I have a very mild bubbling problem, not nearly as bad as the others I have seen on this forum.

 

That makes no sense. If something gets warmer, it usually expands. So warmer weather should equal even more bubbled leather!

 

I know this thread is just about done...but I figured I'd toss out some ideas (granted they aren't solutions)...

1) Perhaps the weight of the driver could influence what happens to the seat. I weigh roughly 155 and have had the car less than a year, sport seats...no problems.

2) Not only weather, but also could be humidity. Not sure where you're from but in Louisiana (over the top humidity) leather is quick to warp and get weird.

3) Posture. Everyone sits differently, some people slouch, others sit at attention. I have to believe this has some influence on seat quality. I personally have no a** and slouch when I sit in the car.

4) Type of pants you wear. Dunno why this would matter but it might.

5) Frequency of seat heater use. Again, this shouldn't matter...but it might if you use the seat heaters excessively.

And finally, are the bubbles forming on the back part of the seat or the butt part of the seat? Butt part I could understand, but if it's occurring on the back or god forbid, the head rest...then that's something that seriously needs to be looked at.

Good luck!

 

I think it's the heat from your butt, not from the weather.
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My seats are starting to look really rough. Under 10K miles and about 7 months of ownership :-( I want to get it fixed but not if it just comes back again. How long do you guys think it takes for it to become a "wear and tear" problem? I can understand after a couple years but its only been a few months? Also what do you guys recommend I say to them about it?

 

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Sorry for the off-topic side-bar to all.

 

yeah i weigh 160 and i don't really have much problem w/ the seat either. i bet if you slouch, the pressure applied from that angle might have somethin to do w/ it as well. and wearing jeans w/ sharp or large objects attached to the rear pocket can do damage as well (i.e. most true religion jeans).

 

Well I weight only 130 but than again I'm only 5'5 but yeah there is a bubble starting to form on the seat and I don't really slouch in the seat either. I heard from one my friends just now that he got back from Grubbs Infiniti here in Dallas and was told it was normal wear and tear. o_O

 

LOL at the above communications.



Ok now to the OP - lemme tell ya in the back seat after folding the seats down to carry golf bags - the seat belt holster made indents in the seats that with conditioner, sun and time - came out....So some dents you get lucky. Others you don't. For instance in my driver side seat a baseball sized bubble formed after sitting on the seat with my wallet and it looked hideous. Luckily for me, my dealership replaced the leather seat cover for me - which on the bill said it came out to over $1,000 including labor and parts - so boy am I glad I took care of that crap while in warranty.

Word to the wise - we do have pretty delicate leather seats. I suggest leather seat covers - o just ****-esque OCD care of the leather. Sit gently, make sure no one sits with sharp objects on their pants or a lump in the jeans like a wallet, clean/condition regularly to make sure the leather maintains as much elasticity as possible.

I agree - I am very dissapointed at how fragile our leather is. We have a 2000 Lexus sedan at home and the leather still holds up like a champ. The leather in our car just isn't made for the long haul. I hope the rest of the car was.

 

I dislike our leather seats

 

Yeah when I was at the dealership buying the car they had the back seats folded down for some reason, so when I picked the seats up when I was doing a test drive I noticed the dents left from the seatbelt buckles.
I mentioned it to the sales person and they said it would go back to normal, which it did.
But I was worried about it at first and would have definitly went back if they didn't go back to normal.
It's a design flaw if you ask me, unless you could tuck the seatbelt buckles in so it won't touch the seats when you fold them down
I don't know havn't tried because I havn't folded my backseats since I've had the car.

 

This isn't just occurring on the black leather seats is it? Anyone confirm the same problem on the other two color of leather seats?

 

Nope it happens to both colors. I have a tan leather and there is already a seat bubble on my car and i have like 3200 on my car.

 

Nissan needs one of these -->

 

yes they do. I never expected my 37 to have a seat bubble this early. I have one on my 35 but I understand that it has been worn down but wow 3200 miles and already a seat bubble. WHAT IS WORSE IS I ONLY FKING WAY 130 COME ON WTF.