Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041929 Incident Date: Oct, 08 2005
Consumer's City: MINNEAPOLIS Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSE69M32M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 29 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Within two blocks of leaving my home and turning on my car seat warmer to a level 2 (of 5) my car seat was on fire and burned my rear. i had to jump out of my car in the middle of an intersection to figure out what was going on. this happened over a weekend and i have not received any communication back from vw. *nm