Problems · by component
2007 Saturn Aura seats problems
31 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Saturn Aura cite seats, 5% of all 608 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
31
5% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
What owners say about the seats
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“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.”
“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”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.