# 2006 CADILLAC DTS — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `1060716` · 2014-04-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DTS
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 74,145
## Narrative
IN REGARDS TO:    HEATED / COOLED SEAT INOPERATIVE -    KEYWORDS CLIMATE CONTROL COOL COOLED DRIVER FRONT HEAT HEATED INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENT LEFT     MODULE PASSENGER RIGHT - (MAR 18, 2008)   SUBJECT:HEATED/ COOLED SEAT INOPERATIVE      MODELS:2006- 2008 BUICK LUCERNE W/ RPO KB6        2006- 2008 CADILLAC DTS W/ RPO KB6    I HAD MY HEATED/COOLED SEAT MODULE REPLACED IN AUGUST 2013. THROUGH THE WINTER MY HEATED SEATS WORKED FINE. TODAY I TURN ON MY SEAT HEATERS ONLY TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT FOLLOWED BY PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE. I QUICKLY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AREA WHERE THE SMOKE CAME FROM. I FOUND THE MODULE MELTED TO THE CONNECTOR SO MUCH SO I HAD TO REMOVE THE RELAY FOR THE SEAT MODULE. THIS FIRE COULD HAVE GROWN DANGEROUS VERY QUICKLY. I KNOW A NUMBER OF FELLOW CADILLAC/BUICK OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IF GM DOES NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL THERE WILL LIKELY BE LEGAL ACTION TAKEN.   *JS
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