Seats complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Chevrolet Malibu has 28 NHTSA seats complaints and 0 seats-related recalls.
28
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | SEATS | Weld on the back, right side of the driver's seat broke causing the seat to rock while driving. Thi... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SEATS | Driver side seat weld has failed causing seat to lean & become unstable. This failure put my entire ... |
| May 3, 2021 | SEATS | HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS LEANING TOWARDS THE BACK AND RIGHT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHI... |
| Feb 15, 2020 | SEATS | I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED ON THE BACK-RIGHT SIDE. AFTER INSPECTION, I FOUND TH... |
| Nov 17, 2019 | SEATS | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the weld to ... |
| Mar 4, 2019 | SEATS | WAS DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ WHEN I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE RIGH... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | SEATS | DRIVERS SEAT STARTED LEANING TO THE RIGHT OVER TIME. THEN ONE DAY WHEN WE GOT IN THE CAR, THE SEAT W... |
| Dec 17, 2018 | SEATS | "TAKATA RECALL".... WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, POSITION GOT U... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | SEATS | ON 10/17/18 I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PULL ONTO THE SUBURBAN SIDE STREET THAT I LIVE ON, GOING APPROXIMATE... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | SEATS | I WENT TO ADJUST MY SEAT FORWARD USING THE AUTOMATED ADJUSTER AND HEARD A SNAP. THE SEAT WILL ADJUST... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER BURNED ... |
| Jan 1, 2018 | SEATS | DRIVER FRONT SEAT TRACK CRACKED AT WELD SPOT, SEAT LEANS TO THE RIGHT. ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MANY O... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | SEATS | THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN, CAUSING A SHARP LEAN TO THE RIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRAME NEED... |
| Oct 1, 2017 | SEATS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT COMP... |
| Aug 13, 2017 | SEATS | THE FRAME ATTACHED TO THE BASE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE COLLAPSED WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO SWERV... |
| Mar 27, 2017 | SEATS | FOR SOMETIME NOW IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WHEN I GET INTO THE DRIVER SEAT IT FEELS LIKE THE SEAT IS SHI... |
| Mar 6, 2017 | SEATS | DRIVER SEAT FRAME BREAKING - NO NOTICE THE DRIVER SEAT RIGHT SIDE SAGS AND IS LOOSE MOVES AROUND. ... |
| Feb 2, 2016 | SEATS | I DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SEAT BELTS, NOT SURE IF THE SEATS WERE REMOVED. SINCE THEN THE DRIV... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | SEATS | DRIVERS SEAT IS BROKEN AND LEANING TO THE RIGHT SIDE. SEEMS LIKE A BRACKET PROBLEM. |
| Jan 29, 2016 | SEATS | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, I FELT THAT THE SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND WAS MOVIN... |