# 2000 SATURN LS — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `458114` · 2004-03-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** LS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 49,879
## Narrative
THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE BURNING A SUBSTANTIAL HOLE IN THE SEAT, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DISCOMFORT TO MY WIFE BY BURNING HER LEG.  WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO ALARM OR CONCERN WHAT-SO-EVER.  I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT IS BUT ONE OF MANY AND SHOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE CONCERN AS THE FIRE HAZZARD SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED.
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