MY SEAT HEATER STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I WENT TO REPLACE IT TODAY AND FOUND THAT THE HEAT ELEMENT HAD MELTED AND TURNED BLACK THE SEAT CUSHION IN THE AREA OF WHERE IT MELTED, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ACTUAL FIRE BUT HAD THE POWER NOT SHUT OFF I AM SURE THAT THE SEAT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *TR