Vehicle was in motion on city street in north chatham, ma. smell of burning. pulled over and discovered that the electric seat heater had burnt a hole in the drivers seat back. a hole was also burnt in the outer layer of my goose down coat where it made contact with burning seat back. burnt hole in seat is approximately 0.375 inch diameter.
The seat heaters are not regulating temperature consistently and i noticed the driver's seat has a hole burned in it from the heater. i am afraid to use it in case it causes a fire, since it appears it already burned a hole.
Electrical burning heated seats setting: 5 smelt burning wire smell while driving, then felt a burning sensation in my back. turned off heated seats pulled over. pull over. mk5 volkswagen rabbit 2007 2.5
The heated driver's seat became uncomfortably hot and burned several holes through the foam and fabric. *tr
The seat heater burned through the seat and would no shut off. *tr
The driver side seat gets so hot while the heated seats are on. i can not turn them up above setting 1 otherwise you smell something burning. updated 4/24/2015 *js
The driver seat is stuck and wont move forward or backward. something is broken in the mechanism of the seat tracks and levers. i can not reach the pedals. passengers in the rear cannot safely exit the vehicle quickly. the release mechanism on the passenger seat near the head rest also stopped working. the seat folds down but the seat does not slide forward. *tr