I turned on my driver's seat warmer after not having used it for several months. Within 60 seconds, I smelled a burning smell and turned the warmer off immediately. I immediately noticed a deep burn on the seat, just to the left of where I sit, that is larger than the size of a quarter. I have not yet brought this to volkswagen's attention, but I intend to do so shortly.
2002 Volkswagen Passat seats complaints
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Caller stated: vehicle with heated seats. Driver's seat caught on fire. Caller was sitting in the vehicle, and felt that the seat was becoming overly warm, and noticed considerable smoke coming from the seat itself. Small flames were noticed, and the heat melted a nickel-sized portion of the seat before heat was turned off manually. Caller's pants were burned. Taken vehicle to dealer under warranty, and dealer stated that the problem was repaired, and then the problem recurred in almost the exact same spot on the seat.
2002 volkswagen passat experiencing problems with passenger seat, door panels, glove compartment, radio equipment, buttons for the mirror equipment and the vehicle kept cutting off.*mr the consumer stated when the passenger seat went forward it would not stop, the heated seats burned the consumers children, however he did not state how many children. The vehicle could not be aligned. The door panels and arm rest were peeling. The headlights were always going out. The brakes squeaked. The battery, generator and ground wire were replaced due to vehicle stalling.
In late january, the heated seat on my 2002 volkswagen passat burned through the seat cover. It also burned through my pants and gave me a minor burn. Volkswagen repaired the problem, but the mechanics informed me that I was the third such problem in a 48 hour period. The other two cars were jettas. Another mechanic said that the heated seats ran too hot on the highest setting and weren't meant to run on setting 5 for too long. The repair documentation I received from my local volkswagen dealer stated that the problem was due to faulty wiring. I have been unable to find out from volkswagen what steps they plan to take to fix this problem and I am concerned that someone else may suffer a far more serious issue if the problem is not fixed. I have reported this problem to volkswagen, but they appear unconcerned. I hope that you will have more luck than I have.
The driver's heated seat burned (vw passat 2002).
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