10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
45,317 miles

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problem #3

Feb 262007

A6 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 92,950 miles
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.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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problem #2

Feb 162004

A6 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Upon activating the driver's side seat heating element, the steering wheel heater begins to heat. The steering wheel, after a short while (approx 5 minutes) reaches temperatures unbearable to the touch, and also begins 'burning through' the steering wheel casing in multiple locations.

- Wausau, WI, USA

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problem #1

Oct 232003

A6 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 43,000 miles
Steering wheel caught on fire when seat warmer on the driver side was on.

- Lighthouse Point, FL, USA

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