I have a 2005 dodge dakota with leather seats. I turned on both driver and passenger heat to the seats drove about two miles to drop my child off to school. When I got back home I noticed a burn hole and melted leather around the hole. I haven't used it since.
2005 Dodge Dakota seats complaints
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Turned on passenger seat warmer to keep a meal warm in a white foam food container. 5 minutes later when I arrived at home the bottom of the container had a melted hole in it. The seat was extremely hot to the touch in one spot on the seat. The rest of the seat bottom and back were not warm at all. Several days later my wife turned the seat warmer on to low and within a couple of minutes she exclaimed that the seat was burning her bottom. We shut the seat warmer off and the seat began to cool down. The seat warmer had worked just fine before these incidents. It could have seriously burned my wife if could get hot enough to melt a foam food container. Both times the truck was parked and traveling. Top speed was 30ish.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the driver's side heated seat overheated without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.
I was picking up my boys from school when I smelled something burning. Then I saw smoke coming from my drivers side seat. I turned off the heat to the seat. When I got out of the truck, there was a burn mark in the seat and on my jacket.
Seat heater malfunction, causing small fire and hole melted into the seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the wiring inside the driver's seat cushion burned holes in the fabric. The vehicle was taken to rairdons chrysler dodge of kirkland (12828 ne 124 th st kirkland, wa 98034), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent a special investigator, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 81,000. Updated 10/26/17*lj updated 10/30/2017
Heated seat element burned seat foam. Found same before it could completely burst into flames. Same did melt hole in the foam and scorch the seat covering.
Had driver side heated seat turned on low and the seat caught on fire. Luckily I had not left because I forgot my list inside and went inside house. When I came back out the seat was smoking so I ran in an got some water to pour on seat. It put the fire out. Fire dept. Came out and they took a picture and pulled the fuse out.
While driving at 10 MPH, the driver side seat heater burned through the seat and the drivers coat leaving burn marks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. While driving at 40 MPH, the driver side heated seat burned through the seat, which left a burn stain on the contact's clothing. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
While driving, my daughter smelled something burning and pulled over to investigate. She noticed the coat she was wearing while driving was smoking and was scorched at the bottom. She then noticed the drivers seat where she was sitting was also scorched and had burned a hole through the fabric of the seat. She stated she had the heated seat turned on high at the time. On several occasions, I have felt a burning sensation to my right buttock while driving and just turned the seat heater off not thinking any further that there was a problem.
The drivers seat back will not stay in position and will go in a total recline position at any time.the locking system will not hold. This could be a problem if it suddenly lets go while driving.
Vehicle was parked and running, heated seats were on, drivers side seat started smoking, burning a brown mark in seat.
I turned on my heated seat, as I have done several times this winter. After approximately 15 minutes, I smelled something burning. I reached around the back of me as I was driving because a spot on my back was very heated. I actually stuck my finger through a hole in the seat that had burned through both the seat and my coat. (also my finger, at this point.) I immediately turned the heat off and went directly to the dealership. Their solution was to contact chrysler's customer claims resolution center, who in turn inspected the vehicle and my coat on march 3, 2014. The next contact I had was a letter dated march 10 that stated, "the inspector found no indication of a manufacturing defect that caused or contributed to the incident..." I subsequently called their general office counsel and was told they would not be doing anything further and I should make a claim to my insurance agent. They refused to answer my questions regarding how many vehicles had similar problems and that there were no "higher ups" that I could contact. Needless to say, I'm not happy with the outcome and would welcome any suggestions you might have for me. Thank you.
Driver's seat heater shorted/overheated to cause burning and charring of the seats materials, including a coat I was wearing.
Driving home from work on a cold morning and turned on the heated seat. Till I got home the back of the seat had a hole in it from the heating element and it also burned a hole in my big winter coat...I contacted the dealer and made them aware of this....no help there....there was no recall for this issue...what if my grandchild was sitting in that seat? I only live 8 miles from my place of employment..it got that hot that darn fast!!!!!!!!
Vehicle was parked under the carport, was not running, keys were not in the ignition. It had been parked approximately 2 1/2 hours when son in law happened to come over and saw the inside of the truck full of smoke. He opened the door and determined that the passenger seat was the source of the smoke and the inside of the seat was burning. The seat was fully destroyed, but the fire was able to be put out before any further damage occured. Had this not been discovered when it was, the entire vehicle could have been destroyed, along with the carport and possibly the entire home.
Drivers side heated seat caught on fire.
