NHTSA Complaint #10903656 — 2010 SUBARU FORESTER

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN WOULD SIT DOWN. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THIS SQUEAKING NOISE, PART OF THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE, SEEMS TO BE A BAD WELD. WHEN SITTING ON THE SEAT, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT BOTTOM SINKS DOWN. THIS SEEMS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK IN THE FIRST PLACE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND WEIGH ABOUT 170 LBS. I'M NOT PUTTING ANY UNUSUAL STRESS ON THE SEAT. LOOKING ONLINE AND DOING SOME QUICK RESEARCH, I SEE A LOT OF FELLOW 2010 OWNERS WHO ARE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL CONTACT SOA SHORTLY BECAUSE I EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. A RECALL WOULD HELP, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T TRUST THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IN A CRASH AT THE MOMENT. THE COLLAPSE OF THE SEAT HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.