2012 Chevrolet Malibu seats problems
Owners reported seats problems in 36 complaints for the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seats problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My vehicle was stopped at a traffic light. I was struck in the rear end by a minivan traveling about 50 MPH. The drivers seat back broke at the bottom hinged area and left me lying flat on my back, still in the seat. This sent my feet flying straight up causing them to strike under the dash and breaking my toes.
While car was parked I got into the drivers seat, then all of a sudden the seat shifted. When I went to re-adjust the seat height/ position. The seat leaned to one side and was loose. I took it to a repair shop who refused to even look at it after I described the issue. I found 3 different websites listing the same problem. It boils down to cracked welds. A car under 7yrs old should not have a failure like this.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu
- Electrical system 291 complaints
- Lighting 202 complaints
- Steering 191 complaints
- Stability control 129 complaints
- Engine 103 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Brakes 75 complaints
- Fuel system 56 complaints