| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097225 | Incident Date: Feb, 25 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PITTSBURGH | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | 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#: WAUBA24B6XN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 02 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 10 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1999 audi a6 has seat heaters. when using the driver's seat heater, the steering wheel also heats up for a few minutes at the start of the heating cycle. recently, upon starting the vehicle where the seat heater had been left on setting 2 of 6, i noticed a small hole being burned through the steering wheel cover. i immediately turned the seat heater off and the burning stopped. unfortunately, i cannot now use the seat heater and there is a hole in the steering wheel cover. *jb |
