2007 SATURN AURA Seats Problems

TODAY MY DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT A WHOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY SEAT

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.

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.

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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

STRUCTURAL WELD UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT NOW SWAYS LEFT TO RIGHT, NOT SECURE IN THE VEHICLE. VISUAL INDICATION OF A WEAK, NON-PENETRATIVE, ROBOTIC STRUCTURAL WELD KEEPING THE SEAT IN PLACE. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT COSTS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING ACROSS MILLIONS OF VEHICLES UNDER THE CHEVROLET AND SATURN MAKES. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO IGNORE THE LIGHT OR CANCEL IT USING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2013, WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED FOR GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION MODULE. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD BEEP 5 TIMES AND THEN A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD BLINK, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON. DRIVING ALONG A COUPLE OF MILES, THE BEEPING NOISE RETURNED, AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT....

I WAS ADJUSTING MY ELECTRONIC DRIVERS SEAT WHEN I NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE WASN'T RESPONDING TO ANY VERTICAL ADJUSTMENTS I TRIED TO MAKE. IT STILL WORKED FORWARDS AND BACK SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND STARTED ON MY 2 HOURS DRIVE TO WORK. I DISCOVERED THAT WHENEVER I BANKED LEFT ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD RAISE UP AND THEN SLAM BACK DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS NOW LOOSE. THE MOUNTING BAR FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS BROKEN. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE THIS WAY - ALWAYS BOUNCING AROUND MADE IT HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $600 + LABOR TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE. I TOOK A METAL HOSE CLAMP AND SECURED THE TWO BROKEN ENDS OF THE MOUNTING BAR TOGETHER THEN WRAPPED IT WITH DUCK TAPE TO KEEP THE...

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XE MY PROBLEM IS THE SEAT MOTORS HOUSING DRIVER SIDE ARE STARTING TO COME APART WHEN I MOVE SEAT UP/DOWN THE PARTS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE FRAME IS POKING THROUGH THE SEAT ON THE LEFT BACK SIDE LOWER CUSHION THAT IS STICKING ME IN THE BUTT WHEN I GET INTO CAR .ALSO THE FRONT BRAKES GET REALLY SHAKY WHEN I HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY ON ROUGH ROADS PEDAL SEEMS TO GO TO FLOOR AND BRAKES MAKE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE ITS A LITTLE SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. ALSO THE POST FOR MY GAS CAP THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO POP OPEN FELL APART THE PIN FELL INTO THE MOUNTING HOLE AND WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS COMING APART. *TR

THE HEATED SEATS COMES ON ITS OWN ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES OFTEN WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART IT GOES OUT...BUT LATELY IT STAYS ON LONGER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH POWER DRIVER SEATS. THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS JUST ABOUT HALF WAY ELEVATED AND WHILE DROPPING A FRIEND OFF GOING UP-HILL ON A WINDY ROAD - I BEGAN TO FEEL THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVING IN THE MOTION OF THE TURN. AFTER A COUPLE OTHER OCCASIONS IT BECAME AN ISSUE AS THE DRIVERS SEAT FELT CROOKED WHILE DRIVING AND MORE PRONOUNCED THAT IT AFFECTED DRIVING AS THE SEAT MOVED EVEN MORE AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED AND DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO TURN INTO SOMETHING MORE-SO OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT CAUSE; DUE TO THE IMBALANCE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. ONE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION IS THE FULLY LOWER THE SEAT SO THAT THE BRACKETS ARE AT IT'S LOWEST POSITION. ALTHOUGH I DON'T PREFER TO BE THAT CLOSE AS THE DRIVERS SEAT IS NORMALLY A LITTLE HIGHER IT DOES CAUSE INCONVENIENCE. NOT ONLY TO ME,...

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, MOST OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN REPAIRED EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY DEALERSHIP, PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, HEATED SEATS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I GAVE UP ON REPAIR OF THOSE LONG AGO, BUT THEY ARE MINOR COMPARED OTHER PROBLEMS I ANY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR AS YOU CAN READ AT EDMUNDS.COM CONSUMER DISCUSSIONS, THIS CANNOT BE COINCIDENCE, TRACTION CONTROL, WATER PUMPS, CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOST RECENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES, WHICH IN THE PROCESS OF MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC/DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR I HAVE PAID FOR WHAT I WOULD CALL UNNECESSARY REPAIRS, FINALLY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME GM HAS TOLD THEM THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED, I'M ASSUMING GM KNOWS THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER VEHICLES SOME 2007 MODELS WITH A...

IDENTICAL TO THE RECENT AIRBAG RELATED RECALL INITIATED AT CHRYSLER, GM HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, MOST NOTABLY THE SATURN AURA XR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 EDITION. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE IN 2010. FIRST, THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT NO PASSENGER WAS PRESENT. SECOND, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" ICAW WOULD ANNUNCIATE, SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE I GOT QUITE FLUSTERED. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND TOOK IT TO THE LAST SATURN SERVICE CENTER IN FORT WORTH WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT I'D MOST ASSUREDLY FLOODED MY PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (NEVER DROVE THE CAR INTO A BODY OF WATER--CONFUSED???). THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ACM, THE PASSENGER SENSING MAT, AND THE SEAT HEATER--TOTAL COST ~$1K. BUT MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY! THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP COULD...

