While driving to work this morning my wife smelled something burning and notice the seat getting really warm. She pulled over and noticed a hole in the seat with a plume of smoke coming up from it. Seems the seat heater was burning a hole up through the seat.
Now my wife and I have always joked about how hot the seats got and how could anyone ever take the full setting. Also, I seem to remember a post here about someone else who complained about how hot the seats would get. Is there some problem with the seat heaters I don't know about? Has anyone else actually experienced a burn hole from them?
Is this something VW should know about, or just a wear and tear item? Something that would be expected to malfunction to the point of ignition?
Perplexed,
2003 Jetta Wagon TDI
150,000 miles
47 MPG on average
No other problems since we stopped taking it to the dealer two years ago.
Now my wife and I have always joked about how hot the seats got and how could anyone ever take the full setting. Also, I seem to remember a post here about someone else who complained about how hot the seats would get. Is there some problem with the seat heaters I don't know about? Has anyone else actually experienced a burn hole from them?
Is this something VW should know about, or just a wear and tear item? Something that would be expected to malfunction to the point of ignition?
Perplexed,
2003 Jetta Wagon TDI
150,000 miles
47 MPG on average
No other problems since we stopped taking it to the dealer two years ago.
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