now is not stable, it rocks because it dropped down in the back left rear of the seat. Unstable drivers seat is not an ideal situation for maintaining control of the vehicle under certain maneuvers.

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Seats · 117,000 miles · MI

I was adjusting the seat height as I was cleaning the vehicle, and I heard a snap/pop sound. The right side of the seat was not being supported up and I could also jiggle the side forward and back. The only position that feels ok is completely lowered, but the right side still can move slightly both forward and backward. I have removed the seat from the car and there is a weld failure of a tube that extends across the front of the seat, and on the back of the passenger side, a bracket connected to a steel tube snapped from the tube. While I don't mind being low in the car, I am concerned that the driver side may give way.

Filed Sep 18, 2014 · Seats · 138,000 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Seats · 116,300 miles · KY

Got into the car to drive to work and felt the rear outer corner dropped abruptly after being seated for maybe a minute. Car seat is no longer attached on the outer rear edge which makes it extremely dangerous if hit from behind.

Filed Sep 7, 2014 · Seats · 97,000 miles · IL

Seat weld broke away on the rear section of the drivers seat. No longer anchored to the frame allowing it to move several inches in either direction. Possible safety hazard if in an accident.

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Seats · 594 miles · PA

The plastic back covering of the driver seat is popping off again. It feels like the right side of the seat leans back. The seat has been replaced twice already. The first time was in 2007. It seems to last about 2.5 - 3 years. I believe a seat should last longer than 3 years.

Filed Jul 15, 2014 · Seats · 145,000 miles · CA

Tried to adjust the vertical lift on the power driver's seat and felt something pushing through the seat on the left side. Additionally, the rear left of the seat was no longer attached to the floor and could be pulled several inches up. Ultimately determined that the seat frame had broken; specifically, the horizontal bar at the rear of the seat to which the vertical lifter is attached was broken at the welds. This would be unsafe in case of a crash. The car seat frame cannot be repaired. A new one costs $1000. I have had many cars and never had one with seat failure at this mileage.