2013 Chevrolet Malibu seats problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seats on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Air bag warning light stays on and will not reset. Driver power seat controls buttons out of plastic control cover and jammed in metal part of seat. Can not get seat control unjammed and no way to adjust driver seat.”
filed Jan 27, 2024
“I seem to have a short in the drivers side seat adjuster. At times when adjusting the seat a warning comes up to replace air bag and sometimes shuts off the radio. I have read that there was a recall at one point for this problem.”
filed Jul 10, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Wiring harness for the power seat may contact the seat frame which may chafe the harnessCampaign 13V566000 · Nov 13, 2013
Seats problems in other Malibu years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Malibu | 2 | 6% |
| 2021 Malibu | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Malibu | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 Malibu | 6 | 1% |
| 2016 Malibu | 6 | 1% |
| 2015 Malibu | 10 | 4% |
| 2014 Malibu | 6 | 2% |
| 2012 Malibu | 35 | 4% |
| 2011 Malibu | 38 | 4% |
| 2010 Malibu | 25 | 2% |
| 2009 Malibu | 30 | 2% |
| 2008 Malibu | 8 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.