Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 2023
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 11510759
- Incident
- Mar 8, 2023
2007 Volkswagen Rabbit Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Mar 8, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
19%
of 54 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 19, 2020
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 11300351
- Incident
- Dec 17, 2019
- Mileage
- 197,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 29, 2018
Fire reported
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.
- NHTSA ID
- 11065750
- Incident
- Nov 16, 2017
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 25, 2016
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10822103
- Incident
- Jan 18, 2016
- Mileage
- 75,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 2014
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 *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10616959
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2012
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Feb 10, 2014
Fire reported
THE HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT AND BURNED SEVERAL HOLES THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10563709
- Incident
- Feb 6, 2014
- Mileage
- 70,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 17, 2014
THE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND WOULD NO SHUT OFF. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10560316
- Incident
- Dec 25, 2013
- Mileage
- 83,201 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 10, 2013
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. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10551715
- Incident
- Nov 3, 2009
- Mileage
- 23,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Dec 4, 2012
THIS PAST WEEKEND I ARRIVED HOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO MY LOCAL, WELL-LIT TRAIN STATION THAT I USE REGULARLY. I LOCKED MY CAR (AS I ALWAYS DO) USING THE REMOTE AND MADE SURE THAT MY CAR BEEPED BEFORE I BOARDED THE TRAIN. I ARRIVED HOME 9 HOURS LATER BY MYSELF (I'M A PETITE 29 YR. FEMALE) AND AS I GOT TO MY CAR (WHICH HAD CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS) I PRESSED THE UNLOCK ON THE REMOTE AND OPENED THE DOOR ONLY TO FIND A MAN SITTING INSIDE MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I QUICKLY SHUT THE DOOR BUT THE MAN IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT AND APPROACHED ME. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THIS MAN FOR 15 MINUTES BY MYSELF AT 1AM. I AM JUST SHOCKED AS TO HOW HE GOT INTO MY VEHICLE. I PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP ME SAFE AND IN THIS ECONOMY I EXPECT THAT THE MONEY I INVESTED IN THIS CAR WOULD DO JUST THAT. I FINALLY CONVINCED THIS MAN TO LET ME GO BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT HE RUMMAGED THROUGH MY ENTIRE CAR LOOKING FOR VALUABLES (LUCKILY NOTHING WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT). MY PERSONAL SPACE HAS BEEN VIOLATED AND I LIVE IN FEAR SINCE THIS INCIDENT. WALKING UP TO MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AS I JUST PICTURE HIS FACE WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. I AM LUCKY TO BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT I NEED A RESOLUTION. IF NOTHING IS DONE, WHO ELSE WILL FALL VICTIM TO THIS DEFECT? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10487389
- Incident
- Dec 2, 2012
- Mileage
- 62,800 mi
Body & structureEngineInterior & seats
Filed Nov 28, 2011
#1: BODY: NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND TROUBLE WITH SECURING. DOOR OPEN ALARM WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS OPEN. SUBMITTED VEHICLE TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DOOR LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. #2: ENGINE: NOTED THAT FAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP RAN A GFF. FOUND FAULT P1951 COOLANT FAN #2 DIFFICULTY OF MOVEMENT/BLOCKED. RAN TEST FOUND #2 FAULTY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COOLING FAN #2. *KB
- NHTSA ID
- 10437556
- Incident
- Sep 28, 2011
- Mileage
- 122,163 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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