Volkswagen Jetta Seats Problems
- 157
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 17
- Years with records
- 1999–2015
- Stored years
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 157 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 30 indicate injury
- 43 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- seat heater · 31 records
- heated seat · 30 records
- side seat · 20 records
- seat warmer · 18 records
- hole seat · 16 records
- passenger seat · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 39 |
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 150–400k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Seats
I was driving down the highway with the seat warmer activated. The seat was very warm and i felt something poking me. I reached behind me to see what was poking me and something burned my finger. I stopped at the gas station and saw that a hole had been burned in the driver's seat. A hole had also been burned through my windbreaker and had started burning my shirt.
ODI 11292492
Seats · Unknown Or Other
At home while the vehicle was off and stationary, upon removal of the rear bench seat, i discovered severe burn marks under the seat. As well as some coins that have been cemented in place by melted plastic. The burned area appears to be right above the exhaust.
ODI 11282779
Seats
Takata recall - had my heated seats on and ended up with 3rd degree burns and blisters down the right side of my back.
1 injury
ODI 11218024
Seats · Unknown Or Other
I have a problem with the ignition key switch that has been more difficult to start up and turn it off when is stationary of curse. The switch its getting stuck or jammed and wont move any where until so many tries and moving the drive wheel. I spend 1 hrs yesterday 04/13/19 trying to power the engine off because of the ignition key and my wife drive the car too but she is not strong enough to turn the engine off…
ODI 11196164
Seats · Unknown Or Other
The horn stopped working. Also for the seat. The seat warmer stopped working.
ODI 11210701
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
Seats
While driving 70 mph on the freeway, my drivers seat began moving on it's own. The top part of the seat pushed me up against the steering wheel while the bottom half pulled me back so i couldn't reach the pedals. I had my 2 yr old grandchild in the backseat and barely made it off of the freeway. The seat continues to move even while the car is off. The tow truck refused to help because of legal reasons and the vw…
ODI 11162988
Seats
The driver side seat heater over heated and melted the seat and clothing of the driver. No burns were noticed on the drivers body, but could feel the intense heat from the heater.
ODI 11166187