# 2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `1454302` · 2018-03-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 80,263
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTION:  TURNED HEATED SEAT ON LOWEST NUMBER AS WE LEFT HOME AND WITHIN ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE THE SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT ON MY SONS BOTTOM AND WE STARTED SMELLING A SCENT OF BURNING.  MY SON IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEAT AND RAISED UP OFF THE SEAT UNTIL I COULD GET THE CAR PULLED OVER.  WHEN HE GOT OUT WE SAW A HOLE HAD BURNED INTO THE SEAT.  IT ALSO BURNED A SMALL HOLE IN HIS PANTS. HE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IF WE HAD OF NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER QUICKLY.
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