Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031943 Incident Date: Aug, 01 2005
Consumer's City: GOODYEAR Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSR69M24M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 11 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife just pulled into the garage after a short trip to the store. when she backed in smoke and flames came from the seat heater control (seat heater was off at the time). this could have been very serious if we had been driving at the time!*jb