10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,025 miles

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problem #8

Mar 082023

Rabbit

  • miles
Drivers side heated seat has a problem. The seat over heats and has burnt a hole in the fabric and melted part of the seat.

- Arlington Heights, IL, USA

problem #7

Dec 172019

Rabbit

  • 197,000 miles
Vehicle was in motion on city street in North chatham, MA. Smell of burning. Pulled over and discovered that the electric seat heater had burnt a hole in the drivers seat back. A hole was also burnt in the outer layer of my goose down coat where it made contact with burning seat back. Burnt hole in seat is approximately 0.375 inch diameter.

- Meddybemps, ME, USA

problem #6

Nov 162017

Rabbit

  • miles
The seat heaters are not regulating temperature consistently and I noticed the driver's seat has a hole burned in it from the heater. I am afraid to use it in case it causes a fire, since it appears it already burned a hole.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #5

Jan 182016

Rabbit

  • 75,000 miles
Electrical burning heated seats setting: 5 smelt burning wire smell while driving, then felt a burning sensation in my back. Turned off heated seats pulled over. Pull over. MK5 Volkswagen Rabbit 2007 2.5

- Lyman, ME, USA

problem #4

Feb 012012

Rabbit 5-cyl

  • miles
The driver side seat gets so hot while the heated seats are on. I can not turn them up above setting 1 otherwise you smell something burning. Updated 4/24/2015

- Blackwood, NJ, USA

problem #3

Feb 062014

Rabbit

  • 70,000 miles
The heated driver's seat became uncomfortably hot and burned several holes through the foam and fabric.

- Harrisburg, PA, USA

problem #2

Dec 252013

Rabbit 5-cyl

  • 83,201 miles
The seat heater burned through the seat and would no shut off.

- Topeka, KS, USA

problem #1

Nov 032009

Rabbit

  • 23,000 miles
The driver seat is stuck and wont move forward or backward. Something is broken in the mechanism of the seat tracks and levers. I can not reach the pedals. Passengers in the rear cannot safely exit the vehicle quickly. The release mechanism on the passenger seat near the head rest also stopped working. The seat folds down but the seat does not slide forward.

- Winston, OR, USA