Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088282 Incident Date: Dec, 10 2006
Consumer's City: IRVINE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSA29M0XM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 17 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The driver side seat heater will not turn off. while the knob that controls the seat heater is set at 0 (off), the seat heater remains on. the problem began over a year ago with it just being warm, but it is getting progressively hotter. it is getting so hot that the leather seat is burning and turning black and brown. vw has had recalls on similar models for the same problem, but will not fix my car under similar recalls. *nm