NHTSA Complaint #10370757 — 2007 SATURN AURA

ON 14TH DEC 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA IN TOWN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS MY FOOT LEFT THE GAS PEDAL, AWKWARD POSITION AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER AS SATURN IS NOW CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW FRAME AT A COST OF $1200. I REFUSE TO PAY THIS FOR A LEASED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 43500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS IT IS NOT SAFE. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEMS. I AM WAITING ON GM AREA REP TO GET BACK TO ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL COVER THE COST. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, THAT I DO NOT MIND PAYING FOR. MY WIFE AT 105 LBS DRIVES THE CAR 90% OF THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED IN CANADA, I AM CANADIAN, HOWEVER CAR WAS BUILT IN U.S.A. AND I SEE OTHERS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME ISSUE. TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ALSO BEEN ADVISED. *TR