TWO TIMES ? I ORIGINALLY HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2009. RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2012 IT BROKE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE SEAT FRAME IS A POORLY ENGINEERED PRODUCT. THE ISSUE CAUSES THE SEAT TO LEAN INTO THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AND ROCK WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT SIMPLY CLUNKS DOWNWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FACT THAT THE CLUNKING DOWN IS SUDDEN, IT IS QUITE STARTLING AND VERY DISTRACTING FROM WHAT'S IS GOING ON ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO SECURE SOME ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL OFFSET FOR THE SECOND SEAT FRAME THROUGH GM?S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FIVE DAYS WHILE GM'S CAC SUPPOSEDLY DELIBERATED ON MY REQUEST AND ONLY TO RETURN IT TO ME IN WORST CONDITION DUE TO THEIR INSPECTION. I'M NOT A SUPER HEAVY GUY, I AVERAGE 230 LBS. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO...

WHILE ADJUSTING THE POWER SEAT, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO LIST TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTING THE SEAT, I FOUND THAT THE FORWARD AND REAR RAILS THAT CONNECT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT FRAME ARE SNAPPED OFF AT THE WELDS. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE SURFACE RUST ON THE METAL OF THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE SEAT AND ITS MOTORS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE I HEARD A LOUD SNAP/THUNK SOUND FROM UNDER MY SEAT.. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE RIGHT.. AFTER I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT IT I FOUND A WELD ON THE METAL BAR UNDER THE SEAT HAD SNAPPED.. THE CAR IS NOT REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO IT LEANING TO THE RIGHT AND EVERYTIME YOU BRAKE OR HIT THE GAS OR TURN YOU CONSTANTLY LEAN AND BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH.. I HAVE NOW SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD SNAPPING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT. SEAT TILTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT AND WAS MOVING AS IF PART OF SEAT HAD DETACHED FROM BODY OF CAR. UPON PARKING AND INSPECTING SEAT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A WELD ON A METAL BAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT AND TILT UNCONTROLLABLY, MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES NEXT MONTH; BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY ALREADY EXPIRED. WILL BE CONTACTING SATURN SERVICE TOMORROW TO DISCUSS NECESSARY REPAIRS / COSTS. RESEARCH SHOWS MULTIPLE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS: ODI ID NUMBERS 10459205, 10428808, 10370757, 10362984, 10361625, 10312656. *TR

THE WELD AT THE LEFT REAR BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED. THE DRIVER COULD BE LAUNCHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE REMAINING WELDS FAIL. 8TT

ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL WELDS IN THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY SET UP AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND IN THEIR EXACT WORDS (NOTHING YOU (THE OWNER) COULD HAVE DONE, WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WELD TO BREAK) MY GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST WORKED WITH HER MANAGER, THE MANAGER'S FINAL DECISION WAS THAT ONLY HALF THE COSTS ($400 OF THE $800 TOTAL) WOULD BE COVERED SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANAGER WILL NOT TAKE CALLS FROM CUSTOMERS. I OFFERED TO PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE BREAK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT RECEIVE EMAIL FROM CUSTOMERS. THE PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN CLEARLY DETAIL THE COMPONENT...

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...

1.NO EVENT. MY WIFE AND I WERE RUNNING ERRANDS ONE DAY AND WE HEARD A LOUD CRACK. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. 2. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I COULD MOVE THE REAR LEFT OF THE SEAT BACK QUITE EASILY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BACK LEFT MOUNTING OF THE SEAT BOTTOM TO BE BROKEN . I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP QUITE EASILY. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WAS STILL SECURE. 3. THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WAS ABOUT $850. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN. IT MAY BE SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, BUT IT'S EVIDENT THE SEAT FRAME HAS DETACHED IN THE RIGHT REAR PART OF THE UNIT. WHEN POWERING THE SEAT BOTTOM UP, ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD MOVE. I RECENTLY TRIED TO RAISE THE SEAT BECAUSE THE BACK FELT TOO LOW AND THERE WAS A "BANG" AND I COULD FEEL THE POWER MECHANISM PUSHING THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY...OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. *TR

THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WELD BROKE. THIS IS PART OF THE SEAT AND IS WELDED TO A BAR INSIDE THE REAR PART OF THE SEAT. THIS AND THE OTHER THREE SEAT BRACKETS THEN RIDE INSIDE THE MOVEMENT GUDES. WITH THIS BRACKET BROKEN OFF THE SEAT, THE SEAT IS HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY THE THREE REMAINING BRACKETS. THE LEFT REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FLOATS. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA XR CUSTOMER HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND BELIEVES THAT DEFECT CAN CAUSE DEATH**CC WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT, IF FREQUENTLY INDICATED AN EMPTY SEAT. WHEN THE SENSOR INDICATED OCCUPANCY, IT WOULD SWITCH TO UNOCCUPIED AFTER DRIVING A MILE. *JB