Driver's side heater seat burnt hole in my seat, my blue jeans and my wallet, warped credit card. Three months ago, a friend backed my truck out of his driveway and when I left his house, I noticed a hole in the back seat cover. I blamed him for burning a hole in my seat since he is a smoker. I have noticed that lately my seat had been getting awful "hot" but never though it might be burning. Then, tues jan 22, I got out of my truck and noticed the hole burnt in the bottom cushion. I have spent the past week talking with the dealer and chrysler about it since it is a safety issue. Chrysler is willing to help me out 50% cost. What I am finding out is that the dealer artificially inflates the costs so that in reality, it really won't cost chrysler a dime. Obviously, this has been going on for some time. The problem with the federal safety agency is that these issues are minor to them in the big picture of things percentage wise - so they ignore it. But to the consumer, it is major. If the federal safety agency was smart or really on top of things - they would look at the overall numbers of the car company and they would find that the chrysler corp. Has had trouble with their heated seats for over a decade. All their brands. Recall on jeep gr cherokee 2001-2004 ; sebring; town & country; dodge/ram trucks. Why does the federal safety agency not care about the individuals in these cases. There was a paralyzed man that had his seat accidentally turned on - he ended up with third degree burns on his thigh about the size of a quarter. I would say that the federal safety agency needs to do some homework on chrysler and exercise a recall on all of these heated seat elements. How many people need to suffer? Why is everything based on numbers?? Does anyone in this world care about the individuals being harmed??in my opinion, you are failing terribly by not going after the chrysler corp. For their neglect. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the seat warmer overheated and burned his leg through his pants. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated they were unable to replace the seat and offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified and recommended the contact take the vehicle back to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle failure mileage was 32,300.
I was using the heated seats and the driver's seat overheated and burned a hole in the seat. This occurred within the first 7-8 minutes of using it.
Turned on drivers heated seat to (low),in just a few minutes I got a burning feeling in my right butt cheek ,at the top of my right leg. It got so hot that I had to turn the seat off right away !!!!! I drove to work and by the time I got there I forgot about the seat ,although I still had a burning sensation in my buttocks. When I came out of work today ,I noticed a burn hole in the drivers seat and the truck had the smell of something burning! I guess I should be happy the truck didn't burn to the ground but I'm at a loss on what to do, even more so ,now that I've seen so many complaints on the internet !!!!!! My butt will be fine ,I'm just wondering what my next move should be ?????
I started vehicle and turned on the drivers side heated seat switch prior to cleaning the snow and ice off windows and hood afterwhich I let my coworker clean his vehicle off. I went back to my vehicle to smell something burning and noticed the left side of the seat smoldering through the cloth. I turned the switch back off and wiped the area with snow thus stopping the impending fire. I would estimate the time running/warming up; to be approximately 6 minutes.
Drivers seat shorted out and overheated, causing a 1 inch square burn on the seat, and also burned a hole in my jeans. Heated seat fuse did not blow. Concerned that a fire could have started while the vehicle was not occupied.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. The contact stated that the front driver side seat warmer over heated. As a result, the seat warmer burned through the seat and the driver's jeans. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the seat warmer malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 59,000... Updated 02/06/12*bf the consumer stated chrysler agreed to repair both seats and the consumer would be responsible for $400. The only thing that has not been repaired is the seat bottom, which is on order. Updated 03/21/12
In january 2009 I replaced the original transmission in my 2005 dodge dakota slt 4x4 truck. Vin number [xxx]. The replacement of the transmission cost me $3200.00, not to mention the hassle of breaking down when I was visiting out of state. In 2010, I had to replace the four wheel drive component that engages and disengages the four wheel drive. Costing me another $300.00 recently while using my heated seat option, it burned a hole through the seat and the seat cover. I am tired of fixing this truck,and if I could give it back I would, but since the heated seats isn't a wear and tear item, I want chrysler to absorb the cost of getting this checked at a dodge dealership. Not only do I want you to cover the cost of fixing the issue, but I also want the hole in my seat fixed as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge dakota. While the vehicle was idling for approximately fifteen minutes with the heated seats activated, the contact noticed smoke emanating from her vehicle. Upon further inspection, she noticed that the front driver's side seat was on fire. The vehicle sustained moderate damage. The dealer stated that the heated seat mechanism was defective and caused the failure. The manufacturer sent an investigator to determine the cause of the failure and it was concluded that the component was not defective. In addition, because the vehicle exceeded the warranty, they would not assume responsibility for any repairs. The contact has pictures of the failed incident. The failure and current mileages were 99,000. Updated 03/17/09. *lj updated 03/17/09.
Drivers side seat(power) heater burnt padding and scorched seat fabric. Vehicle was left idling to warm up. I returned to find smoke coming from seat. I found wiring connector and unplugged heater.
Driver's side seat heater became too hot and burned holes in the seat and melted by coat.
Consumer states the rear seat head rests obscure the view of the rear window. As a result, the driver's visibility is impaired. *ak the dealer and the consumer tried to remove the head rests but failed.
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