THE WELDS ON THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BREAK. I FIRST NOTICED THIS IN FEBRUARY 2010 WHEN MY SEAT WOULD RAISE AT AN ANGLE. RECENTLY I WAS CLEANING MY CAR AND I NOTICED THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT ATTACHED SECURELY. THE WELD HOLDING THE SEAT BELT TO THE SEAT FRAME HAD CRACKED AND BROKEN FREE. I FOUND A USED SEAT AND WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED, THIS SEAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS, MULTIPLE WELDS ON THE SEAT FRAME THAT ARE CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS FRAME IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. THIS WEBSITE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS OF REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/CHEVROLET/MALIBU_MAXX/SEATS/PROBLEM.ASPX THERE ARE MORE PLACES ONLINE TALKING ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. MY CAR HAS 55000 MILES ON IT. I AM 150LBS. THESE WELDS SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING SO EASY, AND SO PREMATURELY. *JS
2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FROM ABOUT 35000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON FROM TIME TO TIME. UNDER THE 3YEARS/36000MILES WARRANTY, DEALER JUST REZEROED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. BUT IT CAN NOT PREVENT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FROM BEING ON AGAIN OCCASIONALLY. AT ABOUT 44000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER (JAKE SWEENEY CHEVROLET) ASKED FOR A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FOR $632. I THINK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 07 MALIBU MAXX. *TR