10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
101,250 miles

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problem #2

Nov 012007

GTI 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 142,500 miles
The heated leather seats in my 2001 Volkswagen Gti VR6 "overheat" and burnt the seat material. I often turned off the heaters as I felt they were getting too hot. The heaters ruined the seat material which I had to replace.

- Madison, AL, USA

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problem #1

Dec 062005

GTI 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 60,000 miles
Driver's side heated seat burned a hole through seat cover and my pants, was able to turn the switch off without crashing. Volkswagen says I can pay for the diagnosis and repair as the item is not covered under warranty apparently as my car is a 2001, newer models with same seats are covered. I will be looking at repairing it myself if not covered.

- Watertown, MA, USA

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