VolkswagenJetta2008
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2008 Volkswagen Jetta Seats Problems

6
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 6 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 3 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi3
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 23, 2018 · 119,600 miles

    Electrical System · Seats

    I utilized my seat warmer on the driver side and only had the setting on 2 (out of 5). After approximately an hour of my trip home for christmas, i started to feel my lower back (on my right) burn because the seat was excessively hot. When i reached my hand behind my back to feel the seat that is when i discovered the hole in my seat and i burnt my hand in the process.

    1 injury

    ODI 11163359

  • February 16, 2016 · 70,000 miles

    Seats

    Driver heated leather seat caught fire after car was turned on and the heated seat button was turned on. The vehicle was stationary.

    Fire reported

    ODI 10836460

  • January 26, 2014

    Seats

    While my sister which is currently pregnant, was driving my jetta the heated seat overheated. The heated seats became so hot that it burned the seat, her jacket and her skin. She received 1st -2nd degree burns on her back. *tr

    Fire reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10561937

  • January 26, 2014 · 106,000 miles

    Seats

    Turned seat warmer on while driving. Thirty minutes later after arriving at destination, felt like my lower back was burned. Had my wife look at my back. I had what appeared to be a second to third degree burn. Throughout the afternoon, the burn began blistering. There is an imprint in the seat which matches where the burnt part of my back was resting against the back of the seat. A burn mark (hole), a little larger…

    1 injury

    ODI 10561569

  • February 27, 2013 · 112,000 miles

    Electrical System · Seats

    I was driving to work one morning and it started to smell like something was burning. I thought maybe it was just a weird smell in my vents but within 10 minutes of driving a cloud of smoke filed the driver side of my car. Luckily i was not on the highway yet and i was able to pull over and shut off the car. Not knowing where the smoke came from i immediately got out of the car. It when then that i looked down and…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10500687

  • August 26, 2010 · 65,078 miles

    Electrical System · Seats

    Drivers heated seat activated on its own. Control switch on dash was set at 0, drive received moderate burns to legs and buttock. Removed fuse and took vehicle to dealer. Nothing found, dealer suggested if the seat heats up again, bring vehicle directly to the dealer, do not shut it off. Burns are similar to a bad sunburn, some redness, no blisters. *tr

    ODI 10352449